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Gand
Feb 4, 2007 16:14:39 GMT -5
Post by Red on Feb 4, 2007 16:14:39 GMT -5
Gand were sentient species who evolved on the homonymous ammonia-gas planet Gand. There were two main sub-species of Gands: ones with lungs and ones without lungs. Gand with lungs were used to Gand's atmosphere, but required a special breathing gear if they wanted to leave Gand to manage potentially poisonous offworld gas mixtures. Gands without lungs had special regeneration properties. Gand were stocky humanoids covered in a chitinous exoskeleton and could see in the ultraviolet spectrum. They possessed large, bug-like eyes and only three fingers on each hand. The subspecies that didn't have lungs did not respire, as they obtained all the metabolic ingredients they need through the ingestion of their food. Natively, they spoke Gand, but to speak with other beings they required the aid of a muscular gas bladder that allowed them to, among other things, draw in gases and expel them at a controlled rate through pieces of their exoskeleton that vibrate to approximate speech. These Gand also made use of translator voders to cover their lack of vocal cords. Gand needed only a fraction of the amount of sleep needed by Humans, and were able to 'store' sleep to use in times when they would not be able to get much rest.
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