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The '''Menkmack''' are a fast-talking species known for being friendly, open, and completely untrustworthy. Although their habit of swindling every sapient being they come across would make them natural candidates for extermination by the Scryve, when the ruling Scryve Legate who discovered them found their antics amusing, they were incorporated into the Empire as jesters, and made to perform for their survival.
The '''Menkmack''' are a fast-talking species known for being friendly, open, and completely untrustworthy. Although their habit of swindling every sapient being they come across would make them natural candidates for extermination by the Scryve, when the ruling Scryve Legate who discovered them found their antics amusing, they were incorporated into the Empire as jesters, and made to perform for their survival.


In recent years the Menkmack have become nomadic, seemingly abandoning their traditional territory and moving about the stars. The reasons for this are as of yet, unknown.
In recent years the Menkmack have become nomadic, seemingly abandoning their traditional territory and moving about the stars.
 
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The Menkmack evolved from sea turtle-like creatures on the planet Menkmack (now known as Old Menkmack). Their early society was disorganized and violent, random stabbings were a form of entertainment. Eventually, the Menkmack were able create a civilization, but not long after inventing writing, they invented forging, bringing about what is known as the Age of Fraud. 
 
Records from said era are obviously unreliable, but it is said that it ended when a Menkmack named Mikemack owned eveything on Menkmack. He ushered in the Era of Less Fraud, depsite ironically owning so much due to his skill in forgery. He ruled as a "benevolent dictator" for several years, until he was assainaited via stabbing.
 
This brought about anarchy once again. What followed was the Age of Fraud 2, the Age of  Stab-Chaos and eventually, the modern Menkmack civilian. It is worth noting that it is unknown how much of this history is true, due to the pathological lying of the Menkmack.
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Revision as of 03:48, 2 October 2021

The Menkmack are a fast-talking species known for being friendly, open, and completely untrustworthy. Although their habit of swindling every sapient being they come across would make them natural candidates for extermination by the Scryve, when the ruling Scryve Legate who discovered them found their antics amusing, they were incorporated into the Empire as jesters, and made to perform for their survival.

In recent years the Menkmack have become nomadic, seemingly abandoning their traditional territory and moving about the stars.

History

The Menkmack evolved from sea turtle-like creatures on the planet Menkmack (now known as Old Menkmack). Their early society was disorganized and violent, random stabbings were a form of entertainment. Eventually, the Menkmack were able create a civilization, but not long after inventing writing, they invented forging, bringing about what is known as the Age of Fraud.

Records from said era are obviously unreliable, but it is said that it ended when a Menkmack named Mikemack owned eveything on Menkmack. He ushered in the Era of Less Fraud, depsite ironically owning so much due to his skill in forgery. He ruled as a "benevolent dictator" for several years, until he was assainaited via stabbing.

This brought about anarchy once again. What followed was the Age of Fraud 2, the Age of Stab-Chaos and eventually, the modern Menkmack civilian. It is worth noting that it is unknown how much of this history is true, due to the pathological lying of the Menkmack.


Ship

Menkmack Vessel
Menkmack Vessel

The Menkmack Negotiator is premised on the two core precepts of Menkmack civil life: 1) Explosions Are Funny, and 2) More Explosions Are Funnier. The vessel's primary ability deploys powerful mines, which upon detonation, are funny and also pretty dangerous. The ship's secondary ability calls in other Menkmack vessels to join the fun.