Species Name: Morrison, Empire name Morrison Alliance.
Appearance: Mammalian #12
Species Traits: Intelligent, Thrifty, Weak, Sedentary
Syncretic species name: Augment
Syncretic species appearance: Fungoid #15
Syncretic Species Traits - Serviles, Strong, Industrious, Repugnant, Slow Learners
Ethics Fanatic Materialist, Xenophile
Authority and Civics: Democratic, Syncretic Evolution, Technocracy
Starting Weapons and FTL Method: Lasers, Wormhole
Story: Science above all! The quest for knowledge has been at the forefront of the Morrisonian cultural consciousness for Milennia. Zealously, Recklessly, they crashed through any unknown frontiers that they found before them.
The Augments that make up a substantial minority of the Morrison population are a result of a slapdash attempt at Genetic Modification, wherin Morrison DNA was fused with a vigorous presapient fungal life form native to their home planet. The experiment was a partial success. The augmented test subjects attained greatly increased physical strength, but their mental faculties were dulled. The fungus thrived in its new symbiotic state, growing explosively from the Augment's bodies.
The results of the experiment were lamented as a great tragedy, not because of their hideous appearance, but because the way the fungus had grafted with their brains made them less adept at scientific endeavors. The Augments soon developed a culture of their own. They were highly valued for their great strength and often worked in tandem with Morrisonian endeavors, both peoples utilizing the strengths of the other.
