Ascomanni Warrior
CulturePale polyextremophilic humanoids with vacuum/radiation resistant skin, naked heads often fused with stunted metal crowns (metal, asteroid, diamond), huge black eyes, pronounced foreheads, nostril noses, thick ribbed red hide skin with white scars/implants, huge heads black hair tails, amphibian folds, apelike stubby variants for tunnels, move shark-like in zero-G using grapple guns, armed with spears/axes not guns, psychotropically enhanced ignoring pain except headshots, berserker psychoactives.
The Ascomanni Warriors burst onto the scene in *Dark Age* as terrifying polyextremophilic raiders from the deep void, their pale, radiation-hardened bodies and shark-like zero-G maneuvers making them nightmarish foes for the Society's beleaguered forces. Evolving from mere asteroid-dwelling savages into psychotropically enhanced berserkers wielding spears and axes, they ignore all pain save headshots, turning space battles into brutal melee slaughters. Though their debut marks a pivotal escalation in the Rim's chaos, their savage incursions foreshadow deeper threats lurking beyond the asteroid belts.
History
Dark Age
Pale polyextremophilic humanoids with vacuum/radiation resistant skin, naked heads often fused with stunted metal crowns (metal, asteroid, diamond), huge black eyes, pronounced foreheads, nostril noses, thick ribbed red hide skin with white scars/implants, huge heads black hair tails, amphibian folds, apelike stubby variants for tunnels, move shark-like in zero-G using grapple guns, armed with spears/axes not guns, psychotropically enhanced ignoring pain except headshots, berserker psychoactives.
Book Appearances
Dark Age
First appears Ch 48