Koid

<-- Back to Sophonts The 'Koids, while bearing striking resemblance to Terran ants, are totally unrelated to said ants. Convergent evolution has produced a species with similar biology and behavior. 'Koids are primarily bipedal, with two feet and four manipulative hands. Their exoskeletons are famously impervious to heat and stun pulses, and can resist fire and most traditional melee weapons. In addition, their antenna are hyper-sensitive and can detect a massive range of stimuli, including olfactory stimuli, the entire sonic frequency range, either end of the electromagnetic spectrum. They possess a hive mind, sacrificing individuality for the sake of the community. 'Koids natively speak a language composed of clicks and creaks, but can speak Standard virtually flawlessly.

Koids traditionally live in volcanic cave networks on the North Nia'bene continent. Though they prefer the temperature to exceed 50 Celsius, due to their underdeveloped sense of temperature in their exoskeletons they don't really mind any temperature above -40 Celsius. They are experts in metallurgy and computer technology.