SPECIES

By Steve Kok (kok@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu) and Eric Wicklund

Description

The creature was constructed by a research department known as SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) at a lab in Ridgeway, Utah, using a melding of Human and alien DNA.

Human form:

Strength - variable	Charisma - variable	Perception - variable
Dexterity - variable	Manip. - variable	Intelligence - 4-5
Stamina - variable	Appearance - 3-5	Wits - variable

Potence - 1-4
Auspex - 2
Celerity 2
(Gift) Eyes of the Cat

Regeneration - not optional. Subject takes approximately 2-6 seconds to regenerate any one body part.

Exponential Growth Rate - Fertilization to 2 yrs old = one month. Fertilization to 10 yrs old = three months.

Alien push for survival creates high appearance and intelligence ratings. All other Attributes are variable, but will probably be high ratings.

** Flaw: Nightmares

** For any and all magic/disciplines/gifts there is no blood/quintessence/gnosis-rage expenditures needed. All effects are immediate.

Chrysalis Period

The subject devours large amounts of food. Within 5 hours tentacles break through the skin, attaching to walls and consumes the subject, as well as creating the structure of the chrysalis. The subject emerges in about 12 hours grown to full adult form. The alien genes stop all aging at the human's peak of sexuality. Regeneration will always repair the body to this growth phase.

The chrysalis is considered to have 12 health levels. If the subject is removed before emergence, another chrysalis will be attempted once enough nutrients have been absorbed. Until this point, the subject remains in its current stage of growth. No complete transformations may be made, but some partial transformations may be utilized.

"Sil" Form

The "Sil" form makes the following adjustments to the original human form.

+3 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +3 Stamina

Chitinous Exoskeleton: Adds Fortitude *

Claws: Difficulty: 4 Damage: Str +2

Tongue: The tongue has a three foot reach that can be used to grapple opponents. To grapple: difficulty 6. Only one success is needed to sucessfully grapple an opponent. For each success, the opponent is grappled for one turn. The Sil may then attempt to pull its opponent closer with a successful Strength roll (Difficulty: Opponent's Strength) To escape the grapple, the opponent must have a strength of 3 or more, and get three successes on a strength roll.

Nipple Tendrils: They work like the tongue. Male creatures have not been shown to have these.

** May alter forms at will (may be forced in extremely stressful situations). Takes 7-15 seconds to complete transformation.

*** If a subject is born naturally, from its mothers womb, with alien DNA, it may make partial transformation before the chrysalis period.

If another living non-plant organism takes in part of the alien internally, the alien DNA begins mutating the subject's physiology. [Much like in Swamp Thing]. From there the subject seeks out nutrients to create the chrysalis. Partial transformation is available before the chrysalis period however (Severely limited -- perhaps only one of the characteristics mentioned above)

Supernatural Creatures

There is still much speculation about the joining of alien DNA with supernatural creatures. More than likely, the immune systems of the Vampire or Were creature would fight the DNA as any other "disease." Mages would more than likely go through the change, but whether or not their Avatars would remain complete is unknown. No research or speculation has been done with the introduction of Sil DNA with Changlings. Mummies would remain unaffected, as would Immortals. Most profitable and nasty would be a joining of alien DNA with those of the Rom bloodlines and Hedge Magicians, as there are no signs that the alien DNA would effect their magical capabilities.