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A somewhat important factor of Rodulan culture, telepathy is both an ability and a skill to the Rodulans as it is commonly used in their advanced art forms (Most notably Basotile which is thought given physical form). Every Rodulan is different in which ones telepathy may mature for use of basotile very early in one's life, or until much later. It is thought that their four lobed brain and black eyes have contributed to this species' incredible telepathic strength comparable to the Ullians. However due to their unique brain structure, Rodulans are blind to other Rodulans unless one individual is either very powerful or very weak, and as such their society is not as open as the Betazoid's. The Rodulans are highly sensitive to surface thoughts and easily slip into the thoughts of aliens largely because their incredibly powerful psionics are untrained. Rodulan telepathy is also far more intrusive and like the Ullians, they are capable of telepathic rape if they are not careful. Another draw back (or some would say advantage) to Rodulan telepathy is that any sort of probing into an alien individual's mind is not a pleasant process and is usually quite painful. The longer they dig, the more pain is caused and there is a risk of neural decay or overload. | A somewhat important factor of Rodulan culture, telepathy is both an ability and a skill to the Rodulans as it is commonly used in their advanced art forms (Most notably Basotile which is thought given physical form). Every Rodulan is different in which ones telepathy may mature for use of basotile very early in one's life, or until much later. It is thought that their four lobed brain and black eyes have contributed to this species' incredible telepathic strength comparable to the Ullians. However due to their unique brain structure, Rodulans are blind to other Rodulans unless one individual is either very powerful or very weak, and as such their society is not as open as the Betazoid's. The Rodulans are highly sensitive to surface thoughts and easily slip into the thoughts of aliens largely because their incredibly powerful psionics are untrained. Rodulan telepathy is also far more intrusive and like the Ullians, they are capable of telepathic rape if they are not careful. Another draw back (or some would say advantage) to Rodulan telepathy is that any sort of probing into an alien individual's mind is not a pleasant process and is usually quite painful. The longer they dig, the more pain is caused and there is a risk of neural decay or overload. | ||
However if Rodulans do not utilize their mental powers often enough (especially during old age) neural decay will set in from a lack of stimulation | However if Rodulans do not utilize their mental powers often enough (especially during old age) neural decay will set in from a lack of stimulation, so for many elder Rodulans, basotile is as much about staying healthy as it is about recreation. | ||
It is perhaps through this combination of mental traits why Rodulans are so uninterested in aliens and why they stick to their homeworld. | It is perhaps through this combination of mental traits why Rodulans are so uninterested in aliens and why they stick to their homeworld. | ||