Inklings

Inklings are a sentient race of squid-like humanoids, who are protagonists (or antagonists, in some cases) within In a Locked Room. Inklings are one of the largest species in the series, with many of the core characters in the series being Inklings.

Appearance
Inkings can alternate between a humanoid form and a squid form. Juvenile Inklings resemble squids, but grow into an increasingly humanlike form as they age. By the age of 14, Inklings gain complete control over both these forms and can change between humanoid and squid form at will. However, some Inklings are able to control both forms at much younger ages.

The squid form resembles a small, cartoony, monochromatic squid with eight small tentacles in the middle of their bodies and two large ones on either side, resembling the hair of their humanoid form. It has relatively large head fins, and two upward-facing, human-like gray eyes. The undersides of their enlarged calipers are always white, regardless of what color the rest of them is, and they have a single large sucker on each. In this form, they are largely incompetent outside of their own ink, but when swimming in it, they can completely submerge into it and swim at speeds far greater than humanoid form's running speed. They can even jump out of the ink to cover further distances and swim up ink-covered walls. However, this form is also largely vulnerable, as being inside of enemy ink in this form will eventually splat an Inkling.

Evil Inklings
Evil Inklings are a subspecies of Inklings that have followed the path of villainy and cause mayhem. They came to be after Galaximus, the evil Inkling goddess, started to work her terrifying magic. When other Inklings saw her power, the became her minions, eager to gain such power for themselves. However, Galaximus only recognizes the most worthy of them- such Inklings seem to gain powers like Galaximus, although weaker than the goddess is capable of. Appearance- wise, they are identical to Inklings, leading to confusion.

Evil Inklings seem to balance brawn and brains, and as such, as among the Galactic Amy's most trusted (and most dangerous) troops.

Relation with Humans
For the most part, Inklings get along well with humans, as they are similar enough and share much of the same traits. Some Inklings however, see humans as useless creatures, being mere downgrades of themselves.

Notable Inklings

 * Jenny
 * Galaximus
 * Edgellie Godellia
 * Paper Inkling
 * Toxen
 * Klitz
 * Sylkie
 * Sasha Stylink
 * Pearl
 * Inkling Boy Yoshi
 * Callie
 * Marie

Trivia

 * Inklings seem to be the second most dominant species in the series, behind humans.
 * So far, Edgellie is the only Inkling that has been fused with Dark Ink.