Free Trandals

Free Trandals are hulking aliens with eight eyes, four legs, a wide mouth with rows of extremely sharp teeth and a distinct lack of neck, forcing them to turn their entire body to move. They have three claws on each hand and have a forked tongue that darts out of their mouths slowly, much like Earth lizards.

Culture

Most Free Trandals are still augmented with Overmind technology, but have managed to free themselves from the “vile beast”. These Trandals appear to struggle with syntax and individuality, having to come to terms with their own thoughts in place of the singular consciousness of the Overmind. They seek to reclaim the history and culture of their homeworld, being keen to possess any relic or information that would show the Trandals their “glorious past”. They have been loath to contact other races in fear of being turned over to the Overmind.

History

In their past, one individual gained the ability to fight the Overmind and free themselves from its control. This individual, called Uno, freed a number of Trandals and escape. For three generations, the Freed Trandals have hidden and sought to rebuild their culture, freeing other members of their species where they can. They are familiar with the Overmind’s technology, able to detect others with only partial implants from across space. The Trandals used to be quite aggressive warriors, with most of their art and culture centered around that fact, but with a strong head for capitalism as well. The Trandals were effectively doomed by their capitalistic culture, as Overmind managed to beam itself into a few businesses on the planet, who began installing it on the Trandal’s cellphones. From there, the virus spread and took over the species.