Formian

FORM-e'an

Formians resemble giant ants with humanoid upper bodies, and carve their chitinous plates with insignias reflecting their individual names and achievements. Members of a hive all share a telepathic link, allowing them to coordinate efficiently.

Formians are most common on Castrovel. For millennia they sought to eradicate the lashunta, their traditional foes, but their queens(link) now instead focus on adopting other species’ technology to industrialise their traditional hive societies.

Basic Information

Growth Rate & Stages

Age of Maturity: 1 year

Additional Information

Social Structure

Within a hive are castes specialised to particular tasks. The queen leads the hive and is its sole means of propagation, while castes like the aristocratic myrmarchs and mercantile taskmasters direct lower castes like warriors and workers.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Almost exclusively on Castrovel, and even there the majority serve one hive or another in the Colonies.

Civilization and Culture

History

1. In ancient times, the formians were constantly fighting against other formian hives. These civil wars ended with the Meeting of Queens(link), where the leaders of several large hives agreed to work together in service to the concept of an Overqueen(link), the ultimate authority figure of the formian race.
2. The new Unified Hive then turned their conflicts towards the lashunta of Asana, which lasted for millennia until the shirren brokered a peace treaty between the formians and lashunta in 287AG(link).
3. The formians then began to industrialise their society by adopting the technology of other species.

Scientific Name

Homo Formica (humanoid ant)

Lifespan

20 years

Conservation Status

Sentient being.

Average Height

6–8 ft TBD

Average Weight

150–250 lbs TBD

Geographic Distribution

• The Colonies

Related Ethnicities

• Formic

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