Thala

Thala

Union member species native to a small Starfaring empire on the outskirts of Upward Sector and Coreward Sector. Almost made extinct by the Shiss. TL 5 (before Union Membership) AL 4 (9)

Homeworld :Tha

The Thala are an average of 450 cm tall [1] and are considered physically among the strongest and most enduring carbon based life forms. The Thala are both very peaceful unless it is a "competition" then they become very agressive. They do not know war and consider conflicts to be settled via sports. While the Thala prefer performance sports, they accept any physical sport. The Thala are bipedal, bisexual and carbon based LSLD beings. Sexual role and identity is chosen by the individual during the Thala equivalent of puperty (starting in the 10th yearsof life and lasting about 5 years) Only then the neccesary reproductive organs develop. While motherhood and child bearing are traditional female roles in the Thala society, the father role is less defined and the father's role in the Family uprising ends with conception. However male Thala must provide the financial means. He does so by paying 49 % of his income into the Thala Children Fund (All Thala males able to reproduce pay into this fond) and with it pay all child rearing females. Union Membership has changed little in their way of life, but Thala can be found everywhere and in all social roles, but in general male Thala prefer physical occupations over administrative ones. Thala females prefer non physical jobs. There are abour 18 billion Thala in the Union. The Thala were almost made extinct by the Shiss.

[1]and belong to the "Strong Ones Club"