C'thur, Queen of Masques
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C'thur, Queen of Masques
Her brood is identified by scent and their exoskeleton color amongst C'thur.
- Unbound of any type: (RGB 0, 35, 115)
- Bound Warriors: (RGB 10,70, 100)
- Bound Workers: (RGB 0, 40, 90)
High Queen of the C'thur, she is one of the oldest beings known to exist amongst the Vaurca and indeed the rest of the Orion Spur. C'thur has borne the C'thur hive since its inception, taking careful first steps with her brood in the then war-torn Sedantis during the closing of the Agricultural Revolution. The C'thur hive began as a birth vassal of the Zo'ra hive, being produced from the absorption of T'yat, another hive of conquest within the Zo'ra hive. With firm biological roots in both hives, history would think that the C'thur would be another nameless lesser hive, forgotten by all with the slow passage of time. This would have likely been the case if not for clever maneuvering by the high queen that saw the founding of the Court of Queens. However, the biggest contributor to their prominence would be the original Lii'dra and Zo'ra conflict, nearly 36000 years ago. Through their efforts in that conflict, the C'thur brought to arms hundreds of lesser hives that would otherwise be consumed by the Lii'dra assault. Their contribution as a unifying force to the Zo'ra was apparent, who rewarded the hive with independence contingent upon their continued diplomatic forays. C'thur succeeded in this and more, creating the modern power structure of hives that is known today through various mergers and vassaldoms.
Known as the "Queen of Masques" amongst other hives, C'thur and her brood have since settled the various mountain ranges of planet Diulszi in the Glorashi system with tremendous assistance from the Jargon Federation. C'thur herself was saved by skrellian science, being the victim of a repelled Lii'dra attack in transit to the Orion Spur. She lives on life support provided by Jargon scientists but it's considered common knowledge amongst the hive that she does not have much longer to live. From Virtual reality, she reigns still, with her virtual construct depicting Na'tyut, the greatest city of her hive upon old Sedantis. Cited as an exact duplication, its multihued buildings stretch from floor to cavernous ceiling. Their hive historically was seated at great deposits of bismuth, and much of the cities virtual re-creation showcase masonry and structures created with the mineral. Large portions of the city are constructed to serve as Icthi'ktha, or 'temples of thought'. Each of these temples is committed to studying philosophical and sociological quandaries, with debate being seen as a popular, if not sport-like way to pass time between each temple. The corpses of fossilized lesser queens are re-created virtually and stylized as if minor deities themselves, with entire structures and systems, adapted to each of their temples of thought that they themselves pursued in life. Vaurca not so engrossed in leisure activity often take on the roles of mentors for newly born Vaurca. Particularly successful Ka and Za achieve a sagely reverence that has newly born Vaurca scramble for the chance to receive their teachings.
Unlike all other hives, the C'thur have slowly been reducing their bound populations, in no small part to the influence of Jargon, but even with this attempt, the bound still comprise over half of the hives population. Ka and Za of C'thur's direct lineage are rare, as she has relegated most breeding duties to other Ta. Of the few that are spawned, they are often pressured into supervisory roles, with the other broods considering them naturally born to lead. Physical residences upon Diulszi are often built with Jargon supplied materials, in exchange, more and more of the hives workers have been drafted for employment throughout skrell space. In all matters of her brood, however, there is one overarching creed, "Show your best face to everyone you meet." Some C'thur of this brood have taken this literally, using skrellian expression masks to convey emotions.