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Crember
Burger Flippers / Fast Foodies
Crember
Art by, Chimerii
- Strength-3
- Intelligence-3
- Charisma-6
- Endurance-6
- Agility-5
- Luck-2
Common Jobs: Line Cook, Receptionist, Hazardous Waste Removal, Factory Workers
Likes: Efficiency, Politeness, Good Food
Dislikes: Messes, Complex Requests, Uneven Terrain
Attack Method: Wildly flailing their paddles
Attributes
Homeplanet: Gurnax'sLifespan: 60 Years
Size: 6 ft tall
Diet: Meat, Plants, Preservatives
Bodytype: Xpod
Type: Arthronoid Mollusk
Social Class: Lower Middle Class
Rarity: Uncommon
Common Traits
Characters with this trait will sometimes perform things on reflex without conscious thought. Depending on the character it can range from things like covering their head when they see a bird to hitting someone who comes up from behind.
This character is very polite. Most character may find them pleasant to talk with and will gain a sanity bonus when interacting with them.
This character has an offputting mannerism like an odd laugh or smile that causes their charisma to drop to 1 when interacting with anyone who experienced it unexpectedly. Lasts anywhere from a turn after the last point of experience up to a day, depending on how well the other person handles it.
Gods
Though not widely religious, a significant group of Crembers worship an omniscient deity known as the Customer.
Gods: The Customer
Original Creator: Etharia
Physical Description
Species often evolve depending on their environment, and there is no better example of this than the Crembers. Their torso is made out of a chitinous material with numerous small vents they can open or close at will to assist with temperature control. Their "legs" constitute a collection of anywhere from 4 to 6 prehensile limbs with a dry, rubbery texture to assist in gripping onto the smooth terrain of their homeplanet, and their "arms" much the same. In addition to this, they have a more rigid pair of limbs coming directly out of their torsos, ending in a pair of flat, bulky keratinous "paddles." The strength of these limbs, coupled with the lack of feeling in the paddles, means they often end up the limbs of choice when performing tasks that require more sturdiness than their somewhat delicate tentacles. Their heads have a rather large mouth, able to consume most food in only a few bites, and with multiple rows of teeth to facilitate that. Their noses are notable, with large nostrils and strong senses of smell, but are very flat. Comparatively, the rest of their facial features are rather small, with small eyes used to taking in large amounts of light, and internal ears.
Personality
"Greet everyone with a smile" is the mantra of all Crembers. They tend to be as polite and welcoming as possible to strangers, only showing negativity around those they consider friends. However, with their facial features, these smiles are often more threatening than reassuring.
More notable, however, is their approach to technology. With the unique situation of their homeplanet, there were very few truly "new" inventions in Crember society before they were introduced to galactic society, instead, they are much more comfortable finding new uses for existing technology.
In addition to this, they also have a love of efficiency. The fewer and simpler steps it takes to do something, the more appealing it is, with a Crember who has found their optimal way to perform a task entering an almost trancelike focus on it.
History
Though much of their history was well recorded, it is their prehistory that is much more intriguing. Originally a livestock species for an ancient race whose name has been lost to time, the Crembers were left alone when said species left the planet. Without them, most of this livestock species died out, but the few that survived adapted to their strange environment in a variety of ways, and, over millions of years, one of these species evolved sapience.
Home Planet
The Crember homeplanet, Gurnax's, is a giant fast food restaurant. We at the cosmosdex understand that this explanation may seem confusing, but rest assured it is the best way to explain it. Millions of seating areas dot the surface, crisscrossed with sprawling kitchens and city-sized refrigeration units, all remaining fully powered through unknown means. There is likely as much living biomass on the planet as there is refrigerated biomass, plus thousands of mostly automated factory farms for more.
Subspecies
None / Unknown.
Special
Preservation: The Crember digestive system is uniquely adapted to process preservatives and other such chemicals. As such, Crembers receive the same benefits from fast food and generic rations as they would from their preferred rations.
Trivia
• Most Crembers are genuinely unaware of how eerie they may look to others, and just assume they needed to smile harder.
• Surprisingly, Crembers aren't actually that good with customer service. Even if the customer is prepared for their appearance, their tendency to do things "by the book" leaves them unprepared for many situations.
• There have been numerous attempts to study the ancient technology of Gurnax's. However, Crembers only know how to operate the technology, and not how to repair or disassemble it. As such, after a disastrous attempt at reverse-engineering an ice cream machine, the Crember government has forbade any further attempts.
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