Pawns

About

Who are the Pawns?

The Pawns are a species of aliens that come from the Star rangers universe. Their main goal is to conquer the entire universe, they already have established a huge mega empire spanning millions of lightyears. They are so widespread that anywhere you go you will find them, And even despite this they still want more. When they learned about the existence of different universes they have decided to put all of their focus on finding a way to breach into other worlds so that they too can be a part of their empire.

Behavior

Pawns behave similarly to a hive mind; the things they do, and their decisions, are centered about the collective. Pawns will happily do their jobs so long as it's for the empire; they were literally programmed to be as loyal as possible, and as a result they feel joy whenever they do something beneficial to the empire. A pawn collective will often be under the control of one or more Asters. Most pawns will feel indifferent to other species and since they only care about the empire they will often come across as cold or even callous when it comes to other species problems.

Species Basic Info

Name	Pawns
Nickname	Invader
Type	Sapient, alien, magical, mechanoid
Average height	120~ cm
Lifespan	N/A
Diet	Omnivore
Native planet	Astra
Habitat	Anywhere
Subtypes	N/A
Creation date	January 2025

Biology

Anatomy

Pawns are generally short compared to a lot of people with a height of 120 cm. Pawns are always colored black or in some cases they might have a variation of gray. The Majority of pawns look almost identical, this is because they are a mass produced species made to be easily replaceable. For some the only noticable difference between individual pawns might be a different hairstyle so that they can be recognised by other species, but this is usualy reserved for those that are important enough to interact with other species in any significant ways. Some Pawns can be custom made to fit very specific purposes but this only accounts for 0.00001% of the population.

Required traits

Jet black skin
"Blank" eyes with no visible pupils
A white "mask" on the face
A visible core
four fingers, two toes
no visible nose

Additional info

Pawns have visible divisions on their bodies, this was an intentional choice so that it would be easy to replace damaged parts. Their face is removable to access their memory cells where their memories are stored. The port on their back is there to connect to external tech that can grant them additional abilities. For example, they could connect it to a weapon for additional precision, or they could connect to a terminal for faster management of information. It is especially important for maintenance diagnostics to know the general condition of the Pawn.

Mouth

Their teeth are fused together because it is one solid object as a result hey have no visible gums.

Internal Biology

The internal components of a Pawn, They are normally black, but i put them in color to make it more readable. Click the tittle of each component for more info.

Memory cells

The memory cells are the part of the Pawn's brain. Each cell has a specific type of memory that it stores. The middle memory cell is the main one where their core memories are stored. The other memory cells are removable and can be replaced with other cells, this makes it easy to teach them complicated skills simply by replacing a memory cell.

Voice module

Pawn's voices come from a vocal module that is located near their neck.

Core

The core generates stable variable power depending on the needs of a Pawn.

Plasma stores

Pawns have a special energized fluid that runs through their bodies. This fluid is composed of specific chemicals to provide optimal function to the Pawn, it is their equivalent of blood. The plasma banks are located next to the core, where it collects power so that it can flow to the rest of the body and into the other components. The plasma fluid is always black, but some custom Pawns might have a different type of fluid with different properties, which can dramatically alter their appearance and perhaps can give them new abilities.

Batteries

The battery units absorb residual energy so that it can be used to power external equipment without overwhelming a pawn's core. They can also be used as emergency powersoures.

Stomach

THe stomach shreds any material into pure energy which can then be used by the core or stored into the batteries.

Life cycle

Pawns are all created within a mega facility, the location of this place is extremely confidential.

Diet and nutrition

Pawns dont need to eat, it is completely optional. THe stuff they eat gets shreded into pure energy. Pawns can taste individual elements with their tongues so they sometimes lick material to know its chemical composition. (this also means that they know if theres lead in your food)

Tech & accesories

Uniform

The default outfit that every Pawn wears. The most important/sensitive parts are protected by armor plates. They always wear boots, but the type of boots depend on the environment in which they work. The helmet is full of a special gas that gives them full complete awareness over their surroundings, the only problem with this is that they are often so focused on everything around them that they don't pay attention to what is in front of them.

History

The Pawns were made by a species known as the Asters. The asters were an all powerful species who wanted to turn the entire universe into their image, as they believed that they were the perfect, chosen ones. This overly self centered and prideful ego of theirs resulted into their ultimate downfall. Their powers were stripped away, and their civilization was destroyed. The last few remaining Asters were furious and decided to once again take over the entire universe to turn it into their ultimate utopia. They have traveled from planet to planet, forcing all the inhabitants to join their empire or face defeat. As they took over more planets to manage, their population was spread extremely thin and to compensate for this they created living mechanoids known as the pawns to compensate for the lack of workers.

Species history

The Pawns are from a dream i had in january 2025. Originally there was no name to this species so i decided to cal them Pawns since their role issimilar to chess pawns, but the more i keep using thios name th more i start to dislike it. Im not very good with naming things so that means that this is going to be their name for a long time.