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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
They have a council with one member selected from each of the 237 noble families. Many of these families are very large and it is not uncommon for them to have more than | They have a council with one member selected from each of the 237 noble families. Many of these families are very large and it is not uncommon for them to have more than 30 or 40 thousand family members. Everything on the planet is owned by one family member or another from one of these families. Anyone not a member of one of these families belongs to or is allied to one of these families. | ||
Since the split happened and the Selelvians are no longer members of the Federation it has become evident that most of the population have few to no rights other than as a servant or employee of one family or another. As such they are provided for and protected by their employer who can request or order them to do anything. | Since the split happened and the Selelvians are no longer members of the Federation it has become evident that most of the population have few to no rights other than as a servant or employee of one family or another. As such they are provided for and protected by their employer who can request or order them to do anything. | ||
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==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
They tend to live to 150 to 200 years old and have a fairly disease resistant physiology. | |||
==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
The Selelvians posessed a mental manipulation/control ability that they referred to as the "Knack". | The Selelvians posessed a mental manipulation/control ability that they referred to as the "Knack". It allows them to make mental suggestions that will normally affect the targets responses and actions. Under normal conditions the target will never suspect they were pushed and will believe his response was completely his own idea, regardless of how out of character it might be. | ||
The Selelvians also tend to have a well defined sense of superiority and look down upon many of the other species they have had dealings with. Many fail to hide this smug attitude, not caring if the lesser species know what they think about them. | |||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||