Keth


 * Keth was the name given to the organism by the second Betrushians. The name given to it by its creators is unknown. If looking for the planet, see Keth (planet)

The Keth was a creation of the ancient Betrushians to eliminate evolutionary dead-ends.

Biology
The Keth was a perpetually shifting organism which took traits from organisms it enveloped. When it was first awakened, it took the appearance of a yellow ooze, but as it grew it took on different forms (including a massive humanoid form). (NA: St Anthony's Fire)

History
The Keth was an organism that could break down other organisms that were a danger to the environment or genetically stagnant. Unfortunately, its standards were set too high and it started to destroy all life on Betrushia. The Betrushians were able to stop it by installing satellites in the orbit of Betrushia which trapped it in the centre of the planet. After millions of years, the planet recovered from the destruction. The Betrushians, who evolved after the event, retained a racial memory of the Keth as a force of evil that was destined to destroy the world.

In 2148, the Chapter of St Anthony came to Betrushia, but their ships destroyed some of the satellites that held the Keth at the planet's core. The Keth awoke, destabilising the core of the planet. The Betrushians were able to take the ships from the Chapter of St Anthony and use them to boost the power of the satellites until the planet destroyed itself and the Keth with it. (NA: St Anthony's Fire)