Sample Jar

A Sample Jar is a decorative preserved specimen: a corpse of a proto-hatch creature meticulously sealed in a jar. It is an artifact-like building that presents itself as a carefully prepared biological display rather than a living creature or a functional machine.

Its descriptions across the available sources consistently frame it as the body of an early Hatch form kept in a container, emphasizing preservation and display. Because it is a preserved corpse, it is thematically closer to a specimen or curiosity than to an active critter-related building. The jar format implies it is meant to be placed as a collectible or decorative object within a colony, showcasing a neatly contained piece of alien fauna.

• The contained body is identified as a proto-hatch / primitive Hatch specimen.
• The emphasis is on meticulous preservation in a jar or vessel.
• It is presented as a static biological display, not a living entity.
• Its identity ties it to the Hatch line of creatures through an early or primitive form.

The item’s flavor is built around careful conservation: every source describes the specimen as preserved with great attention, making the Sample Jar feel like a curated museum piece or laboratory exhibit. That makes it especially suited to colonies that value display items, unusual collectibles, or memorial-like decorations.