Al-Leyan

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Al-Leyan
Four Letter Code	ALLE
Federation Status	Unknown
Planet of Origin	Abbas IV
Encountered	TNG: The Chase
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	N
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Name

• Proper Name: Al-Leyan
• Pronunciation: Al-Le'Yan

Home System

• Quadrant: Beta
• Location: Dran'tis Sector (coordinates B24-0002-1300)
• Proper Name: Luraul
• Pronunciation: Lew-RAHL
• Stars: K0V
• Distance from Star: 0.68AU (101,726,640 km)
• Companions:
  • Leya-II:' 1.4AU L-class 1 satellite
  • Leya-III: 2 AU J-class 15 satellites
  • Leya-IV: 2.9AU K-class 3 satellites
  • Leya-V: 3.8AU P-class

Home World

• Proper Name: Leya-I
• Pronunciation:
• Diameter: 11,340 km (7,087 miles)
• Gravity: 1.65 standard gravity with a density of 5.9
• Axial Tilt: 12%, minor seasonal effects (less than Earth)
• Orbital Period: 240 days
• Rotational Period: 31 hours (40 hours)
• Classification: K
  • Surface Water: 43%
  • Atmosphere: 1.93 is a standard pressure with 79% nitrogen, 20.5% oxygen, 0.5% industrial pollutants
  • Climate: Tropical, and sub tropical lands, with two large mountain ranges.
  • Population: 2 Billion

World Climate Map of Leya-I (Luraul)

History

Exploration

The Al-Leyans are a meticulous people, whose perfectionist outlook had an impact on the way they explored their own world, as well as space. Up until the 1930s (Earth Standard), they were preoccupied with chronicling their own planet, including the vast depths of ocean that covered a large area of its surface. As a result, by the time they took to physically exploring their solar system (which they had already pre-examined using telescopes and other scientific means) they had already charted every corner of their planet, unlike humans, who took to space with mysteries on their homeworld still unsolved.

Al-Leyans & The Klingons

Once Al-Leyans had discovered warp technology and were exploring the galaxy peacefully, one of the first aliens the Al-Leyans encountered we're the Klingons. The Klingons warned and threatened the Al-Leyans. The Al-Leyans stayed out of harms way, until the Al-Leyans found the Klingons plundering their resources.

Description

Al-Leyans phsyically resemble humans in many ways, the two biggest differences being that their ears curve to a slight point, and their eyes glow in dim or gloomy conditions when reflecting light rays. Their skin ranges from alabaster, through sunkissed, to olive and light brown depending on climate. Al-Leyans living in polar regions have lighter skin, as opposed to those living in tropical climes having darker skin.

Physiology

Al-Leyan physiology is similar to humans. Their ears are slightly pointed, not as much as Vulcans, but enough to help amplify sounds.

Senses

Taste

Al-Leyans have about 5,000 tastebuds, and can taste bitter, salt, and acidic flavours, and to a lesser degree sweetness, and spicey foods.

Smell

Al-Leyans smell sense is more poor then humans. Where Humans have about 10 cm² of olfactory epithelium Al-Leyans only have 7.3 cm² of olfactory epithelium. This difference is significant enough that al-leyans wouldn't be able to smell a chunk of meat dangling 1 meter from their head, but it has been noted in scientific research that al-leyans can distinguish certain smells from far away.

Hearing

Al-Leyans have great hearing. They can hear as low as 35hertz to as high as 62,000 hertz. Their ears are tipped but not as pronounced as vulcans, this helps amplify some of the sounds they hear in the higher frequencies. Al-Leyans hearing is so good they are able to hear great detail, from quite far distances.

Sight

Al-Leyans have good vision, both during day and in the night. However Al-Leyans vision in the day is not as good as it is in the night. Al-Leyan's are use to dimmer lighting then it is on earth. During the day time their eyesight are as good as humans though their visual acuity isn't as good. Most Al-Leyans wear glasses during the daytime to help correct this problem, but it doesn't give them the same acuity as homo sapiens. At night though an Al-Leyans eyesight is six times better then humans. This is because Al-Leyan's have a larger Anterior chamber, and lens, as well as a wider pupil. The Al-leyan eye's retinae has mostly rod receptors which is sensitive to low light levels and movement. They also have some cone receptors, which helps make them distinguish up to 6 million(humans see 10million) different colors, however in day time, these cone receptors primarily are suppose to enhance their vision during the daytime, causing them to see color in a higher saturation. Al-Leyans also have a layered structure at the back of the eye, behind the retina called Tapetum Lucidum. This mirrorlike structure reflects light (that hasn't already been absorbed by the eye) back into the eye a second time to help produce a brighter image. The tapetum lucidum causes their eyes to glow at night when a light is shone on them. Al-Leyans have highly developed binocular vision like humans. Binocular vision enables them to judge distances when jumping. They have broadly elliptical pupils which appear round when dilated at night, but elliptical during the day. In addition to uppoer and lower eyelids, Al-Leyans also have a nictitaing membrane, which help keeps the eyes moist and removes dust from the surface. Al-Leyan's only require 1/6th the light humans do to see

The senses for the Al-Leyan are unique among intelligent species. They have almost no sense of smell. Sometimes even an object held close to their nose can not be smelled if the odour is too weak. Next is their sense of taste. Due to certain environmental influences their taste buds are fairly ineffectual. It takes extremes in flavour or taste for them to notice it. Most noticable sweet or spicy foods. In fact their native dish's are considered too sweet or spicy for most other species.

