Emblem:
Dark hymes are rather uniform. Only differentiating in shapes. All are Golden Yellow and Black with jagged striped markings. Usually thick on the body with tigers striped arms and legs. Their bodies are far more heavily armored... but their plates are harder to differentiate from their flesh. They have no fur. Their over all look is spikey and sharp. All Darkwood hymes have a humanoid skull marking on their back. Status is purely in title only to identify those of each caste. Soldier, worker, breeders. The royals are the only ones with an obvious difference. The horn on their nasal plate is long. It grows that way due to hormones given off by another royal. Besides the royal bloodline (which is mostly false due to constant seizing of the throne), each dark hyme is designated its place in the hive around an 5-6 years of age. Earlier if any show a particular skill that would be best cultivated for the hive's interests. All Darkwood's are genetically predisposed to be violent, and aggressive. But will be submissive to more dominant dark hymes. Only thing holding the hive together rather than falling apart is most Dark Hymes have a strong sense of honor. Ingrained in them since birth. This added into the animalistic instinct of dominance and submission allows the hive to be a sort of controlled chaos. But since the Darkwood Hymes are genetically more like the Hyme race's Ancient roots. They have more instinctual based needs. Which can be pushed through both their more intelligent minds and their programming. Anger is one of these that can consume them. Causing them to be violent and aggressive. At the peak of this aggression is called Blood Rage. Most blackout and don't remember their actions. Most Dark hymes are Xenophobic or feel other races are beneath them or are a lower races and should be owned.
