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| rdfs:comment | - Zoats were an ancient alien species that were most likely enslaved by the Tyranids and incorporated into their ranks. The Tyranids adapted the Zoat's natural abilities and used them primarily as investigators, their main role being to understand and communicate with various other intelligent species encountered by the Tyranid swarms that were not a part of the Hive Mind. The Zoat were capable of assimilating information about languages and psychology with stunning speed, making rapid and accurate leaps in their comprehension of alien creatures. Due to this innate capability for understanding the subtlest nuances of facial and body language, the Zoat were remarkably charismatic and enigmatic creatures who were able to convey more meaning in a look or gesture than a native of the same cultur
- In many parts of the Old World, Zoats are regarded as creatures of legend. It is not known when or how they developed or even whether they are really native to the Known World at all. What is certain, however, is that they are incredibly ancient and very powerful. They are solitary by nature and are occasionally encountered in the depths of the most ancient forests of the Old World. Despite their bulk, they are quiet and reclusive and can move through the densest undergrowth with hardly a sound. Occasionally they have dealings with Elves and other forest-dwelling races and they have been known to make contact with Human Druids from time to time. It is said that they are powerful magicians and that they strive to keep the forests free of marauding goblinoids; ancient Elvish songs and legend
- Zoats were a species that were enslaved by the dreaded Tyranid. They were centaur-like appearance, standing upon four legs and manipulating objects with two forelimbs that form their stocky arms. Because they are only slightly manipulated by their Tyranid enslavers, they do not possess the exoskeletons of their masters and instead have a thick scaly skin for their bodily protection. Overall they stand taller than a man and are extremely muscular, and are more than a match for most others in combat. They are also equipped to be proficient in ranged combat, having access to a number of weapons and the skills to be equally deadly with each. One weakness that they do suffer from is their inability to breathe all but a highly specific atmosphere, forcing them to wear respiratory masks in order
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| abstract | - Zoats were a species that were enslaved by the dreaded Tyranid. They were centaur-like appearance, standing upon four legs and manipulating objects with two forelimbs that form their stocky arms. Because they are only slightly manipulated by their Tyranid enslavers, they do not possess the exoskeletons of their masters and instead have a thick scaly skin for their bodily protection. Overall they stand taller than a man and are extremely muscular, and are more than a match for most others in combat. They are also equipped to be proficient in ranged combat, having access to a number of weapons and the skills to be equally deadly with each. One weakness that they do suffer from is their inability to breathe all but a highly specific atmosphere, forcing them to wear respiratory masks in order to survive. They are extremely intelligent and have high-developed brains, allowing them to not require the control of the Hive Mind; as such they can travel ahead of the Hive Fleets as scouts and originally as diplomats. Even so as they are still Tyranids they have strong inherent psychic powers, chiefly telepathy. These powers differ from other Tyranids though as they are capable of communicating with members of most other races via their telepathy. They seem incapable of communicating verbally.
- In many parts of the Old World, Zoats are regarded as creatures of legend. It is not known when or how they developed or even whether they are really native to the Known World at all. What is certain, however, is that they are incredibly ancient and very powerful. They are solitary by nature and are occasionally encountered in the depths of the most ancient forests of the Old World. Despite their bulk, they are quiet and reclusive and can move through the densest undergrowth with hardly a sound. Occasionally they have dealings with Elves and other forest-dwelling races and they have been known to make contact with Human Druids from time to time. It is said that they are powerful magicians and that they strive to keep the forests free of marauding goblinoids; ancient Elvish songs and legends tell of Zoats sometimes coming to the aid of Elven settlements attacked by Goblins and their kin.
- Zoats were an ancient alien species that were most likely enslaved by the Tyranids and incorporated into their ranks. The Tyranids adapted the Zoat's natural abilities and used them primarily as investigators, their main role being to understand and communicate with various other intelligent species encountered by the Tyranid swarms that were not a part of the Hive Mind. The Zoat were capable of assimilating information about languages and psychology with stunning speed, making rapid and accurate leaps in their comprehension of alien creatures. Due to this innate capability for understanding the subtlest nuances of facial and body language, the Zoat were remarkably charismatic and enigmatic creatures who were able to convey more meaning in a look or gesture than a native of the same culture could manage in a sentence. Although they were a slave race, the Zoat were useful to the Tyranid Hive Fleets and were often used to subvert members of other alien races to bring them under the control of the Hive Mind, leading them against those who tried to resist the Tyranids. In keeping with this role, the Zoat were bio-engineered to be tremendously strong warriors with thick, horny hides. Driven forward by their four powerful legs, a charging Zoat was like an organic battering ram of hide and muscle, their sheer speed and momentum keeping them moving forward even when mortally wounded. In hand-to-hand combat a Zoat could crush most opponents in seconds, proving to other races the awesome power of the Tyranids. Rebellion by Zoat from Tyranid control was not unknown, but was extremely rare, due to the Tyranids' naturally secreting a special "slave-hormone" which suppressed the Zoats' natural sense of independence and kept them docile servants under the Hive Mind's psychic control. However, renegade Zoats did exist throughout the universe, where they had broken away from the Hive Fleets or had become lost during scouting or exploration missions. Without the inhibiting influence of the Tyranid slave-hormone, the Zoat were able to develop strong psychic abilties. The range of these independent Zoat communities was incredibly-diverse, with small groups isolated from each other on widely scattered planets across the galaxy.
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