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The vrinx are in development by Jerry Bowman. As of |
The vrinx are in development by Jerry Bowman. As of 2026, the race has not been featured nor mentioned in any projects. |
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==Physical== |
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The information provided is of subject to change. |
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Vrinx stand bipedal with an average height of 1.35m. The paws and feet are webbed, and the tails are flat. They can live up to 130 years. While their physiology allows them to be natural swimmers, they are semi-aquatic. The do not need to be constantly wet. |
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Their incisors are large and chisel shaped (with a protective enamel coating), and grow throughout their lives. The vrinx are in habit of gnawing on hard objects to trim them. |
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==Appearance== |
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The are bipedal mammals with a stout build—however, their body shapes can vary. The average height is 1.25 meters. Fur covers the whole body, save for the nose, paws and tail. The fur is typically blue or grey, but can range from black and white. They have short rounded ears, square shaped noses, large enamel coated incisors—typically bright orange, flat scaly tails—ranges from red, brown and pink colored, and webbed feet. |
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Their incisors continue to grow throughout their life. They constantly gnaw on hard objects to maintain their length. Their physiology also makes them natural swimmers. |
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==Writing for Vrinx== |
==Writing for Vrinx== |
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===Endangered=== |
===Endangered=== |
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* Their current census in the known galaxy does not exceed more than 500, and most likely living as house slaves within the Krakun Empire. |
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* Their population has never been known by any race or empire to exceed over million. The entire species was discovered contained exclusively within a single generation ship. It is speculated that the vessel had traveled through space for centuries before it was spotted near a system occupied by the Krakun Empire. |
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** This ship broke down shortly after this encounter, due to societal collapse within it. The [[krakun]] used this event as an opportunity to enslave any refugees. |
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===Temperature Preferences=== |
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* The krakun were unable to unable to obtain the location of their planet of origin. It is suspected that it has been erased from their historic records. This information is considered "lost." |
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* Vrinx evolved from an arctic world, and thus can only live comfortably in cold temperatures. |
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* They have been recalled by the Slave Licensing Authority, preventing them from traversing through space any further. See [[#Culture & Religion|Culture & Religion]] below. |
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* Even being in a temperate environment for over a half-hour puts a vrinx at risk of overheating. |
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* Current population estimate is near 400. All exclusively within the Krakun Empire as house slaves. |
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===Culture & Religion=== |
===Culture & Religion=== |
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* Vrinx are natural structural engineers. |
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* To a considerable extent, they are natural structural engineers. However, being contained in a space vessel for centuries not only made it difficult to modification, but they become attached to their own innovations, to the point where are hesitant to adopt new and better technological innovations provided by other species. |
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** This has posed an annoyance to most krakun contractors, as vrinx will outright refuse to work on a project if it is not up to their ''own'' code. |
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** Enslaving the vrinx proved to be difficult for the krakun, as they kept attempting to reverse engineer gateships to their own preferences. Due to numerous safeguards implemented by the krakun, these attempts ended in disaster. |
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* Vrinx believe in a ghost space ship that exists in the afterlife. It is named ''the Drifting Ark''. |
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* The political climate was at a turmoil by of their first contact with the krakun. Many working class vrinx were frustrated with the high secrecy upheld by the "elected" officials, which included keeping historical records only for the eyes of the wealthy—if not erased entirely. This led to a large chunk of their own history to be lost. A mutiny broke out shorty after encountering the krakun. This lead to the destruction of the ship. |
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* Although the original generation ship was salvaged by the krakun, some vrinx believe it spiritually exists in the afterlife. This ghost ship is referred to as ''the Drifting Ark''. |
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 9 December 2025
The vrinx are in development by Jerry Bowman. As of 2026, the race has not been featured nor mentioned in any projects.
Physical
Vrinx stand bipedal with an average height of 1.35m. The paws and feet are webbed, and the tails are flat. They can live up to 130 years. While their physiology allows them to be natural swimmers, they are semi-aquatic. The do not need to be constantly wet.
Their incisors are large and chisel shaped (with a protective enamel coating), and grow throughout their lives. The vrinx are in habit of gnawing on hard objects to trim them.
Writing for Vrinx
When writing for vrinx, please keep the following facts in mind.
Endangered
- Their current census in the known galaxy does not exceed more than 500, and most likely living as house slaves within the Krakun Empire.
Temperature Preferences
- Vrinx evolved from an arctic world, and thus can only live comfortably in cold temperatures.
- Even being in a temperate environment for over a half-hour puts a vrinx at risk of overheating.
Culture & Religion
- Vrinx are natural structural engineers.
- This has posed an annoyance to most krakun contractors, as vrinx will outright refuse to work on a project if it is not up to their own code.
- Vrinx believe in a ghost space ship that exists in the afterlife. It is named the Drifting Ark.
