Identification: tall, slender marionettes made up of strands of luminous material
Variants: adapted to the waters of the deep ocean, or the vacuum of space, or the whatever‐it‐is of the interplanar void
Also Known As: Illucinoids, Space‐Phantoms, or Vibulivobulii
Origin: a semi‐detached dimension which may or may not be the afterlife reserved for anorexics
| LOOKS: | big glowing eyes (and no other facial features) plus long, glittery, boneless limbs composed of semitransparent SFX goop | C− |
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| BRAINS: | the mystery is, are they idiot savants, or just permanently wasted? | 90 |
| LETHALITY: | weak as a kitten but less well armed | 0.02 |
| CULTURE: | nonsensical but exquisitely detailed | 94 |
| HARDNESS: | not so much soft SF as overcooked | 4½ |
| TOKENISM: | too wishy‐washy to score very much | 27 |
Principal Exports: irradiated Ectoplasmoid mucus is a rich source of vril
Weakness: allergies (to pollen, peanuts, fists, etc.)
Diet: aether, or perhaps ether
Affiliated With: the Union of Field Observers (part time)
Not To Be Confused With: their much shorter cousins, the Zetareticuloids
See Also: the Mechanautoids, who are often very similar once peeled