Ch-Chari

The Ch-chari are a hive-based species, who live underground throughout Crecia. Although not necessarily malicious, they are extremely protective of their hives and have frequent skirmishes with other races.

There is not much diversity among the Ch-chari based on geographical lines, for the most part two Ch-chari hives on opposite sides of Crecia will be very similar. This lack of diversity means that they are extremely susceptible to disease, plague and biological attacks. However, the Ch-chari are able to somewhat alter their genes between generations, ensuring the survival of the species, and once large, effective changes are made in a population, a psychic link projects this change over time throughout the entire species into the next generations.

The Ch-chari serve their monarch, and as such they need to work together to keep the hive running. Many subspecies have been “dumbed down” by midwives to ensure that they do what they are programmed to and don’t abandon the hive. However some subspecies require more traits, such as high individuality, skills in communication, and flight, to name a few. Although the more individual they are created, the more likely it is that they will abandon the hive to try and assimilate into society in the outside world. Unfortunately due to the nature of Ch-chari society, they aren’t welcome in many places outside the hive.

While larva, Ch-chari can have their genes altered to determine desired traits, such as size and the presence of wings. At a young age Ch-chari are also branded with bioluminescent tattoos to help identify themselves by caste and hive. Some of the subspecies include Monarchs, Drones, Scouts (heightened senses and presence of wings), Midwives (who are fed mana as larva, giving them incredible sapience and powers, allowing them to tap into the genetic makeup of potential larva to change their roles in society), Breeders (stallions/celebrities of the hive, if not kept for a current or future queen, they are generally traded or sold to another hive), Guardians (largest, strongest, most individual of subspecies), Workers, and Diggers (hardened exoskeleton, acidic excretion, stronger and larger vestigial arms).

The Ch-chari are organized and protective.

Organized

The Ch-Chari worship the Iira, the psychic link that binds them together. It allows many to think as one, and to work for the greatest benefit of their hive and monarch. Certain members are freed from the Iira at birth, but many still choose to serve it, reaching a guiding hand into the Iira and commanding their subordinates.

Protective

The Ch-Chari live to serve their monarch, their hive, and their species. Once a hive is established it rarely expands further than necessary, growing only when it requires more room. A known hive can be monitored and avoided, however they fiercely defend the territory they own.

Hives

Ch-chari reside in Nests and Hives

Nests are small, often occupied by a few hundred - thousand Ch-chari, generally starting out from exiles or remnants of war or colonies. They can potentially grow into Hives if allowed.

Hives are huge underground cities that sprawl for miles that house hundred of thousands if not millions of individuals inside.

Nests and Hives can be ruled by a King or Queen.

Kings: more protective and organized, the King impregnates many different females to produce the swarm.

Queens: more expansive and aggressive to allow the nest to grow.

Patriarchal Nests

Patriarchal nests tend to be smaller in size. Ch-chari of patriarchal nests are in some ways more dangerous than their matriarchal counterparts because they tend to be more independent and free thinking. Without a queen to protect, the ch-chari often think for themselves, both in work and hunts, and the subspecies and social hierarchies are not as strict or defined. That being said, they are very protective of their nests, but do not advertise their location to other species. Due to the smaller size, they are able to remain very organized even without a queen or overwhelming hive mind present. They rely on ambush predator techniques, that capture or trap prey by stealth and strategy, rather than speed or strength. Ch-chari scouts and hunters scan the environment from concealed positions then rapidly execute surprise attacks.

Matriarchal Nests

Due to the nature of creating a ch-chari queen, matriarchal nests tend to be significantly larger than patriarchal nests, oftentimes coming from a once king-led nest. When a queen rules the ch-chari enter a defensive state where their lives become devoted to protecting and supporting the queen and the hive, and the species becomes much more altruistic. They typically use pursuit predation techniques, where they give chase to fleeing prey. While the hive becomes extremely defensive under a queen's rule, they become aggressively expansive and send large scouting and hunting parties out for food and land.

King nests are generally aggressive towards each other as are queen nests, however when opposing nests come into contact they can choose to join nests to produce a bigger and more powerful hive.

