[h2]The Sthrirad[/h2]
A semi-intelligent gaseous collective entity, originating on planet Tind. Over millions of years, they’ve developed a complex symbiotic relationship with one of the planet’s dominant species, the Tindrel. The Sthirirad now inhabits the respiratory and nervous system of nearly all Tindrel (save that of various sepratist factions). In exchange for an ideal living environment, the Sthrirad has integrated some of its formidable chemical compounds into Tindrel biology.

The most well-known of these compounds is secreted from the host Tindrel in the same situations a ‘fight or flight’ response is stimulated in Humans.