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The Skeke are a race of insectoid bipeds native to the world of Nanshe. A planet filled to the brim with jungles and very few deserts. Along with the Hunyago, the Skeke themselves pioneered advanced space-flight. Creating a galactic empire that would rival it's life-long enemy.

Sub-Species

The Skeke are the only race in the galaxy to have a myriad of sub-specie variants of themselves. All of which cater to a specific task in hives or cities. It should be noted that each member of a certain species and/or branches, has many different appearance and physiology traits. They include the following:

Rioga - A branch of skeke who are born into royalty and bred to rule the greater skeke society in cities. The appearance of these people largely resemble a humanoid in structure. They have two arms, legs, eyes, ears, and hands with five fingers. And lips. To smell their nose is two open slits. The torso surface consists of hard chitin used to protect the main organs such as the heart and lungs. For both genders to mate, in the lower stomach area is an area that opens for males to pass eggs into females. Which later fertilize into other rioga young. Unlike the lower branches of the caste, they actually have a mouth used for vocal speech. Since they have no teeth to chew down solid food, inside is a proboscis used to siphon any edible liquid-form of food. From the top area of their forehead, lies two antenna that stretch to the back of their head that for appearance reasons remain covered in a thick veil. Allowing them to hear from great distance. To communicate with other skeke that don't have vocal speech ability, they use sound, eye flash, body movement, and odor very similar to modern-day insects. In all cases, only male rioga can possess wings to fly. Given the importance of rioga themselves, they're rarely married to commoners be it skeke or non-skeke. In the most rarest of cases, they have been married to royalty of a different species (i.e. Hunyago). Although given training, they are mostly never used in actual combat, commanding armies from a distance.
Morda - The Morda are a more higher branch of the Garda species. Having different appearance traits. Being as high as 10 ft. The head appears with four eyes and a mandible mouth. The left-arm is a four-fingered hand having razor-sharp claws that can retract while the right-arm is a organic fusion cannon that shoots a high-powered matter capable of destroying most objects caught in it's blast. The only means of mobility is a eight-legged lower body covered in thick chitin. The underside of the legs that lead to the upper body, consists of soft chitin that can easily be penetrated. Among the empires forces, Morda served as heavy units.
Garda - The Garda are a servant-race of skeke used solely to guard cities as law enforcement under the orders of the rioga. Known for their distinct orange chitin and skin. The appearance of the Garda consists of four-arms, wings for flight, mandibles, two antenna, and an abdomen. Finally two compound eyes. Unlike the Dona, they have a degree of sentience, allowing them to understand vocal speech of galactic basic spoken by rioga. They are usually seen holding plasma spears. Among the empires forces, Garda served as cavalry.
Strider - A long-legged skeke that roam the few deserts of Nanshe, Striders are used by other skeke to travel long distances across the only inhospitable arid deserts found on the planet. They have three legs on each side to move, with two hardened legs in the front to spot and crush potential danger by it's weight or reach across open chasms using them to dig. The head has four eyes on each side to look great distances. Sentience varies depending on it's pilot species. All striders are subject to the so-named Strider Law, if a strider needs time to go over a chasm or perform a certain task outside the usual transport, all non-skeke aboard must get off first while the skeke pilot leaves last. In imperial operations, they were deployed on desert planets.
Dona - The Dona, commonly referred as a 'drone', represent the bottom level of skeke hives, resembling a usual beetle. Acting only as a worker to operate them. For lacking sentience for any basic problem solving. any skeke of a higher social level can give out orders to them, which they follow blindly. Even to certain death. The lack any sort of chitinous protection when compared to the upper sub-variants, making them very fragile. Yet, they share a mutualistic bond with the rioga which they view as 'queens'. If a rioga were to become physically injured (i.e. bleed), a dona will assist by releasing a syrup-like substance over the wound. Disinfecting it and speeding up the healing process. Another form of assistance is during the birthing and raising process for female rioga. When rioga babies need feeding, a dona will bring it the same syrup-like substance to give nutrients.

Known Skeke

Instan Orim - Last Skeke Emperor
Adallinda - Skeke Empress
Edlynne - Skeke Princess and Wyman's wife
Tamvis III - Skeke Emperor
Malko I - Skeke Emperor

