Hurgkthorg

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Hurgkthorg Strunthlg

   Summary: emotive neural cluster
   Plural: Hurgkthorgu
   Vorgaal: five
   Typical Fungmrul: very low
   Required to Know: have at least 40 points among empathy skill, psychology skill, 50% of animal lore skill and 50% of politics skill
   Required to Flgathl: have at least 80 points among empathy skill, psychology skill, 50% of animal lore skill and 50% of politics skill
   Maximum Flgathu Formula: 1% of metamorphosis skill plus 1% of empathy skill plus 1% of psychology skill
   Capabilities Affected: sentience
   Efficacy Formula: 5% of metamorphosis skill plus 2% of empathy skill plus 2% of psychology skill, with diminishing returns on a scaling factor
       of one
   Fl-n'gathl From: zath vorgaal

A hurgkthorg is a strunth regarded by most shoggothim as a necessary evil at best, an abomination at worst: a neural cluster dedicated to producing the emotions common to ghaa'ghu races and inflicting them on one's consciousness. While this may seem an unmitigated horror, unfortunately there is a practical consideration to take into account: should one need to interact with ghaa'ghu, it is extremely difficult to understand them -- and thereby successfully manipulate them -- from the standpoint of rational thought alone; truly comprehending their emotions requires experiencing them.