Voxyn

Voxyn

Voxyn were genetically engineered creatures created by the Yuuzhan Vong to hunt Force users, particularly Jedi. They were developed from vornskr stock from the planet Myrkr and that of the fero xyn which was native to the Yuuzhan Vong galaxy. Voxyn were multi-legged, dragon-like creatures that fought by spitting acid, screeching powerful sonic blasts, or stabbing enemies with a venomous tail barb.

The average voxyn was one meter tall and more than four meters long, They were covered in black-green scales nearly as hard as durasteel. A pair of yellow eyes sat squarely above the snout. Their mouths were filled with rows of razor-sharp fangs and a forked tongue. They were capable of singularly assaulting Force-users. A row of sensory bristles traced its spine down to a white-barbed tail, all coated in a powerful neurotoxin. Their paws were coated in a slime layer that contains hundreds of retroviruses, making a rake with the claws fatal.

The voxyn were also capable of spraying deadly, acidic brown saliva nearly six meters. One of its most feared attributes was its ability to emit a paralyzing blast wave screech powerful enough to shatter eardrums. Voxyn often hunted in packs of four, although individual voxyn were sometimes hidden aboard freighters and smuggled onto New Republic worlds. When a voxyn sensed a Jedi it could blanket its presence in the Force, an attribute garnered from the fero xyn's lack of a connection to the Force. Even in death the voxyn was still deadly since its blood became a deadly neurotoxin in most types of air.

The voxyn also possesses extra vitality that ensured they remained in excellent physical condition for long periods of time, enhanced by an accelerated healing factor. Voxyn could also conceal themselves in cocoons to survive decompression and enter hibernation to survive short exposures to a vacuum environment

Each voxyn was cloned from the voxyn cloning facility on Baanu Rass in orbit around Myrkr. The voxyn required a certain nutrient found only on Myrkr since their cells deteriorated at a fast rate and each creature could only survive for a few months after release. As a result, the shapers continually created fresh clones to replace those killed in combat or that succumbed to cellular decomposition.

For a reason unknown to the Shapers, the Voxyn had an intense desire to kill a Ysalamari if one was present. The creature lost its cold cunning and became suddenly violent in its attempt at killing the Ysalamari, going as far as to rip its legs off if they were trapped and preventing it from reaching its prey. It was for this reason that the creatures were often fed to the Voxyn as a reward.

Voxyn
DEXTERITY 3D+1
Dodge 6D, spit acid 7D
PERCEPTION 3D+1
Hide 6D, search 6D, sneak 6D
STRENGTH 3D+2
Sense: 3D
Force Powers: Life Detection, Sense Force, Sense Force
Potential.
Special Abilities:
Acid Spittle: Voxyn can spit acid with a range of 1-2/4/6. This attack can be dodged just like any other ranged attack.
Voxyn acid inflicts 3D+2 damage each round for 1D+2 rounds, and will damage any armor or equipment it comes
into contact with (see SWD6, pages 94-95). During a round that a voxyn spits, it can make no other attacks.
Bite: Does Strength +1D damage.
Claws: Do Strength +2 damage, plus disease (see below).
Disease: The claws of a voxyn are rife with harmful bacteria. If a target takes damage from a voxyn’s claws, it must also succeed in a Difficult Strength check. Failure means that
the wounds are infected, which results in a loss of 1 pip from its Strength rating. After 24 hours, the victim must make another Strength check, with failure resulting in a
loss of another 2 pips from Strength. This loss can be healed with proper medical attention.
Force Immunity: Voxyn are immune to all Force powers that involve Sense or Alter.
Force-Sensitive: This creature is Force-sensitive.
Low-light Vision: A voxyn can see twice as far as a normal human in poor lighting conditions.
Nutrient Dependency: Voxyn must ingest a nutrient compound from the planet Myrkr in order to survive.
Without this nutrient, their Strength score is halved after a month, and quartered after two months. After three months without the nutrient, a voxyn will die.
Poison Tail: Anyone struck by a voxyn’s tail takes the
creature’s Strength +1 in damage, and must make a
Difficult Strength check. Failure indicates that the target is completely paralyzed for 2D minutes. The poison also causes swelling and redness in most creatures, and this lasts 1D days.
Regeneration: Voxyn heal twice as fast as other creatures.
Sonic Screech: A voxyn can let loose with a compressed-wave screech. All living beings with 10 meters of the screeching voxyn must make a Difficult Strength check or be deafened
for 1D+2 days. Voxyn will typically use this attack prior to its initial attack in order to disorient and confuse its opponents. A screeching voxyn can make no other attacks.
Toxic Blood: Any air-breathing creature within 2 meters of a
voxyn that has been wounded (or worse) must succeed in a
Difficult Strength roll, or suffer 5D of poison damage.
Move: 14
Size: 4 meters long
Source: The New Jedi Order Sourcebook (pages 137-138)

Voxyn Queen
DEXTERITY 3D+1
Dodge 7D+1, spit poison 8D+2
PERCEPTION 4D
Hide 5D+2, search 6D+2, sneak 7D
STRENGTH 5D+1
Sense: 3D+2
Force Powers: Life Detection, Sense Force, Sense Force
Potential.
Special Abilities:
Bite: Does Strength +1D damage.
Claws: Do Strength +2 damage, plus disease (see below).
Disease: The claws of a voxyn are rife with harmful bacteria.
If a target takes damage from a voxyn’s claws, it must also
succeed in a Very Difficult Strength check. Failure means
that the wounds are infected, which results in a loss of 1
pip from its Strength rating. After 24 hours, the victim must
make another Strength check, with failure resulting in a
loss of another 2 pips from Strength. This loss can be healed
with proper medical attention.
Force Immunity: The voxyn queen is immune to all Force
powers that involve Sense or Alter.
Force-Sensitive: This creature is Force-sensitive.
Low-light Vision: A voxyn queen can see twice as far as a
normal human in poor lighting conditions.
Nutrient Dependency: The voxyn queen must ingest a
nutrient compound from the planet Myrkr in order to
survive. Without this nutrient, her Strength score is halved
after a month, and quartered after two months. After three
months without the nutrient she will die.
Poison Spittle: Rather than making any other attacks, the
voxyn queen can spit poison at her opponents with a range
of 1-3/6/10. If hit, a target must make a Very Difficult
Strength check or suffer a -1D penalty to all Search skill
checks. Additionally, the target treats all opponents as if
they have half concealment due to his impaired vision. After
an additional minute, another roll must be made. Failure
indicates that the target is struck blind for 1D+2 days. If
the second roll is successful, the character’s impaired vision
only lasts 2 days.
Poison Tail: Anyone struck by a voxyn’s tail takes the
creature’s Strength +1 in damage, and must make a Very
Difficult Strength check. Failure indicates that the target
is completely paralyzed for 2D minutes. The poison also
causes swelling and redness in most creatures, and this
lasts 1D days.
Regeneration: The queen voxyn heals twice as fast as other
creatures.
Sonic Screech: A voxyn can let loose with a compressed-wave
screech. All living beings with 10 meters of the screeching
voxyn must make a Difficult Strength check or be deafened
for 1D+2 days. Voxyn will typically use this attack prior
to its initial attack in order to disorient and confuse its
opponents. A screeching voxyn can make no other attacks.
Toxic Blood: Any air-breathing creature within 2 meters of a
voxyn that has been wounded (or worse) must succeed in a
Difficult Strength roll, or suffer 5D of poison damage.
Move: 14
Size: 4.6 meters long
Source: The New Jedi Order Sourcebook (pages 150-151)