#askskorpius

That's a good question! I think a female divine would probably suffer the same fate as a female mortal, except she would resurrect after she died.

I just realized, divines would be the only ones capable of meeting their skorpius "offspring"...wild to think about!

"Yeah this is my kid. Careful, he's a little bitey!"

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Lore Masterpost

I don't think it could work like that. The mother and fetus share blood and such, so whatever venom that hit the fetus would circulate back to the mother anyway. If an already-pregnant woman was then impregnated by a skorpius, it means certain death for her and her original baby, unfortunately. It's like being infected with a deadly parasite.

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Lore Masterpost

The answer is simple...they don't!

These monsters are often called "Soldiers of Rape" and are most infamous for assaulting women. But what's ironic is that they don't even have genitals or experience lust.

Their "rape" involves stabbing their victim in the lower belly with their tail and injecting venom. The victim's womb is then used to gestate their young, which kills the victim upon birth. Skorpius want nothing to do with their victims sexually beyond this.

Since they don't have sexual urges or genitals, skorpius aren't able to masturbate...at least not in the way we think of it. I think bloodlust takes the place of lust for them, and they sate that by killing other creatures.

So in a way, I guess skorpius can indeed jack off with BIG MEATY CLAWS...by using them to shred through their victims.

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Lore Masterpost

Well, the simple answer is...they're screwed! If a skorpius gets something in their eyes, they either have to find water to rinse it out or someone willing to help them.

I can't remember what story it was, but I think this exact scenario happened in the series. A character was fighting with a skorpius and threw dirt in its eyes or something, which blinded it for quite some time because it couldn't really do anything about it.

The skorpius' BIG MEATY CLAWS are their greatest weapons, but also their greatest weakness. Without fingers, they lack fine motor control and really struggle to hold on to things. Throwing something in their eyes is an excellent way to escape them. However, this is easier said than done because they are so tall. They also use their claws as shields, and since these claws are so big, they can easily block incoming projectiles. I imagine most skorpius are aware of their weakness and have learned to protect their faces as much as possible.

If you want to blind a skorpius, you must have swiftness and good aim!

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Lore Masterpost

Roz technically had 2 daughters. His first daughter was captured by a skorpius and carried away into the desert. What happened to her after that is unknown, but Roz assumes she is either dead or serving Disgrace as a slave.

He was afraid his second daughter would meet the same fate, so he magically transformed her into a boy (Prince Jaq). Skorpius hunt women because they use them to breed. They might hunt men for food if they're desperate, but they mostly prefer to eat animals.

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Short answer: No, but it's easy to see why someone would think so. (Even a lot of people in-universe believe this is the case!)

Long answer: If a victim is stung in their womb, they will grow a skorpius egg inside of them. The egg hatches internally and this ultimately kills the victim.

If the victim doesn't have a womb or is stung anywhere else on their body, the venom just poisons them. This poisoning will eventually kill them, probably in a matter of hours or days.

Skorpius venom may also magically bind the victim to the skorpius' lair so they can't escape. When the poisoned victim tries to leave, a magical force blocks the way out.

This is what happened to Evan in "Tomb of the Skorpius", after he was stung in the neck.

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