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Beheeyem (Elgyem)
Scullensis mulderi
Overview
In 1948, metallic debris was found scattered near Roswell, New Mexico. Two weeks later, a new species was found wandering the desert. Scientists continue to debate whether the two events were at all related.
Beheeyem have become synonymous with extraterrestrials in flying saucers in the public imagination. They are clever, strange, and just malevolent enough to make for a good stock villain in pop culture.
Most trainers are not advised to train the species. On a practical level, beheeyem cannot perform telepathic translation like the most popular psychic types can. They are also nearly impossible to fully pacify and are prone to using hypnosis to manipulate or outright control people they do not respect.
Beheeyem, like malamar, are best left to trainers with the psionic strength to resist their aggression or the experience to manage a rebellious team member.
Physiology
Both stages are classified as pure psychic-types. Some scholars argue for a secondary rock- or even steel- or electric-typing due to their biology or behaviors. These opinions remain in the minority.
Elgyem are silicon-based pokémon with a tough exterior shell. The very outer layer is roughly a quarter inch thick and composed of an alloy of tungsten, copper, molybendum, platinum, and nickel. Oxidation of the copper is the cause of their typical blue-green coloration. This exoskeleton is extremely smooth.
Beneath the exoskeleton is a porous structure akin to pumice. They are filled with a strange, blood-like liquid with high concentrations of suspended metals, especially arsenic. Denser crystalline and metallic structures are found throughout the body. The function of most of these organs has yet to be determined.
Most of elgyem’s body is composed of a roughly ovoid head with two flat planes carved into it. The “forehead” is marked by a black, y-shaped pattern. Two parallel lines run along the head perpendicular to the eye crystals.
It remains unclear how beheeyem sense the world. They appear to have eyes, but these seem to primarily emit light rather than sense it. They work in concert with similar crystals on the hand to amplify or attune telepathic signals to allow for mind-reading, telepathic assault, and hypnosis. Beheeyem struggle with basic vision and hearing tests when there are no nearby organisms to sense through. They may be entirely dependent on hijacked senses for vision, hearing, and scent. It is currently believed that they communicate with each other and sense the world primarily through radio waves.
Beneath their head, elgyem have a fairly small humanoid body with crystal-tipped hands. Their legs serve no apparent purpose as they lack hypnotic crystals and do not walk outside of dire emergencies. Elgyem are almost constantly levitating via telekinesis. The only typical exception is when they are riding in a vehicle or on another pokémon. The legs may help them sit. Their short, stubby tail might serve a similar purpose.
The only gap in the outer layers is a narrow horizontal slit on the back of the head. Elgyem grind up and levitate food to this slit and into the body. It is covered by a hydraulically raised and lowered plate when not in use. Waste is rarely created but seems to be disposed of through this slot as well.
Beheeyem have less copper in their exoskeleton, leading to a more consistently brown or red coloration. The top of their head remains roughly ovoid with carved out panes, but the bottom flares out to a rim before tapering back in. The eye crystals are located beneath the rim.
The exoskeleton extends past the end of the lower body in a thin, flared layer of armor that provides extra protection to the leg joints and lower body. Four knobs extend out of the front of the front of the armor. Another two ridges protect the joint between the head and body. They are the only protrusions anywhere on their body that do not generate light. The exoskeleton rarely has other bumps or aberrations taller than one twentieth of an inch.
Beheeyem can reach heights of roughly four feet tall, although three is more typical. Weights typically range between 100 and 140 pounds. Lifespans of wild specimens are poorly understood. Captive individuals have not demonstrated senescence.
Behavior
Beheeyem can be found in many arid areas worldwide, especially around meteor craters and recent meteorite impact sites. Their typical wild behavior, including their diet, is poorly understood. Beheeyem are typically found in swarms of five to fifteen individuals, although very large swarms are sometimes documented in the Mojave. These aggregations are believed to actually consist of multiple individual swarms temporarily associating with one another.
