Species

The six species, what they are good at, their abilities and Temperaments.

The six species

Your species is picked by the hatching questions. It sets how fast each stat grows from training (1.00 is average) and your ability.

Species	Role	STR	DEF	SPD	INT
Herakon	Bruiser	1.15	1.05	0.85	0.95
Lucanor	Grappler	1.10	0.95	1.00	0.95
Golothar	Tank	1.10	1.10	0.85	0.95
Titanox	Glass hammer	1.15	0.95	0.95	0.95
Vespyr	Striker	0.90	0.80	1.20	1.10
Pyrmex	Tactician	0.85	0.95	1.05	1.15

Herakon (Pincer Horn): Hits hard and takes a beating; slow to move. Dome-backed grazers of Ganymede’s resin forests. A Herakon settles every quarrel by lifting the other one off the ground.

Lucanor (Antler Mandibles): Grabs and holds: steady damage, and it weakens the foe’s next blow. Antlered hunters of Europa’s ice caves. What a Lucanor grips, it does not let go of.

Golothar (Forked Head-Horn): The toughest shell of all; wins long fights. Plated giants that grow slowly beside Io’s warm vents and outlast anything that tries to move them.

Titanox (Shear Jaws): Huge hits, thin defence: ends fights fast, one way or the other. Long, low ambushers of Callisto’s craters. A Titanox’s shear jaws close faster than anything else on the moons.

Vespyr (Paralytic Stinger): Fast and clever: strikes first and freezes prey in place. Winged strikers that ride the storms between moons. One sting leaves prey too stiff to run.

Pyrmex (Venom Stinger): Thinks ahead: venom that burns through any shell. Small, clever swarm-thinkers whose brain glows through a translucent sac. A Pyrmex wins by thinking a move ahead.

Abilities

Every species has one ability, unlocked at level 5. After using it, it needs a few rounds to be ready again.

Species	Ability	Ready every	What it does
Herakon	Lift & Slam	4 rounds	Lifts the foe and slams it down: 45% more damage.
Lucanor	Vice Grip	5 rounds	Clamps the foe: its next attack deals 30% less.
Golothar	Fortress	5 rounds	Shuts its shell: 25% less damage for 2 turns, and big hits lose their bonus.
Titanox	Shear	4 rounds	A shearing bite that ignores 35% of the foe’s DEF.
Vespyr	Paralyze	5 rounds	A paralysing sting: a 35%–45% chance the foe loses its next turn (more with INT).
Pyrmex	Venom Burn	3 rounds	Venom that burns for 3 turns and ignores DEF; it stacks.

Temperament

Your Temperament adds 3% to one stat’s training gains.

Temperament	Like	Bonus
Relentless	Never gives up a fight.	+3% STR
Cunning	Wins with its head.	+3% INT
Stalwart	Holds its ground.	+3% DEF
Swift	Gets there first.	+3% SPD
Savage	All teeth, all the time.	+3% STR
Patient	Waits for its moment.	+3% DEF