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- Jaxen Marveet - 08-01-2014
To add to what is already known about ijiraq, we've added the following bit of information. This is not known to anyone ic as of yet.
Ijiraq exist in hives.
Hives cover a geographical location of hundreds of miles to up to a thousand miles. An ijiraq of a given hive can freely roam within range of the hive queen.
Hives are overseen by a queen.
A queen does not necessarily directly control the ijiraq within her hive. But the ijiraq must remain within range of their queen. If the queen shifts her location, the ijiraq shift also.
The queen is linked to the ijiraq in her hive, but the ijiraq of a given hive are not necessarily linked to each other.
So an ijiraq may share knowledge, senses and experience with their queen (kind of subconscious telepathy like between identical twins), but its not consciously controlled. A queen may then decide to disseminate information to the remaining members of the hive.
Due to this telepathy type existence that isn't necessarily a shared mentality a given ijiraq is quite loyal to his queen.
Ijiraqs are always males.
Queens are asexual despite their title.
Queens do not hunt.
Little else is known about the queens. Such as if they can communicate with each other, allow for overlap between their hives, or are allies or enemies with each other.