User:Arachoid/Photophoid

Prehistory
Long before the Photophoids were developed, Photius Prime was very different. It looked almost identical to Mars. And, the only race that was ever known to inhabit it was a now extinct race of sapient being. They appear to have built huge cities, and were enthralled with the genetic sciences. Nothing is known about their appearance, as they seem to have evacuated the planet several millenia ago. When the Vexarions stumbled upon it, they were shocked; the race seemed to have created some evil super being. It turned against it's creators, and destroyed a large majority of the population. Whether the aliens intended for it to be evil or not is unknown, the do seem malevelent. What happened to the rest of the race is unknown, but they are somewhere in deep space. Waiting, watching, biding their time...

After the Vexarions found this, the quickly destroyed all the ruins and terraformed the planet into an unrecognizable planet, with polar ice caps, a huge sea, and thousands of jungle islands.

Introduction of the Abominations
Stripped of their sapience, a large amount of Photophoids were devolved into microbes. Their only tie to the rest of the galaxy was a recessive strand of DNA, designed to guide them through evolution. This mutation caused them to become essentially an adapted Battle Photophoid. Several differences existed, such as longer fingers better at curling, a thinner build, asexual reproduction, enhanced gliding, more potent bioelectricity, and better vision (these apply to the Jungle Tribe, the dominant tribe, not the other tribes). This is because the strand was designed to make them similar to Battle Phtophoids, but leave them with adaptations to their environment. The first microbial Photophoids were introduced into a lagoon between some islands. The looked similar to an octopus made of jelly.

Evolution: A Cruel Master
Evolution provided the Photophoids with a quick rate of adaptation. This worked for them and against them; they adapted very well, but Photius Prime's only moon crashed into it. This wiped out the majority of some tribes. Though they adapted fast, they became too specialized, and could not deal with such drastic change. For example, the Aqautic Photophoids, the only tribe able to live in the water without absorbing too much of it, were almost completly killed when the moon dried their tropical ocean. This is also why the Jungle Photophoids became the dominant species; Because the jungles are filled with predators, they became survivors. They were less affected by the moon because it was a blessing in disguise. Their main predator, the Ghenishkonch, was almost anihilated.