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. They 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 are at least partially sentient. Physically, yammosks resembled huge brains, kept in vats, which trailed thousands of tentacles. 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. 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 also able to project an energy beam.

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.

Appearances

 * Vector Prime