Gravati

Macro family of the Animalia's kingdom whose name means "Burdened" because of the strong chitinous exoskeleton that covers the body of its members. They are believed to be by modern science as a branch of Arthropoda or Mollusca, which instead has followed a different evolutionary path, in reality their origin is much more recent, around 3000 pd, when the artropoids's civilization was all infected with the Drefisula Extremis disease, which transformed the whole population into deformed monstrosity aimed to kill each others up to the total extinction.

However, due the very high rate of genetic and evolutionary development of the artropoids, the deformed generation did not have the time to self extinguish without letting some specimens to develop a brand new reproductive system, which gave origin to a second generation, which in turn gave origin to a third, etc ... in a process of genomorphic simplification and stabilization, giving origin to new species with an high elasticity and adaptability thus forming the phylium of Gravata.

Due to these characteristics, this new species are able to integrate themselves in all the habitats by imitating and assimilating the characteristics of already existing species and developing new ecological models.

There are two main orders of the Gravatis:

-the Mimas, characterized by a strong morphic and behavioral similarity to other families and orders, from the savannah's lions to the ocean's fishes, all characterized by a hard outer carapace;

-the Exotics which although beings "inspired" by the characteristics of the already present species, re-formulate them with less bonds and creating new types of creatures with bizarre appearance.

In the Exotics we have the most varieties of species in terms of shapes and sizes, ranging from the microscopic to the colossal with specimens that reach the dimensions of small mountains or of some smaller Titan and even coming to take the appearance of plants such as trees and mangroves.

Of the Exotics, is significat the existence of the Egyhiun Everis species, the only one belonging to the Egyhinae's suborder, small undefended creatures with fragile appearance, which are able to migrate from the material plane to the astral one of the Dreamscape and whose blood is used to extract the Flomia, a powerful magical catalyst used in the rituals of the past and as doping magical enhancer in the present.

Since the Gravatis are originated by Drefisula Extremis, as well as all the other infected creatures (Eneidian dragoons, mutated arthropoids), all the magical artifacts and weapons with an intellect or a pseudo-intellect refuse to attack or damage them (although they can not be used directly by the Gravatis, being creatures with a very low intelligence and without consciousness).

Having as ancestors the arthropoids the Gravatis are attracted by all the magical artifacts near them, where they tend to build their own habitats, as well as any place that is permeated by the influx of the Aeons (such as the Steliatar Tower or space objects precipitated on the planet).

During the history several episodes have been recorded of areas where the Gravatis took possession of the pre-existing habitat, replacing the preys and predators at every level of the food chain, rearranging the environment by making it autochthonous (as well as hostile to all other animals, being the Gravati capable of living in toxic environments and contributing to the inability of the area in the colonization process).

A small parenthesis has to be opened about the Commorfian family whose classification between Mimas and Exotics is still subject of debate: this family of aquatic gravatis are characterized by an incredible ability of genetical adaptability and mutation, giving origin to a large variety of Gravatis species that are attributable to the Mimas, but also to a multitude of Exotics very frail toward extinction and changes, almost as if they are a test bench for Gravatis evolution; for these reason the Tropema Gorix species is currently used as a part of the genetic base for the development of the biological combat mechas known as Grand Guignol, whose production began in the 11990 dd.