Writing response for my Character Questionnaire after getting feedback that Iugulare needed more background info. Enjoy

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The surface of the planet seemed barren. A red sky covered iron-rich soil, giving a look very similar to that of Mars.

But this planet was anything but uninhabited. Many structures rose from the ground, though very hard to see. The creatures would rise up and enjoy the surface during the night hours, and during the day they stayed in their underground cities, illuminated by glowing crystals.

Venterm was a planet inhabited by creatures made of pure viral infection. But despite their nature, they were a peaceful race. The Goxi were a race of researchers, their bodies taking the shape of various alien creatures they had found throughout the galaxy. Through peaceful negotiations, the Goxi would travel to various worlds and offer moments of peace for the alien creatures, letting them sleep for short moments of time within their infectious bodies while they learned everything they could about the new species. They often brought some back to Venterm for further research. Those who did not have a host creature they infected used crystals deep within the planet to live off of. The crystals contained the perfect elements for them to use, and often their eye color was determined by the crystal they held within.

This was a safe process for the aliens who volunteered to come to the infectious world...that is, until they met Iugulare...

One of the Goxi walked into a chamber where many of the research aliens were comfortably held. They consented to the research and slept here, having beautiful dreams created by the infection as it entered into their brain. As the Goxi entered (he was in the shape of an alien that looked like a rhinoceros with several limbs) he stopped and spoke in shock, "What are you doing, Iugulare?!"

The stoat-shaped Goxi was startled, caught abusing and torturing some of the research aliens. She had been scratching them and biting into their flesh, watching their painful reactions with pleasure. She ceased her action and tried to run, but others came in, already alerted to the sadistic nature of the stoat Goxi. "Seize her! She's doing harm to our guests!", they cried, and cornering the stoat, they captured her easily and brought her to a high jury.

It was a short trial. The evidence was stacked against her. "Iugulare, for crimes against our agreements with our alien guests, you are sentenced to prison indefinitely!", the judge ordered, and they quickly took her away. She had a sealed chamber that she could not escape from, and thrown in, she tried to lunge for the door but it was shut too quickly. Trapped, she paced back and forth, watching her fellow Goxi intently.

It was here she plotted against them...against her entire race...against her entire planet...

To be continued...