[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[GM Marvel]

"Those are some fine looking weapons, too bad I have not the training in any of them."

"These weapons do require some special training.  I can instruct people in the use of the Greatcleaver, Chakri and Rivebow as they are all Cactacae weapons.  Unfortunately I don't know much about the Stingbox.  It's a Khepri weapon that I display for a merchant friend of mine.  To even recharge the Stingbox you would need to find her and she will only do so for people she trusts."


To Betimi:

[OoC: Betimi knows due to her Knowledge: New Crobuzon that a Khepri are a race of red skinned women with 2-foot-long headscarabs that resemble enormous beetles complete with tiny mandibles, antennae, westigial wings beneath powerful casings, and compound eyes.  Oddly, the males are small insectile animals, essentially mindless 2-foot-long scuttling things unable to do much more than feed and reproduce.  They cannot communicate in common or an other tongue, although they communicate among themselves by scent and chemical gusts that form a powerful silent language that other races can smell and taste but cannot understand.  Khepri speak to other races using sign language or written notes.

They are also capable of generating a stickly mucus that hardens quickly.  They use this to build and reinforce their housing.  Some will shape this mucus into colorful sculptures.

Khepri Female:


Mucus Art Created by many Female Khepri:


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