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| - At least semi-sapient, the Na'ka'leen is able to communicate with other species using a common translator. It lays one of its tentacles on the skin of its victims, proceeding to feed on its neurotransmitter chemicals, essentially erasing the victim's mind and resulting on death. The Na'ka'leen Feeder is a tall, slender invertebrate with a number of long tentacles and a tough exoskeleton; and is able to move with great agility. First encounter with this species resulted on it wiping out an entire Centauri colony, after which the beasts were kept under strict quarantine by the Centauri government. Brief lifting of this quarantine for budget reasons was enough to allow criminal smuggling of one Na'ka'leen to the Babylon 5 space station within a replica of a Vorlon suit, so as to pass the beast for a Vorlon. The criminal Deuce used the Vorlon-disguised Na'ka'leen to get rid of those who he considered a source of trouble. Upon hearing that a Na'ka'leen Feeder was aboard, the Centauri delegates of Babylon 5 literally locked themselves in their quarters, coming out only after confirmation that Garibaldi's security team had killed it; illustrating the fear the Centauri still have of this species.
- A Na'ka'leen Feeder is an alien creature from Centauri space. It feeds on neurotransmitter chemicals which causes mindwipe or death. The creature was at least quasi-sentient, and capable of communicating on a basic level through a translator. It has a tough outer skin capable of withstanding a few PPG shots (but not many). The species was long under quarantine by the Centauri Republic, after an entire colony was wiped out on the creatures' home planet. However, by 2258, the quarantine was briefly lifted (apparently for budget reasons), allowing one to be brought to Babylon 5 by an underworld gang led by Deuce. They kept the creature inside a fake version of a Vorlon encounter suit to further terrify people into believing they had the Vorlons under their influence. One of the feeder's victims was Miriam Runningdeer. It craved an older, more knowledgeable mind, so Deuce had his thugs kidnap the station's ombuds, Wellington. The feeder was prevented from killing him by Aldous Gajic, whose calm in the face of the danger it represented seemed to affect the feeder's behavior, prompting it to emerge. It was then killed by station security led by Michael Garibaldi.
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