Name: Swarm Balechild
Gender: Male
Caste: Warrior
Rank: High
Colour: Cordyceps
Size: Grubbling Height: 1'4” at the shoulder; Adult Height: 9'7” at the shoulder
Innate Abilities, ^Adult only: Winged Flight at his size and strength, Swarm is a master of the speedy flight of wasps or bees, and loves to have a group behind him to show off his dangerous colors and weaponry. Matched with a more 'normal' dragon type, his flight cannot compete for long flights but he absolutely can change direction and literally fly circles around evenly sized dragons
Wall-Climbing, he's a bit on the big side to be actually clinging to dirt walls but he can gouge his way into most surfaces and knows by feel whether they will support his weight. He doesn't like lingering upside down or chilling on the walls, preferring to run or jump downwards with gravity aiding him
Teleportation and Realm-Traveling, as a Warrior he has an innate knowledge of an area borne from his Hive's minds. Once he knows where something, someone or a threat might be, he can unerringly and impressively teleport there, bringing himself along with whatever he's carrying. Knowing the needs and Threats is his job, and he does it remarkably well
Telepathy, Verbal Speech, and Mindstream Communication; his Hive based knowledge is quite extensive, tucked away into compartments almost like those bees and wasps... he is very well organized indeed, and knows when anything is out of place, is not afraid to tap into the Hive's mind to make extra sure of who was where, and when... he patrols for such things, compare and contrast. He's not inflexible, he is knowledgeable...
Resin Secretion, ^Spore Infestation, he uses his resin to mire and hold down potential husks - anything deemed invasive he will stick it to the ground rapidly and accurately. His resin can be considered among the strongest, though not long-lasting, since he's often going to rapidly allow the spores he produces to take over the affected creature. He plants his within 'decorations' he's built, and unwitting small animals or even people might investigate them. This is to their detrement since those spores will immediately cling to their nose, lungs, and spread very quickly into their brains. He doesn't need much to then exert control, see below
^Command Husks, once a creature is sufficiently dazed by the infectious spores he's laid - he or others with this power (it's just him right now) can take the brain and nervous system into their own claws. He prefers to do this when the infestation has only barely reached its brain-stem, because that leaves more time for the now 'undead' creature to be commanded before the infestation completely overcomes its body. He will collect whatever is in the area, animals drawn to water, or the scent of dead meat, and pause them with his resin until they're all about the same level of infected, and then break them out, oh look instant swarm
Acid Immunity, he is not harmed by almost any form of acidic substance, whether it's from another Hive, Myrmex, or articficially created. He doesn't like 'wading in it' but he very much is capable of moving through actual pools of it to reach things the Hive needs
Sizeshifting, He has rarely had the need for this ability, so it's kind of been left by the wayside. He can adjust his size downwards to about 6' at the shoulder, and perhaps around 10'6" on the bigger end, but he prefers to just remain at his current real size since he can sense things properly at that exact height
Corruption Powers, he will not be using this ability unless instructed to, knowing that they must be careful of where they reach this corruption to avoid unnecessary entanglements with other groups. It's not up to him, after all.
Immortality, oh just try killing him. He knows that injuries will be sustained, but he's hardly one to take them lying down... And he always gets up. Always.
Personality: Organized and independent, Swarm is a warrior that can be sent off on important missions and trusted to return both efficiently and unharmed. They're resilient by nature, resourceful when needs be, and rarely complain about being put in difficult situations.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Hatched From: Balehome https://derivativeworks.dreamwidth.org/4977.html Drawn by: Xenoqueen/Phe
Parents: Queen Paroxysm + Malice Balechild/Maliss

He looked so unassuming, but was 'cute' only for a moment or two. Brought home to Samuramat's Hive, he instantly recognizes her as his Queen, though he can tell others would like that honor. He is what anyone could consider Samuramat's 'right hand claw'. That had been something that another Xeno claimed, Kussgetss, but that rather suspicious Xenodragon always seems to have his own reasons for doing things... so now he's considered the 'left' hand claw... The two of them get along well enough, but there's always going to be a little tension since the ranks have shuffled a bit.

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