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Tarn Expanded Factbook

- History
- Biology
- Abilities
- Popular Tales
Rock and Rage
Flesh and Vengeance
Tears and Fears
Scarred and Broken

- Azavir

There is little that best describes this universe than Tarn, an abomination fueled by rage, revenge, and heartbreak. Tarn was once a Sub-Breed of Warrior caste, a Bhadur. They once were used as communication hubs, able to fight with other warriors, yet could massively expand their Neural Range. Tarn was special in that its’ ability to expand this range was exceptional. Tarn could cover an entire moon and was able to easily communicate with every single other Ha’Hosh on said moon - even nearby Pamodar in near-orbit.

But that was long, long ago, now all Tarn is known for is the sheer destruction it has been able to inflict. Tarn is a monster, even to other Ha’Hosh - who evade Tarn like the plague. To them, even being near Tarn is having a conversation with someone on the verge of putting a gun in their own mouth. It is highly stressful and compared to the general feel of the Neural Net, is hostile and unfamiliar. As such, Tarn operates alone almost exclusively, not that others wouldn’t get in its’ way. See Tarn is literally a monster compared to the Ha’Hosh - it is no longer a Warrior, it is barely a Ha’Hosh. It is a massive, towering behemoth larger than some Pamodar. It is a cruel mixture of Ha’Hosh flesh and raw materials - a walking, living planet.

Nothing fuels Tarn more than its’ one simple goal - the extermination of every single Khuraki irregardless of any other factor. Tarn is Azavirs’ nearly uncontrollable attack dog, and even then it only listens because of a vague sense of loyalty. The sight of Khuraki puts Tarn into an uncontrollable bloodlust - a need to kill them for what they’ve done. For everything they took from it, all the life, all the allies, and perhaps even those a Ha’Hosh could even consider a “friend”. For all of them and more, Tarn will never cease its’ endless crusade in the among the stars.

WARNING THE BELLOW IS NO LONGER 100% BE WARRY OF ACCEPTING IT AS FACT

Tarn is one of, if not the most well-known Ha'Hosh, a legend whose tales were once told throughout the universe. Tarn was created in the Fifth Age as a Bhadur Warrior on a supersized terrestrial planet, here the planet was almost alive, the ecosystem acting as one shared entity. The ecosystem would seemingly lash out at the Ha'Hosh, giving the newly created Tarn many close encounters and experiences. The system the planet was part of, was a massive resource and production system, all spacial bodies being dedicated to the war effort.

Tarn would go on to become the only survivor of a massive Khuraki invasion, and with his hope and spirit crushed by the slaughter, he surrendered himself to his fate, falling deep into the living planet's core. But the ecosystem would not allow itself to be snuffed out so easily, and changed the Bhadur over thousands of years, using the corpses of his brethren to grow and change him. And one day he arose from the dead planet, boiling rage and fury, Tarn sought nothing but vengeance. With a powerful Neural scream, Tarn's rampage began as he ripped and tore his way through the Khuraki, they stood no chance.

Azavir would have the former Bhadur returned to him, and personally bestowed the name 'Tarn' on the beast. Tarn is a feeling, a feeling of blinding, restless, unyielding hatred. It is vengeance and anguish, the fire that drives the damned. To be Tarn, is to give in to the grief, to allow the pain to drive you, the need, the hunger for revenge. To right the wrongs though violence and death.

He is Tarn. He is rage.

The planet was but a charred hellscape, cracks in the crust lead to hellish pits below. All but Tarn remained, he stood atop a mound of bodies and gore. Although gravely injured he defiantly stood, until finally, he could no longer, and feel into the depths of the planet.
Through thousands of years, Tarn was altered and changed. The planet changed the Ha'Hosh, it fueled him with the very core itself, feeding it with biomass scattered across the planet. Tarn would rise from the depths of this dead planet, a creature fueled by the rage of a dying world. The billions of dead that made up his body drove his vengeance, screaming rage in his mind. A melding of biomachine, animal, planet, and pure hatred.


History
Born in a mountain, raised in a cave, Tarn is the embodiment of rage
And despite all his rage, he is still just a hoosh in a cage

corpse tarn

Early Life

Tarn was created in the late Fifth Age by a Para'Un in a dense spiral galaxy far from the front lines of war. This Para'Un resided in a resource-dense system, allowing for the creation of many of the newer breeds of Ha’Hosh. Tarn in particular was a new sub-breed of Warrior known as a Bhadur, a progenitor to the more refined Lagam breed. These Warriors trade offensive capabilities for an expanded reactor and the ability to integrate with new weapons and systems.

Tarn would be one of the many used to defend planets from potential invasions. Tarn in particular would be part of a group that moved throughout the system, allowing him to meet and interact with millions of his kin. And billions more that were produced and left for other systems. The distance from the front lines meant it was thousands of years before they even saw their first enemy Khuraki scouts.

