Subspecies:


HIJACKER
Obsidian / Wasp
Obsidian / Bee
Any / Ghost, Smirch, or Circuit
Hijackers are false consciousnesses created to obey orders and snare drones. They are hunted down aggressively by consciousnesses, as they can steal a hive's drones and repurpose them for their master's intentions. The manufacturing quality of a hijacker and how many drones it can control are not determined by any of its physical traits, but it's safe to presume that one with primal or faceted eyes is a force to be reckoned with.

MULTI-GAZE
These eyes are considered a bizarre mutation by most consciousnesses, an infringement somewhat akin to a tertiary gene. If the drone can see out of its eyes, the consciousness may assign them to guard duty or some other job wherein extra eyes are useful. If the eyes are benign, the drone is often killed or chased off, for fear that something else may be watching out of them...

SKYDANCERS retain their mental prowess and ability to navigate a dragon's thoughts and emotions. As consciousnesses, they have a very firm hold on their drones, and as hijackers, they find it easier to slip past mental defenses and convert drones for their own means.

PRIVATEER HIJACKERS, or privateers for short, are what happens when a hijacker takes a consciousness as its master. The fight against the hive is a neverending arms race to counteract one another’s weapons, and though hijackers are often a threat to hives, hives have also found ways to twist them to their own needs. In incredibly large hives, a consciousness may have so many drones that it begins struggling to divide its attention and monitor all its drones accordingly. A privateer acts as a sort of secondary consciousness, taking over a group of drones and regulating their actions autonomously. In this way, the hive can be divided into sects and ranks, wherein orders from the consciousness are passed through a chain of command until they reach the bottom lines.

Privateers are very useful to hives. A hive with a couple privateers will allow the consciousness to focus only on regulating the behavior of its privateers instead of its hundreds of drones, greatly freeing up its time and mental capacity. This allows the consciousness to dedicate its mind to more fruitful ventures, whatever they may be.