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==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
Kalean physiology was already quite efficent and robust compared to other species but 2500 years of genetic engineering has left its mark on the species as a whole, usually for the better. Compared unfavorably to the Borg for their unrelenting pursuit of biological perfection, the Kaleans are constantly fast tracking their own evolution and the evolution of other species. Outwardly the Kaleans have stayed largely the same but internally and at the cellular level, the species is quite different than from their ancestors a few thousand years ago. | |||
Kaleans have a naturally high intelligence that was further enhanced by genetic engineering. This intelligence is one of their defining characteristics as a people and shapes their society as Kaleans believe they are Genius incarnate and while it is true that Kaleans are vastly more intelligent than most other species, this combination of high natural intelligence further enhanced by unnatural means has led to the Kalean's other signature trait, arrogance. | |||
Kalean internal biology is (On a universal scale) naturally similar to the Andorians though once again, throughout the years, the Kaleans have warped into a marvel of biology with their internal organs not as distinct as many other species and their organ systems are more evenly distributed around their body. Overall they are similar to the Takaran's internally though not to their extreme. Kaleans are resistant to kinetic injury and can survive being run through with a blade several times or shot through the chest half a dozen times but like the Andorians and many other species from colder worlds, the Kaleans are far more sensitive to phaser or energy weapons. The route of this problem lies in the Kalean's naturally high body temperature that gives them extreme resistance to the cold but they also conversely have a lower tolerance for extreme heat and phasers are a significant heat. Kaleans also evolved between extremes though, in tropical volcanic zones surrounded by frozen wastes and while phaser wounds are quite serious, they are by no means a death sentence and Phase Infection is not nearly as fatal to Kaleans than to Andorians. | |||
Kaleans also evolved as hunters and their teeth are subtly sharper than other humanoids, they are also in the minority of humanoid species in that they only possess four clawed digits on both their hands and feet. The Kalean hearing system is also slightly better than humanoid standards though only just. Kalean eyes offer glimpses into the infrared spectrum and their sight is sensitive to areas of extreme heat. This is an evolutionary mutation that was theoretically brought about to help Kaleans detect volcanic hotspots beneath them and where eruptions would occur. | |||
==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||