Question

This race evolved by absorbing liquid crystal fragments from the destroyed underground civilization of Alterna. A professor cryogenically froze his beloved cat Judd, who eventually joined this race’s society 10,000 years later. (15[1])These beings (15[1])are recruited to collect Golden Eggs by Grizzco Industries, (15[1])which was founded by the bear Mr. (15[1])Grizz. A large metropolis home to this race is powered by a giant electric (*) Zapfish, which was once stolen by DJ (10[1])Octavio. (10[1])After rising sea levels wiped out (10[1])humanity, this species fought for increasingly limited land (10[1])with the Octarians (-5[1])in the Great Turf War. That war inspired a modern-day sport played by this race, in which two teams compete to cover the most (-5[1])area with colored liquid. (-5[1])For 10 points, name these beings that can transform between “kid” and “squid” forms (10[2])and are partly named for the liquid they shoot. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: inklings [accept octolings because many clues apply to both; prompt on “squid” with “what is the name of the race?”]
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