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 == Sub-Species ==
 The Skeke are the only race in the galaxy to have a myriad of sub-specie variants of themselves. All of which cater to a specific task in hives or cities. It should be noted that each member of a certain species and/or branches, has many different appearance and physiology traits. They include the following:
-* Rioga - A branch of skeke who are born into royalty and bred to rule the greater skeke society in cities. The appearance of these people largely resemble a humanoid in structure. They have two arms, legs, eyes, ears, and hands with five fingers. And lips. To smell their nose is two open slits. The torso surface consists of hard chitin used to protect the main organs such as the heart and lungs. For both genders to mate, in the lower stomach area is an area that opens for males to pass eggs into females. Which later fertilize into other rioga young. Unlike the lower branches of the caste, they actually have a mouth used for vocal speech. Since they have no teeth to chew down solid food, inside is a proboscis used to siphon edible liquid-form of food to consume. From the top area of their forehead, lies two antenna that stretch to the back of their head that for appearance reasons remain covered in a thick veil. Allowing them to hear from great distance. To communicate with other skeke that don't have vocal speech ability, they use sound, eye flash, body movement, and odor very similar to modern-day insects. In all cases, only male rioga can possess wings to fly. Given the importance of rioga themselves, they're rarely married to commoners be it skeke or non-skeke. In the most rarest of cases, they have been married to royalty of a different species (i.e. Hunyago). Although given training, they are mostly never used in actual combat.
+* Rioga - A branch of skeke who are born into royalty and bred to rule the greater skeke society in cities. The appearance of these people largely resemble a humanoid in structure. They have two arms, legs, eyes, ears, and hands with five fingers. And lips. To smell their nose is two open slits. The torso surface consists of hard chitin used to protect the main organs such as the heart and lungs. For both genders to mate, in the lower stomach area is an area that opens for males to pass eggs into females. Which later fertilize into other rioga young. Unlike the lower branches of the caste, they actually have a mouth used for vocal speech. Since they have no teeth to chew down solid food, inside is a proboscis used to siphon any edible liquid-form of food. From the top area of their forehead, lies two antenna that stretch to the back of their head that for appearance reasons remain covered in a thick veil. Allowing them to hear from great distance. To communicate with other skeke that don't have vocal speech ability, they use sound, eye flash, body movement, and odor very similar to modern-day insects. In all cases, only male rioga can possess wings to fly. Given the importance of rioga themselves, they're rarely married to commoners be it skeke or non-skeke. In the most rarest of cases, they have been married to royalty of a different species (i.e. Hunyago). Although given training, they are mostly never used in actual combat, commanding armies from a distance.
-* Morda - The Morda are a more higher branch of the Garda species. Having different appearance traits. Being as high as 10 ft. The head appears with four eyes and a mandible mouth. The left-arm is a four-fingered hand having razor-sharp claws that can retract while the right-arm is a organic fusion cannon that shoots a high-powered matter capable of destroying most objects caught in it's blast. The only means of mobility is a eight-legged lower body covered in thick chitin. The underside of the legs that lead to the upper body, consists of soft chitin that can easily be penetrated.
+* Morda - The Morda are a more higher branch of the Garda species. Having different appearance traits. Being as high as 10 ft. The head appears with four eyes and a mandible mouth. The left-arm is a four-fingered hand having razor-sharp claws that can retract while the right-arm is a organic fusion cannon that shoots a high-powered matter capable of destroying most objects caught in it's blast. The only means of mobility is a eight-legged lower body covered in thick chitin. The underside of the legs that lead to the upper body, consists of soft chitin that can easily be penetrated. Among the empires forces, Morda served as heavy units.
-* Garda - The Garda are a servant-race of skeke used solely to guard cities as law enforcement under the orders of the rioga. Known for their distinct orange chitin and skin. The appearance of the Garda consists of four-arms, wings for flight, mandibles, two antenna, and an abdomen. Finally two compound eyes. Unlike the Dona, they have a degree of sentience, allowing them to understand vocal speech of galactic basic spoken by rioga. They are usually seen holding plasma spears.
+* Garda - The Garda are a servant-race of skeke used solely to guard cities as law enforcement under the orders of the rioga. Known for their distinct orange chitin and skin. The appearance of the Garda consists of four-arms, wings for flight, mandibles, two antenna, and an abdomen. Finally two compound eyes. Unlike the Dona, they have a degree of sentience, allowing them to understand vocal speech of galactic basic spoken by rioga. They are usually seen holding plasma spears. Among the empires forces, Garda served as cavalry.
+* Strider - A long-legged skeke that roam the few deserts of Nanshe, Striders are used by other skeke to travel long distances across the only inhospitable arid deserts found on the planet. They have three legs on each side to move, with two hardened legs in the front to spot and crush potential danger by it's weight or reach across open chasms using them to dig. The head has four eyes on each side to look great distances. Sentience varies depending on it's pilot species. All striders are subject to the so-named Strider Law, if a strider needs time to go over a chasm or perform a certain task outside the usual transport, all non-skeke aboard must get off first while the skeke pilot leaves last. In imperial operations, they were deployed on desert planets.
-* Dona - The Dona, commonly referred as a 'drone', represent the bottom level of skeke hives. Acting only as a worker to operate them. For lacking sentience for any basic problem solving. any skeke of a higher social level can give out orders to them, which they follow blindly. Even to certain death. Their bodies resemble a usual beetle. They lack any sort of chitinous protection when compared to the upper sub-variants, making them very fragile.
+* Dona - The Dona, commonly referred as a 'drone', represent the bottom level of skeke hives, resembling a usual beetle. Acting only as a worker to operate them. For lacking sentience for any basic problem solving. any skeke of a higher social level can give out orders to them, which they follow blindly. Even to certain death. The lack any sort of chitinous protection when compared to the upper sub-variants, making them very fragile. Yet, they share a mutualistic bond with the rioga which they view as 'queens'. If a rioga were to become physically injured (i.e. bleed), a dona will assist by releasing a syrup-like substance over the wound. Disinfecting it and speeding up the healing process. Another form of assistance is during the birthing and raising process for female rioga. When rioga babies need feeding, a dona will bring it the same syrup-like substance to give nutrients.
 == Known Skeke ==