This technically doubles as both an overall species reference and a specific OC reference. I urge you not to worry about this - I wasn't even really comfortable with posting it in the first place as 99% of people aren't gonna know WHY it exists. For those who DO know why, feel free to ask for OC specific details, as this fellow DOES in fact have them.

All Phoccul posses the same mother. Bar the Alpha, female Phoccul are not fertile and as such, cannot reproduce. They are named in the order they are born. Most Phoccul prefer to be referred to in a neutral gender standpoint, usually as just "it" if possible, as they consider gender to be meaningless since it doesn't influence their lives. They mature fully in 24 hours after being hatched. They are known for their high intelligence and expert organization, as well as strong memories, which more than compensates for their lack of combat prowess. They are incredibly patient in personality and willing to spend insane quantities of time waiting, performing mundane tasks, or repeating the same thing over and over. They are not very social creatures, even among one another, and while they do in fact work well in teams, they don't particularly care about each other and only work well because of their strong urge to work and their highly obedient nature to the Alpha. They care not for other species, as their kind is only concerned with the safe being and livelihood of the Alpha. As such, they operate similar to a beehive, with the workers all adamantly performing their duties to please the queen. They do not seek fun, rather growth and knowledge. They are parasitic in personality and are more than comfortable with stealing from others to benefit their own species or leeching off the gains of someone bigger and stronger than them. Phoccul often possess no goals in life, as they don't care about their own personal gain over the gain of the species as a whole.

They are poor fighters despite their intimidating appearance and are not below cheap, underhanded tactics to escape unharmed. Their primary method of defense (bar just being generally creepy in appearance) is to release pulses of energy that confuse and disorient their enemies. While actually harmless, these energy pulses can put a foe in a state of broken confusion, allowed the creature to escape alive. As long as their heads remain in tact, the rest of their bodies, including the tentacles growing from their heads, are expendable and will grow back eventually. They are crafty in their words as well, so often times they will try to talk down enemies disoriented by their energy pulses if the mere pulse isn't enough. Despite their large size, they are actually quite stealthy and limber. If their heads can squeeze into a space, so can the rest of them. Their blood possesses acidic qualities, so they will often times bleed purposely to either use it as a cutting material or to harm their enemies. They are of decent speed, but they couldn't actually throw a "punch" to save their lives, as their tentacles are like wet noodles and their legs are not meant to be weaponized. They do not require oxygen, so they can submerge themselves indefinitely, and much like jellyfish, they have impressive lifespans, essentially unable to die from age - though more than capable of being killed, obviously.

They treat their superiors with great respect - even if they personally dislike the person their working for - and will never argue with those above them, and though they do love to recommend ideas to those above them, they will keep to themselves if told to. Almost all of them speak in identical voices which very rarely change in tone, a voice which seemingly echoes from their cores.

Their best traits are intelligence, organization, patience, obedience, and memory retention.

Their horns are well known for falling off, often times at the slightest touch, but regrow in a matter of days.

Visual Inconsistencies and Notes
*Some have diamonds rather than spots on the forehead.
*Only males will have the large diamond between the fake eyes.
*The bodies and legs can be any range of the colours black and grey.
*The head can be any range of lighter colours, mostly commonly blue or green.
*The head and body - not counting tail, is about 5 feet in average.
*The legs are approximately 10 feet long, but the knees bend around 2 feet in.
*They have no nose or mouth. They can talk, but cannot smell.
*The lighter colour body parts are generally squishy, like a jellyfish.
*The darker colour body parts are generally hard, like the carapace of a bug.
*Fake eyes are always yellow, but the real eyes can be any range of colours.