Beheeyem are primarily nocturnal and usually avoid or hypnotize nearby humans. Field cameras are often identified and dismantled. It is not known what they typically do during the day. Resting wild beheeyem have not knowingly been found, leading to theories they guard their resting places with subtle hypnosis or a cloaking ability not demonstrated by captive specimens.
Beheeyem are almost never seen during rain. Captive specimens are disdainful of water and often complain of oxidation. Exposure to water brightens their color and spurs their mood. This does not appear to have any deleterious health effects.
Active beheeyem are often seen watching other species, including humans, from a distance. They are particularly drawn to intelligent creatures such as fairies, dragons, ghosts, and other psychics. Some have been documented making strange runes in the sand or nearby rocks. These runes appear to be consistent with those made by specimens on the other side of the planet, raising the possibility of a shared written language. The runes have yet to be deciphered.
Wild beheeyem are rarely dangerous if they are not injured or disturbed. They may even approach humans and their machines to examine them. Beheeyem are technologically gifted and can easily disassemble and reassemble simpler vehicles. Swarms working together have been known to make crude aircraft, although none of their devices appear capable of reaching escape velocity or surviving atmospheric reentry.
Beheeyem are perhaps best known for their hypnosis and unwilling translators. The species is telekinetic, but they prefer to harness other creatures and have them perform manual labor rather than doing it themselves. A pattern of flashing lights is used to lull a target into a susceptible state before fully seizing control of their body and mind. Victims retain no awareness of their actions while in this state. Beheeyem appear to have access to all of a victim’s senses, memories, and skills and frequently speak to other humans through a hypnotized subject. They have not been known to directly speak to an alert human telepathically. Beheeyem may retain access to their victim’s memories and senses even after active control is forfeited.
Hypnosis appears limited to particularly intelligent creatures. It fails against most pokémon and some humans. The exact number of creatures that can be controlled at once varies by individual. One swarm of six beheeyem and twenty elgyem hypnotized seventy-one humans at the same time.
There is a great deal of speculation as to beheeyem’s intentions. They are neither as reclusive and passive as the clefable or as overtly hostile as the metagross. They do not rampage like the Ultra Beasts. The species is certainly intelligent enough for theories of a unified campaign of some sort to be plausible. However, the rare instances of beheeyem hostility or mass hypnosis have few connecting threads. They are usually a response to some real or perceived threat. A few involve the assembly of unknown machinery. At least six raids on human settlements were intended to secure a supply of some rare mineral. Beheeyem have yet to state a coherent political objective deeper than a desire to be left alone. This has not stopped people from suggesting motives ranging from world domination to helping humanity ascend to a higher plane of existence.
Disappearances of livestock in arid areas are often blamed on beheeyem. They have not been documented eating meat or abducting domestic pokémon. It is unclear what they would have to gain from doing so.
Husbandry
The species is generally capable of taking care of their own needs, although their trainer may dislike the occasional hypnotism of themselves or teammates in the process. Generally speaking, beheeyem require small quantities of metallic and non-metallic minerals, roughly matching the composition of their exoskeleton. Silicates such as sand and glass are also important for their diet. Beheeyem eat at most a few ounces a week. Their food can be stored in a pouch they have constant access to. Overeating is not a concern.
The main problem with beheeyem husbandry is obedience. They are not particularly inclined to obey humans. It is easiest to raise an elgyem to adulthood as the young are not actively hostile to humanity. They are actually quite curious and can easily be convinced to stay and respect their trainer through frequent provision of documentaries and advanced toys. Nature and engineering documentaries are a particular favorite. Some specimens are confused and disturbed by fiction. Others greatly appreciate it.
Most beheeyem and some elgyem begin to tinker with mirrors, electronics, vehicles, or other objects. An individual’s pet project can potentially grow to the size of a car, although most are no larger or heavier than a microwave. They should not be taken from their project for more than a day or two. Carrying it around on the trail can be a source of frustration for trainers. Beheeyem are also prone to stealing parts due to the difficulty of communicating their needs with their trainer and a general disregard for human laws. Allowing short-term possession, while mildly distressing to the average person, can resolve some of these problems.
