The Sylesi

[Vil'iata Najadum]

Spatial Information
Species name: Sylesi
Planet: Syles VII
Quadrant: Delta/Gamma border, Empire extends into both quadrants.
Sun type: Blue giant
Distance from sun: 7th planet out
Diameter: 15,000 km
# of planets in system: 12
Axial tilt: 19o 34"
Satellites: 3 moons, 1 large and 2 small
Asteroid belt: 2, 1 inner (planets 4 and 5 got a little too close to each other) and one outer
Biological Information
Blood: iron based but looks like unrefined hematite (i.e. sparkly)
Heart/lungs: 6 chambered heart, 3 lungs
Eyes: shaped like those of the Eyelash Viper with a vertical slit pupil. Imperial- metal flake silver in color; lesser nobles- in appearance like multicolored gems such as Candied Jade and Opal; general population- sparkly like faceted solid colored gems. Eyelashes and lids, no eyebrows. Also have nictitating membranes.
Skin: scaled, colored like heated titanium
Hair: any available color with metallic highlights
Ears: no external apparatus only small indentations, perfectly good sense of hearing
Nose: a smooth, flat wide-ended oval with slits for nostrils. Also have heat pits.
Sight: regular vision plus with the heat pits they can see heat. This enables them to see well in the dark.
Mouth: cobalt-blue forked tongue, slightly narrower than a human's; hinged fangs inset into the roof of the mouth, remaining teeth mostly sharp and pointed with some molars; venom glands, 2 types of venom- 1 that is injected and kills quick and 1 that is spit and blinds as well as causes extreme pain. Can hold their breath for quite a while.
Communication: while they have good hearing they have no vocal chords. They can make hissing sounds though. With no verbal speech they developed into strong telepaths.
Body: upper body humanoid, blending into a snake's lower half. 2 arms. Scaled all over, shed skin and eyes cloud over during shedding time. tougher, larger scales on the lower body and small fine scales on the upper torso, head, and arms.  Normal humanoid hands (4 fingers, 1 thumb) but no finger nails, instead small lizard-like claws.
Height/length: 4-5 ½ feet from ground up, 5-7 feet on ground.
Weight/build: 210-300 lbs. All muscle and not much fat, slender.
Life span: 200 of their years, equaling 4800 earth years.
Children: while they are an egg laying species once the young have hatched they suckle. Anywhere from 7-20 in a clutch. Eggs hatch in ½ a month (146 days). The Imperial eyes always breed true, even if interbred with lesser nobles or commoners.
Cultural/Environmental Information
Time: 1 Sylesi year= 24 Earth years
1 year= 8760 days 1 year= 30 months 1 day= 20 hours
1 month= 4 weeks 1 week= 73 days 1 month= 292 days
4 seasons, the New Year begins with the first day of Berus.
Spring     Summer      Autumn     Winter
Berus        Aspis        Cerastes    Latasti
Anilius      Saslowi      Casarea      Causus
Corallus     Eryx         Alvaezi       Aspera
Mackloti     Sebae       Morelia      Viridis
Spilota       Nasuta      Elaphe
Elegans      Coccinea    Scalaris
Naja          Lecontei      Erpeton
               Vulpina
               Getulus
                Aurora
                Zonata
                Alterna
Government: Imperial but with a council of some kind, their leaders have traditionally been very close to their people. It's not at all uncommon to find the ruling class mingling with the ordinary citizen.
Architecture: no angles in sight, all done in curves, no stairs only ramps
Cities: double layered cities, above and below ground at the same time. during the hot summer months they use the underground levels to avoid the heat and during the rest of the year they use the above ground levels. Many cities are built both into and on mountains.
Capital City: Ylen
E.T. communication: can 'path to other species but will only do this with that species permission. Otherwise they wear a headband that looks like jewelry but is in fact a translation device used to convert their mental speech into audible sounds. unlike most examples of computerized speech these devices sound identical to normal spoken language and is different for each individual.
Land/water: 70% water, 30% land. 9 medium continents.
Sky: purplish and slightly dimmer than earth. Greenish blue sunsets/rises.
Diet: mostly meats (poultry, fish, etc.), eggs, some fruit. NO veggies. Milk, water, fruit juices and liquors made from fruits. Raise a 5-horned goat-like animal for milk. Mostly they cook their food but for ceremonial occasions prepare delicacies best served live.
Unique plant life: many different types of bio-luminescent plants, give off glows in the cool color spectrum (blues, greens, purples). Gives the night side of the planet a rather eerie look.
Activities: fond of swimming and very good at it. like all kinds of instrumental music, lots of water sports. They are a very competitive species. Early on in their history this took the form of battle games that varied from single combat to large groups. There was every possibility that you could be injured, maimed, or even killed in these games. Over time these games toned down to more ritualistic fighting where no one was actually injured. The most popular of these "fights" involves 2 long curving blades, a variant of utilizes 1 long blade and one shorter one.
Roads/vehicles: no use of cement or tarmac as they would be hard wear on scales. Paths and roadways are carpeted with a dense layer of springy moss. No wheeled cars, vehicles move on an air cushion, also shuttlecraft like vessels.
Technology: specialized in translation and communication devices. Have a very efficient transporter technology and disrupter-type weapons. Have withstood several attacks by both the Borg and the Dominion.  A strong warp drive as well as impulse engines.
Clothing: multi-layered tops made of a very light silk.
Furniture: like their architecture they prefer curves to angles. Only tables are raised ground level. Most furniture (beds, chairs, couches) consists of cushions of various sizes.