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In a flashback in ''[[Chasm City]]'', [[Sky Haussmann]] has an encounter with a grub. Another grub crash-landed on [[Yellowstone]] millions of years ago, and was still alive during the events of the novel ''Chasm City'' (though it was dead by the time of ''[[Redemption Ark]]''). Examining the wreckage of this second grub's ship helped humans to recreate its [[inertia-suppression technology]]. It was also this grub that brought the [[Melding Plague]] to Yellowstone. The grubs appear to be immune to the plague, probably because of the plague-preventative agent that is produced by them. This liquid was concentrated and distilled into a form known as "[[Dream Fuel]]" that was agreeable with the human [[metabolism]], and was one way of protecting plague-susceptible implants and [[nanotechnology]]. |
In a flashback in ''[[Chasm City]]'', [[Sky Haussmann]] has an encounter with a grub. Another grub crash-landed on [[Yellowstone]] millions of years ago, and was still alive during the events of the novel ''Chasm City'' (though it was dead by the time of ''[[Redemption Ark]]''). Examining the wreckage of this second grub's ship helped humans to recreate its [[inertia-suppression technology]]. It was also this grub that brought the [[Melding Plague]] to Yellowstone. The grubs appear to be immune to the plague, probably because of the plague-preventative agent that is produced by them. This liquid was concentrated and distilled into a form known as "[[Dream Fuel]]" that was agreeable with the human [[metabolism]], and was one way of protecting plague-susceptible implants and [[nanotechnology]]. |
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Revision as of 20:45, 4 January 2015
The Grubs are a spacefaring civilization. They are named "grubs" by humans due to their general appearance. When they first developed starships, they were nearly exterminated by the Inhibitors. Some survived by hiding in the interstellar void, adapting themselves to near absolute zero conditions to avoid detection. During that time, some of them encountered the Nestbuilders and the Jumper Clowns, and received technology from them, including faster-than-light communication (but not travel).
The Grubs have the ability to absorb characteristics of aliens they encounter, by "eating" them and then utilizing the biology of the alien they find to mutate themselves. They use this to communicate with other species without the use of translation technology.
A grub ship is known as a "void warren", and is controlled by a central giant grub. The grub controls the actions of the ship, and the army of "helper" grubs (smaller versions of the giant grub). Both the helper grubs and the ship appear to be extensions of the one main grub, e.g. when a worker grub is hurt, the cry of pain comes from the main grub. Nothing in a void warren is wasted, and any grubs that are killed or injured are immediately dissolved and re-made into healthy new grubs or re-built into the ship itself. The grubs make use of a highly sophisticated force-field technology to help defend their ships.
In a flashback in Chasm City, Sky Haussmann has an encounter with a grub. Another grub crash-landed on Yellowstone millions of years ago, and was still alive during the events of the novel Chasm City (though it was dead by the time of Redemption Ark). Examining the wreckage of this second grub's ship helped humans to recreate its inertia-suppression technology. It was also this grub that brought the Melding Plague to Yellowstone. The grubs appear to be immune to the plague, probably because of the plague-preventative agent that is produced by them. This liquid was concentrated and distilled into a form known as "Dream Fuel" that was agreeable with the human metabolism, and was one way of protecting plague-susceptible implants and nanotechnology.