THE TANGALAK
"A machine, you call it. Be that as it may, it is more than that as you know. You cannot build anything without putting something of yourself into it; it is not only your spaceship, captain. It is you."
This thread will be for questions and discussion of the Tangalak - a bizarre race of intelligent, sensitive, clever beings notable for their cyborg-like "bodies" they build for themselves. Please ask any further questions here - making me think of answers will help build up the background!
Faction details & background:
The Tangalak are an unusual race. They are generally friendly, if a little suspicious of strangers; strongly egalitarian by instinct, but fiercely protective of their individual rights. They are intelligent and inquisitive, and they are also pale, sightless blobs with tentacles about two feet wide which evolved living in cave systems far below the surface of their planet. The fact that this has not prevented them gaining control of their solar system and two others nearby, as well as fighting largely successful wars in their defence, is testament to the ingenuity of this most unusual of races.
The Tangalak refer to themselves as "homunculi" in their initial form. They consider this, however, to be practical nudity, not to mention immensely stupid. Their great leap forward came in the creation of progressively more advanced "bodies" which accentuated their senses, allowed them to brave more dangerous conditions, walk on the barren surface of their planet, and eventually enter space itself. These bodies are intensely individual to each Tangalak, and often have unique modifications as takes the fancy of the user or ones that help with specific roles and tasks. Tangalak vehicles are just another type of body as far as they are concerned, and the abandon with which other races treat their crafts and vessels is a wholly alien concept to them.
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