Slaver Mantoids: Difference between revisions

The primary diet of the Mantoids (aside from human beings) is unknown, but could not possibly consist of only human beings, as then their raids would have been of such a magnitude that their existence would have become public knowledge. It is now known that they can and do consume the bodies of other alien races, including the Gnomes, but prefer humans because of their superior flavor and projections of feat and horror (as apex predators, the realized concept of being eaten becomes a primal human fear). They do maintain massive agricultural areas aboard The Habitat, and are known to enjoy the taste of many Terran-stock fruits, vegetables, and flowers. (Several versions of pollen, as well as honey, are used by the Mantoids as forms of narcotic substances. Freshly extracted honey has been shown to have the same narcotic effects on Mantoids as highly-potent forms of marijuana do on humans, and ‘royal jelly’ - when its creation is manipulated from bee colonies through a series of aerosol-based hormonal therapies – possesses the same physical and psychological effects as cocaine.) There are several areas within the ag-fields where illicit substances such as marijuana are grown for select humans and Mantoids (who are susceptible to the drug’s effects in liquid form or when mixed with honey), and where several small bee colonies are kept. These illegal stashes are tended to by only the most loyal and trusted human workers (outside of The Watched), and are rewarded with better food, the opportunity to read confiscated materials, and are protected from unwanted sexual advances.