The Hive, also known as Hivers, are a Race of stick-like humanoids who are meant to collaborate under a collective mind, ruled by a Hive Queen and her princes. Hive characters are separated into many subspecies with their own unique appearance. The majority of the Hivers care for little else other than the Hive's happiness and survival and are willing to give their lives for the Hive as a whole. Hivers hatch from eggs, the only member of society able to reproduce is the queen via parthenogenesis. New queens can be made by having the queen’s eggs fertilized by another hiver.[1]
The longer a Hiver is separated from their Hive, the more their bond with it will weaken, giving way to an increased sense of will and a lack of purpose, although many of them will instead die (sometimes in peculiar ways). Once the bond breaks completely, Hiver characters cannot return and are considered "Hiveless" or "Lost Ones", as they are no longer connected to their Queen's pheromones.
The Hiveless have complete free will and individuality, although they will feel purposeless and depressed, now that they have independence. Many would still wish to find a master to give meaning and guidance to their life. As a result, they are very often times found as serfs[2].
Those Hiveless who have separated from the Hive and joined in the societies such as United Cities are known to frequently commit crimes, such as the crimes of scamming and theft[3][4].
Princes that are still connected to their Hive will become distressed at the presence of a Hiveless in their vicinity, and if possible, alert any nearby Hive Drone if the Lost One refuses to leave.
There are currently two existing hive minds: Western Hive and Southern Hive. Both of these hives are led by a Hive Queen.