Having less intelligent teammates decreases the risk of hypnotism. Having intelligent teammates reduces the amount of enrichment that must be provided and seems to improve a beheeyem’s mood.
Most trainers are at some risk of hypnotism. The exceptions are psychics and those in the bottom quintile of intelligence. Trainers outside of these categories are advised to keep a frequently updated physical journal and have another psychic type on the team to consult with. Most trainer hypnotism involves memory alteration. This is usually harmless, with common examples involving the prevention of embarrassing but trivial mistakes from being stored in the long-term memory. Long-term effects can be as intensive as major personality modifications. Full physical and mental possession can occur in the short term, but this tends to have few lasting impacts.
Illness
Scientists are still unsure what most of beheeyem’s organs do. This makes serious ailments difficult to treat. Thankfully, conventional illness is rare. On rare occasion a beheeyem will become infected by a terrestrial bacterium and die within a few days of exposure. Infected individuals are extremely contagious to their own kind. There are no documented cases of beheeyem infecting another species. Illness is particularly likely to occur following damage to the exoskeleton or consuming damp minerals contaminated with fungi or bacteria.
Serious damage to the exoskeleton is also rare. Dents, deformations, and even small cracks can be healed over the course of hours or days. The injured beheeyem should be allowed a dry place to rest and given plenty of minerals. More serious injuries, such as large ruptures, require the immediate intervention of another beheeyem or conceptual healing such as comfey pacts or heal pulse.
Dark and ghost type attacks can bypass the exoskeleton. This can result in bouts of disorientation, lethargy, pain, panic, paranoia, and a loss of fine telekinetic control. Electric-type effects may have similar effects. Most assaults on humans by a single beheeyem are believed to be the result of this type of injury. Thankfully, the effect usually clears on its own after a day or so.
The pokémon does not appear to suffer from age-related ailments. It is unclear if this is because of an exceptional lifespan or a genuine lack of aging.
Evolution
Older elgyem gradually begin to lose their blue-green coloration and take on a reddish hue. The tail grows broader and longer as it forms the exoskeleton skirt. The formal demarcation line between stages is the skirt coming to completely encircle the pokémon’s lower body. The exact catalyst for the start remains unclear. The age range is also uncertain given the lack of confirmed births or a reliable way to determine a specimen’s age.
Battle
Beheeyem see no real use on the competitive circuits. Their hypnosis is a good counter to many of the pokémon that define the metagame, but it is useless against many other species. Outside of their hypnosis, beheeyem are capable of moderately powerful psionic attacks, have decent armor, and a variety of energy and telekinetic attacks. Their contributions do not justify the difficulty in raising one.
Beheeyem fair quite a bit better on the island challenge. They can bypass their low speed with trick room and learn a handful of useful coverage options. They are also comparatively durable and powerful. Beheeyem will also usually copy their trainer’s knowledge and are quite capable of commanding themselves with minimal input. Trainers who want to set up outside of trick room may also teach their pokémon nasty plot or calm mind. Their memory borrowing allows them to easily learn moves from pokémon they can possess. They still appreciate trick room and screens support to allow them to immediately begin hitting hard with telepathic attacks. A beheeyem can hypnotize many totems into submission once their supporting pokémon are removed.
Elgyem are surprisingly durable for a young pokémon thanks to their exoskeleton. This allows them to effectively serve as a tank or setup sweeper when their hypnosis fails, as it will against many other young species.
The main drawback to using a beheeyem on the island challenge is having to manage a beheeyem while on the trail.
Acquisition
There is a beheeyem swarm that ranges from the lower slopes of Mauna Hokulani to the Haina Valley. During the dry season they may wander closer to the sea or higher up the mountain. They generally avoid moisture. A hostile capture of an elgyem is ill-advised due to the possibility of reprisal and the likelihood of subversive behavior. Instead, their curiosity should be piqued and the offer should be built up to over the course of hours or days. Capture of beheeyem is currently prohibited as none of the known adults have shown an interest in leaving their swarm.
Adoption and purchase opportunities for both stages are rare. Individuals in need of rehoming are typically released into the Haina Valley. Specimens are rarely willing to be purchased. Beheeyem sales are fraudulent in one form or another more often than they are genuine.
