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 ===== Chíkshu =====
-{{ people:chikshu.jpg?500|Chikshu}} Chíkshu are an ocean-dwelling, artiopodoid species, generally inhabiting the sea floor around their planet Attodah’s many small volcanic islands, reefs and archipelagos. They are the largest of about fourteen types native to their world. Individuals typically measure about 2 meters in length and mass 80-90kg. They are born (live) a solid, metallic green, and develop thin-film refraction colors as they molt. Individuals typically measure about 2 meters in length and mass 80-90kg.
+{{ people:chikshu.jpg?400|Chikshu}} Chíkshu are an ocean-dwelling, artiopodoid species, generally inhabiting the sea floor around their planet Attodah’s many small volcanic islands, reefs and archipelagos. They are the largest of about fourteen types native to their world. Individuals typically measure about 2 meters in length and mass 80-90kg. They are born (live) a solid, metallic green, and develop thin-film refraction colors as they molt. Individuals typically measure about 2 meters in length and mass 80-90kg.
 Bodies are made of 13 segments, with the middle eleven being nearly identical except in size. They move in the water either by undulating the entire body, or moving just the flanges on the outer lateral edges of their body segments and using them like fins. Chíkshu do not have legs. They do have palps on the underside of the head segment, for grabbing food. There are large, ragged-looking antennae which are bioluminescent, so that they can show off their colors and patterns (which are unique to each individual); they are also used to attract prey. They can regrow these if parts are lost. The caudal segment has two large “horns” which are used for digging burrows, and digging up other things’ burrows.
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 Chíkshu do not have a technological culture of their own. Many species have built outposts on the islands of Fshnahi and some Chíkshu like to hang around these and learn what they can. Chíkshu do not use tools other than empty shells (to cache food), but some are fascinated by the tool use of visiting species. Some of them are willing to tag along with other space-going species, often just to pick up new words.
-The Chíkshu
 Chíkshu are widespread but rare, even on their homeworld, as their food is scarce and predator pressure very heavy. Consequently, although not aggressive, they just don’t really like each other as a matter of principle. It is generally agreed by those who study the species that it is dying out, apparently of apathy.
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 Some visiting species, being appalled by the lack of parental care of young, have begun forming their own colonies of hand-reared Chíkshu young. (Yes, the Elders were consulted. They didn’t care, so long as these “new Chíkshu” weren’t thereafter dumped into the oceans to compete with them.) While the New Kids do tend to bicker a lot, both between themselves and with anyone else they happen upon, they do learn to work together in small groups. The Yontarrim (not Federation members, and staunchly so) established a school/university for them which operates to this day, and which occasionally gives some of these groups “grants” to go study stuff on other worlds. It was one of these groups who started the research on Beta Kerrotyn upon which Ebbet, Chang and Lacincia happened.
-Chip is from a “first group” of New Chíkshu “graduates.” Sahn (Chíkshu are like slime molds, they have so many “sexes” it’s not worth bothering which is which) joined Starfleet just to get away from all the bickering and lead a “quiet, sedate, satisfying life.”
+[[chip|Chip]] is from a “first group” of New Chíkshu “graduates.” Sahn (Chíkshu are like slime molds, they have so many “sexes” it’s not worth bothering which is which) joined Starfleet just to get away from all the bickering and lead a “quiet, sedate, satisfying life.”