Bokkisca

The **Bokkisca** are a strange race of mollusks from the planet Yatata Minor. They possess an iron-hard shell and a fleshy head with a ring of up to forty eyes. The Bokkisca's tendrils serve as a means of smelling and hearing. The Bokkisca share their homeworld with the Yatathi, some of the only beings able to audibly communicate with them.

## Biology and appearance

The Bokkisca are a strange race of mollusks from the planet Yatata Minor. Their body consists of a large shell that is supported by four boneless legs. These legs give them a tall figure. Bokkisca are a radial species, meaning they have no front face, and can move and interact in any direction. They usually stand at 2.4 meters in height and weigh 106 kilograms.

The Bokkisca's shell has two halves with a random assortment of sharp points. They shells are six centimeters thick, and nearly impossible to break with brute force. The shell encompasses the Bokkisca's squishy head. The head is only visible in an exposed ring of flesh between the two shell halves. This ring has the Bokkisca's eyes, up to forty in number. These eyes can be of various size and arrangement, but typically consist of eight large eyes at evenly spaced intervals, with two or three smaller eyes in between. These colorless eyes lack any kind of coordination, randomly darting around to take in their environment. Two tendrils emerge from the sides of head that serve as the Bokkisca's means of smelling and hearing.

The bottoms of the feet are padded with five loose toes that can firmly grip and stick to any surface, giving support to their overly large heads. The leg's flesh is dim purple in color, while the head is completely black. This black coloration is shared with the shell.

Bokkisca are genderless, lacking any sort biological sex. Bokkisca reproduce by spreading their larvae throughout bodies of water. These larvae dig into the sand and nestle down. Over the course of three decades, the larvae develop their shells, emerging after the creation of the shell's spikes. Bokkisca are one of the longest-lived species, living for at minimum 300 years with some living for up to 500 years.

## Society and culture

Bokkisca appear like a solitary species, possessing no family relationships, and often silently roaming by themselves on beachfronts. If it weren't for there fellow Yatathans, many would still think that the Bokkisca are non-sentient. This isn't true, for Bokkisca have a thoughtful nature, often engaging in deep conversation.

Ever since their first development, the Bokkisca have shared their homeworld and by extension, their culture, with another sentient species, the
Yatathi. Bokkisca can be commonly found socializing and roaming amongst the Yatathi cities. The Yatathi helped the Bokkisca gain their status as a sentient species in the galaxy in exchange for guarding their own cities.

Bokkisca seem like a silent species, possessing a low, bubbling language, only capable of translation by Yatathi. Yatathan was first created as a way for communication between the two species. Currently, many Yatathi act as a translator for their fellow Bokkisca, beings some of the only beings who can understand them.

## History

The Bokkisca first evolved on the planet Yatata Minor. According to the Yatathi, they developed sentience fairly early, around 150 million YBO. The Bokkisca would remain practically unchanged until they met the first sentient Yatathi at 100,000 YBO. It was from then on the two races established their relationship, with the Bokkisca protecting the tribes in exchange for food and shelter from the Yatathi.

The Bokkisca were brought along when the Yatathi established contact with the OGC at 1,748 YAO during the Western Expansions. This gave the Bokkisca a chance to be understood and translated, giving them their status as a sentient species they would have surely lacked.

The Bokkisca remain a member of the OGC along with the Yatathi. They themselves have minimal presence in politics, with the Yatathi Rectors representing the Bokkisca instead. Most Bokkisca lack any incentive to travel beyond Yatata Minor, making them largely isolated to their homeworld.

## Bokkisca in the galaxy

Since most Bokkisca lack any incentive to travel beyond Yatata Minor, they are rare in the greater galaxy with most beings never having even heard of them. Most Bokkisca beyond their homeworld are typically disregarded because of their lack of Yatathi and silent nature. Off-world Bokkisca spend their lifetimes roaming various planets, making them scattered as far as the Unclaimed Regions.

Most Bokkisca are jobless, preferring to silently roam. Bokkisca with jobs work as security, whether for the Yatathi cities, or for the OGC.