Identification: an animated pile of stones, limbs optional
Variants: more bipedal forms – rock‐giants, cement‐monsters, and lava‐golems
Also Known As: Qwortzites, Trolians, or Xilixxians
Origin: the acid‐lakes, ammonia‐swamps, and soda‐fountains of Obsidia
| LOOKS: | not conventionally attractive – in fact downright craggy | D+ |
|---|---|---|
| BRAINS: | okay, so they have rocks for brains | 75 |
| LETHALITY: | liable to fly off the handle at the first reminder of the way galactic society is prejudiced against biochemical minorities | 0.47 |
| CULTURE: | a culture rich in rock art, rock gardening, and rock opera | 58 |
| HARDNESS: | on the SF Mohs scale they're up there near (the silicate) topaz | 8 |
| TOKENISM: | zero‐carbon tokenism | 74 |
Religion: have an unfortunate tendency to worship the Crystaloids
Affiliated With: form the foundation of the Silicon Federation
Formula: SiO₂ + C → Si + CO₂
Motto: SI SE PUEDE
Not To Be Confused With: the Chrysanthemoids (perambulating rockeries vs. perambulating shrubberies)
See Also: the Hydroids, who refuse to consider themselves a biochemical minority