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The making of a Prognugator is considered expensive to the point of being wasteful and requires the sacrifice of other Antinium lives for their formation.<ref name="IQaD">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/04/interlude-queens-and-dragons/ Interlude - Queens and Dragons]</ref> Ten thousand Antinium are created, and all but one are subsumed during the creation process, leaving only the best of them.<ref name=":0">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/10/24/8-48-h/ Chapter 8.48 H]</ref> This ''waste'' of lives is not metaphorical: The Prognugators must study how regular Antinium work and fight; The [[Free Queen]] has recently decided to advance her Prognugators by sacrificing the Workers and Soldiers that she is not allowed to have under the rules of her contract with Liscor, but which were produced before fighting the dungeon had become more efficient recently.<ref name="6.62L" /> | The making of a Prognugator is considered expensive to the point of being wasteful and requires the sacrifice of other Antinium lives for their formation.<ref name="IQaD">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/04/interlude-queens-and-dragons/ Interlude - Queens and Dragons]</ref> Ten thousand Antinium are created, and all but one are subsumed during the creation process, leaving only the best of them.<ref name=":0">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/10/24/8-48-h/ Chapter 8.48 H]</ref> This ''waste'' of lives is not metaphorical: The Prognugators must study how regular Antinium work and fight; The [[Free Queen]] has recently decided to advance her Prognugators by sacrificing the Workers and Soldiers that she is not allowed to have under the rules of her contract with Liscor, but which were produced before fighting the dungeon had become more efficient recently.<ref name="6.62L" /> | ||
The [[Grand Queen]] has prohibited wasteful Prognugator-creation; but the other Queens disobeyed those orders. The Grand Queen made about two dozen attempts and created the Klbkch-like ''Custudium'' which proved to be a failure.<ref name="IQaD" /> [[Ksmvr]] was the most successful attempt of creating a Prognugator, but his training was either not complete or otherwise lacking. The Free Queen decided to let Ksmvr collect experiences among the civilized races instead | The [[Grand Queen]] has prohibited wasteful Prognugator-creation; but the other Queens disobeyed those orders. The Grand Queen made about two dozen attempts and created the Klbkch-like ''Custudium'' which proved to be a failure.<ref name="IQaD" /> [[Ksmvr]] was the most successful attempt of creating a Prognugator, but his training was either not complete or otherwise lacking. The Free Queen decided to let Ksmvr collect experiences among the civilized races instead and exiled him under the pretense that he was a complete failure. | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Prognugators may have any working form available to their Queen. | Prognugators may have any working form available to their Queen. | ||
Several Prognugators appear to be similar to normal Antinium Workers or Soldiers on first glance. The Worker model was used for [[Klbkch]] before his latest resurrection, and Ksmvr looked exactly like him. That was meant to distract from their superior role, and allow them to hide | Several Prognugators appear to be similar to normal Antinium Workers or Soldiers on first glance. The Worker model was used for [[Klbkch]] before his latest resurrection, and Ksmvr looked exactly like him. That was meant to distract from their superior role, and allow them to hide aong simple workers.<ref name="1.45" /> However, [[Xrn]] is based on a different model as a Caster Antinium. The new Klbkch is similar to his previous model of resembling a Worker but with two arms instead of four, while Tersk and Dekass look like a Soldier Antinium with fingers and they are able to speak.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/01/01/6-68/ Chapter 6.68]</ref> | ||
== Duties == | == Duties == | ||
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The position of Prognugator was established because a single entity (the Queen) could not be trusted to make the best choice every time. So each Prognugator was able to assist their Queen by handling the lesser affairs of the Hive, and even caution her if they believed she was in error.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/22/2-15/ Chapter 2.16]</ref> | The position of Prognugator was established because a single entity (the Queen) could not be trusted to make the best choice every time. So each Prognugator was able to assist their Queen by handling the lesser affairs of the Hive, and even caution her if they believed she was in error.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/22/2-15/ Chapter 2.16]</ref> | ||
From the storyline so far, it is possible to tell that the duties of a Prognugator are to relay the Queen's will to her workers and soldiers: lead the Antinium in battle, oversee the Hive while the Queen is busy, and kill [[Aberration]]s. Prognugators are also meant to oversee and learn by observation and study, for which they require mental stimulation.<ref name="4.13L">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/02/17/4-13-l/ Chapter 4.13 L]</ref> Prognugators are allowed to act independently of their Queen, and are functionally Individuals. While they are imbued with strong loyalty towards their Queen, they are able to actually | From the storyline so far, it is possible to tell that the duties of a Prognugator are to relay the Queen's will to her workers and soldiers: lead the Antinium in battle, oversee the Hive while the Queen is busy, and kill [[Aberration]]s. Prognugators are also meant to oversee and learn by observation and study, for which they require mental stimulation.<ref name="4.13L">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/02/17/4-13-l/ Chapter 4.13 L]</ref> Prognugators are allowed to act independently of their Queen, and are functionally Individuals. While they are imbued with strong loyalty towards their Queen, they are able to actually going against her will by subterfuge, usually because they believe this to beneficial for the survival of the Antinium race in general. | ||
== Known Prognugators == | == Known Prognugators == | ||
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During the Antinium side's preparations for the Goblin-Human Siege of Liscor, Prognugators from several hives were prepared to join the battle after the Humans breached the city walls. Aside from Pivr and Tersk, three more Armored Prognugators, two Silent Prognugators, four [[Flying Antinium|Flying Prognugators]] and four Slayer-Prognugators from the Grand Hive attended the pre-battle speech of Xrn.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/02/16/5-60/ Chapter 5.60]</ref> | During the Antinium side's preparations for the Goblin-Human Siege of Liscor, Prognugators from several hives were prepared to join the battle after the Humans breached the city walls. Aside from Pivr and Tersk, three more Armored Prognugators, two Silent Prognugators, four [[Flying Antinium|Flying Prognugators]] and four Slayer-Prognugators from the Grand Hive attended the pre-battle speech of Xrn.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/02/16/5-60/ Chapter 5.60]</ref> | ||
So far, no Prognugators of the [[Twisted Queen|Twisted Hive]] | So far, no Prognugators are known of the [[Twisted Queen|Twisted Hive]]. | ||
[[Yellow Splatters]] and [[Anand]] are Prognugators in training, as revealed by Klbkch.<ref name="6.62L">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/12/07/6-62-l/ Chapter 6.62 L]</ref> Meanwhile, "[[Bird]] the Hunter" is widely but falsely believed to be a Prognugator after his dramatic posturing in [[Pallass]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/01/7-04/ Chapter 7.04]</ref> | [[Yellow Splatters]] and [[Anand]] are Prognugators in training, as revealed by Klbkch.<ref name="6.62L">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/12/07/6-62-l/ Chapter 6.62 L]</ref> Meanwhile, "[[Bird]] the Hunter" is widely but falsely believed to be a Prognugator after his dramatic posturing in [[Pallass]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/01/7-04/ Chapter 7.04]</ref> | ||