Al-Leyan blood is based on ****, giving it a distinctively **** color. This is particularly noticeable due to the trace amount of this element in their blood, which is approximately one and a half times more than that of humans.

Due to the heightened gravity of Leya-I, Al-Leyans have denser muscle fiber than some other aliens, allowing for greater than average humanoid strength.

The atmosphere on the Al-Leyan homeworld is more dense than on some M-Class worlds. As a result, an Al-Leyan serving on a Starfleet vessel may suffer from some or all of the symptoms of asthma as a result of a thinner atmosphere than is comfortable. This is treatable by a course of steroid-based medication, which facilitates breathing in such an environment.

Psychology

Al-Leyan psychology has come about as a result of their evolution. Their main instinct, as with other humanoids, is that of self-preservation, but it manifests through always being thorough and minimising risk. Much of the Al-Leyans' technological development reflects this methodology, as everything is tested rigorously to ensure the highest level of safety before implementation.

Society

The Al-Leyans are a somewhat conservative race, and have deliberately slowed the rate of technical progression on their world to ensure maximum safety. In the approach to their current technology level, they did not go through a stage of burning fossil fuels, as studies showed the level of damage that it would do to their ecology to be unacceptable. Instead they worked on developing hydroelectric, tidal and solar power plants, which they fine-tuned to peak efficiency. This meant that they were able to depend solely on these forms of eco-friendly, emission-free energies to power their planet for centuries. However, the demands of modern technology have necessitated further development of power-sources, and a slight pollution of the planet's atmosphere was unavoidable. Scientists continually research ways to maximise power-production efficiency, and this has become a major branch of Al-Leyan science.

One of the reasons for this cautious approach could be explained by the fact that for many generations, areas of the Al-Leyan landmasses were uninhabitable as a result of toxic, gaseous emissions from volcanic strata beneath the surface. While plant-life and some insects were able to evolve in these locations, some of which are exotic in appearance, it was not possible for humanoids to colonise the areas concerned until the gases naturally dissipated.

Culture

Al-Leyan architecture is striking by design, and is reminsicent of the brutalist movement on Earth, although more decorative and much less plain. Glass and stone are the most common materials for Al-Leyan buildings.

Much of the plant life on Leya-I is bland to the taste, which provides a strong reason for the Al-Leyans having never evolved a strong sense of taste or smell. Al-Leyan cuisine tends to be either strongly sweet or strongly spicy, which can prove to be quite unpalatable for some other humanoid species.

Sports

Qu'cha is the Al-Leyan's most popular sport, and favorite past-time. It has been played for centuries, and games were played competitively. Recently since “federationism” The league has been reformed and become slightly more commercial to appeal to off-worlders.

Qu'cha is a team sport played by two teams of 14 players. The goal is to score points by throwing two tennis sized balls, and touching a series of 5 bases arranged in a pentagon. Players on the throwing team take turns throwing the two balls against the fielding team which tries to stop them from scoring points by getting the throwers out in any of the several ways. A player on the throwing team can stop at any of the bases and later advance via a teammate's throw. The teams switch between batting and fielding whenever the fielding team records ten outs, or has thrown there overs. One turn at throwing for each team constitutes an inning; four innings make up a professional game. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Gameplay starts with a thrower standing at home plate, holding both balls. The thrower throws both balls out into the field of play. Once the balls are in the field of play, the thrower must begin running toward first base, at which point the player is referred to as a runner. A thrower-runner who reaches first base without being out is said to be safe and is now on base. A thrower-runner may choose to remain at first base or attempt to advance to second base or even beyond—however far the player believes can be reached safely. Each base a runner reaches he scores ¼ of a point, and a full point once he reaches back the home base. A runner can score a maximun of 2 points.

Any runners already on base may attempt to advance on thrownballs before or after the ball lands; a runner on first base must attempt to advance. If the ball is thrown in the air and caught before it lands, the thrower is out and any runners on base may attempt to advance.

While the team at throw is trying to score points, the team in the field is attempting to record outs. Among the various ways a member of the throwing team may be put out, five are most common:

• When a runner who is touched by ball thrown by the fielder, or tagged by the fielder holding the ball
• When one of the balls thrown is caught in the field before touching the ground.
• When both balls are returned to home in the basket and the runners haven't reached there bases.
• When a fielder has the ball and reaches the base before the runner
• When a two runners reach a base the one that was there first is out

Economy

Al-Leyan coffee is much sweeter than its human and Klingon counterparts, the latter of which in particular being particularly bitter. As such, Al-Leyan coffee beans are a valuable export.

The Al-Leyan monetary system can be confusing to off-worlders as it operates on a nonary system.

Federation Intelligance Files

In 2369, Richard Galen wanted to take an Al-Leyan transport from Deep Space 4 to Caere, from where he would travel via shuttle to Indri VIII.

For more information see Federation Intelligence File ENTP-2369-0438

Notes

THIS PROFILE IS CURRENTLY BEING RE-WRITTEN BY THE SDC; Species Development Committee