Commission drawn by LadyVioli
There are many different hives throughout known space. If there is a constant, it is the relentless need for new raw material.
This takes the form of living creatures. Men and women serve as the primary conduit for growth. There is no evidence of traditional reproduction within any Exhuman swarm - though the secrecy and danger involved in observing such rituals makes saying it one way or another difficult.
Life-cycles are therefore unique, and they change from hive to hive.
The one consistency is that humans are treated like pollen; a material to be handled carefully, undamaged, and given the utmost respect. And also , material to be processed. Forced feeding of valuable Honey and visual indoctrination makes many vulnerable and eager upon their transition into drones-to-be.
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Pictured: 
captured by a hive, sacked up, tied to the wall, and about to get a faceful of indoctrination!
A lovely pic by LadyVioli . I wasn't 100% sure about the design of the hive at this point, but she did a fantastic job all the same in depicting a low-level drone and her companion-to-be!
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