Mind Worm Boil

(Version 1.00 - Last Modified: 11/28/2003)

Description

Although Mind Worms form the basis of the alien creatures controlled by the semi-sentient intelligence on Chiron, they are far from the only creature. In fact, there are a total of six other life forms on Chiron that share a connection with the planetary intelligence. All of these creatures are related to the mind worm in some way, but the Mind Worm Boil is actually formed from a large number of mind worms working together. Using their impressive psychic abilities, a huge number of mind worms can band together and create a much larger creature, which is composed of thousands of individual mind worms using telekinesis, bodily fluids, and piece of Xenofungus to stick together. Although seldom encountered in the wild, the Mind Worm Boils are often formed just before an attack on a Human convoy or colony.

After the initial encounters with the mind worms, the Human colonies quickly discovered methods to deal with the small creatures, so acting entirely by instinct, the planetary intelligence developed the means to create the Mind Worm Boil, which would quickly become a much more serious danger to the Humans. With its psychicly enhanced strength, its high capacity for damage, and its ability to unleash an army of mind worms, the mind worm boil is a dangerous opponent.

Mind Worm Boils have a definite worm-like appearance, although their bodies are obviously composed of a large number of smaller worms. The rear half of a Mind Worm Boil is composed of a long worm-like body that tapers off like a regular Mind Worm, but the front half of the boil is quite different. Instead of consisting of a single body, the front of the worm is split into three different tentacle-like bodies. The Mind Worm uses all three tentacles in battle and to move itself.

Mind Worm Boils come in three different types: Larva, Mature, and Demon. Although these types do not actually represent stages in the life cycle of a mind worm boil, they do closely mirror their appearance on Chiron. The first type of boil encountered by the Human factions was the relatively small Large Boil, although deadly in its own way, new defense measures adopted by most factions could easily defeat an attack by Larva Boils. The planet responded by creating the Mature Boils, which started appearing in 34 AL, but by this time, the Human colonies attacked the most by the aliens had grown more powerful and it was not long until the Mature Boil was mostly irrelevant. The final type, the Demon Boil, began to appear in 83 AL and it richly deserved its name. Much larger and more powerful then the previous boil types, the Demon Boil is easily capable of smashing through most colony defenses, the only saving grace is that very few of these monster attack at any one time. The most common tactic adopted by the mind worms is to swarm a base with several hundred Larva and Mature Boils spearheaded by as little as five to ten Demon Boils.

Although Mind Worms can be grown in captivity, due to their small size, they do not make effective combat units, but with the introduction of the Mind Worm Boils, the Human factions now know how to form a real combat unit out of the mind worms. That being said, only two factions currently rely on mind worms to form a significant portion of the military forces: the Cult of Planet and Gaia's Stepdaughters. All other factions that have even experimented in this area only do so for research purposes, not to create combat troops. The most common mind worm boil among the Human controlled boils is the Larva Boil and so far only the Cult of Planet has been able to recreate a functional Demon Boil, and even then only a handful are known to exist.

Racial Statistics

Please note that the stats provided below are for a Larva type mind worm boil. Modifications for the other boil types are provided in the Natural Abilities section.