Name: Warrior Caste
Species: Gelt
Role: Military/Combatant Class
Summary:
The Warrior Caste is the dominant military force of the Gelt species, serving as the front-line soldiers in the Gelt Incursion of 429 IE of Amargosa. Members of the caste are large, heavily armored, and disciplined in both ranged and melee combat. Operating in five-person squads aboard mechanized battle wagons, they wield advanced weaponry including energy rifles, long knives, and heat ray projectors mounted on their vehicles.
Though the Gelt appear humanoid, Warrior Caste members are typically covered head to toe in uniform plating, concealing most of their features until killed or disarmed. When exposed, they display grayish skin, yellow wolf-like eyes, and hairless tattooed scalps. Their language remains untranslated in The Children of Amargosa, but their battlefield behavior suggests strict hierarchy and intense discipline.
The caste’s behavior during the Gelt Incursion of 429 IE indicates a colonizing objective: rather than conducting total planetary annihilation, the Warrior Caste systematically targets food supplies, heavy industry, and civilian infrastructure. Their goal appears to be depopulation and displacement, not genocide—suggesting they intend to occupy the planet afterward.
Interactions between the Warrior Caste and humans are rare and usually violent. In a few disturbing instances, they are shown engaging in behavior that implies domination or conquest beyond the battlefield—including an attempted assault on Lizzy Parker, which raises questions about their social or reproductive norms.
The Warrior Caste represents a terrifying glimpse into Gelt society: a force bred—or conditioned—for conquest, operating without diplomacy, and designed to function independently or alongside human collaborators.
Appearances: The Children of Amargosa