Elgyem can be captured with a Class IV license.
Reproduction
Beheeyem almost certainly reproduce. Swarms are frequently documented with more elgyem than there were the previous year, even after accounting for evolutions. The exact mechanism of reproduction remains unknown. Captive specimens have never reproduced. Active assembly, eggs, or pregnancy have never been documented in the wild. Given their composition and the relative size of “newborn” elgyem to adults, some form of assembly is likely.
Relatives
It remains unclear where beheeyem come from. Extraterrestrial origins theories are popular among the general public and scientists alike. Beheeyem are odd creatures unlike anything else found in the Mojave. While the U.S. military maintains that the Roswell Incident was the result of a crashed spy balloon, many conspiracy theorists maintain it was the beheeyem crash landing on Earth. The species appeared for the first time shortly afterwards in the nearby desert. They struggle to communicate with terrestrial life, even telepathically. Finally, beheeyem have frequently founded new swarms far outside their previous range despite lacking long-distance teleportation abilities.
However, an extraterrestrial origin is not confirmed. There remain plausible alternatives. Beheeyem could have been constructed by an ancient civilization, perhaps the same one responsible for sigilyph. They could have either been awoken by the Roswell Incident or coincidentally emerged around the same time. Alternatively, some conspiracy theorists believe they were created by the U.S. government for unknown reasons. Appearances outside their range could be explained as moving around by possessing a pilot or creating a vehicle. There have also not been similar “crash sites” in other areas prior to beheeyem emergence. None of their known vehicles appear to be capable of space flight.
The beheeyem themselves have yet to explain their origins. Their typical response is that the question is irrelevant. Beheeyem that have possessed a translator are rarely in the mood for entertaining questions they do not view as essential to the matter at hand.
Beheeyem’s closest relative is hotly debated. The core arguments concern origin and composition. The leading contenders are sigilyph for possible shared creators and minior due to a nonmetallic silicon-based core. The latter is made more plausible by their tendency to share habitats worldwide.
Scullensis mulderi
Overview
In 1948, metallic debris was found scattered near Roswell, New Mexico. Two weeks later, a new species was found wandering the desert. Scientists continue to debate whether the two events were at all related.
Beheeyem have become synonymous with extraterrestrials in flying saucers in the public imagination. They are clever, strange, and just malevolent enough to make for a good stock villain in pop culture.
Most trainers are not advised to train the species. On a practical level, beheeyem cannot perform telepathic translation like the most popular psychic types can. They are also nearly impossible to fully pacify and are prone to using hypnosis to manipulate or outright control people they do not respect.
Beheeyem, like malamar, are best left to trainers with the psionic strength to resist their aggression or the experience to manage a rebellious team member.
Physiology
Both stages are classified as pure psychic-types. Some scholars argue for a secondary rock- or even steel- or electric-typing due to their biology or behaviors. These opinions remain in the minority.
Elgyem are silicon-based pokémon with a tough exterior shell. The very outer layer is roughly a quarter inch thick and composed of an alloy of tungsten, copper, molybendum, platinum, and nickel. Oxidation of the copper is the cause of their typical blue-green coloration. This exoskeleton is extremely smooth.
Beneath the exoskeleton is a porous structure akin to pumice. They are filled with a strange, blood-like liquid with high concentrations of suspended metals, especially arsenic. Denser crystalline and metallic structures are found throughout the body. The function of most of these organs has yet to be determined.
Most of elgyem’s body is composed of a roughly ovoid head with two flat planes carved into it. The “forehead” is marked by a black, y-shaped pattern. Two parallel lines run along the head perpendicular to the eye crystals.
It remains unclear how beheeyem sense the world. They appear to have eyes, but these seem to primarily emit light rather than sense it. They work in concert with similar crystals on the hand to amplify or attune telepathic signals to allow for mind-reading, telepathic assault, and hypnosis. Beheeyem struggle with basic vision and hearing tests when there are no nearby organisms to sense through. They may be entirely dependent on hijacked senses for vision, hearing, and scent. It is currently believed that they communicate with each other and sense the world primarily through radio waves.
