Insects

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insects
Water Ritual Liquid

water

Initial Player
Reputation

-475

Parent Faction

Beasts

Relationships

Arachnids: Neutral0 Reputation
Cats: Neutral0 Reputation
Others: Hate-100 Reputation
Robots: Neutral0 Reputation
Snapjaws: Neutral0 Reputation

Interested
in Learning

flower lairs, flower fields locations

Interested
in Sharing

flower lairs, flower fields locations

Old?Whether this faction existed during the
sultanate, which determines if they:
  • can be obliterated
  • can be fabricated
  • can be Cherubim
  • yes

    ID?Use this ID to Wish for faction reputation
    Example: factionrep:Insects:100

    Insects

    Insects are a large and diverse faction of arthropods and their nests. Their repertoire includes elemental damage, summoning swarming broods, damage reflection, and highly accurate natural projectiles.

    Combat

    Being prepared to fight insects requires being prepared to fight in their terrain.

    Insects fill niches suited to their zone. In Eastern Qud, "glass cannon" insects such as giant centipedes and glowmoths prey on the lightly armored. In the rust-caves of Golgotha, the corrosive gas of agolmaggots forces creatures into open spaces to be picked off by the *jaundiced glow of agolflies. In the corridors and among the dense foliage of ruins, fire ant queens overwhelm their targets with constant elemental attacks from their brood. Deep underground, mirror bugs reflect light from lasers and the stony gaze of lithofices.

    Aside from this, insects typically fight with their faces.

    Culture

    The insects faction includes insects of all orders, as well as centipedes. The predator-prey relationships many of these species have in real life are not present in Qud. The faction also respects fireflies and their symbiotes.

    The cultures of insect-led villages heavily focus on nesting and multiplying. This is presumably because of their many predators, as in real life; the locations of insect lairs are sought after by apes, birds, arachnids, frogs, and unshelled reptiles. Insects also value pollen, influencing the secrets they are willing to trade.

    Insect names may be styled after the Greek and Latin roots used in binomial nomenclature.

    Creatures in the Insects Faction

    Items that affect Insect Reputation

    Item Reputation
    goggles 50 insects reputation
    symbiotic firefly 400 insects reputation

    Dialogue

    [ Insect ]

    *sharp clicking*

    *soft buzzing*

    1) Live and drink. [End]


    [ Insect Nests ]

    *There's scratching and clicking coming from inside.*

    1) Live and drink. [End]