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The Hives were once in a complete state of civil war, rival Yanme’e Queens and their brood constantly fighting each other for territory. But upon the arrival of the Covenant Empire, Brood Queen Ytu’Lek gained an impressive advantage by negotiating the trade of Covenant firearms to her Yanme’e Warriors in return for her loyalty and warriors upon complete dominance over Palamok.

However when the Covenant Civil War broke out, news that High Queen Ytu’Lek had been killed on High Charity caused many Yanme’e to revolt in vain as most were cut down by their Jiralhanae, Sangheili and Kig-Yar Ship Masters. The death of High Queen Ytu’Lek caused a global civil war back on Palamok.

Palamok Civil War
With the death of High Queen Ytu’Lek, Lesser Queens were forced to quickly breed new Yanme’e workers and warriors. These Queens were tucked away in large hives built into or on the many billions of Palamok tree’s that had coated the planet’s surface for eons. The Civil War is a passive one as while the territories of rival hives overlap, fighting only occurs over materials and food especially between Worker Yanme’e and Warrior bands, making it a simple battle for survival. Palamok itself is under UNSC juristriction but only a small patrol flotilla to protect Palamok from outside influence and to let Palamok and the Yanme'e become ready in their own time.

Yanme’e Life
Life for Yanme’e is different for each class:

The Worker Yanme’e is the largest class in a Yanme’e hive and while all are considered females, they have no genitals. They are wingless but have special muscles in their limbs that allow them to jump from tree to tree. They spend most of their life collecting a special resin from the trees that surround them and taking it back to the hive for it to be converted into a honey that the hives partially feeds on.

The Warrior class is the next largest class in a Yanme’e hive but its numbers cannot compare to the Worker class. Unlike the worker class, the Warrior class is all male with genitals to match and have a pair of wings that allow them to flit between the trees of Palamok defending their hives Worker Yanme’e while attacking any intruder that strays into their territory.

The Queen is a class of her own and everyday she breeds new Warriors and Workers while also producing few queens who tend to her everyday needs. These Lesser Queens have no authority with the rest of the hive but in case of the death of the Breeding Queen, another can be chosen to continue the survival of the hive.

Intelligence in the Yanme’e is directly related to their supply of food. For instance, Yanme’e Queen are highly intelligent with a higher IQ than the average Terran scientist as their fed constantly everyday while the Worker Yanme’e is no smarter than a Terran infant as they are fed constantly less.

Economy
The Yanme'e Hives have no economy as their interests are purely internal and primitive. However, the Napret System is considered neutral territory despite being slightly within UNSC territory and on Kami, one of Palamok's moons is a small UNSC colony. The Kami colony is similar to Terra and is only in existance by the extensive Yanme'e honey farms which are surprisingly delicious. Yanme'e grubs are also a delicious commodity to the Kig-Yar and later, the Kohl.

Also See
Kig-Yar Alliance

Te Union

UNSC