Spineray

Spinerays were creatures used by the Yuuzhan Vong. Serpentine in appearance, the spinerays were naturally predatory, but they also served Shapers as tools for their ability to monitor neural pathways. Spinerays were kept in their unshaped forms as well, as they were useful in rooting out undesireables form a location. There were two types of altered spinerays.

Provoker spineray
The provoker spineray was useful in reshaping or brainwashing prisoners. Provoker spinerays could target selective neural pathways corresponding to memory, and would cause pain if one tried to access the forbidden memories. Mezhan Kwaad and Nen Yim used a provoker spineray on Tahiri Veila when they attempted to shape her into Riina Kwaad.

Tracer spineray
The tracer spineray was used to stimulate pain receptors as well, but on a less sever scale. They stimulated pain receptors at joined flesh after a Yuuzhan Vong underwent an escalation, to see if the nerves of the new limb were connecting to the Yuuzhan Vong's body.

Appearances

 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion