From 1c2c2aa4e09a78a9abbf2679094f14caf7331737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wallemations Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:57:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] abductee --- .../carbon/human/species_types/abductor.dm | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/maplestation_modules/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductor.dm b/maplestation_modules/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductor.dm index bfcb4cace1c9..4dd5371bf017 100644 --- a/maplestation_modules/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductor.dm +++ b/maplestation_modules/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/abductor.dm @@ -7,9 +7,22 @@ /datum/species/abductor/get_species_lore() return list( - "Little are known about Abductors. \ - While they (as a species) have been known to abduct other species of 'lesser intellect' for experimentation, \ - some have been known to - on rare occasions - work with the very species they abduct, for reasons unknown.", + "A species of scholars and intellects, \"Abductors\" are a humanoid race known for their titular abudctions. \ + Their scientific prowess can be attributed to their biological collective consciousness, which replaces contemporary forms of communication. \ + Rather than speech, Abductors are capable of transmitting thoughts and ideas between one another through the use of a communal thoughtspace, \ + accessed via a \"Speech Matrix\" which covers their trachea. For this same reason, the true name which Abductors refer to themselves as is \ + impossible to speak verbally, as it is simply a mental image of their collective peoples.", + + "Little is known about the Abductors' home, as few humanoid beings have gone there and fewer still have returned. \ + The Abductors' governmental heirarchy appears to center upon the creation and constant additions to museums, with surviving \ + Abductees frantically babbling stories of glass enclosures filled with monsters and plantlife never before seen. \ + No matter thier true intentions, it is accepted among the general population that 99% of Abductors likely suffer a form of \ + Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder leading them to hoard as much \"scientific knowledge\" as they can possibly get. \ + Realistically, this knowledge tends to come in the form of what most other species would believe to be garbage.", + + "Few Abductors have been employed with Nanotrasen, though it is not uncommon among them to avoid all subject matter regarding \ + their origins or home. It is likely that most of this knowledge was lost to them upon their exile from their communal thoughtspace, \ + and as such the topic should be avoided in order to not cause further distress." ) /datum/species/abductor/create_pref_unique_perks()