Shaill

Shaill, the

Home world: Sha’Illon

Home System: Pha’Illur

Species: Helix-Shaillmaximus members of the molluscan class Gastropoda

Affiliation: United Stars of the Galaxies since 3892

The Shaill are among the most unusual civilizations in the known Universe. Their home planet Sha’Illon is a hot steamy swamp planet and the Shaill developed sentience from a large slug mollusc. While the average Shaill grows to about 2 meters length, they resemble somewhat terran naked snails.

Due o their physiology, they have no eyes that can see very clearly or identify small items, arms, no legs and no organs to develop any kind of acoustic language they could not develop a technical society even though their minds started to develop science and understanding.

Also it is virtually impossible to start a fire on their home world as dry places are virtually unknown. Being able to control and use fire was one of the most important steps towards a tool using society

They developed a complicated and defined sign language using their feelers. However conversations could only be held with close contact to another Shaill. Addressing a group of Shaill was impossible.

These limitations frustrated the Shaill to great extend. They wanted to build a civilization but could not.

Their home world being at the outer gap of the Orion Spur to the Outer Arm in the Upward Sector, far removed from any other space faring civilizations. (Their next solar neighbour is over 120 light years away. The next solar neighbour of Earths sun for example is only 4.2 light years away)

The Shiss discovered the Shaill about 8,000 years ago and loved the taste and did not care about the obvious sentience and intelligence. The Shiss enslaved the Shaill and begun to breed them for food for almost a millennium.

A Yellow throat Shiss and scientist noticed and begun to experiment with a few specimen. He introduced a new gene sequence allowing the Shaill to see and improve their eyesight.

What seems impossible, that Shaill managed to escape. Due to mono-sexual nature of this species the Shaill was able to spread the genetic improvement fast.

The Shaill secretly and slowly started to build their civilization with every bit of information they could steal from the Shiss.

The Shiss could now see the feelers of their kind from a distance and the sign language used and communication improved.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">The Shiss revolted by poisoning every Shiss oppressor on their world. The Shaill themselves able to secrete a highly toxic slime were experts on the many thousand poisons of their home world and improved on their lethality and their effects by mixing, crossbreeding and genetic manipulation.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">When a Union explorer entered the system only a few month after the poison attack on their oppressors they did not trust the newcomers and used Shiss weapons to severely damage the Explorer ship and kill many members of its crew. Captain Dirk Percy had to emergency land an escape pot with the survivors of his ship on the Shaill home world.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">First hunted by the Shaill the Union crew fought and prevented the returning Shiss from retaliating and punishing the Shaill.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Captain Dirk Percy was able to contact Fleet command and got help.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">The Shaill received much aide from the Union, including hover-sled boards and mechanical arm attachments allowing the Shaill to move faster and manipulate their environment much better. The Shaill became Union members shortly after and experienced a stellar development curve.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">The Shaill are known to be excellent Neurologists, Pharmacists and developed their civilizations around the developments of treatments and applications of the most complex bio compounds and poisons in the Galaxy. (With the exception of Green Hell)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">The most famous neurology hospitals, clinics and research institutes are found on Shaill Worlds.