Beneath their head, elgyem have a fairly small humanoid body with crystal-tipped hands. Their legs serve no apparent purpose as they lack hypnotic crystals and do not walk outside of dire emergencies. Elgyem are almost constantly levitating via telekinesis. The only typical exception is when they are riding in a vehicle or on another pokémon. The legs may help them sit. Their short, stubby tail might serve a similar purpose.
The only gap in the outer layers is a narrow horizontal slit on the back of the head. Elgyem grind up and levitate food to this slit and into the body. It is covered by a hydraulically raised and lowered plate when not in use. Waste is rarely created but seems to be disposed of through this slot as well.
Beheeyem have less copper in their exoskeleton, leading to a more consistently brown or red coloration. The top of their head remains roughly ovoid with carved out panes, but the bottom flares out to a rim before tapering back in. The eye crystals are located beneath the rim.
The exoskeleton extends past the end of the lower body in a thin, flared layer of armor that provides extra protection to the leg joints and lower body. Four knobs extend out of the front of the front of the armor. Another two ridges protect the joint between the head and body. They are the only protrusions anywhere on their body that do not generate light. The exoskeleton rarely has other bumps or aberrations taller than one twentieth of an inch.
Beheeyem can reach heights of roughly four feet tall, although three is more typical. Weights typically range between 100 and 140 pounds. Lifespans of wild specimens are poorly understood. Captive individuals have not demonstrated senescence.
Behavior
Beheeyem can be found in many arid areas worldwide, especially around meteor craters and recent meteorite impact sites. Their typical wild behavior, including their diet, is poorly understood. Beheeyem are typically found in swarms of five to fifteen individuals, although very large swarms are sometimes documented in the Mojave. These aggregations are believed to actually consist of multiple individual swarms temporarily associating with one another.
Beheeyem are primarily nocturnal and usually avoid or hypnotize nearby humans. Field cameras are often identified and dismantled. It is not known what they typically do during the day. Resting wild beheeyem have not knowingly been found, leading to theories they guard their resting places with subtle hypnosis or a cloaking ability not demonstrated by captive specimens.
Beheeyem are almost never seen during rain. Captive specimens are disdainful of water and often complain of oxidation. Exposure to water brightens their color and spurs their mood. This does not appear to have any deleterious health effects.
Active beheeyem are often seen watching other species, including humans, from a distance. They are particularly drawn to intelligent creatures such as fairies, dragons, ghosts, and other psychics. Some have been documented making strange runes in the sand or nearby rocks. These runes appear to be consistent with those made by specimens on the other side of the planet, raising the possibility of a shared written language. The runes have yet to be deciphered.
Wild beheeyem are rarely dangerous if they are not injured or disturbed. They may even approach humans and their machines to examine them. Beheeyem are technologically gifted and can easily disassemble and reassemble simpler vehicles. Swarms working together have been known to make crude aircraft, although none of their devices appear capable of reaching escape velocity or surviving atmospheric reentry.
Beheeyem are perhaps best known for their hypnosis and unwilling translators. The species is telekinetic, but they prefer to harness other creatures and have them perform manual labor rather than doing it themselves. A pattern of flashing lights is used to lull a target into a susceptible state before fully seizing control of their body and mind. Victims retain no awareness of their actions while in this state. Beheeyem appear to have access to all of a victim’s senses, memories, and skills and frequently speak to other humans through a hypnotized subject. They have not been known to directly speak to an alert human telepathically. Beheeyem may retain access to their victim’s memories and senses even after active control is forfeited.
Hypnosis appears limited to particularly intelligent creatures. It fails against most pokémon and some humans. The exact number of creatures that can be controlled at once varies by individual. One swarm of six beheeyem and twenty elgyem hypnotized seventy-one humans at the same time.
