Mu'Kay

The Mu'Kay is a Benevolent, Peaceful and Cultural major faction in the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC. As a race of intelligent cephalopods, they are friendly, benevolent, and a little bit condescending. They are the founders of the Federation of Allied Species. The Mu'Kay are Popular (+2), Clever (+1), Content (+1), and Likeable (+1) Traders (+1). They are extremely Observant (+2) but are Infertile (-2) and have Fragile (-1) ships. The Mu'Kay find strength in their Intuitive nature and their robust Federation.

Description
The Mu'Kay are intelligent cephalopods who live entirely in aquatic environments, their ships famous for their flowing, organic lines. A curious and scientifically minded species, they are the founders of the Federation of Allied Species. Though thanks to a perhaps undue degree of caution, they have been very reluctant to open the Federation's membership roles to anyone else. Their natural intelligence makes them excellent researchers, and their polite (if occasionally condescending manner) lends itself well to diplomacy. The sole exception is towards fish, whom the Mu'Kay absolutely despise. Perhaps the same may be said of fish like aliens.

Characteristics
The Mu'Kay are happy influential traders with reasonable skill in diplomacy and. Their intuitive grasp of other races makes them talented at communication and forming alliances. The water laden Mu'Kay ships do not last long in battle, so they rely on their enhanced to choose their battles carefully. Their dependence on amphibious environments complicates reproduction and significantly slows their.