Codex: Galotians/zh-hans

Galotians 是贪婪的蛋白质猎手，但并不真正危险。

名称（单数）：Galotian

母星：Galotia

Height & Weight: Highly variable

Coloration: Highly variable, typically matches the local environs for camouflage purposes

Lifespan: Indefinite. Galotians show no signs of aging or cellular degeneration.

History

Galotians were the first species encountered with any true shape-shifting potential. Discovered during the chaotic second Planet Rush, they were originally thought to be hostile predators. Early explorers fought tooth and nail to stop themselves from being enveloped in the horrifying blobs of goo that rolled out of Galotia’s swamps with little success.

These unfortunate first victims often did not survive the curious creature’s attentions. The galotians did not understand most species’ need to be exposed to gaseous oxygen in order to remain alive. Rather than devour the resulting corpses, the living oozes spat out the lifeless bodies and lumbered away. For no explicable reason, ‘Attacks’ died away almost entirely after the first week of contact with the rest of the galaxy. Plans to declare the planet unfit for colonization were scuttled, and more and more visitors came to the wet, swampy planet, seeking riches amongst the muck.

Galotia was mineral poor, unfit for most kinds of farming, and only rich in diverse, if seemingly useless life. Interest in the planet died down until only a few long-term biological survey teams remained. They observed the native galotians enveloping other creatures, sometimes for hours at a time, then releasing them, seemingly unharmed.

While studying this phenomenon, the scientists made little progress. It wasn’t until near the end of the survey that a massive and unexpected breakthrough finally happened.

一名 Galotian，也就是本土黏团怪物之一，以营地中一位较年轻、身材较好的研究员外形出现在营地边缘。除单色配色和闪亮湿润的皮肤外，它几乎是完美的复制品。Galotian 甚至塑造身体，模仿那名科学家睡衣的外观。

随后，它用蹩脚的ausuri说话，为近一年前杀死一名探索者道歉。

考察队陷入混乱。没有人认为这些看似简单的生物可能具备智慧，而其中一只未经协助就学会核心语言的想法，动摇了关于该行星和其生态系统的一切既有假设。

那名 Galotian 自称 Galos，她的影响为 Galotia 与银河其余地区的互动常态化铺平道路。人们理解 Galotian 的进食习惯、这些黏液外星人也学会如何不杀死自己的“猎物”后，它们成为全银河备受追捧的伴侣。

Galotia 的曲折历史被银河各处作为长期行星调查最初的成功案例而提及，也足以说明应继续资助每一颗可居住热潮行星的研究。

进食习惯

这些智慧黏液生物被广泛视为已知银河中最具共情能力的生命之一。它们并不吞食植物或血肉，而是利用天生可变的形体刺激猎物释放大量性体液。它们将其看作以快感交换食物，是一种自我施加的生物性卖淫。

强奸这一概念是它们作为种族所难以理解的。寻求同意违背了它们的一切基本本能，但只要充分接触银河文化，它们便很乐意只从自愿的恋人身上进食。许多孤独的船长珍视 Galotians 作为船上伴侣，在广阔而危险的银河中提供陪伴与肉体亲密。

Galotians 几乎可以靠任何东西生存：蛋白糊、肉类、植物，甚至骨头碎片。它们不喜欢这类食物，似乎渴望让食物来源达到高潮，几乎和实际收集由此产生的体液一样强烈。

生物学

Galotians 的自然形态是一团单色的无定形黏液。本土个体通常颜色苍白黯淡，旨在融入环境并在进食时突袭水生猎物。生活在更广阔银河的个体已学会摒弃这种微妙思维，从彩虹的各色中选择鲜艳色调为汤状身躯染色，并将自己塑造成配备荒谬丰满特征的女性形体，以更好地取得精液。阴道分泌物的营养密度低得多，不过有些 Galotian 会采用男性外貌与行为举止，追求泌乳丰富或拥有更有用分泌物的种族。

它们的细胞是高导电性的多用途器官，既能轻易传递神经系统讯息，也能转移营养。这些细胞随时准备按需改变用途，在多套 DNA 之间切换，以重建自身来实现新目的。一些更老、更有经验的 Galotians 甚至能完成惊人的自发式生物工程，产生化学和生物鸡尾酒，永久提升性伴侣作为食物来源的实用性。

Galotians 既能进食自身细胞，也能进食其他任何东西，因而会依照营养需求变大或缩小。对这些液体女士来说，这实际上是一把双刃剑。每个细胞都可视为神经元，缺乏进食会导致智力丧失。饥饿的 Galotian 在暂时失去智慧前能缩小至篮球大小，死亡通常很快随之而来。

另一端则是，营养极佳的 Galotian 可长到大象般大小。在这个体型下，它们处于身体机能巅峰，能以令人印象深刻的方式塑造自身质量。奇怪的是，它们并没有表现出理性智能的显著提升。更多类神经元细胞带来的额外处理能力，似乎几乎完全专用于生物工程化自身形体。

很少有 Galotian 的智力超过平均水平。多数人认为它们是相当迟钝、容易兴奋的种族，并未意识到它们在完全潜意识层面进行的卓越生物工程。

繁殖

Galotians 完全无性繁殖。无性繁殖有许多缺点，但这些“黏液女孩”凭借自身的可塑性规避了大多数缺点。它们只在拥有大量身体质量时繁殖，此时最能改造自身形体，甚至能调整身体不同部分中的 DNA 链。

每名 Galotian 在积累足够身体质量后都会生出半打女儿，每个女儿都带有独自手工定制的进化适应。年轻 Galotians 出生时便已完全成形，并继承母亲的一部分记忆，常能完整保留说话、读写等能力。如此大量的质量损失会让母亲体重降至数百磅，而每名女儿都轻易比平均地球人重一些。

阻止 Galotian 繁殖很容易，只要管理她的食物摄入，别让她长得太大。当然，获得向 Galotian 喂食的机会很难拒绝，特别是她已以某种方式改变了你的性器官或性欲。

Place in the U.G.C.

Galotians do not seek traditional jobs or employment. They desire warmth, companionship, and sexual fluids. Invariably, they wind up serving as sexual companions, indentured servants, or sources of cheap genital enhancement. Many serving in long-term jobs soon forget about collecting payment so long as suitable living areas and food are present.

Nonpayment of a galotian indentured servant has been considered a serious felony after the parliament passed the Galotian Rights Act in response to a rash of mistreated goo-girls.

Backlash

The Church of the One God maintains that galotians, and creatures like them, are demons given flesh to tempt us in this mortal realm. Many marriages have collapsed in response to galotian immigrations. Some worlds ban them from securing residency in order to prevent the disastrous effect they can have on monogamy. Others require troubled trios to enter into counseling together. Such treatments are reported to save 90% of marriages, even if the galotian winds up living with (and servicing) both partners.