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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demiurge1138" data-source="post: 1830127" data-attributes="member: 7451">When I was writing up a campaign setting in which the player races were all reptilian, I decided I wanted to have an insectile race. I looked through my resources, and found the thri-kreen. I found that they were listed as "usually chaotic neutral". I asked myself, "what can a chaotic neutral society of bugmen be like?"This is the answer:Thri-kreen are unpredictable intelligent mantids that relish wreaking havoc. Thri-kreen resemble tall, bipedal insects, with sharp mandibles and four arms. Their exoskeletons are the color of the sand and rocks they live in, and it can change colors at will to become an even more perfect disguise. They are tall and lean; on average, they stand 6 feet tall and weigh 130 pounds. Their average lifespan is around 60 years. They eat whatever they can catch, including even kobold and asabi children. Thri-kreen speak Thri and Asabi, and some speak a smattering of Drakon.Thri-kreen share the Burning Wastes with the asabi and Larepah with the raptors, although they aren’t particularly fond of either race. They are paranoid of the asabi as a result of their recently ended war, and keep a standing army. They do not trade with any other species, but will raid caravans in order to obtain goods. The kobolds have expressed interest in the thri-kreen’s skills in crafting crystal, which the thri-kreen can fashion into beautiful and deadly weaponry.Thri-kreen society is alarmingly chaotic; the ruler of each tribe alternates daily, and each member of a tribe rule at least once a month, even children who can’t talk yet. Thri-kreen military hierarchy is slightly stricter, as it is composed of members from many disparate tribes. The !Shekerak! (Thri for “Grand General”) is always in charge, but the rank of an individual is dependant on the phase of the moon, the time of the sunset, what plants are in bloom, the individual’s age, height, weight and birthmarks and whether or not the !Shekerak! likes the individual. The standing army doesn’t actually do too much; it just organizes especially complicated raids on caravans or asabi settlements. The thri-kreen have an interesting way of raiding caravans. They always replace the stolen goods with something else, preferably something offensive to the race getting the shipment. For example, they will replace goods heading for the asabi with sand and rocks, or replace raptor imports with weaponry. The behavior of individual thri-kreen is exceedingly chaotic, but no thri-kreen ever commit crimes against other thri-kreen or are bothered by said behavior. Kobold sages have speculated on the existence of a thri-kreen hivemind, but most have rejected this as far-fetched.I apologize for the length, but it's taken from my Campaign Manifesto. And you asked...Demiurge out.</blockquote>

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