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[[Image:Vrinx-variants.png|thumb|right|Two different variants of vrinx. Art by CadmiumTea]] |
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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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Although the creator is not in Goataroo, they're still actively developing this species for Hayven Celestia. |
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The information provided is of subject to change. |
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==Physical== |
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Vrinx stand bipedal with an average height of 1.35m, and can live up to 130 years. With the exception of the nose, dense fur covers their entire body and can range from white, gray, brown, and black (however, the last of the two are rarer variants); speckles, spots, blotches and other asymmetrical patterns located on their backside are common. Ears are external, but are typically tiny and round. |
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While their physiology allows them to be natural swimmers, they are semi-aquatic; they do not need to be constantly wet. Both paws and feet are webbed, and the tail is flat. |
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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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Their incisors are large and chisel shaped (with a protective enamel coating), and grow throughout their lives. This necessitates for them to gnaw on hard objects to trim them down. |
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==Writing for Vrinx== |
==Writing for Vrinx== |
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When writing for vrinx, please keep the following facts in mind. |
When writing for vrinx, please keep the following facts in mind. |
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===High-Temperature Sensitivity=== |
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===Endangered=== |
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* Having evolved from a nearly frigid world, Vrinx are cryophilic and cannot function well in higher temperatures. |
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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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* Cooling gel pads, collars, or vests are essential for a vrinx to be out in warmer environments. |
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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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** This has proved to be an annoyance to the krakun after subjugation, as many viewed it as too "high maintenance" for slave care. |
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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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* 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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* Current population estimate is near 400. All exclusively within the Krakun Empire as house slaves. |
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===Endangered=== |
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* Their population was already declining when their home world was discovered by the Krakun Empire; climate change reduced the ice from the polar regions significantly. Shortly after they were subjugated as slaves, hardly anywhere was suitable for a vrinx. |
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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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** First contact with vrinx predates any other oxygen-breathing race; without any other alternatives, slavery was the only option. |
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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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*Due to being cryophilic, they were never popular as slaves. When other lower maintenance slaves became available in the slave market, most were eager to replace their vrinx crew. |
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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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** Even when the empire subjugated more worlds, some of which may have included regions tolerable for vrinx, a typical krakun was more likely to "throw away" their vrinx crew rather than relocating them. |
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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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* In the present day, no census report indicated that their population broke past the three digit range. Some sources even insist that vrinx have gone extinct. |
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 19 June 2026
The vrinx are in development by Jerry Bowman. As of 2026, the race has not been featured nor mentioned in any projects.
Although the creator is not in Goataroo, they're still actively developing this species for Hayven Celestia.
Physical
Vrinx stand bipedal with an average height of 1.35m, and can live up to 130 years. With the exception of the nose, dense fur covers their entire body and can range from white, gray, brown, and black (however, the last of the two are rarer variants); speckles, spots, blotches and other asymmetrical patterns located on their backside are common. Ears are external, but are typically tiny and round.
While their physiology allows them to be natural swimmers, they are semi-aquatic; they do not need to be constantly wet. Both paws and feet are webbed, and the tail is flat.
Their incisors are large and chisel shaped (with a protective enamel coating), and grow throughout their lives. This necessitates for them to gnaw on hard objects to trim them down.
Writing for Vrinx
When writing for vrinx, please keep the following facts in mind.
High-Temperature Sensitivity
- Having evolved from a nearly frigid world, Vrinx are cryophilic and cannot function well in higher temperatures.
- Cooling gel pads, collars, or vests are essential for a vrinx to be out in warmer environments.
- This has proved to be an annoyance to the krakun after subjugation, as many viewed it as too "high maintenance" for slave care.
Endangered
- Their population was already declining when their home world was discovered by the Krakun Empire; climate change reduced the ice from the polar regions significantly. Shortly after they were subjugated as slaves, hardly anywhere was suitable for a vrinx.
- First contact with vrinx predates any other oxygen-breathing race; without any other alternatives, slavery was the only option.
- Due to being cryophilic, they were never popular as slaves. When other lower maintenance slaves became available in the slave market, most were eager to replace their vrinx crew.
- Even when the empire subjugated more worlds, some of which may have included regions tolerable for vrinx, a typical krakun was more likely to "throw away" their vrinx crew rather than relocating them.
- In the present day, no census report indicated that their population broke past the three digit range. Some sources even insist that vrinx have gone extinct.
