Translations:Codex: Shalinae/17/en

Childhood passes quickly on Phaedra II’s irradiated plains. By ten years of age, they are considered adults of their people, and display all the hallmarks of sexual maturity. At 14, they reach their full height. This seemingly accelerated aging continues through their entire lives. Menopause sets in by 45, and the average Shalin does not live beyond his or her sixth decade.

Culture

Bird-taurs are a tribal people, preferring the wilds of their homeworld over the Nuka cities or Hyraxxi convoys. Most are nomadic, making use of their mobility to cross great expanses of terrain when food becomes scarce or threats arise. Portable shelters can be easily deconstructed and carried on their capable backs. Woven harnesses with sophisticated baskets allow an adult shalin to jog for miles with hundreds of pounds of food and other cargo. They pass the time on such trips by singing to each other, reinforcing their verbal histories and warning away any predatory animals in the vicinity.