Ohnes

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A race of amphibious beings that fought the Goa'uld during the era of Babylon on Earth. It is unclear how many survived the fight as the Goa'uld grew in power, following their depletion in population. One known survivor of the Ohnes, Nem, spent thousands of years searching for his beloved mate, Omaroca, who died at the hands of the Goa'uld Belus during the Babylonian era.

It was only after Nem captured Daniel Jackson & used his technology to search the textbooks from his early years of study that he learned her fate. As quoted by Daniel's lessons: "The god Belus came down onto Babylon, onto the place of Omaroca, & cut the woman asunder."

In physiology, Oannes are relitavely similar to fish, with the ability to both breathe & process water through their gills. They are capable of emitting a potent alloy of varying intensities from their mouths, possibly as a defense mechanism.

Nem was not opposed to a formal relationship with the people of Babylon (Earth), but said it would not happen overnight. With this in mind, the SGC has since gone to great lengths to befriend the Ohnes in the hopes of procuring an alliance with this watery species of the deep. . .

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The Ohnes are an ancient race who have battled the System Lords for thousands of years across hundreds of planets. Fierce warriors & wise scholars, they seek knowledge & understanding, & to rid the galaxy of the System Lords. Their acts are spoken in angered whisoers & raging scowls by Goa'uuld nobles. Where you find the Goa'uuld enslaving a world, you will find them, fighting to drive the false gods from this life. Were you find ancient mysteries & hidden knowledge, you will find them, seeking to unlock the secerts of the past. They are the Ohnes, & a more loyal ally or terrifying enemy you will never find.

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The Ohnes' animosity for the Goa'uuld has it's origins millennia ago, when the Goa'uuld Belus discovered & invaded their homeworld of Oannes. Driving the Ohnes from their ocean-born cities by bombarding the the seas from orbit, the System Lord's slavers waited on the surface to capture the fleeing inhabitants, & transported the new slaves to Belus' ship in orbit. Confident in his victory, Belus left only a token force behind, intent on returning to Goa'uuld space with his prize captives. His ship was barely one day away when the Ohnes overwhelmed their captors & moved to seize control. Rather than be defeated by mere slaves, Belus fled his command ship with his First Prime, but not before enguaging the ship's self-destruct system, slaughtering the thousands of Ohnes aboard.

At the same time, back on their homeworld, the Ohnes launched a counter-attack against the Goa'uuld & Jaffa who remained behind. Without their god, the invaders were quickly routed & the Ohnes retook their planet. Interrogation of their prisoners failed to obtain the location of Belus' homeworld, so the Ohnes used their memory retrevial technology to extract the information from their former masters, killing them in the process.

Within days a group of Ohnes warriors journeyed through the Stargate to Belus' world, hoping to find & rescue their captured brethen. Upon arriving, they were themselves captured by Belus' Jaffa & brought before the Goa'uuld. Belus ordered all but one of the warriors slain; the survivor was sent back through the Stargate with the bodies to tell his people of the power of Belus & of the System Lords.

What Belus thought would intimidate the Ohnes served only to instill in them a burning passion to confront & defeat the Goa'uuld, & free the galaxy from their taint. Belus never had a chance to strike back at the Ohnes again. Within days of receiving his 'message', the Ohnes staged a series of strikes against the System Lord, crippling his ships & slaughtering thousands of Jaffa, until Belus had no choice but to flee his former stronghold.

Since that time the Ohnes have waged constant war with with the Goa'uuld (& in particular Belus), whom they view as a plague infesting the galaxy. Lacking a conventional military & starships, the Ohnes use the Stargate & gruellia tactis to maximum advantage, making isolated strikes at the facilities that weaken the Goa'uuld's ability to maintain control of their domains. The Ohnes utilize no military structure or command chain amongst themselves. Most warriors never even return to their home; they either die at the hands of their enemy, or more often than not simply continue to fight the Goa'uuld on world after world, going where they are needed rather than awaiting orders.

Today, the Ohnes are most often encountered on worlds still occupied by the the Goa'uuld or other places where they may yet still reside after their defeat the hands of the Replicators; where they they help the natives battle against their opressors &/or tracking down Goa'uuld forced into hiding since the System Lords' fall from grace. These freedom fighters often owrk alone or in small groups, sometimes aiding already-existing resistence groups, othertimes inciting the resistence in the first place; &, in others still, tracking down rogue Goa'uuld whom have gone to ground & bringing them to justice. The best-known example of Ohne activity occured on Earth during the time of Babylon, when a freedom fighter named Omoroca, aided an uprising against Belus.

