Taynix
| Taynix | |
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 por Isaac Stewart
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| Capacidades | Cytonics |
| Mundo de origen | Cambri |
| Universo | Cytoverse |
The taynix are a species of slugs with cytonic abilities.[1]
Appearance and Anatomy
Taynix are somewhat blobby, and about the size of a loaf of bread, but flatter.[2] They have bright yellow skin and small, blue, somewhat stiff spines along their backs, though there may be coloration differences between individuals.[3] They are not slimy to the touch, feeling tough like leather, but with a soft, springy consistency.[4][5] While they do not have eyes or any components of a face, they can still perceive their environment, probably through sound and scent, or possibly cytonically.[6]
Behavior
Taynix are able to make fluting and trilling noises with their spines[2][7] using different tones, and sometimes do so to express emotion.[4][8] They are capable of recreating a wide variety of sounds, as they often parrot words said to them, as well as other sounds like grunts, groans, and whistles.[9][10][7] They are of above animal intelligence,[11] and Doomslug occasionally corrects Spensa's grammar.[8] Taynix can also give off a cytonically detectable sound that is similar to soft music. This sound, while only perceptible to cytonics, can be used to find out their location over long distances.[12]
Taynix can move by crawling.[2] They can also teleport with their cytonic ability, though they never do so when being watched.[13][14][15] Taynix are able to handle heavy gravitational forces, responding by going rigid and hunkering down, though they do not seem to enjoy the experience.[4]
Ecology
According to the Superiority, the taynix are originally from the planet Cambri,[16] though they have since migrated to other planets. They have been found on Detritus and the kitsen homeworld.[12][17] Little is known about their natural living conditions, except that their diet consists mostly of fungi. Consequently, they are often found near such organisms.[1][6]
Uses
Taynixes seem to have various different cytonic abilities, with the specific one depending on their species and indicated by their color.
Yellow and Blue
Yellow and blue taynix have an innate cytonic ability to travel through the dimension of the delvers, and are used by the Superiority as hyperdrives that do not risk drawing the delvers into the universe.[1] To do so, a cage containing a taynix is inserted into a Superiority hyperdrive. During a hyperjump, the taynix produces a cytonic scream, which distracts the delvers from the passing ship.[18] This scream is apparently only perceptible for beings with cytonic abilities.[19] Cytonics onboard can, intentionally or unintentionally, interfere with the ship's hyperjump process and cause a malfunction, which is usually resolved by replacing the taynix in use with a new one.[5][15] Engineers can be reluctant to swap in a fresh taynix, though, because doing so leads to a lot of paperwork.[20]
Red and Black
Red and black taynix have an ability that greatly resembles a mindblade; when thinking of a delver, they send out a powerful force in all directions that is capable of injuring humans. Their attack inflicts a score of shallow cuts on whatever is threatening them. They are generally left alone, due to the danger of mishandling one and setting it off.[21]
Purple and Orange
Purple taynix have the ability to communicate cytonically. This communication can be received by traditional technology, however, as Platform Prime was able to receive Cuna's cytonic transmission without needing a purple taynix.[22][23]
History
Prior to the rise of the Superiority, humans were likely aware of the cytonic powers of the taynix; Commander Spears' order to M-Bot to look for mushrooms was likely because he was trying to find a taynix to power his cytonic hyperdrive.[1]
In order to cover up the taynix's role in cytonic hyperdrives and maintain a monopoly over FTL travel across the galaxy, the Superiority claimed the taynix were highly venomous invasive species.[16][1] The Superiority also sent out teams to exterminate taynix that in reality were presumably collecting the taynix in order to power their hyperdrives.[17]
During her exploration of the Detritus caves, Spensa found a taynix which she nicknamed Doomslug and kept as a pet.[2]
Immediately before the invasion of Detritus, Jorgen found a colony of several hundred taynix deep in the caves of Detritus.[12]
Notable Taynix
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e Estelar capítulo 34#
- ↑ a b c d Escuadrón capítulo 12#
- ↑ Orem Signing
— Arcanum - 2019-03-16# - ↑ a b c Estelar capítulo 3#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 24#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 18#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 7#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 9#
- ↑ Escuadrón capítulo 16#
- ↑ Escuadrón capítulo 22#
- ↑ DragonCon 2019
— Arcanum - 2019-08-29# - ↑ a b c Estelar epílogo#
- ↑ Escuadrón capítulo 15#
- ↑ Escuadrón capítulo 30#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 33#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 27#
- ↑ a b Estelar capítulo 39#
- ↑ Estelar capítulo 20#
- ↑ Estelar capítulo 21#
- ↑ Estelar capítulo 31#
- ↑ Solar capítulo 4#
- ↑ Solar capítulo 7#
- ↑ Solar capítulo 8#