The Hive
Claims
The Hive are a race of reptilian, six limbed creatures. Their society is similar to Terran insect colonies with a caste system and no identifiable leader. The castes are as follows:
- Queens
- Nurses
- Workers
- Soldiers
- Scouts
- Infiltrators
- Drones
Queens are breeders, they birth all members of the Hive. They are bloated and their limbs are atrophied. They are taken care of by nurses.
Nurses care for the queens and the young, they are bipedal with four arms.
Workers carry out a wide range of tasks from manual labour to theoretical physics. They are highly versatile and can take on other castes roles (other than queen, drone or infiltrator) if needed. They are generally quadrapedal but their upper limbs can function equally well as arms or legs.
Soldiers are, well, soldiers. They are large, bipedal and short tempered.
Scouts are small and bipedal with wings in place of their central limbs. They are incredibly quick whether in the air or the ground. They search for resources and enemies.
Infiltrators are chameleonic with a wide variety of body shaped and sizes. They can choose when to shed and can consciously change their form when they do so.
Drones are small and winged, their primary function is to fertilise queens but thanks to their speed they are often utilised as messengers. They are barely sentient but can follow commands.