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| - The Whalshaari Nation is located in the galaxy of Nebulon. Its main planet, which shares many of the same characteristics of Earth, has been given the name Helios. While the Whalshaari Nation has a number of smaller colonies on neighboring planets their attempts to reach out further into the galaxy has been quite limited. Their most successful colony is located on Efron, a moon that is a mere 1.5 light years away from Helios. The technology of the Whalshaari Nation is far more advanced than our human technology is at this current time. The "people" of the Whalshaari Nation look only slightly similar to our human bodies. They are a great deal taller, on average, and their hands are in some ways ape-like. The hands of the Whalshaari seem to be unproportional to their already large bodies. They are able to grasp a watermelon as though it was a basketball. The life span of the Whalshaari is a great deal longer than the average human life due to a number of reasons. The main reason is their advanced technology. With their advanced technology they are able to preserve the lives of those around them. The government of the Whalshaari is a peculiar one at best. They rely on something unique to us. It is best described as a combination of a dictatorship and a monarchy. Similar to animals found on Earth the dominate male will become designated as the leader of the Whalshaari people. Through a display of dominance the "alpha" male is chosen from one of five different blood lines. Here the "alpha" male will continue to rule until his death or a younger male display a higher level of courage, strength, and wisdom. When a younger male out displays another male for the position of "alpha" male a number of changes occur to signify that he is the rightful leader of the Whalshaari people. This is quite analogous to gorillas here, as a male becomes an "alpha" male the hair on his back changes from black to silver, thus he is referred to as a "silver-back." In the Whalshaari Nation the "alpha" male's skin will change from a pale green to a dark yellow, almost gold, color. But the most unique change is probably the ability to levitate. The new "alpha" male displays his dominance by hovering above everyone else and gliding past people. This gives the new leader both a sense of power and leadership.
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