There is a great deal of speculation as to beheeyem’s intentions. They are neither as reclusive and passive as the clefable or as overtly hostile as the metagross. They do not rampage like the Ultra Beasts. The species is certainly intelligent enough for theories of a unified campaign of some sort to be plausible. However, the rare instances of beheeyem hostility or mass hypnosis have few connecting threads. They are usually a response to some real or perceived threat. A few involve the assembly of unknown machinery. At least six raids on human settlements were intended to secure a supply of some rare mineral. Beheeyem have yet to state a coherent political objective deeper than a desire to be left alone. This has not stopped people from suggesting motives ranging from world domination to helping humanity ascend to a higher plane of existence.
Disappearances of livestock in arid areas are often blamed on beheeyem. They have not been documented eating meat or abducting domestic pokémon. It is unclear what they would have to gain from doing so.
Husbandry
The species is generally capable of taking care of their own needs, although their trainer may dislike the occasional hypnotism of themselves or teammates in the process. Generally speaking, beheeyem require small quantities of metallic and non-metallic minerals, roughly matching the composition of their exoskeleton. Silicates such as sand and glass are also important for their diet. Beheeyem eat at most a few ounces a week. Their food can be stored in a pouch they have constant access to. Overeating is not a concern.
The main problem with beheeyem husbandry is obedience. They are not particularly inclined to obey humans. It is easiest to raise an elgyem to adulthood as the young are not actively hostile to humanity. They are actually quite curious and can easily be convinced to stay and respect their trainer through frequent provision of documentaries and advanced toys. Nature and engineering documentaries are a particular favorite. Some specimens are confused and disturbed by fiction. Others greatly appreciate it.
Most beheeyem and some elgyem begin to tinker with mirrors, electronics, vehicles, or other objects. An individual’s pet project can potentially grow to the size of a car, although most are no larger or heavier than a microwave. They should not be taken from their project for more than a day or two. Carrying it around on the trail can be a source of frustration for trainers. Beheeyem are also prone to stealing parts due to the difficulty of communicating their needs with their trainer and a general disregard for human laws. Allowing short-term possession, while mildly distressing to the average person, can resolve some of these problems.
Having less intelligent teammates decreases the risk of hypnotism. Having intelligent teammates reduces the amount of enrichment that must be provided and seems to improve a beheeyem’s mood.
Most trainers are at some risk of hypnotism. The exceptions are psychics and those in the bottom quintile of intelligence. Trainers outside of these categories are advised to keep a frequently updated physical journal and have another psychic type on the team to consult with. Most trainer hypnotism involves memory alteration. This is usually harmless, with common examples involving the prevention of embarrassing but trivial mistakes from being stored in the long-term memory. Long-term effects can be as intensive as major personality modifications. Full physical and mental possession can occur in the short term, but this tends to have few lasting impacts.
Illness
Scientists are still unsure what most of beheeyem’s organs do. This makes serious ailments difficult to treat. Thankfully, conventional illness is rare. On rare occasion a beheeyem will become infected by a terrestrial bacterium and die within a few days of exposure. Infected individuals are extremely contagious to their own kind. There are no documented cases of beheeyem infecting another species. Illness is particularly likely to occur following damage to the exoskeleton or consuming damp minerals contaminated with fungi or bacteria.
Serious damage to the exoskeleton is also rare. Dents, deformations, and even small cracks can be healed over the course of hours or days. The injured beheeyem should be allowed a dry place to rest and given plenty of minerals. More serious injuries, such as large ruptures, require the immediate intervention of another beheeyem or conceptual healing such as comfey pacts or heal pulse.
Dark and ghost type attacks can bypass the exoskeleton. This can result in bouts of disorientation, lethargy, pain, panic, paranoia, and a loss of fine telekinetic control. Electric-type effects may have similar effects. Most assaults on humans by a single beheeyem are believed to be the result of this type of injury. Thankfully, the effect usually clears on its own after a day or so.
The pokémon does not appear to suffer from age-related ailments. It is unclear if this is because of an exceptional lifespan or a genuine lack of aging.
Evolution
Older elgyem gradually begin to lose their blue-green coloration and take on a reddish hue. The tail grows broader and longer as it forms the exoskeleton skirt. The formal demarcation line between stages is the skirt coming to completely encircle the pokémon’s lower body. The exact catalyst for the start remains unclear. The age range is also uncertain given the lack of confirmed births or a reliable way to determine a specimen’s age.
