Shillion

**Shillion (sh-ill-e-un)** are an alien race that has recently come through a rift located underwater in the pre-Rifts lake known as Lake Tahoe. Feel free to use this information. All I ask is that my name and e-mail address stays on it. If anyone has questions or feedback on this, please don't hesitate to reply.

**Alignments:** Any; Usually scrupulous or unprincipled.

**Physical Appearance:** Their general shape is humanoid, but with 3 fingers and no toes. The arms are slightly longer than an average humans. They have two eyes a little larger than humans that are charcoal black, no mouth or ears, and two slits for a nose. They also have wings that allow them to move in water. When in water you can see through them, but still see what looks to be organs(?) inside. These organs glow, but don't have the normal look of human organs(Think of a jellyfish). Also see below under natural abilities for more when travelling from the water.

**Disposition:** Curious, timid, feels superior to others, nervous and cautious, suspicious, but basically nice.

**Attributes:** I.Q.: 3d6 + 22, M.E.: 3d6 + 18 , M.A.: 3d6, P.S.: 3d6, P.P.: 5d6, P.E.: 4d6,

P.B.: 2d6 + 8, and Spd.: 2d4 x 10 + 10

**Hit Points:** P.E. + 2d6 per level.

**S.D.C.**(tm): 3d6 x 10 on Rifts(tm) Earth. 3d6 x 100 on their world.

**Natural Armor Rating:** None.

**M.D.C.**(tm): None

**Horror Factor/Awe:** 10 (On very first encounter only!)

**Natural Abilities:** Superior intelligence and speed in the water. Impervious to **ANY** damage doing attacks whether in or out (keep reading) of the water. They have the ability to travel away from water, but their "body" must still be touching the water. They can stretch for about 100ft (30.5 m) shaped like a worm and in liquid form. These aliens can also bio-regenerate 1d6 x 10 S.D.C.(tm) per minute (4 melees), see invisible, impervious to poisons/toxins/drugs, and impervious to anything else requiring a saving throw.

**Vulnerabilities:** Only magical and non-magical fire, fire breath, and anything else producing flame can damage the creatures. These attacks do four times the normal damage. Can not use any type of weapon.

**Experience Level:** 1d6 + 3.

**P.P.E.**(tm): 6d6

**I.S.P.**(tm): 1d10 x 10 + 400

**Magic Knowledge:** None

**Psionic Powers:** Know all psionic powers!

**Cybernetics/Bionics:** None

**Attacks Per Melee:** 5 (All psionic)

**Damage:** Only by psionics.

**Combat Bonuses:** +7 on initiative(in/out of water), +5 dodge in water, +4 dodge out of water.

**Other Bonuses:** Those received from attributes.

**Skills of Note:** Magically understand and speak all languages, generally knows all skills in the communication, electrical, mechanical, pilot related, science, and technical categories at 98%.

**Habitat:** Indigenous to their alien dimension. Can only live underwater. Considered an alien intelligence on Rifts(tm) Earth.

**Enemies:** ALL fire beings, supernatural evil and all manner of evil.

**Allies:** Anyone that is principled, scrupulous, or unprincipled in alignment and water beings.

**Height:** 9ft. (2.7 m)

**Wingspan:** 13ft. (3.9 m)

**Weight:** 200 lbs. (90 kg)

**Average Life Span:** 1000 yrs.

**Value:** 1 billion credits

**Breeding:** There is no actual breeding. All of the life forms are asexual therefore each produce their own offspring.

**Notes:** For all of those people who are wondering why this alien race would have the ability to understand and have superior knowledge over technology, but can't use it, they don't. They are allied with another race of beings similar to humans on their home planet who use the Shillion's strengths to help them advance in their culture. In return these "humans" help to protect the Shillions from their enemies.