Sii Guild
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This guild on 3Scapes → /guilds/sii/
The Sii are an alien race that arrived in Foundation under fire from another warlike alien race. The survival of the Sii is attributed to their ability to adapt. The species has been able to adapt to harsh climates by living with natives in a symbiotic relationship. Specifically, the Sii symbiont is able to attach tendrils into the cerebral cortex of specially prepared "forms". These forms are based on naturally occurring (alien) creatures. When the Sii arrived in Foundation, they brought a supply of these physical forms, because they did not know what climates would await them. Consequently, it is common to see a Sii in the form of a Siierek, a large leathery winged creature of the night, or as a Ssthorak, a humanoid creature with the snout, talons and scales of a lizard. Experiments are currently being conducted on other Foundation creatures to find new forms, but so far only the human form has proven to be useful. * * * Members of the Foundation Sii radix ("the guild") have donated their body to be a form for Sii to use. During his donation ritual, a newly born Sii host merges with the human form, and their consciousness is shared. The Sii learns from the human while the human learns from the Sii. Eventually, the player's consciousness BECOMES this merged consciousness, and is then able to inhabit other forms. The human form, while complex, is one of the simplest ones for these new Foundation symbionts ("guild members") to occupy, since it is an experience that they have had for many years.