26/02/2022
Acaromorphs are living creatures artificially created by followers of almost every covenant. They are used to hold and carry things, weapons, and biotech devices. Acaromorphs are otherwise known as grabbers.
Grabbers belong to a protobior subspecies. Such biors have no brain, cannot function or feed on their own, but have a primitive nervous system as well as implanted reflexes. Their limbs are equipped with soft protruding outgrowths, which, when pressed, cause the grabbers to reflexively interlock their paws.
Grabbers come in many shapes and sizes, but there are just two basic types of them: cargo and combat grabbers. Cargo grabbers clutch on the chest and are worn on the back. Combat grabbers, on the other hand, are worn on the chest, clutch on the back, and are usually equipped with additional membrane pouches that are secured around the waist.
The cargo grabbers offer much more capacity than the combat ones. And yet combat grabbers are equipped with a heavy, multi-layered chitinous shell that protects both the contents of the acaromorph and its owner. In the world of Essence, battles are fought mostly in melee combat, making the additional frontal armor highly valued by many covenant warriors.
Since acaromorphs are living creatures, they need to be fed. Without proper care and feeding, grabbers will weaken, lose their grip, and eventually die.
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