Schmryptopen Edition: #11C-Juvenile Pomeformic Queen

As juveniles, Pomeformic queens are still vulnerable to predation, though they grow quickly. They drop their first drones around the same time that they become too cumbersome to easily catch their own Prometheas pods, henceforth reliant on their sterile offspring for sustenance. A juvenile queen that fails to produce a strong brood will struggle to replace those lost to predators, which can lead to a vicious cycle of diminishing hive strength.