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The Mephitisoids are an anthropomorphic skunk-like (NOT Felinoid as has been erroneously listed) race that exists within the Shi'ar empire after being forcibly annexed during one of the empire's expansionist phases. As a proud and primitive people often prone to rebelling against unwanted Shi'ar rule they are treated as a slave race by the ruling Shi'ar empire and often subject to reprisals as a result. The most well-known member of this race is Hephzibah of the Starjammers, lover(former?) of Corsair, the father of Scott and Alex Summers.
As a result of their natures the males of the species are both territorial and aggressive, while the females are peaceful and part of a non-violent religious order. All Mephitisoids are possessed of a pheromone-based mind control ability that allows them to manipulate the emotions of others. This ability for the males is a means of inspiring each other while in battle and give them a cohesiveness few others can hope to match, while for the females is unused except in special ceremonies. Their names are also unpronounceable by humans and therefore must adopt a more pronounceable name when interacting with humans.
Not much is known about their history save for some dark revelations revealed after an encounter with the Avengers after a stasis pod containing the last leader of the mephitisoid race crash-landed on earth releasing both him and the great Shi'ar leader who barely stopped them from conquering the Shi'ar empire. Instead of having been locked in stasis with his foe in order to forever watch over him instead the Shi'ar commander had committed a terrible atrocity. Beaten, demoralized, on the verge of total defeat, he and his remaining troops took refuge inside one of the temples where they female mephitisoids cared for the wounded Shi'ar as they would one of their own, and he learned about their pheromone powers.
Desperate he and his remaining sub-commanders hatched a desperate plot to win, and in a terrible act of atrocity murdered the defenseless females in order to distill from them their pheromones in order to use them to inspire his own troops and lead them to victory. This act of mass murder shocked the relatively honorable Shi'ar to their core, and to cover it up exiled both the leader of the mephitisoid troops and their own commander to float for eternity in stasis. Unfortunately eternity rarely is, and with the crash-landing on Earth final conflict resulted until all the sordid truths were revealed and the mephitisoid leader slain by his rival. This is the last time we see any member of the Mephitisoid race outside of the occasional appearance of Hepzibah.
Generic Stats for a relatively normal member of the race
Fighting: Poor (4) / Excellent (20) for males
Agility: Excellent (20) / Good (10) for males
Strength: Typical (6) / Remarkable (30) for males
Endurance: Excellent (20) / Remarkable (30) males
Reason: Typical (6)
Intuition: Excellent (20)
Psyche: Excellent (20)
Health: 50 for Females / 90 for Males
Karma: 46
Resources: Poor (4)
Popularity: 0
Racial Powers/Abilities
Enhanced senses (Hearing/Smell) - Remarkable
Pheromones - Remarkable mind control and ability to manipulate emotions
Natural Weaponry/Claws - Mephitisoid's have Excellent material strength claws inflicting Excellent edged damage.
Extra Body Part/Large Prehensile Skunk Tail
Talents
Varies by background, as a slave race the Shi'ar tend to work to prevent them learning anything useful to oppose them, like high-tech skills and weapons training but exceptional individuals may have any range of talents.