Mi-Go

Mi-go are a type of extra-terrestrial fungoid-crustacean creature. They come from the planet Gadon in the same solar system as Erah. On their home world, they have advanced wetware technology, though much of their knowledge is stripped from them when they go to Erah.

Mi-go reach maturity within 3 months, and can live for up to 300 years on average, though on Gadon they tend to live longer due to their more advanced technology.

## Myths

The mi-go are known to have three deities: Qigtin, Tudione, and Revdum. Their myths ascribe creation to Qigtin. Once Qigtin created Tudione, she then went on to birth the first of the mi-go.

Beyond the creation myth, Qigtin takes on the role of a trickster deity, often playing "tricks" on Revdum. Qigtin is a formless deity, and can assume any form they wish. It is in emulation of them that the mi-go developed advanced wetware technology, specifically in the field of body augmentation, and it is unusual to encounter a mi-go who hasn't been altered in at least one way.

Revdum is seen as a destructive god who takes his anger out on the mi-go, and thus is a polarising figure: some worship him in the hopes that he will leave them alone, and others treat him as their people's greatest foe. Revdum is seen as the embodiment of natural disasters, particularly of storms.

Tudione is worshipped as the great mother, and is also regarded as the embodiment of the natural world. Worship of her is what drives the mi-go to explore other material worlds, as they wish to feed her things from other worlds so she may make them a part of her and spread their bounty to the mi-go as a whole.

## Lands

The mi-go have no lands on Erah, instead living on the world of Gadon. Due to the influence of Erah on the mi-go who arrive there, they find it incredibly difficult to establish a foothold on the world, though in the distant past it is thought they may have had some enclaves which have since been completely abandoned.

## Culture

Mi-go, as a general rule, are incredibly curious about the wider universe, with many serving as something akin to anthropologists. A number also become miners, as it is through this that they gain offerings for Tudione.

On Gadon, the mi-go are a scientifically advanced society, particularly in the schools of wetware technology. This technology is so commonplace that they find it relatively easy to acquire modifications to their bodies, something promoted by their worship of Qigtin. Their culture seems to have a fascination with how much they can alter themselves, and this has resulted in vastly different appearances amongst the mi-go.

When the mi-go come to Erah, much of their knowledge is stripped from them in order to bring them to the level of the world's inhabitants. Due to the scale of the difference, many mi-go have their minds completely erased, leaving them blank slates. While most mi-go are hunted down and killed for being monsters, some with the correct modifications could pass as humanoid, and could potentially be adopted into a humanoid society, adopting their cultural practices. Such individuals would often be considered unusual within these cultures though, due to the differences between the humanoid and mi-go minds and thought processes.

Mi-go tend to act in a way that can only be considered pragmatic, weighing up gains and loss before acting, and only acting in ways that benefit them most. While this often causes other creatures to consider them evil, this is not strictly the case.

## Evolution

The mi-go evolved independently on the world of Gadon, and are completely unrelated to most other creatures.