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Description
So... how this species' idea came to be was actually rather random. Originated from a "kinky joke" I made, which xenomorph-evil grew fond of - but that I will explain on the other version of the reference. :' )
NSFW reference: www.furaffinity.net/view/43...…

I really liked the idea of something tall, dark with glowing areas, semi-translucent. A large dome, with many eerily glowing eyes, no head, long arms, and perhaps tentacles on its back. A more machine-like, less organic appearance. This is what I came up with. In the end, the design matched both of my and my mate's liking. We both enjoy the same things, after all.
This species is purposed to being used for story-driven roleplays, private sessions between the both of us. This won't be anything public.

We discussed how the lore/story behind this species could look like and came up with the following (in short).

Story
A large, city-sized ship crash-landed somewhere in Russia. The ship was occupied with a few individual drones under the command of artificial intelligence. Humans tried to get into the ship only days after the crash occurred, the AI finding this to be a threat for itself. With that, the war between humans and drone replicas began. The ship itself is an ark, housing both flora and fauna from a long-forgotten homeworld these aliens once roamed on. Of course, the AI tried to protect everything it had - including itself for the mere purpose of terraforming another world to the species' needs. They needed a new homeworld - and earth seemed to be the most suitable planet within their cosmic quadrant. They didn't want to cause war, they didn't want to fight - but humanity's violence-driven nature gave them no other choice. Only those very few humans who didn't get involved had the chance to live freely. At least until they would suffocate from the atmospheric changes. Special-minded humans were given the choice to become one with the species, to transcend as one of the drones by undergoing a complete brain transplant. The person was still themselves afterward, just in a different body. Whether this procedure was successful relied on the person themselves.

In this scenario, I (as a human) and xenomorph-evil were called to the ship. We both were given the choice to become one with the invaders, but only he accepted due to his curiosity in becoming something else, something 'better' than a human. I did not accept, I wanted to remain in the vessel I was born with, simply because I couldn't see myself in control over a different body - unless death was the cause to undergo physical change once and for all. The AI already had plans for us.
Since I remained human, I wouldn't be able to survive on a terraformed Earth for long... and I was clearly aware of that. Not even the food would be edible anymore, let alone digestible. The solution to this was xenomorph-evil himself. His drone vessel has been modified to become the 'food source' of mine. Able to process alien foods into a gel that I could consume, containing all necessary ingredients to stay healthy. I was immune to the venomous skin these drones had from past medication mutating my DNA, so I didn't have to worry about any negative consequences regarding physical contact.

Bio
Their biology is mostly silicone-based, which makes them far more resilient than carbon-based life. Any injuries heal rather quickly, so would total limb loss. It would regenerate over the period of a few weeks, leaving no traces of former injuries whatsoever. They also need to worry less about bacterial infections, let alone viruses.

The drones themselves are about 2,5 meters tall, capable of moving on two or even four legs-, and are also amphibious in nature. These beings do however prefer to stand instead of getting into lowered positions - and prefer to roam on solid land instead of water. When it comes to rest, they have a certain preference for standing still while they sleep, instead of lying down in a resting position as most beings do.
The blood, as well as other bodily fluids, are highly toxic and even venomous to any landbound life on earth. At least so humanity claims.
So is their skin. It is covered in a very fine layer of slime, which not only works as a self-defense and healing mechanism-, but also keeps their skin from drying out. The slime itself is also known to have doping effects.
They consume condensed waters from the air, having no visible oral opening. Water is a far more important source than any solid food to them, they do however have a balanced diet, capable of consuming anything organic as long as it is considered nutritious. The drones prefer to live in a wet environment where the air humidity reaches beyond a normal human's comfort zone.
On their back is a sort of jetpack-like construct/pocket, which is able to suck both air and water up. This way, they can propel themselves forward in water by pushing the pressurized contents back out on the other side of the pocket.

The tentacles on their back are their largest self-defense mechanism. While the razor-sharp arrow-heads would not only piece flesh like knives, the lower portions possess venomous spikes which the drones can dart at targets at will. The spikes re-grow within a couple of days.

Having more than two sets of eyes can be quite useful, especially when each additional pair aids their focus. Their eyes are able to see the finest details, capable of zooming in and out of sceneries like lenses. This way, they can easily tell hostile and neutral life forms, as well as other potential dangers apart from a large distance.

Idly, their bodies emit very little to no light. When they sleep, their bodies are even entirely black. That is due to their heart pumping less blood through their veins. When they sleep, their heart rate is understandably very low. The more excited or agitated a drone is, the brighter their body will glow, shining from within-, and the heart rate rising, generally slower than the average rate of a human.

The drones consume food through a prehensile growth which can be found at the bottom portion of their body. It usually remains hidden-, but if they feel the need to consume nutrients, additional tendrils aid the food consumption as they prefer to stand at any time, shouldn't they be able to use their hands for food collection. On the inside of this growth reside sharp teeth. Anything they consume is constantly transferred forward and backwards until the solid piece is broken down into consumable, transferable bits. Unnecessary waste will therefore be disgorged through the same growth.

Art © 8i-ll-Ion
Species concept & lore © 8i-ll-Ion & Xenomorph-Evil
You are not allowed to re-post, trace, copy, sell, steal or use my art and lore related illustrations, as well as characters seen on the artwork, for any personal business in any possible way without my written or spoken permission. Thank you for understanding.

