Bijani (Species)

The Bijani are a race of nomadic stellar wanderers from the planet Bijan II. After the destruction of Bijan by a planetary cataclysm, the Bijani became a nomadic space culture for nearly two millennia, until the discovery of Bijan II. For the past 300 years the Bijani have remade the barren Bijan II into a near replica of their original home.
*List of Bijani
==Physical Appearances==
The Bijani posses a unique psycho-physical response, sometimes referred to as a Bijani pain transe. In the face of great pain or trauma, a Bijani compartmentalizes their mental patterns, storing most of their higher consciousness in a protected area of the Bijani brain, called the Langstrom cortex. During a period of crisis, this phenomenon allows a Bijani to complete a complex physical task free from the awareness of pain or fear - and unencumbered by their so-called consciousness. The Bijani pain trance is generally induced by a natural production of adrenalin in response to some physical trauma. This condition may be prevented or reversed by the introduction of an adrenalin block in the Bijani's system. Bijani's are unable to speak while in a trance.
Several races within the Bijani species look different. Some look a lot like the Kobliad, with a bigger head and larger 'beak', others have webbed fingers while the rest are indistinguishable from Terrans. Bijani's are able to retain their individuality if assimilated by the Borg.
==Birth and Growth==
With a very short gestational period of three months, Bijani have adapted to the often violent nature of their planet. Sharing the homeworld with large and aggressive animals, Bijani's adapted with not only the pain trance but accelerated growth. Once born, they rapidly age until their body hits puberty and then it slows to that of normal humanoids. Because of this, A Bijani's legal age is much lower, age 10, as they reach adulthood soon. Also, some, especially mixed interspecies children may experience developmental delays in their learning abilities.
Bijani's have a very strong opinion on abortion, never performing it unless the mother is at risk of dying. Sustaining their population given the odds have made them place a very high value on life. At age 6, they begin to progress normally with one year, making them legal age at 10 years old, while they physically appear to be 18.
====Growth Chart====
*1 Year - 3 months
*2 Years - 6 months
*3 Years - 9 months
*4 Years - 1 year
*5 Years - 1.5 years
*6 Years - 2 years
*7 Years - 2.5 years
*8 Years - 3 years
*9 Years - 3.5 years
*10 Years - 4 years
*11 Years - 4.5 years
*12 Years - 5 years
*13 Years - 5.5 years
*14 Years - 6 years
*15 Years - 7 years
*16 Years - 8 years
*17 Years - 9 years
*18 Years - 10 years
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