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The Suntrah are a Hive species that exist in the Trystian Expanse. They are one of the primary races of the Trystian expanse, controlling over 2/3s. The Suntrah as a race do not have a primary government, instead Hive societies represent the Suntrah. A single Hive can exist of up to one planet, or several systems. The Suntrah make use of a telepathic form of communication that functions as the primary decision making tool of a Hive. Suntrah individual members do hold a degree of independent thought that allows for individual Suntrah to act beyond the scope of the race telepathic range. Most Hives do not extend their range beyond the local system, for that reason many of the Suntrah Hives can exhibit different and even conflicting ideologies. The majority of these Hives enjoy associate level status with the Federation of Planets.  

A typical Suntrah resembles an Anthropoid Humanoid of around 7” high. Male are usually around 6’8” while the Female at most reach 7’4”. Suntrah exhibit a difference in colour indicating hive, gender and standing. Male or Female colourings differ in brightness, with the Female being usually of a brighter colour. They have 4 limbs and while the Suntrah may stand and walk outside of the hives, the biological function of these limbs and claws are to allow for faster travel throughout the honeycombed mines of the Hive. The claws on their hands are designed for the digging through rock and soil of the planets the Hive control. They have four eyes that see on different wave lengths, allowing them better vision, even in obscured situations. They contain a single mouth of 38 teeth designed for the processing of genetic materials. 

Suntrah live within cells of the Hive, usually these cells are not large and are dug out of the planet itself. These cells are not large, but expandable when two Suntrah agree to mate. The Female will grow eggs within her that will take the genetic material provided by the Male. These eggs are then placed in a specially prepared plot of soil and earth. The parents will add minerals and nutrients to plot to grow the eggs. The incubation period will last usually 1.2 Galactic Standard Years. The Suntrah on average live to 157 years, but have been known to reach 222. A Suntrah will go through what is known as Hive Cycles. Hive Cycles start with the birth from a cocoon like structure that will take usually a full 19 hours. During this time Suntrah will dissolve their outer shell and use genetic material held with the body to change their structure, a harder or lighter density and size depending on the environment they are in. The majority of Suntrah will go through 33 Hive Cycles throughout their life span.  Over 15 of these will take place in the formative years of the Suntrah. 

The Suntrah do not have a central government, but within each Hive a Queen will exist.  The Queen is identifiable by a second set of arms that grow from the abdomen, a much stronger exoskeleton and bright colour.  The Queen will usually be the most psychic drone within the Hive at any given time. This is almost always a female and the drone will exhibit a higher psychic ability than most. The Queen will have a wide array of psychic abilities, but as the centre of the Hive telepathic field, a Queen will have to remain within a Hive for the majority of their time and lifespan. Hives can and do survive without a Queen, but most Suntrah will exhibit a state of heightened distress at the loss of their Queen. 

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