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=== Slees ===

	Slees are an unusual and rare sub-specie specially adapted for life in the oceans. Once numerous and widespread, their numbers and influence have diminished in modern age.
As water-breathing humanoids, Slees have a large gill structure running from their shoulders to the middle of their backs. They also have pale, bluish skin, a disproportionate face with large eyes and a small nose and mouth. Their fingers and toes are elongated with webbing more pronounced than the Lenje. A true aquaform, an active Slees are much more comfortable in the water, although they still have functional lungs to breathe air. In fact, they sleep on land. Slees can operate comfortably underwater for periods up to twelve hours and are primarily limited by temperature regulation and chemical imbalance problems caused by prolonged immersion. They universally prefer salt water, as their biochemistries are best attuned to it; they tend to bloat in freshwater. 

	While they are highly communicative and no less intelligent than other parahumans, the Slees have maintained a relatively low level of technological sophistication and only rarely form cohesive states. Although they spend more than half of their lives on land (especially coastal and river/marsh land), their settlements are typically small and their civilizations lack the capacity for large-scale construction. They are excellent fishermen, however, and are also skilled in aquaculture. Primarily they are valued as explorers and guides as well as for their excellent knowledge of drugs and other chemicals extracted from sea life. Slees prefer to breed amongst themselves, since hybrid offspring are not fully functional aquaforms.

'''Average Lifespan''': 100 years

'''Average Height/Weight''': 5’4”/140 lbs 

'''Possible Breeding''': Fertile: None

Sterile: Creel, Crudag, Dandrit, Dreck, Lenje, Sireed, Wondoz

'''Traits''': Aquatic (-50%, can breathe air), Nictating Membranes, Oxygen Storage, Reduced Sleep, Unnatural Feature (skin color, phalanges, facial features), Ultra Hearing, Temperature Tolerance, Pressure Support