They would come, though, and they come en mass. The system was a massive target, resources on this scale could be used to push the tides of war in the sector. And so Tarn fought, watching those he had spent thousands of years with be slaughtered alongside him. He would survive each battle, escaping in time to defend the next planet or moon. Eventually, there was only one planet left in the system to defend. They were slaughtered, completely and utterly overwhelmed. Ha’Hosh and enemy bodies piled like mountains on the hellscape surface. The planet was cracked and dying, and only Tarn remained. Surrounded but the enemy, drained, and weak, he fell deep into the planet.

The system was nearly picked clean, they overlooked the cracked planet, nothing more than a dying rock. But this planet was still alive, in more than one sense. The ecosystem that once resided on it had evolved and morphed over time throughout the Ha’Hosh occupation. The planet was brought to life and as Tarn fell deeper and deeper into the core, it changed him.

Tarn was modified and changed by the planet, the corpses of both his kin and foe being used as biomass to build him. To evolve him. Emotions poured into him like a waterfall, flooding his senses with rage. Hate beyond hate built inside him, beyond what any Ha’Hosh was built to experience. The screams of billions of his kin, the visions of them being ripped apart, the fading of the system-wide neural link. He was alone in his suffering, and alone he spent thousands of years being ripped apart and rearranged.

Bursting from the planet like a volcano, Tarn emerged changed and enraged. There was only one thing he wanted, and he would stop at nothing to get it. Revenge, it called him like an addiction. He would crush - no, he would annihilate them. Atomize them, ruin them, destroy them, kill them all. He hated, hated, HATED them, no word nor neural link could explain how much he hated them.

Tarn would make his presence known, the sheer radiation and heat he gave off made him a blinding beacon to all. They would come, and they would meet their death.

Mid Life

Tarn would be given his name by Azavir, his name meaning a blinding rage. His presence in the neural link could easily overpower the voices of his kin.

- wrecks a bunch of booty and continually lets his anger blind him from keepin peps safe -

Late Life

(upon rejoining Azavir during the escape from the milky way, beginning of the end of the universe)

Tarn could not be held back from his vengeance forever. The longer they ran the greater his desire for violence, the rage bubbling up inside him. And when that rage finally burst, he leapt into the oncoming horde. Tarn crushed and eviscerated his foes with all his might. Burning brightly in the void like a star, a beacon of violence and death. But no star burned forever.

No matter how many times he slammed his head against the Khuraki horde it made no difference. It was unstoppable, their number uncountable. Revenge becomes nothing more than a distant dream as reality steeps in. Eventually, the rage and hatred fade, and apathy takes hold. Alone and hopeless, Tarn’s burning light would fade away with a feeble whimper.


Biology

Eclipsing other Ha'Hosh, Tarn stands around 30 meters (~100 ft) tall and weighs nearly 200 tons, although both can fluctuate as he takes on more or less biomass. His hide is charred and battle-worn, dark and cracked from billions of years of constant war. Tarn has all six limbs, a tail, and a head unit, however is capable of growing more limbs rapidly. Potent radiation leaks through the gaps on his cracked hide, so much so in fact, that not even other Ha'Hosh can be near him.


Abllities

Tarn’s strength grows exponentially with his anger, the following encompasses his default state. Some examples of how much further certain abilities can be pushed may be given.

- Tarn can shrug off multiple impacts. from "rod from god" style weapons, his hide and structure can survive stresses and damage far beyond typical Ha’Hosh. Additionally, thermal, chemical, and other energy type attacks have been shown to have even less of an effect on the monster. Tarn has notably been able to survive the impact of a moon-sized asteroid.

- All Ha’Hosh are extremophiles, able to survive in nearly any environment short of the most extreme cases. Warriors are capable of surviving exposure of up to a million degrees. Hoverer, Tarn is capable of surviving tens of millions of degrees for extended periods. He has no trouble surviving the pressures of the deepest oceans, or even planetary cores.

- Like other large Ha’Hosh, Tarn has a magnetic field he can harness. As a weapon, he can use his magnetic field to launch large objects at extreme speeds. Defensively, it can be used to deflect or absorb impacts and radiation or disperse energy. As a tool, his magnetic field can greatly assist in absorbing radiation, and moving and holding objects.

- Tarn can unleash a wide variety of lasers, rays, charged photons, and more. Most notably Tarn can harness plasma, and can even fire off a solar flare. The sheer heat he is capable of outputting can put some stars to shame.

- Tarns’ ambient radioactivity and heat are so great that just being on the same planet can lead to a gruesome death. Tarn can decimate the ecosystems of massive Jupiter-sized planets in mere minutes. The ground beneath him can melt into glass and slag.


Popular Tales

yo this guy mad crazy

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