Otevrel

Facts

• Appearance: Nonhumanoid (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
  • Generally cylindrical bodyform narrowing at the midsection (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
  • Encircled by small tentacle appendages one-third, larger appendages two-thirds down (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
    • Most appendages hydrostatic limbs, extremely flexible and dextrous (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
    • Two upper appendages function as optical receptors, two as auditory receptors (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
  • Speech by means of a vibrating flap on the top of their bodies (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
  • Height similar to most humanoid species (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
• Unable to bend their bodies much (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
  • Can't use traditional chairs; in lieu they use shallow incline with arms to wrap appendages around (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
• Cultural notes
  • Fluttering of non-sensory upper appendages the equivalent of a human headshake (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)