Union Member Species

Union Member Species‏‎

In Union society and in Union Legal terms, a Union Member Species‏‎ is a specific sentient life form that is different from other sentient lifeforms and united by their species definition and leadership rather than by society (Which can include many species). The largest Union species by numbers are the Klack. They are still ruled by a Queen but but are subject to Union law. The Klack are represented as a species at the Assembly. The (Union) Shiss are technically also a Union Species, but no species representation exists. Shiss are represented by their Community Reps (whatever community the individual is part off) In general it is common for a Species to join the Union but eventually disolve into member societies. The Elly for example joined as a species, but the species representation faded away. There are still Elly communities (Planets / Colonies ) but they are not pure Elly, other Union species might be mixed in and those communities are represented by a Community Rep. This is the general trend, over eighty percent of the Assembly reps are Community or Society reps and not Species reps.

However an individual always remains a Union Citizen and a Union Species (member) because Species affiliation determines physical needs, BaPhy limits, legal considerations etc.