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>Loading up data on the Kha-En.
Lifeform: Kha-En
Homeworld: Kha-En-Zan
Morphology:
The Kha-En are a bipedal, four-armed race resembling in some ways terran insects. They are cold-blooded and can withstand being frozen and thawed without apparent harm. Their carapace is resistant to most forms of radiation and sharp temperature changes, and it is quite resistant to cutting.
The Kha-En are slightly smaller than the average human, but have greater physical strength and speed. Their brains are smaller than a humans, but they are capable of complex thought, though no IQ tests have been performed.
The dietary needs of Kha-En differ substantially from that of a human. They are carnivorous creatures, but are unable to eat solid food. They spit digestive acids on their food prior to ingesting. They seem able to digest virtually any type of animal.
The Kha-En are sexually dimorphic, but lack almost all secondary sexual characteristics. Virtually all individuals can breed, but most choose not to. A single female can lay over a hundred eggs during one breeding cycle.
Society:
The Kha-En society is strictly hierarchical. There is a single individual at the top of their society (also known as Kha-En-Tek). Each individual has on average five direct subordinates, and that seems to hold on all levels of the hierarchy. Questioning one's superiors seems almost unheard of. An individual can move up or down the hierarchy based on merit. There doesn't seem to be an external mechanism for this. Leader and subordinate seem to instinctively know if the subordinate should be promoted. In that case they simply change positions.
Many Kha-En do not pair-bond during their lifetime, but when they do, it's for life. A couple typically breeds only once. The resulting 100+ offspring retain a strong bond with both parents and siblings. Parental status withing the Kha-En-Tek doesn't automatically grant the offspring high status; they all start at the bottom. There is no evidence of nepotism when family members become each other's subordinates later in life.
Technology:
The Kha-En have a level of technology roughly on par with ours. They have mastered interstellar travel (no doubt aided by their natural ability to hibernate in low temperatures) within the last one hundred years. While their technology may seem primitive at first glance, they typically employ highly sophisticated bio-engineered components.
Public distribution dossier:
Citizens! A threat looms on the horizon!
An alien race just outside our borders has begun encroaching in UFS space!
This insect-like race has developed a taste for human flesh, as their ships probe deeper and deeper into the heart of the human colonies!
Act now, before it's too late. Enlist, and help us repel the Alien!
>Oh look, it even comes with a poster.
>Well, according to the bridge computer, I've been offline for approximate 180 hours. A week.
Bridge computer set to standby.
>Let's fire up the good old atmo.
Environmental controls active.
>Pressure is holding. Good job, WoRM 2 my man.
WoRM 2: Standby.
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