The Ari'kasheen

[GroxGlitch]

The Ari'kasheen are, I would like to note, my reboot of the Shadow. They seemed a little lame, and overly cliched. And not nearly as evil as I would have liked. So I am restarting them for Kosmosis.

BODY:
The Ari'kasheen have a shadowy, inky body, almost like jelly. They can reform their bodies into almost any shape, and are hard to kill as such. They aren't very big, most weighing under 30 lbs, due to the lack of any hard bone. They feed on, due to eons of genetic manipulation, a liquid soloution that gives them all the nutrients they require to live.

HISTORY:
The Short, Short Version: The Ari'kasheen were one of the first races to form, take a body and a mind within the galaxy. They developed quickly, and moved out into space. They had a natural aggression due to their life history, and were quick to start many wars. This drive led them to make the most powerful ships and weapons the galaxy had ever seen, and has yet to see again on the large scale, though some have reached or even surpassed this level. They went to war with another developed race, equal with them on technology. The entire galaxy was one large warground. Fierce, bloody battles ripped entire planets to nothingness. In the end, this race developed a weapon that banished the entire Shadow race to another dimention, cornered to their last planet by this race. (This part is debatable) While there, they came into contact with a creature of unimagineable power, some even rumored it to be a god.....

[crazen]

a real name! about time!

also, thuli is way too much like them (black mass, can change shape, near godlike), so i'm abandoning him.

[GroxGlitch]

They aren't near godlike, dude.

[Clarke]

How do they reform the shape of their bodies, and keep specualized tissues while doing so?

[GroxGlitch]

By re-arranging the shape of the organs. They have a limited transformation shape. They have to at least have the organs whole.

[Clarke]

How do they do that, though?

So, are these guys supposed to be the great "villian" Gec proposed?

[GroxGlitch]

I don't know, let me think of something.
And yes, that's what I want them to be. I want them to be the main villan.

[Kitkat]

Well, they could have a modular system like the Ni'Calls. They're innards, save for brain, eye and spine, are just jelly normally, until the individual decides to change the jelly stuff into organs.

[Clarke]

I'm pretty sure that's what he meant, I'm asking how it manages to pull that off. It seems like a lot of effort for something with questionable advantage. Of course, the rule of cool often surpasses it.

By the way, how do they move? Are they terrestrial or marine?

Sorry I'm asking so many questions. Maybe you should just fill out DarthGruevi's sheet?

[DarthGrievi]

But please, for the love of God, don't post up the actual questions. Pretend it's another forumite asking the questions, and you turn the answers into blocks of text, like a normal update.

[GroxGlitch]

Then no. If I have to convert it from THAT to a "standard update", even though no such thing exists, I'd be better off continuing my fragment updates. The only way I'd ever use that is if I could just answer the questions, not have to do more work than it's worth to convert it to several paragraphs.

[DarthGrievi]

Eh, its mostly a thought-provoking exercise anyway...

[GroxGlitch]

The Ari'kasheen use large mech suits for almost everything, because their stature is otherwise pathetic. Combat models are equipped with weapons, while construction suits are equipped with building tools, you get the drift.

[Clarke]

You never really answered my questions. >.>

[GroxGlitch]

ARGHH! Give meh some time. Might as well.
They move useing a pad, much like a snail or slug. Or using legs if they form them.
They are terrestial creatures, and have a high need for it, for without it, their bodies can actually turn to dirt/sand/whatever you prefer their jelly bodies to be when dehydrated.