Subspecies

Monarch

The monarch of the nest/hive determines the general behavior of the rest of the ch-chari to adjust in the best possible way.

King

Ch-chari Kings are made, not born. They are generally nomad guardians that start their own nest, perform a coup on an existing nest to rise to power, or are selected to replace a deceased king or queen. Nests generally begin with kings, as the population and way of life develops and becomes ready for a queen. Kings are biologically different from other male guardians, undergoing a genetically modifying process to become fit for the role. Patriarchal nests strongly patrol their territory, sending out scouts to establish their land and borders, with a strong military basis for the purpose of defending the nest should they need to.

Queen

Ch-chari Queens are born from enhanced larvae via midwives, meaning for a successful matriarchal hive to exist, it must already be established for a queen to come into rule.

Drones

Scouts

Lighter, stronger legs, most likely presence of wings, extra awareness and heightened senses, high individuality making them more likely to abandon the hive if necessary

Patriarchal

Matriarchal

Midwives

Fed mana as larva, giving them incredible sapience and powers, which allows them to tap into the genetic makeup of potential larva, changing them to whatever role they need to fit.
Work closely under the monarch of the nest, sometimes under or above guardians in terms of power.
Also responsible to creating ch-chari tattoos upon adulthood.
Midwives prefer a carnivorous diet, but are omnivorous.

Breeders

Breeders are omnivorous.

Patriarchal

Potential mates for the king, less particular on specific traits desired from the resulting breeding, more used to gain numbers. The breeders are closely monitored by midwives.
Offspring are more plentiful, but smaller coming from less developed eggs, forming cliques based on the mothers which go off to form important camps within the nest.

Matriarchal

Potential mates for the queen, medium individuality, but bred for the best traits for new generations, the stallions of the hive; celebrities. Kept for the current/future queen, or traded/sold to another hive for their queen to diversify the gene pool.
Offspring are bonded by sharing the same mother, more cooperative, larger coming from fully developed eggs

Guardians

Strongest of all Ch-Chari subspecies, developed to protect the hive, communicate between each other, and support the queen. Generally the largest in stature, strongest, high individuality. Known to abandon hives.

Guardians are omnivorous.

Hunters

Work in tandem with scouts to make the kills and deliver them to the nest, or take care of problems before they become threats. Similar to Guardians but smaller, swifter, and more agile.

Presence of wings depends on the location of the nest. Mountainous regions will generally have flying hunters, while in flatlands and deserts possibly 1/20 hunters will have wings to scout and lead hunting parties.

Hunters are carnivorous.

Patriarchal

These hunters are smaller and quieter, with a lightning fast sprint, and have better nightvision and hearing than matriarchal counterparts. They rely on ambush predator techniques, that capture or trap prey by stealth and strategy, rather than speed or strength. They prefer to scan the environment from concealed positions then rapidly execute surprise attacks.

Matriarchal

These hunters are larger and more developed as cross country runners; not as fast as patriarchal counterparts but with much more stamina. They typically use pursuit predation techniques, where they give chase to fleeing prey. They hunt in large packs to track down and chase or ambush their prey.

Workers

Responsible for foraging, food storage, and brood and nest maintenance.

Workers are herbivores

Diggers

Larger, shorter, hardened exoskeleton, acidic excretion, stronger and larger vestigial arms - 6 legged, less individuality

Diggers are herbivores, however rarely eat. Instead they work their lifespan and die, and more are born.

Geography

Ch-chari are the most widespread species in Crecia, and are the only ones with a permanent presence on every continent. While able to live aboveground, they generally aim to live in deep caverns, sometimes natural and sometimes self-made, in combination with complex tunnel systems. As such it is easier for them to live in mountain ranges, which are unoccupied for the most part.
The Ch-chari usually avoid battle in conflict, with other species and other hives, aiming for a detente with others. This means that tunnel styles vary based on where the hive is. There are some regions where hives span for hundreds of miles in each direction under the surface, and others where they go deep into the earth. They generally try to fill power vacuums, when one species leaves an area, there is a good chance a hive will slip in and take its place.

Religion

The Ch-Chari worship the psychic link that bonds them together and allows them to survive, thinking of it as the ultimate Mother/Queen to all beings.

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