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The Ohnes homeworld, designated P3X-886 by the S.GC. is one of three moons orbiting a gas giant. Volcanoes od varying sizes & stabilities cover 70% of the surface, with small geysers & gas pockets scattered between. The thin atmosphere, hgih concentration of gases & volcanic activity make the surface of the world uninhabitable. Somewhere between 12 - 15 salt-water oceans of varying sizes cover the remaining 30% of the moon's surface. Here the Ohnes make their home; settlements include both large cities in each of the five larger oceans, & dozens, if not hundreds, of smaller outposts or towns in & around the cities. These cities are home to approximately 4,000 - 5,000 Ohnes each, with most towns & outposts housing only several hundred. In addition to the ouposts, many Ohnes scholars maintain small one-or-two room laboratories, such as the lab in which Daniel Jackson found himself after Sg-1' encounter with Nem. Ohnes achitecture tends to utilize materials suitable to an underwater environment such as glass, stone & translucent polymers, & features dark, aquatic colors, cuves, low lighting & elaborate water-based decorations.

SGC Designation: P3X-866
Official Name: Oannes.
Stargate Co-ordinates:

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Shared Species Talents

+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, -2 Charisma. The Onhes gain physical strength from living under the oceans of their worlds, but they are not especially quick or dexeterous & their matter-of-fact attitude makes them less than personable.

Speed :[/i] The character has a base spedd of 20. When swimming, the Ohnes¡¦ speed increases to 30.

Amphibious :[/i] Ohnes breathe equally well in air & water.

Dehydration :[/i] Ohnes must spend at least three hours each day submerged in water or they begin to suffer from dehydration. After an Ohnes character has gone 2 days without being either submerged in water or sprayed or hosed down, he must begin making Fortitude saves every hour (DC 10 + 1 for each previous check), suffering 1d6 damage from dehydration for each failed save. An Ohnes suffering damage dehydration is fatigued (see the STARGATE SG-1 core rulebook, page 378). The Ohnes have developed a device called a hydrator that allows them to remain out of water for prolonged periods (see page 151 of the Fantastic Frontiers suppliment).

Species Feats :[/i] The character may choose level-based feats from the species feat tree (see the STARGATE SG-1 core rulebook, page 264). Further, the Ohnes make take the Naquadah Sense feat. Typically, a character may not choose feats from the species tree unless he possesses a character option that expressly allows him to do so.

Pay Grade :[/i] While working with the SGC, the character is paid as an enlisted solider (see the STARGATE SG-1 core rulebook, page 283). Alien characters are often paid in commensurate non-monetary concessions & favours.

Languages :[/i] Ohnes is a native language for the character.

Bonus feat :[/i] Communicate. The Ohnes possess a variety of psychic abilities, but all of them are capable of basic communication.

OHNES LABORER[/u]

Ohnes of the laborer caste comprise the bulk of the Ohnes population, working in various types of duties in underwater cities & settlements. Though most remain on their homeworld all their lives, in recent years many laborers have joined the freedom fighters, warriors & scholars battleing the Goa¡¦uuld across the galaxy.

Special Talents :

+2 Consitution. Extensive time spent under water makes Ohnes laborers hardier than normal.

+1 species bonus with Fortitude saving throws. This bonus increases by an additional +1 at 3rd level & for every three character levels gained thereafter.

Bonus Feat :[/i] Aquatic Training. All prerequisites for this feat - including minimum skill ranks - are waived.

OHNES SCHOLAR[/u]

Ohnes of the scholar caste search & explore the galaxy in hopes of uncovering the knowledge that will unlock the secerts of the universe & it¡¦s origins. Ohnes scholars also believe the key to victory against the Goa¡¦uuld & their ilk lies in gathering knowledge, & thus spend considerable time searching for insight that will help their people defeat the System Lords & other species like them.

Special Talents :

+2 Intelligence. Ohnes scholars spend most of their lives performing some form of research, granting them excellent reasoning abilities.

+1 species bonus with education checks. This bonus increases by an additional +1 at 4th level & for every four character levels gained thereafter. The Ohnes have amassed a significant body of knowledge over the thousands of years of their civilization.

Bonus Feat :[/i] Clear Mind. All prerequisites for this feat - including minimum skill ranks - are waived.

OHNES WARRIOR[/u]

Ohnes of the warrior caste lead the battle against the Goa¡¦uuld & their ilk throughout the galaxy, aiding & assisting other worlds in military & covert action.

Special Talents :

+2 Wisdom. The intense training Ohnes warriors undergo gives them strong willpower.

+1 species bonus with Willpower saving throws. This bonus increases by an additional +1 at 4th level & for every four character levels gained thereafter..

Bonus Feat :[/i] Goa'uuld Hunter. All prerequisites for this feat - including minimum skill ranks - are waived.