Creature:Cylone

The Cylone are a species of colony organism that achieved sentience when it was uplifted by an "First Ones" race. They take the form of various rings, staked on top of each other, and reproduce by dividing those rings, a process called "Spelching". Their entire mind and sentience is stored in two places: The rings themselves are independent beings, able to make their own choices, and all have to agree before anything can be done, then there is the Wax Core, which stores their memories. This Wax Core is formed by all the rings simultaneously, and stores their memories in it's shape. When a Spelching occurs, it can damage the ring, which then damages the Cylone's memory and personality. They trade rings between each other at large "ring markets" as they're called.