Description
So... how this species' idea came to be was actually rather random. Originated from a "kinky joke" I made, which xenomorph-evil grew fond of - but that I will explain on the other version of the reference. :' )
NSFW reference: www.furaffinity.net/view/43...…

I really liked the idea of something tall, dark with glowing areas, semi-translucent. A large dome, with many eerily glowing eyes, no head, long arms, and perhaps tentacles on its back. A more machine-like, less organic appearance. This is what I came up with. In the end, the design matched both of my and my mate's liking. We both enjoy the same things, after all.
This species is purposed to being used for story-driven roleplays, private sessions between the both of us. This won't be anything public.

We discussed how the lore/story behind this species could look like and came up with the following (in short).

Story
A large, city-sized ship crash-landed somewhere in Russia. The ship was occupied with a few individual drones under the command of artificial intelligence. Humans tried to get into the ship only days after the crash occurred, the AI finding this to be a threat for itself. With that, the war between humans and drone replicas began. The ship itself is an ark, housing both flora and fauna from a long-forgotten homeworld these aliens once roamed on. Of course, the AI tried to protect everything it had - including itself for the mere purpose of terraforming another world to the species' needs. They needed a new homeworld - and earth seemed to be the most suitable planet within their cosmic quadrant. They didn't want to cause war, they didn't want to fight - but humanity's violence-driven nature gave them no other choice. Only those very few humans who didn't get involved had the chance to live freely. At least until they would suffocate from the atmospheric changes. Special-minded humans were given the choice to become one with the species, to transcend as one of the drones by undergoing a complete brain transplant. The person was still themselves afterward, just in a different body. Whether this procedure was successful relied on the person themselves.

In this scenario, I (as a human) and xenomorph-evil were called to the ship. We both were given the choice to become one with the invaders, but only he accepted due to his curiosity in becoming something else, something 'better' than a human. I did not accept, I wanted to remain in the vessel I was born with, simply because I couldn't see myself in control over a different body - unless death was the cause to undergo physical change once and for all. The AI already had plans for us.
Since I remained human, I wouldn't be able to survive on a terraformed Earth for long... and I was clearly aware of that. Not even the food would be edible anymore, let alone digestible. The solution to this was xenomorph-evil himself. His drone vessel has been modified to become the 'food source' of mine. Able to process alien foods into a gel that I could consume, containing all necessary ingredients to stay healthy. I was immune to the venomous skin these drones had from past medication mutating my DNA, so I didn't have to worry about any negative consequences regarding physical contact.

Bio
Their biology is mostly silicone-based, which makes them far more resilient than carbon-based life. Any injuries heal rather quickly, so would total limb loss. It would regenerate over the period of a few weeks, leaving no traces of former injuries whatsoever. They also need to worry less about bacterial infections, let alone viruses.

The drones themselves are about 2,5 meters tall, capable of moving on two or even four legs-, and are also amphibious in nature. These beings do however prefer to stand instead of getting into lowered positions - and prefer to roam on solid land instead of water. When it comes to rest, they have a certain preference for standing still while they sleep, instead of lying down in a resting position as most beings do.
The blood, as well as other bodily fluids, are highly toxic and even venomous to any landbound life on earth. At least so humanity claims.
So is their skin. It is covered in a very fine layer of slime, which not only works as a self-defense and healing mechanism-, but also keeps their skin from drying out. The slime itself is also known to have doping effects.
They consume condensed waters from the air, having no visible oral opening. Water is a far more important source than any solid food to them, they do however have a balanced diet, capable of consuming anything organic as long as it is considered nutritious. The drones prefer to live in a wet environment where the air humidity reaches beyond a normal human's comfort zone.
On their back is a sort of jetpack-like construct/pocket, which is able to suck both air and water up. This way, they can propel themselves forward in water by pushing the pressurized contents back out on the other side of the pocket.

The tentacles on their back are their largest self-defense mechanism. While the razor-sharp arrow-heads would not only piece flesh like knives, the lower portions possess venomous spikes which the drones can dart at targets at will. The spikes re-grow within a couple of days.

Having more than two sets of eyes can be quite useful, especially when each additional pair aids their focus. Their eyes are able to see the finest details, capable of zooming in and out of sceneries like lenses. This way, they can easily tell hostile and neutral life forms, as well as other potential dangers apart from a large distance.

Idly, their bodies emit very little to no light. When they sleep, their bodies are even entirely black. That is due to their heart pumping less blood through their veins. When they sleep, their heart rate is understandably very low. The more excited or agitated a drone is, the brighter their body will glow, shining from within-, and the heart rate rising, generally slower than the average rate of a human.

The drones consume food through a prehensile growth which can be found at the bottom portion of their body. It usually remains hidden-, but if they feel the need to consume nutrients, additional tendrils aid the food consumption as they prefer to stand at any time, shouldn't they be able to use their hands for food collection. On the inside of this growth reside sharp teeth. Anything they consume is constantly transferred forward and backwards until the solid piece is broken down into consumable, transferable bits. Unnecessary waste will therefore be disgorged through the same growth.

Art © 8i-ll-Ion
Species concept & lore © 8i-ll-Ion & Xenomorph-Evil
You are not allowed to re-post, trace, copy, sell, steal or use my art and lore related illustrations, as well as characters seen on the artwork, for any personal business in any possible way without my written or spoken permission. Thank you for understanding.