Slugh

Slughs were a gastropod sentient species.

Biology and appearance
The Slughs were gastropods and humanoids, with four limbs. From childhood, all the Slughs were strucked by an evolutive muscular illness which will inevitably kill them.

Their weak bodies were supported by exoskeletons which compensate the illness and allow them to move. Without this exoskeleton, a Slugh can survive one to six days.

Society and culture
Because of their natural weakness, the Slughs developped great capabilities in electromechanic, and all of them were able to fix their exoskeleton. They often customized it with tools, weapons and anything necessary to their survival.

They had an intuitive understanding of simple technologies such as locks, blasters, common vehicles.

Slughs in the Galaxy
Many Slughs Questors were seen in the Galaxy in search of a remedy to save their species from the illness.

Behind the scenes
Slughs, along with Schizode, Arakhyn and Sylphe species, were created by Patrick Bousquet and Christophe Debien for an ambiguously canon roleplaying game help which appeared in the French magazine Casus Belli 95. The species was illustrated by Thierry Ségur.