Flesh Empress

Ranks within the Hive: Biomass — Crimson mush meant to nourish the Hive. Created from churning up non-dragons. Drone — Any non-Queen. Queens may take on other roles, such as breeding, capturing, or diplomacy. Yes, a Queen Queen can exist and is called an Empress. No, a Queen cannot be Biomass. Breeder — Makes dragon eggs and cares for hatchlings. The entire purpose of this is to make more dragons for the Hive. Tamer — Keeps breeding-dragons contained and sends dragons that have bred to be assimilated. Captor — Captures dragons and assimilates them. Prefers getting prey to the Queen so she can assimilate them herself. Guard — Captures intruders, assimilates if necessary. Diplomat — Goes out to discuss things with other Hives. Advisor — The only role with all the Hive's information, helps the Queen make decisions. Eternally hooked up to the core Hive-library. Queen — In charge of her Hive. Dual-role Queens under Empresses are called "Royal" and then their secondary role and are in charge of departments such as "Dragon-Breeding" and "Informational". Any rank can assimilate (apart from Biomass, which is just food). Assimilation is a consequence of infection, caused by being swallowed whole by a Drone, Queen, or Empress or being injected by one. A Drone infecting turns the host to biomass. A Queen infecting turns the host into a Drone. An Empress infecting turns the host into a Queen. A Queen can mature into an Empress.