argoans

Home Planet:	Argo/Aqua
	Class M
Atmosphere:	Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Life Forms:	Water breathing Humanoids
Language:	Aquan
History:	Once their civilization lived on the land, just like Terrans. A planet-wide catastrophe caused virtually all the land to sink under the waves. Aquan scientists developed a serum that would change their race permanently into water breathers, and administered it to all the population in time to save the civilization. This was hundreds, if not thousands of years ago in Aquan history. Now they are all at home in the sea, and blame air breathers (in essence, their ancestors) for the planetary calamity that overtook them.
	The Federation has had only one contact with Argoans, and have placed a quarantine on the world to protect both the citizens of the world from unwanted contact from air breathers and to protect their world from unscrupulous traders wishing to capitalize on the Argoan's advanced scientific techniques. The Aquans, on their part, are quite glad not to have any unnecessary contact from air breathers
Technology:	Comparable to Starfleet
Life Expectancy:	Similar to Terrans
Height:	Similar to Terrans
Weight:	Similar to Terrans
Skin Color:	Green
Hair Color:	Green
Eye Color:	Black
Other Features:	Webbed feet and hands
	Prominent dorsal fin which starts on the crown of the forehead, through the scalp and ends at the small of their back
	Additional fins on lower legs and lower arms
	Gills in their neck
	Nictitating membranes over eyes
Abilities:	Water breathing
	Can see under water due to nictitating membranes that allows them as much visual acuity underwater as on land
Limitations:	Argoans can live for up to an entire day on land, but must return to water each day for one hour, or they begin to suffer dehydration
Personality:	Most Argoans (Aquans) hate airbreathers. The few that do not hate them still dislike them. Argo is not currently a member of the Federation