CRT

The CRT (Pronounced Surt) are a species of machines native to the planet Eniac, a planet the size of 2 jupiters (86,882 mi) devoid of life with various lead and ammonia pollutions in the atmosphere. Most of the landscape is made up of tall skyscraper structures and bright lights that can be seen from space beyond the fog of pollution. It only has one moon called Ruther and it too is a barren wasteland, the radioactive crystals that litter the landscape have become so large that many can be seen poking out the atmosphere into space; these crystals turn the environment a bright green color.

## Anatomy & Physiology

They vary in shape and size with various mechanical limbs, weapons, and wires, from the tiny Fairy-class CRT to the hulking Consumer-class CRT, but what is uniform is the computer screen usually on top of or in the middle of their bodies, that allows them to display emotions and various images to express themselves and display information, their metal bodies that are commonly made out of a titanium alloys. Because of their mechanical structures they are immune to all toxins and hazardous gasses though unfortunately they are vulnerable to magnets and electrical pulses, from temporary disabling them to permanently short circuiting and exploding. The only clothing they wear is purple and yellow robe draped over their bodies with their race's symbol on it. When next to a CRT a low hum for smaller members to the louder more bassey hums for larger members of the species can be heard from their bodies. When a CRT is destroyed their consciousness is tranfered to a another empty CRT mechanical shell, everytime this happens though the original consciousness becomes slightly more corrupted; its mind warped with various emotions and over time they start to default to a certain emotions be it anger, sadness or disgust.

## Society & Culture

They are a bipolar species with bouts of chronic moodswings not uncommon among them. Despite being xenophobic, the CRT do trade with other species for their benefit. Their government is a oligarchy, with a council of members from every sector of their empire. CRT Building structures are of brutalist design, uniform and made of various concretes and metals enhanced with cybernetics.

## History

The CRT were originally flesh and blood eons ago resembling a cross between a fish and a slug, but panic ensured when it was predicted with the scientific methods at the time that a great apocalypse was going to befall them. They quickly developed technology that allowed them to transfer their consciousness' into mechanical machines and sealed themselves in underground bunkers to protect themselves for the upcoming catastrophy. In their haste to ensure their survival however, the mechanical bodies were extremely vulnerable to the stresses of the mind so when they finally awakened after a millennia of slumber they found their world dead and barren; the cataclysm that was fortold did arrive and it broke something inside their now artifical brains. The CRT after that moment became obsessed with restoring their world back to the way it was and were prepared to do anything necessary to achieve that goal. They took to the stars for more materials, and early on met a violent and vicious race known as the Thogan; first contact wasnt diplomatic at all and it quickly devolved into all out war. The CRT's with their hulking mechanical abominations and Thogan's superior battle tactics, the war was stagnant; until the CRT prepared a  treaty with the Thogan: In exchange for peace, the CRT will accompany them with in their conquest along looking for suitable materials to restore their world. With not being made of meat and machines arnt as fun to kill as real bodied prey, they accepted. Now the CRT accompany the Thogan on the battlefield, waging galactic warfare and looting prosperous and rich worlds for their mutual benefit. Currently the world of Bombus inhabited by the species Apeis and refugee race Bonbon (a previously Thogan conqured race) is the next target for conquest, rich in resources, it is the perfect location for the CRT to finally mend their world.

## Naming Conventions

CRT naming conventions use underscores in the middle of the name to separate first names from last names; they commonly have K, T, A, U and R with usual combinations like Kr-, Ut-, Du- and -Ah and uncommonly can end in -m Pronunciations for these names commonly have ahhs, and rrs Example names Kru\_Tah, Utaar\_Dur, Gra\_Mah, and Duuh\_Atum

## Trivia

The CRT being weak to magnets is a reference to how a CRT TV can be damaged by leaving a magnet on it

## Etymology & Inspiration

CRT is acronym for Cathode Ray Tube a system for projecting images on a screen like TVs and Monitors. Inspiration came from Flowey X from Undertale, and the Necrons from Wh40k