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The Vykkers developed their vast medical/scientific knowledge through trying to extend their own lifetimes. How they managed to develop such a cold, logical intelligence is tied in with their historic, sadistic mentality, although what environmental change caused these to become selected characteristics isn’t quite so intuitive.
You mean would they be against causing each other pain? Nope. The only bonding evident between Vykkers is that which preserves their twisted practices. They’re as empathetic to each other’s suffering as they are to other creatures’.
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Unless, of course, the current Vykker form is the result of intelligent design by pre-Vykkers, which is the whole point of this thread. Brains/intelligence is partially genetic(remember the Nobel sperm bank that created superkids?) as is lifespan. So their apparently maladaptive sadism and useless appendages don't have to be explained by natural selection(I think it might be a bit hard to prove!).