Arn (Animorphs)
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The Arn are fictional creatures from the Animorphs book series. The Arns' physiology somewhat resembles that of birds (In old Norse, Arn means eagle). It is possible that the Arn were the galaxy's masters of biological innovation. Interestingly, this race created an entire ecosystem after an asteroid destroyed much of the life of their planet. The Arn then decided to shield themselves from any more such catastrophes by moving their settlements into the deep chasms caused by the disaster.
They created the Hork-Bajir
in order to support the vast jungles of high-rise trees. The Arn also created the creatures of The Deep to ensure no intrepid Hork-Bajir enters the Arn settlements deep in the planet's chasms, known to the Hork-Bajir as 'The Deep'. The Arn controlled the murderous creatures with chips implanted in their heads, that allowed them to give the creatures simple commands. As mentioned by Aldrea, the Arn seem to be distantly related to the chadoo.
When the Yeerk
s invaded the Arn/Hork-Bajir world, the Arn denied the Yeerks any possibility of being made into Controllers, or any Yeerk acquisition of the Arn's advanced technology. The Arn achieved this by altering their body by making an already weak blood vein in their brain even weaker, so that when a Yeerk enters the brain, the vein will pop, thus killing the would-be host and controller. Upon realizing this, the Yeerks used the Arn for slave-labour and target practice and eventually exterminated them through mass murder, exhaustion, and starvation.
However, one Arn who played a major role in the battle for the Hork-Bajir, Quafijinivon, traveled to Earth on a stolen Yeerk light freight ship and studied and absorbed every human language. He found the Hork-Bajir colony and the Animorphs. There, Quafijinivon used a technique known as ixcila, whereby a dead individual's 'soul' or 'essence' would find a host and become alive again. In this case, that person was the Hork-Bajir nothlit
Aldrea
, Seerow's daughter. Quafijinivon solicited the Hork-Bajir and the Animorph's help, and they traveled to the Hork-Bajir world to help the dying Arn create Hork-Bajir in his lab.
Cassie
, one of the Animorphs, has to share her mind with Aldrea's memory so they could find something. This also allowed them to read each other's thoughts and memories. Cassie learns all about Aldrea and her lover Dak Hamee, a seer in the Hork-Bajir race, who died when the Yeerks enslaved the Hork-Bajir. Aldrea had landed in the Hork-Bajir planet with her family and later became a Hork-Bajir nothlit.
They created the Hork-Bajir
Hork-Bajir
The Hork-Bajir are a race of aliens in the Animorphs novels.The Hork-Bajir are fictional aliens that are usually about seven feet tall. They are a dark shade of green and have three-toed theropod feet. Their necks are long and they have a mouth that resembles a falcon's beak with teeth. Their legs...
in order to support the vast jungles of high-rise trees. The Arn also created the creatures of The Deep to ensure no intrepid Hork-Bajir enters the Arn settlements deep in the planet's chasms, known to the Hork-Bajir as 'The Deep'. The Arn controlled the murderous creatures with chips implanted in their heads, that allowed them to give the creatures simple commands. As mentioned by Aldrea, the Arn seem to be distantly related to the chadoo.
When the Yeerk
Yeerk
Yeerks are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the book and television series "Animorphs" written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic.-Biology:...
s invaded the Arn/Hork-Bajir world, the Arn denied the Yeerks any possibility of being made into Controllers, or any Yeerk acquisition of the Arn's advanced technology. The Arn achieved this by altering their body by making an already weak blood vein in their brain even weaker, so that when a Yeerk enters the brain, the vein will pop, thus killing the would-be host and controller. Upon realizing this, the Yeerks used the Arn for slave-labour and target practice and eventually exterminated them through mass murder, exhaustion, and starvation.
However, one Arn who played a major role in the battle for the Hork-Bajir, Quafijinivon, traveled to Earth on a stolen Yeerk light freight ship and studied and absorbed every human language. He found the Hork-Bajir colony and the Animorphs. There, Quafijinivon used a technique known as ixcila, whereby a dead individual's 'soul' or 'essence' would find a host and become alive again. In this case, that person was the Hork-Bajir nothlit
Nothlit
In the fictional Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate, a nothlit is a being trapped in a morph. If one stays in a morph for over two Earth hours, that form becomes permanent. They are unable to use the Escafil device to regain their morphing power...
Aldrea
Aldrea
Aldrea-Iskillion-Falan is a fictional character in the Animorphs series.Aldrea is the daughter of Prince Seerow, a main character in Animorphs 34: The Prophecy and the heroine in The Hork-Bajir Chronicles...
, Seerow's daughter. Quafijinivon solicited the Hork-Bajir and the Animorph's help, and they traveled to the Hork-Bajir world to help the dying Arn create Hork-Bajir in his lab.
Cassie
Cassie (Animorphs)
Cassie is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. Her last name is never mentioned, although she referred to it as being "nice" in The Secret.-Biography:...
, one of the Animorphs, has to share her mind with Aldrea's memory so they could find something. This also allowed them to read each other's thoughts and memories. Cassie learns all about Aldrea and her lover Dak Hamee, a seer in the Hork-Bajir race, who died when the Yeerks enslaved the Hork-Bajir. Aldrea had landed in the Hork-Bajir planet with her family and later became a Hork-Bajir nothlit.