Androktasiai

The Androktasiai are a rare species not born of traditional evolution, but of moments of great destruction. A single Androktasia is often born at a time, but many can exist at once, however rare the occasion may be that such levels of destruction occur in succession. Androktasiai are effectively immortal due to their lack of need for things like heat, temperature, atmosphere, or even sustenance, but are still fragile being that can die from injury. Only one or two Androktasiai have been discovered since the creation of the Republic's sprawling empire, including their creation of one. Due to their nature, Androktasiai are usually given names by themselves in the One True Language which cannot be spoken or truly understood by most beings and instead are usually nicknamed by the select few mortals they chose to associate with.

### Birth

Androktasiai are rare creatures, being born only when destruction of a sufficient scale occurs. If a renaissance occurs within the destroyed society or societies, then an Androktasia could not be born because the slaughter was not sufficient. It is thought among many cultures that know of the Androktasiai that they are the physical body made of billions upon billions of tortured and fractured souls, given that they tend to be born at a point where the most atrocity occurred.

### Features

Not much is known about the Androktasiai, apart from the fact they do not need the normal things other life forms need and they are telepathic. They have large, snake-like bodies with four arms and no legs. Their head is the same shape as a cat's, but wider and with fin-like antenna instead of ears. Their skin is jet black and smooth all over. As an Androktasia ages, they may grow vertical scales on their back, though this takes hundreds of thousands of years to even be noticeable.

Their eyes can see all light on the visible spectrum, but only a little at a time. The Androktasiai can focus their eyes on different parts of the light spectrum depending on what they need to see.

The antenna on their head are sensitive to brain waves and is the mechanism through which the Androktasiai can utilize telepathy.

The scales on the back are indicative of age and more scales tends to command respect between Androktasiai, on the rare occasion that more than one Androktasiai are in the same room. This is not to say a smooth-backed Androktasia is inept, as even newborns may end up knowing more in their first few seconds of life than some can learn in their lifetime.

The Androktasiai are born only knowing the One True Language, though they can gather a lot of information about the world by rationalizing what they see using the One True Language, making them impressive scientists in most fields if they ever felt the desire to aid species in scientific endeavors. Instead, Androktasiai tend to spend their centuries studying cultures and art, as humanities are subjects the One True Language can't rationalize and explain upon inspection.

### Notable Members of the Androktasiai Species

#### The Shipmaster

The Shipmaster, or SM, of the *RPS Tartarus* is an Androktasia created by the Republic in order to command large fleets of elite warriors designed to crush rebellions. At the beginning of the Millennium Wars, SM was assigned to the massive ship and given the mission to study humans, capture, and train them in order to create a disposable elite force, as well as keep the secret of humans. He was nicknamed by the members of Iota-2.

### Trivia

Androktasiai is the personification of slaughter in Ancient Greece and is generally considered to be the daughters of Eris, the Goddess of strife. The Shipmaster chose the name because of the way one is born and felt that the name was appropriate.