Floovi

The Floovi are a relatively new people first discovered in the Great Gooch shortly after the Age of Rejuvenation began. They are rare due to the magical reaction occurring only under specific circumstances, detailed under

Ooob

The progenitor of all Floovi is known only to them as Ooob. It is a large armophous ooze that sheds. Ooo has recently started sending select floovi to explore the world and gather knowledge for the collective. Floovi can take any shape that their volume allows, but Ooo has chosen mostly humanoid forms so that they can fit into society better.


Floovi Terms
Merging - Sexual reproduction of two or more floovis involving the merging of bodies and neural systems.
Crossmerging - Sexual reprouction involving a floovi and a member of another species.
The Conjoining - When two or more floovi decide to merge permanently, usually taking place after
Conglomerate - An abomination created when parent floovling genetic material merges with an unborn child's, or an incorrectly done merge takes place.
Floovling - A non-sentient ooze given life from a floovi's cast off flesh

Basic Information

Anatomy

Any structure that a floovi may have was chosen by the floovi themself. If they have bones, that is because they chose to put bones inside of their body. If they share the same body shape as a male gnome, that is because they wanted to appear as a male gnome.

Genetics and Reproduction

Floovi can reproduce in four distinct ways: through Ooob, splitting, merging, or crossmerging

Asexual

Oob

The primary way that floovi are created is through the enity Ooob.

Splitting

As floovi are able to give up some of their own mass, this can be utilized to create a simple living ooze called a Floovling. This process is somewhat comparable to mitosis, although only a very limited amount of genetic material is transferred. These offspring are not considered true floovi and lack any intelligence.

Sexual

Merging

Floovi can be considered hermaphrodites, but lack genitals. Normal sexual reproduction involves the fusion of two floovi, which links their nervous systems. This process takes multiple days. Eventually, a newborn floovi will slough off and the parents will separate. This is not always the case however, as the parents may decide to stay fused. This is referred to as the Conjoining and is very uncommon since floovi value their given freedom to find their identities. Freak accidents may also occur when the genetic material becomes too entangled between the parents and offspring, forming an abomination known as a Conglomerate.

Crossmerging

Sexual reprouction involving a floovi and a member of another species. Technically theoretical, but Ooob designed his progeny with the capacity for interspecies breeding. Reproductive material from the nonfloovi must be planted into the floovi and merge with its core. The offspring will appear as a floovi, but assume certain traits from the other species. Crossmerging is limited to only one participant of each species due to its high complexity and  very high failure rate. It also has not been attempted many times, if at all.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Floovi have a very primitive nervous system, meaning their sense of touch and sense of pain are very dulled.

Genetic Descendants

• Floovling

Average Physique

Though floovi can theoretically grow to very large sizes, most prefer not to for a few reasons. Movement, of course, gets more difficult the more mass one has to carry around. It is also a challenge to consume enough calories to maintain such a mass, since hunting usually requires physical activity. Keeping control of all that mass is also a problem, since a floovi's neural pathways grow slowly in their bodies

Geographic Distribution

• Argenveil
• The Great Gooch

Discovered by

Ser Melavie of House Frenk