Floksacle
A sub-species of Troznux sentient spaceborne creature.
Floksacle are comparatively small compared to most Troznux, growing to about 1.3 km in length. They are exceptionally fast, easily exceeding speeds of mechanical starships of its size.
Their bodies have 5 bio plasma cannons, 3 bio laser weapons and large appendages used to grab (and stab) food nearby. Or a starship.
To manage heat, Floksacle have a number of radiator organs on the exterior of their body that can heat up to several thousand kelvin and allow black body radiation to dissipate the heat. As their laser and plasma cannon organs are quite energy intensive, they produce a lot of heat which makes it even more important to manage waste heat. For propulsion though, they often descend into higher layers of some gas giants to ingest hydrogen which can be compressed in specialised organs and fused by RCS thrusters located in various points. This produces a large force which gives Floksacles the mobility that they are well known for, but if they run out of hydrogen they will likely drift through space to death.
The flocksacle have an extremely fast metabolism to support this speed and energy inteisive weapons. They must eat almost their entire body mass daily, but on the scale of the Arkan galaxy, a lot of food tends to be available. With no method to manipulate, they rely on other star nations of the HF to engineer technologies for them, but the flocksacle serve a role in the military. They can be used in larger numbers than a Boson - Class Destroyer because they require no crew and although they cannot match a Boson in raw power, there are many flocksacles in the galaxy. Due to being entirely biological in nature, they are very well coordinated across their whole body, due to the lack of crew. This is another significant advantage the flocksacles have over a Boson, especially in times where the latter may have crew with poor communication skills.
To manage heat, Floksacle have a number of radiator organs on the exterior of their body that can heat up to several thousand kelvin and allow black body radiation to dissipate the heat. As their laser and plasma cannon organs are quite energy intensive, they produce a lot of heat which makes it even more important to manage waste heat. For propulsion though, they often descend into higher layers of some gas giants to ingest hydrogen which can be compressed in specialised organs and fused by RCS thrusters located in various points. This produces a large force which gives Floksacles the mobility that they are well known for, but if they run out of hydrogen they will likely drift through space to death.
The flocksacle have an extremely fast metabolism to support this speed and energy inteisive weapons. They must eat almost their entire body mass daily, but on the scale of the Arkan galaxy, a lot of food tends to be available. With no method to manipulate, they rely on other star nations of the HF to engineer technologies for them, but the flocksacle serve a role in the military. They can be used in larger numbers than a Boson - Class Destroyer because they require no crew and although they cannot match a Boson in raw power, there are many flocksacles in the galaxy. Due to being entirely biological in nature, they are very well coordinated across their whole body, due to the lack of crew. This is another significant advantage the flocksacles have over a Boson, especially in times where the latter may have crew with poor communication skills.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Average Length
1.3 km
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