Battle
Beheeyem see no real use on the competitive circuits. Their hypnosis is a good counter to many of the pokémon that define the metagame, but it is useless against many other species. Outside of their hypnosis, beheeyem are capable of moderately powerful psionic attacks, have decent armor, and a variety of energy and telekinetic attacks. Their contributions do not justify the difficulty in raising one.
Beheeyem fair quite a bit better on the island challenge. They can bypass their low speed with trick room and learn a handful of useful coverage options. They are also comparatively durable and powerful. Beheeyem will also usually copy their trainer’s knowledge and are quite capable of commanding themselves with minimal input. Trainers who want to set up outside of trick room may also teach their pokémon nasty plot or calm mind. Their memory borrowing allows them to easily learn moves from pokémon they can possess. They still appreciate trick room and screens support to allow them to immediately begin hitting hard with telepathic attacks. A beheeyem can hypnotize many totems into submission once their supporting pokémon are removed.
Elgyem are surprisingly durable for a young pokémon thanks to their exoskeleton. This allows them to effectively serve as a tank or setup sweeper when their hypnosis fails, as it will against many other young species.
The main drawback to using a beheeyem on the island challenge is having to manage a beheeyem while on the trail.
Acquisition
There is a beheeyem swarm that ranges from the lower slopes of Mauna Hokulani to the Haina Valley. During the dry season they may wander closer to the sea or higher up the mountain. They generally avoid moisture. A hostile capture of an elgyem is ill-advised due to the possibility of reprisal and the likelihood of subversive behavior. Instead, their curiosity should be piqued and the offer should be built up to over the course of hours or days. Capture of beheeyem is currently prohibited as none of the known adults have shown an interest in leaving their swarm.
Adoption and purchase opportunities for both stages are rare. Individuals in need of rehoming are typically released into the Haina Valley. Specimens are rarely willing to be purchased. Beheeyem sales are fraudulent in one form or another more often than they are genuine.
Elgyem can be captured with a Class IV license.
Reproduction
Beheeyem almost certainly reproduce. Swarms are frequently documented with more elgyem than there were the previous year, even after accounting for evolutions. The exact mechanism of reproduction remains unknown. Captive specimens have never reproduced. Active assembly, eggs, or pregnancy have never been documented in the wild. Given their composition and the relative size of “newborn” elgyem to adults, some form of assembly is likely.
Relatives
It remains unclear where beheeyem come from. Extraterrestrial origins theories are popular among the general public and scientists alike. Beheeyem are odd creatures unlike anything else found in the Mojave. While the U.S. military maintains that the Roswell Incident was the result of a crashed spy balloon, many conspiracy theorists maintain it was the beheeyem crash landing on Earth. The species appeared for the first time shortly afterwards in the nearby desert. They struggle to communicate with terrestrial life, even telepathically. Finally, beheeyem have frequently founded new swarms far outside their previous range despite lacking long-distance teleportation abilities.
However, an extraterrestrial origin is not confirmed. There remain plausible alternatives. Beheeyem could have been constructed by an ancient civilization, perhaps the same one responsible for sigilyph. They could have either been awoken by the Roswell Incident or coincidentally emerged around the same time. Alternatively, some conspiracy theorists believe they were created by the U.S. government for unknown reasons. Appearances outside their range could be explained as moving around by possessing a pilot or creating a vehicle. There have also not been similar “crash sites” in other areas prior to beheeyem emergence. None of their known vehicles appear to be capable of space flight.
The beheeyem themselves have yet to explain their origins. Their typical response is that the question is irrelevant. Beheeyem that have possessed a translator are rarely in the mood for entertaining questions they do not view as essential to the matter at hand.
Beheeyem’s closest relative is hotly debated. The core arguments concern origin and composition. The leading contenders are sigilyph for possible shared creators and minior due to a nonmetallic silicon-based core. The latter is made more plausible by their tendency to share habitats worldwide.