Night Ripper

Night Ripper
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 * Civilization: Sin 4 – Sub Subs
 * Race: Unknown but presumably Thauran – Genetic altered
 * Adjective: Night Rippers
 * Place of Origin: Sin 4 (of the altered state)
 * AL:9
 * TL:4+
 * Association: Necros
 * Status: Exist

In the old Sewers and in the under crofts of the City on Sin 4 exists an enitre sub culture of beings. That gravitated below the surface to escape the conditions above. Creatuers and beings from all over the Galaxy,  The Sewers extend to a vast underground city, the Sunken City of the Old Stick. And into natural and artificial caverns and passageways. It is assumed that there almost as many Sub Subs as there are Surface Dwellers. The Sub Surface areas are not under the control of the Syndicates. ( The Silvers Syndicate however maintains close relations with the Necro King) The Night Rippers are Psionic talented “magicians”practicing something called Necromage-Psionics. They are the enforcers of the Grey Hoods (a Priest society) and hunt the tunnels (and the lowest streets of the City above) for food (other beings). Some say the Night Rippers came originally from the Thauran Vampire Society and fled to Sin 4 during the Thauran Cleaning Period. Night Rippers existence is known to Union Science only as 3rd party anecdotes (Unitl 5020) The Union Marine Assault into the the Sub Crofts of Sin 4 in 5020 resulted in a thurough cleaning and “extermination” of everything that lived underground. The subsequent Nanite Pestilence removed and neutralized anything living. The Grey Hoods and a few thousand of the Sub Subs escaped and left for the Planet N'Ger. There are Spacer stories that there are vast Underground Cities on Planet N'Ger and of course famous Planet Asputanth. These stories tell about Night Ripper sighings there.

Night Rippers are humanoid in shape and shun any technology, but they do carry a weapon loaded with Psionic Energies called the Puugl Punisher. A weapon that causes fear in an opponent and increases any phobia to unbearable levels. They have a bat like Sonar sense and are able to navigate in complete darkness and they are excellent climbers. Night Rippers are about 2-3 times as strong as an average human and quite fast. They are sensitive to bright light and can be stunned and scared away with light. Their Psionic Powers are limited to about 20 meters.