This week I've asked a few
friends and family to tell me what their favorite Solar Echoes alien
is, and why. I'd also like to hear from you and know what you think
in this inter-stellar popularity contest. At the end of the week,
I'll share the results and let you know who won! So, to start today,
I'll share what some of my family thinks, starting with my wife. Her
favorite is the insectoid Chiraktis, which she likes because they are
intelligent (she must be referring to the worker drones of the race,
not the warriors) and are extremely tenacious workers. She's
definitely right about their tenacity, because the worker drones get
a racial talent called "Devoted Tenacity." Plus, she thinks
they look really cool, which is saying something because my wife
hates bugs! My own parents, however, both chose the amoebic Omul,
which might be because they've both read my unpublished Solar Echoes
novel (know of any agents or publishers that might be interested? I'm
looking...) My mother said she likes the Omul because it is a clever,
intelligent creature that lacks social graces, interrupting
conversations while acting like a child needing attention. Omuls do,
in the Solar Echoes game, have the lowest possible "influence"
attribute, meaning that they are really, really bad at
persuasion-related skills. My father said he chose the Omul because
it is the creepiest creature, especially with its "displace
loyalty" and "inhabit other" racial talents. In his
words, the Omul is "totally weird."
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