Molastifs

Loyal guardians of The Collar, The Molastifs are a race of humanoid dogs inoculated with Ichor in recognition of their loyalty during the Perxis-Sadem invasion.

Their strength, tenacity, immune digestive system to parasites and diseases, resilience in the frigid temperature of The Collar and tracking abilities through space make them invaluable in containing the Lyxfenoid Brood from escaping The Barbarous Zone or The Collar.

Calling it their home, The Collar is a ring of barely livable planets, even before their sun collapsed into a black hole. Following the outbreak of Posioned Femur Madness, the Patrokonoi-Hellecia started sending Stage 3 patients beyond The Collar to live out their days as murderous monsters; unable to breach the Pontic Shell or make it past the Collar or its black hole.

The Hellecians even built an orbiting ring station as a supply depot around a nearby gas giant. Sending supplies to the surface of these inhospitable planets, governed by Molastif kennel masters and their packs.

However, the Molastifs are an example of how Ichor inoculation isn't always beneficial.

While their fellow Commonwealthers like the Uryx, Temurs, and Felimorae benefited from their inoculations across the board with increased intelligence, strength, agility, proficiency in Ichor-based Weaponry and even cell regeneration better than their Hellecian patrons.

The Molastifs found their inoculations slowly altered their physiology into being more bipedal than quadrapedic, while hardly giving them the physical capability to walk on two feet.

Receiving increased aggression, marginally improved senses, partial sentience, and the ability to use Hellecian weaponry in return. Molastifs look more like man-like dogs than dog-like men.

As a result, Molastifs preferred to walk on all fours. Only forcing themselves to walk and fight upright in the style of Hellecian Hoplon Milita Corps tactics while in the presence of Hellecians/non-Epressians.

Thus replacing their roles as swift trackers and powerful skirmishers for another cog in the Hellecian military complex.

To assist in walking/standing on their hind legs, their Aeonite partners crafted MAWs (Molastif Ambulatory Walkers) to improve stability and speed. Even manufacturing specially designed shields and firearms to compensate for their four-finger hands and their lateral rotator cuffs.

As Mixolastians or "honorary Hellecians," kennel masters and their packs have rights to participate in Hellecian society. However, the feeling isn't mutual among Attican Core Worlders and even Frontier Worlders.

Compared to their fellow Commonwealthers, most Hellecians treat Molastifs as animals. Drawing conclusions they have more in common with the Lykedamons terrorizing the Taygestronese than civilized society.

As a result, most Molastifs never leave The Collar. Instead, they developed their own culture praising strength, courage, and distrust of their Hellecian handlers and Lyxfenoid prisoners.

The few pups that do leave The Collar become enforcers, Scale Hunters, mercenaries, bodyguards, and muscle for predominantly Aeonite employers. Avoiding the Taygestronese like the plague, lest to be associated with the Lykedamons of the region.