Yammosk

"This creature that one might assume is mindless, unable to act without the commands of its masters, really does have thoughts of its own&mdash;and all of them are evil."

- Danni Quee

Yammosks, also known as war coordinators, were Yuuzhan Vong creatures mainly used as coordinators during battles to send orders to other spacecraft, such as the many coralskippers, to optimize their actions.

Overview
Yammosks communicated using gravitational waves. This mode of communication was discovered by Danni Quee, which allowed the New Republic to locate yammosks in capital ships and target them during battles. Later it became possible to jam the yammosk's communication, dramatically lessening the efficiency of the Yuuzhan Vong fleets.

Yuuzhan Vong biotechnology was generally not self-aware, but yammosks were at least partially sentient. Physically, yammosks resembled huge brains, kept in vats, which trailed thousands of tentacles. They possessed a single sharp tooth that could secrete an acid to break down obstacles; this was used during the Yuuzhan Vong's arrival on Helska 4 icy surface, where the Yammosk broke through the thick sheet of ice with its acidic tooth.

Each yammosk was carefully protected and pampered&mdash;unprecedented for a war biot. Often slaves were confined in a yammosk vat with orders to massage its tentacles. This provided the yammosk with companionship but was a terrifying experience for the slaves, because the yammosk could mentally manipulate and communicate with them. Growing yammosks were kept in fluid that smelled like a combination of garlic and nlora perfume.

Yuuzhan Vong commanders developed a rapport with their yammosks, allowing them to give commands in battle. The yammosk then psychically (via gravitic waves) influenced the minds of all Vong combatants within range. The yammosk on Helska 4 was able to project an energy beam though this one was described as 'defective'. Yammosks have been known to be able to sense Jedi, although this is only possible if the yammosk it was spawned from had contact with Jedi. As in the case of one yammosk being able to detect Wurth Skidder, this was possible because it was a relation of the one that had broken Miko Reglia on Helska 4. Their control could be disrupted using gravitic amplitude modulators.

There were several species related to the yammosks, namely the jammer shreeyam'tiz and the world-coordinator dhuryam. In the Yuuzhan Vong religion, Yun-Yammka held the form of a yammosk, and the yammosk was held to be the Slayer made manifest.

Appearances

 * Vector Prime
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Star by Star
 * Dark Journey
 * Traitor
 * Destiny's Way
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force