Thread:CrimsonFire735/@comment-4960835-20150119181139/@comment-4894054-20150131193346

@Eco: No. I was actually planning to keep the Hermicee, particularly the Crackrina, intact, the latter for their abilities to harness Essence. The reason for the rest, however, is not only for military practicality, but also because they can harness the Botana. But if the Scelus are going to attack them, I'd have to either get writing now, or fight the Scelus during the attack.

However, it's my physically accurate impression that if things happen in real time, what happens first chronologically matters before what'll happen later, but as neither of us are writing our part yet, we still have time to plan, but in that event, I'd have to know where the Scelus are located. That information will permit me to better determine certain things.

@Crimson: The Hive Of Mirus makes use primarily of the Exiled Flesh as technology, and use practically nothing else for that and other things such as food, infrastructure and military vehicles. However, the Exiled Flesh also have a sap that, when put through low temperatures, can produce an explosive effect like a grenade. Otherwise, the Hive uses swarms of Àtzokotl and Exiled Zealots alike, although the latter are stronger, and thus, more uncommon.

Aside from all this, the Exiled Flesh themselves can be used in combat, spreading as if Botana, although intelligent and not as destructive or hard to wipe out. By this means, they can provide numerous types of offense and defense, but any weapon that can destroy wood can kill an Exiled Flesh. Also, direct Exiled Flesh infections are rare, because the Hive prefers to preserve sapient lifeforms for conversion into Exiled Zealots, also done via Exiled Flesh. However, when confronted with someone with another group-mind or hive-mind, which could potentially impede conversion, an Exiled Flesh can be used to overgrow that body and replace the host's brain with the Exiled Flesh's own mind.