Bozheen

Gastropoids of the Delta Scorpii system. They are powerful short-range telepaths, and resemble giant, iridescent green snails, being about 6-8ft long and some 5-6ft high. They have antennae that serve as sensory organs, with mouths under the skirted "foot."

The slug part and the shell part are two different entities; the slug part is male and the shell is female, and they have a telepathic and empathic bonding. Once they mate, they experience a constant coital coupling until death, and the shell goes everywhere the slug goes. Reproduction may occur via internal gestation, or the laying of eggs and nesting. The full cycle takes approximately 1.5 standard annums, with an additional 1.5 annums between litters.

Wontwuun is not a member of the Pan-Galactic Coalition, though the system is physically located in Division Three. The Bosheen are isolationist and prefer not to associate with offworlders, save for some limited trade and the occasional mercenary such as Azeln AbdohNeléKein (Slug) and his wife Nelé.