Tywom

The Tywom is a Benevolent, Diplomatic and Trader major faction in the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC. The Tywom are a friendly, maybe too-friendly race of intelligent slugs. Damp, sticky, and up for anything. The Tywom have become somewhat Popular (+1) as a Hopeful race of Likeable (+1), Adventuresome (+2), and Handy (+2) Traders (+2) with Fast (+2) ships. However, they are also known to be Needy, Foolish (-1) and embarrassingly Craven (-2) in the face of a threat.

Description
The Tywom are a race of slug like monopods, known for both their friendliness and overfriendliness. Millenia ago, a plague swept over their planet, killing all but the most isolated and distant Tywom, who rebuilt their civilization on the qualities which made them so isolated in the first place - awkwardness, stickiness, and thin, reedy arms. Despite being intelligent and reasonably benevolent, the Tywom struggle with diplomacy, often failing to "read the room" in their dealings with aliens, or even themselves. As a result, Tywom often prefer long assignments in isolation, and if any aliens are asked, that's how they prefer their Tywom as well.

Characteristics
The Tywom are excellent traders and have reasonable skill in diplomacy. Their high morale and general likeability enables a secondary source of income from tourism. Tywom ships fly fast and far, and require little maintenance. They are so generous with friendship that their close allies receive a boost in morale. Slow to research and offering weak resistance against invasions, the Tywom will rely on those friendships for technology and protection.