Gulthropes (Brain Harvesters)

[Xar]

Species:

Name: Gulthropes (aka Brain Harvesters)

Type: aquatic insectoid

Semi-sentient

Average height: 4 feet tall

Average length: 7 feet long

 

Traits: 

-6 legs/ 2 manipulator arms

-2 flipper wings

-spiny hair like antenna, linked to telepathy 

- telepathic

-breath both water and air

-unable to speak

Average height

Home system: Kathol rift

Home planet: Gulthrope 

 

 

Description: the Brain Harvesters are an animalistic race that appear to have artificially evolved on Gulthrope. Capable of living in both water and land, the Harvesters make their nest near the planet's warm core and hunt on the planet's surface. Their natural telepathy allows them to sense nearby prey and track them, as well as disabling targets by overloading their senses with a form of mental attack. If enough work together, a prey will fall into a comatose state, and the harvesters will drag their prey back to the nest for feeding. 

 

The nickname Brain Harvesters comes from the fact that they will extract the brains and central nervous system of their prey to feed to their young. It is unsure if this is a type of burgeoning cultural tradition or if there is some sort of nutrient found only in the nervous system. 

 

While semi-sentient, the Harvesters do not communicate with other species and currently live an uncivilized life. It is theorized that the Harvesters could communicate with other species via telepathy, but all attempts by the temple of the spider have resulted in death. One exception is then disciple wilmarth, who survived an attack. He claims that the 'tones' the insects used when overloading his mind could be translated to a greeting of some kind. 

 

Despite having strong connections into the Force, the Gulthropes seem mostly unaffected by the illusions of the Kathol rift. Occasionally they will gather in spots on the surface of the planet, believed to be sensing some kind of prey that isn't actually there, but never turn violent on each other. If the species does attain full sentience however, this will most likely change, since most Gulthropes who do begin to show further sentience tend to isolate themselves from everything and everyone.