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The Rippov are a scourge that has befallen
Wist. On a fateful day in
4224, now known as Ripping Day, the Rippov digging machines reached
the surface of the planet, and their hordes poured out of the "rip
holes" now littering the planet's surface, raining death and
destruction on all of civilization. Before anybody could determine exactly what happened, most of the world was dead. Many small military detachments, as well as those civilians lucky enough to be well equipped with armaments and wits, narrowly escaped the scourge. Air support and artillery were all but wiped out within the first month. The Rippov are not truly one race, but an alliance of races who can only be said to be out for the utter destruction of the human race, at least on Wist. The different races of the Rippov have been given many names by the survivors. The primary work force--the pale, scaly skinned humanoids, with minute ears and often seen baring their teeth, have been known primarily as grunts and reapers. As the Rippov's warrior class, they're capable of tactical thought and use frighteningly powerful firearms. The Rippov also employ a much smaller creature, somewhat similar to grunts/reapers, but around four feet tall and prefer to travel using their hunched legs as well as long, wiry arms. They have been dubbed grimlins or creeplings, and though they do not commonly use the ranged weapons of the grunts/reapers, they still pose a great threat, scouting in packs, usually of no more than fifteen, but packs as large as fifty have been encountered. It has proven difficult for anyone to arrive on or leave Wist due to pachees, or skimmers, similar to grimlins/creeplings, but even smaller, streamlined, and winged--and not afraid to lose their own lives in a mass-suicide to take out any flying machine using their sharp, bony protrusions and even occasionally bomb vests, though simply ripping through a ship en masse is usually enough to take it out. Pachees/skimmers are also used to deploy an unidentified, inky substance into the atmosphere, blocking all communications and aerial views. For blockading, fortification, and heavy assault purposes, the Rippov employ the ihbrim, or grizzly, a thirty foot tall, hulking bipedal beast with guns strapped to its arms and back, and appearing something like a severely twisted grunt/reaper, with large patches of thick hair, a hunched back, and something of a snout. They move slowly normally, but will achieve a surprising and frightening burst of speed when faced with a moving target. They have been witnessed demolishing buildings containing important keys to the humans' salvation. Though unable to control them in any way, the Rippov have been known to release zorishes--large, cat-like wildlife native to Fierra Mesa--into areas the Rippov do not wish to scout personally. The zorish is carnivorous and incredibly dangerous, being able to move swiftly and silently, and killing with alarming efficiency. Do not mistake; only in rare instances of satiation will a zorish not attack another animal of sufficient size, including the Rippov. |