#bugsnaxlore

[kaytjohanna]

Hivesnax Lore: Grumpsnax

Finally putting some lore up here for safe-keeping; this is for my Bugsnax AU on Ao3, called the Hivesnax (formerly Queen Buddy) AU, and I'm putting some lore up here for the time being, and I'll be adding in something extra when the time is right. Feel free to leave some questions if you'd like to learn more, or 'Send Me A Letter'!

For now? Enjoy!

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Snaxacura

Snaxacura are known for their connection to the Hivesnax and it’s Hivemind, and their forms are more like Mythical Creatures, rather than strictly any one form, being half Grumpus, half Bugsnax.

Scoopy Banoopys become Centaurs (Banoopytaurs), Cheepoofs become Fae, Weenieworms to half serpent grumps, etc, but there’s no strict form for any of them: Depending on the grumpus, their forms are moldable and change with each different personality.

Mentality over Strength.

Snaxuture

Snaxutures are far more on the physical side of the Hivesnax: raw, unbridled power, and are far more animalistic than Snaxacura are.

Bungers become bulls, Incherritos to meerkats, Strabbies and Razzbies to mice and rats, etc, but, very much like Snaxacura, there’s no exact set form, changing to the times, but are far stronger and more resilient than the animals already existing in nature.

However, their forms can change more depending on their roles, be that travelling long distances, or carrying heavy loads.

Host

Hosts… are neither Snaxacura, or Snaxuture, having balanced connections with the Hivesnax and far greater strength than their grumpus selves. Helping keep the evergrowing swarm in check, requiring a strong mentality, as well as a good amount of strength.

They appear more like Grumpuses who have been overly Snakified into great hulking beasts, with their fur and faces only partially exposed to those around them, but also more like mythical creatures.

Like Snaxutures, their forms can change very easily, depending on their roles, and can grow additional limbs.

Contessal Host

There are Hosts, and then there are Contessal Hosts who are in a complete league of their own.

Grumps who willingly join the Hivesnax, all in the aid of the Queen and to assist in managing the very Hivemind itself, Contessal Hosts are, by far, the most regal and powerful of Gurmpsnax, save for the Queen themselves, and are 2-6 times as big as their former forms, depending on how tall their forms were before (eg bigger forms grow in smaller amounts 10ft = 20ft in CH form, 4ft = 24ft). The more Contessal Hosts there are, the more powerful the Hivesnax.

Contessal Hosts, at the end of their lives, become new plants or even forms of new nature, helping to start bringing in seeds, plants, roots and more. When the First and Second Queens fell, as their empires collapsed hundreds of years ago, the Contessal Hosts became the Bossnax you see today, collapsing and falling to the temptation of the Bugsnax they unified with: Mama Mewon, Chedda Rex, M. Supreme, Megamaki and D. Cakelegs, all were once Contessal Hosts to their Queens.

Like them, the new Contessal Hosts of the current Queen Budleguard Kibblequill, should they fall, would become part of the Bugsnax, and their forms would become new Bossnax. However, that won’t be happening any time soon, as the Bugsnax have sworn loyalty to the Queen, as they are determined to fulfil the promise of Mother Naturae and save the grumps who were consumed all those years ago.

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That's all for now!