Divico || Drone

<the_apidares> A nomadic species of shapeshifters; once they attach themselves to a monarch, they not only change their form to be able to match their monarch, they also start with the establishment of a Hive. Hives — or Colonies — are very territorial and young Hives are often ‘devoured’ by other, more powerful Colonies if they are spotted. A Hive has a very strict social structure with different ranks:

• Queen/Monarch: The head of a Colony, the only person who can change the rank of a subject. Should the monarch fail to want what is best for the Hive, their subjects will rise against them.
• Drones: Warriors and Keepers of a Colony. Ordinary Drones keep the Colony and its denizens safe, Royal Drones are tasked with the safety of the queen and the royal family and Consorts, who are the queen's personal guard and, if they permit, lovers.
• Breeders: Pretty self-explanatory. There are ordinary Breeders who take care of the Workers and Drones and Concubines, which are the monarchs personal harem.
• Workers: The beating heart of a Colony, without the Workers, there is no Hive. While being a Worker is often looked down upon by Drones and Breeders, especially in bigger Hives, no Hive can survive without them as the Workers keep everything going. </the_apidares>

Name: Divico

Species: Apidares

Rank: Formerly Drone, currently rankless; has however assumed the leadership of what is left of the Raura.

Personality: The stoic leader; stern, stuck up, not good with emotions, disciplined, tends to take things a bit too literally at times, awkward, quick and strategic thinker, decision maker, strict, calm, dutiful, loyal to his monarch, will happily take the role of an advisor, will suffer through the consequences of his decisions when necessary, not one to complain about things, level-headed, only ever loses his nerves when Iura is frying them, dry, often doesn’t get humour or jokes, frank, overshares without thinking twice when he is comfortable.

Background:

• Born on Lykon Lunae, he was assigned the rank of a Drone.
• His family used to joke that he should have been a worker as he lacks the ambition that often makes a drone.
• He never really got the joke nor did he particularly care if he fit his role or not. Divico was content as a Drone, ensuring the safety of the people and the order of things.
• Devoted to his calling, he rose through the ranks, becoming a captain shortly before the assault of the Teuta.
• When the Teuta invaded, there was barely any Drone who fought as wild as Divico did; it is thanks to him that most who made it to the Anextlomarâ made it to the ship in the first place and managed to survive.
• After their queen had passed due to her injuries, the meager remnants of the Hive were direction- and leaderless. As no one else dared to take up the mantle of the leader, Divico decided to take it upon himself. Whatever was left of the Raura needed to survive, no matter what.
• It is not always easy to organise the small crew in order to get such a big ship as the Anextlomarâ going, but he does his best. Divico tries to keep himself as busy as possible, as he dislikes thinking about the things that happened. He makes himself responsible for the death of the former queen.

Appearance: 6’1/184cm tall, short cropped black hair, ember eyes, angular facial features, ‘resting bitch face syndrome’, scar on his right cheek from the invasion of the Teuta, plain looking, athletic body build, has the body type of a runner, always wears the power suits of his people as he dislikes the clothes humans wear.

Age: 34 years (Earth time)

Speech: Clipped but surprisingly soft, often clears his throat and uses a lot of ‘uhms’ and ‘ahms’ in his sentences. Expresses himself very politely and elaborately. Happy: “Ah... Staring? Me? Uh... Oh. I didn’t mean to, my apologies. It’s just... Ah. It’s nothing.” Amused: “If you ever wish to see Iura blush like a bride, ah, ask him about that time he got caught by a Chiltean. ” Flirting: “Uhm... You are quite lovely, yourself...” Surprise: “My dear!— Uh... Oh... I didn’t mean—. I just...” Angry: “This is an order! Sit down and wait until further notice, this is for your own good.” Sad: “Ah... Well. I know it’s nonsensical but in moments like this I just... Can’t help but wonder if I did enough. If I did them justice.”

Other:

• If someone can get him riled up, it’s Iura. Around everyone else he can keep his cool but something about Iura has his blood boiling in seconds. Iura is aware of this and loves to tease Divico until he yells at him.
• Of all who are left of the Raura, he gets along with Aedu and Artaios the best.
• He dislikes being alone with his thoughts for too long; he Divico suffers from survivor's guilt, feeling like he could have saved so many more of his people and that he could have saved their former queen if only he had been faster or stronger.
• Because of this, he tends to be overbearing when it comes to his new monarch. He wants to ensure that they are safe and comfortable at all times, even if that means that he has to order them around if necessary. If he steps out of line, he always makes sure to apologise but also to explain his reasons.
• The Anextlomarâ is currently floating above the earth in stealth mode. Human technology is not advanced enough to detect the ship.

Side Characters: Iura (6’2/187cm tall, light blond slicked back hair, ember eyes, cybernetic right arm, smug, flirtatious, brazen, charismatic, once a Royal Guard, the first of the Raura to approach the new monarch, went against the order of Divico by doing so, intent on becoming a consort for the new monarch.)

Additional information:

• In their base form, Apidares are genderless and can only procreate if they have a breeder in their midst.
• Nomads — as Hiveless Apidares are called — do not have ranks amongst them. Ranks are only assigned once they are attached to a queen. A Colony can only be formed when there is a monarch.
• Members of a Hive who lose their monarch or who are exiled from their Colony will eventually lose their rank and return to their base form until a new queen is found.
• The only exception are Breeders. Breeders are born as such no matter if they are attached to a monarch or not; they cannot change their rank but they can adjust their sex at will.