Hey everyone! Here's a brand new character I had designed by NagaiNosfw over on Twitter.

His name is "Boris" and similar to my other characters, Thom and Nyx, he's also part of their race of pint-sized felines known as Demies.

Now there are many dangers out in the Aelurus Galaxy. From hostile alien lifeforms to ruthless space pirates, there's something around every cosmic corner looking to give you a bad time - but the most prominent troublemakers you'll encounter are the ne'er-do-wells known as, "The Locusts."

Comprised entirely of Demies, the Locusts are a villainous band of scavengers and raiders that are united in their hatred of the larger races. Targeting far-off colonies and lone spaceships, these Locusts rush in with their immense numbers, kill anyone that tries to put up a fight, strip all the resources and valuables that are present, and then fly off before any meaningful reinforcements show up.

Now on their own, these half-sized bastards are total pushovers. A single Locust is no match to even the most novice of soldiers belonging to the larger races, but what they lack in strength and ability - they make up for in overwhelming numbers. Because even though it may be hilarious to see a cowardly Locust get confronted and run off in fear, that smile will quickly turn into a frown when he shows back up with a hundred of his bloodthirsty cohorts looking to tear you apart.

Now despite multiple attempts to quell their numbers and put a stop to their attacks, these Locusts have managed to persevere against everything that's been thrown at them - not only because of their ability to mobilize and move their forces quickly, but also because of their knack to recover and regroup after each defeat. Operating not as one big group but as smaller entities known as "Swarms", each Swarm is capable of breaking up and forming a multitude of different Swarms as a result.

That means even if one of their larger Swarms consisting of thousands of members should get defeated, its surviving members that managed to flee will simply venture out and form new chapters to continue the "fight" against the other races with - and with anti-Demi prejudice still rampant across the starry ocean, they'll never be short on fresh recruits.

Now aside from the crowded space hulks they use to ferry their large numbers in, the only other kind of place Locusts like to call home are backwater space stations that are far from any governing bodies' surveillance and reach - which is why the Schrödinger Orbital Station is the perfect place for Boris and his crew.

Too old and haggard to go on raids with his fellow Locust comrades, Boris instead spends his time on SOS as a foreman for a Locust chop shop there. Ships and materials pilfered from Locust incursions are brought to shops like Boris's, where his men break them down into scrap that he either gives to passing Swarms to aid in their endeavors or sells to locals to fund his operation.

Either way, as long as his efforts further the advances of the Locusts fucking over the larger races, Boris doesn't care what happens.

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Artwork by NagaiNosfw.

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