From Echoes from Elsewhere Wiki
| Species Info
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| File:Klyptaran consensus lattice.jpg
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| Species Name
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Klyptarans
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| Adjective / Demonym
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Klyptaran
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| Classification
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Sapient extraterrestrial crustacean-analog
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| Origin
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Klyptar Prime (tidal supercontinent world)
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| Primary Environment
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Tidal pools to industrialized global hives; interstellar exile colonies
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| Average Height
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1.2–1.8 m carapace span
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| Average Weight
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80–150 kg
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| Lifespan
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80–120 standard years
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| Reproduction
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Sexual, heavily socially regulated; unplanned breeding viewed as inequality
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| Soul Status
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Present (highly collective consciousness with suppressed individual agency)
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| Possession Vulnerability
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Moderate (strong consensus field resists external influence, but overload possible)
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| Patron Deity
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None (secular; the Median/Consensus functions as an existential law/gravity)
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| Typical Alignment / Behavior
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Lawful Neutral (extreme conformity as moral imperative; suppresses individuality)
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| Role in the War
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Defensive swarm tactics; highly reluctant aggressors due to risk-averse consensus
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| Subspecies / Variants
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Core Klyptarans (strong consensus-alignment); Drift Pod exiles (deviance-tolerant variants with artificial consensus dampening in successful colonies)
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