The Cyth

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The Cyth are mysterious race. They developed on an unidentified planet somewhere just inside the border of the Dark Cloud. They aren't exactly evil, but they have done many things that are viewed by outsiders as extrememly malicious. However, the Cyth's actions have often been misunderstood by the other races.

The Cyth's origins are unknown. There is nothing known about them before the apocalypse. A large asteroid collided with their world. After that, the planet became very inhospitable. The Cyth who survived were miserable. They began to expiriment with different roots and molds, trying to produce drugs that made life more pleasant.

Their whole tribal economies began to revolve around new and more powerful drugs. The different Cyth tribes competed to produce more and more pleasing effects. Eventually, some Cyth decided to examine the ancient city ruins, abandoned after the asteroid hit. One such Cyth, Kli, was searching a temple when he came across the mumified body of a Cyth. The body was placed over a giant cauldron, which contained an odd liquid. Some of the strange liquid had miraculously survived because of the cold and humid air.

Kli decided to try some of the fluid. Upon touching the substance, Kli released an incredible blast of mind energy. He had discovered the great secret of the ancient Cyth. With some effort, he was able to use the new abilities, granted by the fluid, as a most powerful weapon. Thus began the current age of the Cyth.

The Cyth were the original founders of the Quadra Alliance. The Quadra Alliance was a highly destructive pact between the Cyth, their ChCh-t wards, the Tarth, and the very reluctant Maug. The Cyth were responsible for some of the more horrific activities of the group. One of their most notorious acts was the removal of the Maug from their home planet of Maug-hau. As a result of their involvement, they have earned a very harsh reputation among sentient creatures.

The Cyth value the mind over all else. Their leader is always the most mentaly powerful member of the Cyth society. The ultimate goal of the Cyth race is a tranformation into beings of pure thought. They see their bodies as a ridiculous nuisance. Through self-discipline, the Cyth are able to use their psionic powers to move about by levitation. Some of the older and more powerful and highly disciplined Cyth elders can fly for short distances. Those are the exception. Most Cyth use an odd combination of walking and levitating to get around.

The Cyth use their psionic power for more than just transprotation. A trained Cyth Command Corps can use this ability as an incredibly destructive attack. They can generate a powerful psionic blast directed at their enemy's mind. A single blast is often enough to completely liquify their opponent's brain.

The Cyth's natural psionic ability is very small. Without their technological enhancements, they would have almost no aptitude for it at all. Their enhanced powers are the result of a rare concoction of fluid squeezed from spider eggs. The type of spider that produces the eggs for their juice is indigenous to the Cyth homeworld. It is wholly unknown to any other planet in the galaxy.

To maintain their psionic powers the Cyth must constantly drink this substance from special tubes on their faces. For some reason, the digestion of the substance intensifies its psionic effects. The Cyth apparently regurgitate the fluid back into their tubes and drink it again on a regular basis to boost it's affect. After a certain number of cycles, the liquid becomes extremely toxic. The fould smelling waste is jettisoned out of a chest tube. Nothing more is known about the process. The Cyth keep most of their secrets to themselves.

Note: The sound on this page is from Sharon Riesinger's page. I use it with her permission.

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