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Vocal cords never evolved on this planet and the Community has struggled to adapt to the use of verbal language employed by nearly every other sentient species. They communicate through thought with each other, and with those they can connect with. Non-telepathic races may be read by the Community, with effort, but such experiences are uncomfortable for both. Few telepaths can handle contact with so many thoughts at once. They create emissaries when outside communication is necessary. Knowledge can be instilled into any individual, but is usually only granted as it becomes needed. Away from the moon, the Community loses contact with the whole, though they can still connect to other individuals in range. Some of these limitations have been reduced due to advances in subspace communication technology. | Vocal cords never evolved on this planet and the Community has struggled to adapt to the use of verbal language employed by nearly every other sentient species. They communicate through thought with each other, and with those they can connect with. Non-telepathic races may be read by the Community, with effort, but such experiences are uncomfortable for both. Few telepaths can handle contact with so many thoughts at once. They create emissaries when outside communication is necessary. Knowledge can be instilled into any individual, but is usually only granted as it becomes needed. Away from the moon, the Community loses contact with the whole, though they can still connect to other individuals in range. Some of these limitations have been reduced due to advances in subspace communication technology. | ||
== | ==Technology Level and Fleet== | ||
Most Community technology is supplemented with numerous Community intelligences that keep it efficient and operational, including starship. This technology is mostly organic in nature, but the race has traded with several outside species to acquire more advanced capabilities. Despite this, the Community's technology level is about 50 years behind most of the major powers in the quadrant. | |||
Community propulsion technology has not improved much since the species first achieved warp flight, if only because the Community hasn't seen a need to travel much beyond their star system. Additionally, Community ships are not intended to sustain a traditional crew, though larger ships are equipped with a womb-like structure capable of growing new components or even humanoid bodies, should the need arise. Other lifeforms may be generated to facilitate specific functions such as communication or repair. | |||
If in range of the Confluence, new intelligences can be siphoned into the new body. If not, the ship must use some of its own reserve. Ships intended for longer deployments may have a large reservoir of extra intelligences specifically for this purpose. | |||
[[Category:Menthar Corridor|C]] | [[Category:Menthar Corridor|C]] | ||
[[Category:Non-Canon Species]] | [[Category:Non-Canon Species]] | ||