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How do the Helmstrolls fall into your analysis of Alternia biological Vs flesh dichotomy?

The Helms-trolls are Trolls forced to power Alternian war machines the Psionic/Helmsman is the most famous Helmstrolls.

They are a pretty obvious metaphor for how the mechanical exploit the biological

even moreso than flesh being suppressed by machines, Alternia’s lowbloods ARE the machines. as part of its veil of superficial matriarchy, Alternia has no true computers or robotics, and instead uses living organisms for those roles. drones and battleships are ultimately the same in this respect, which is why they’re both depicted in the same colour schemes in act 6 (with dronegorg as a crossover between the two) and why Trizza’s battleship in Hiveswap is depicted as a giant crustacean; it is itself an immense drone.