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*'''Territory''': Transient, [[Amity Outpost]] | *'''Territory''': Transient, [[Amity Outpost]] | ||
The creatures' scientific name, Stellaesirenia Amicus (selected by [[Wil Ukinix]]) loosely translates to Friendly Star Manatee and includes references both to Earth manatees as well as Amity Outpost, where the creatures were first encountered. | The creatures' scientific name, Stellaesirenia Amicus (selected by [[Wil Ukinix]]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-amity/c/pefyt6AAzwA/m/uvwRf3iQAQAJ "All Star"], [[Wil Ukinix]], Amity Outpost</ref>) loosely translates to Friendly Star Manatee and includes references both to Earth manatees as well as Amity Outpost, where the creatures were first encountered. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Stellae are space-born creatures who live out their entire existence in the void of space. They bear a minor resemblance to Earth manatees, and derive their scientific name from those creatures. They are bulky powerful creatures with soft carapaces and long tendrils. | Stellae are space-born creatures who live out their entire existence in the void of space. They bear a minor resemblance to Earth manatees, and derive their scientific name from those creatures. They are bulky powerful creatures with soft carapaces and long tendrils. | ||
Their outer dermal layers tend to take on the properties of the gasses and plasmas they consume, making them difficult to detect on sensors in their home territory. It also gives them a somewhat ethereal iridescent quality. | Their outer dermal layers tend to take on the properties of the gasses and plasmas they consume, making them difficult to detect on sensors in their home territory<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-amity/c/hw2xurxg6SY/m/dYGMXACWCAAJ "You Are What You Eat"], [[Kivik]], [[Amity Outpost]]</ref>. It also gives them a somewhat ethereal iridescent quality. | ||
The Stellae are very strong and hardy, able to withstand substantial impacts without taking any damage. | The Stellae are very strong and hardy, able to withstand substantial impacts without taking any damage. | ||
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The Stellae are curious and playful creatures, though to what degree their behaviour is intentional or instinctual is not known at present. They are particularly fond of 'bumping' ships and other equipment by ramming into them playfully. | The Stellae are curious and playful creatures, though to what degree their behaviour is intentional or instinctual is not known at present. They are particularly fond of 'bumping' ships and other equipment by ramming into them playfully. | ||
The creatures appear to have a loose social structure, colloquially referred to as "swarms" or "herds" and seem to travel in large groups, numbering at least in the thousands. They also appear to have some parental instincts, as juveniles in distress may attract groups of adults coming to investigate or help. | The creatures appear to have a loose social structure, colloquially referred to as "swarms" or "herds" and seem to travel in large groups, numbering at least in the thousands. They also appear to have some parental instincts, as juveniles in distress may attract groups of adults coming to investigate or help<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-amity/c/LJsoPIHu6i4/m/qJ2etuGJAwAJ "Stampede"], [[Ceciri Ariadust]], [[Amity Outpost]]</ref>. | ||
===Diet=== | ===Diet=== | ||