Xeno-Biology

Naval Ancillary Skill
Xeno-Biology
Passing achieves:
Medical research skills and a broader medical knowledge base	{XenB}
Prerequisite for:
Naval Doctor, Tier 3 (Medical Research and Administration)

A Ship's Surgeon in the Vast Empire's Navy.

The Skill

Before your character may serve as a doctor in the VEN fleet, and before you complete the third (and final) tier of the Naval Surgeon certification track, you must demonstrate that your character has the basic knowledge necessary to administer medical care to a wide range of sentient species including non-humanoids. This knowledge (and its practical application) is known as the "Xeno-Biology" Ancillary Skill, in VEN role-playing parlance. You demonstrate this knowledge (and thereby earn the "Xeno-Biology" Ancillary Skill for your character's Bio) by completing the following mission.

The Mission: "You Look Strong Enough to Pull the Ears Off a Gundark"

Write a short story (750 words, minimum) in which your character treats the wounds of an active-duty member of the Vast Empire's Navy from a non-human species, or in which your character completes an autopsy of/dissects the cadaver of a non-humanoid specimen. Include relevant details about the anatomy and culture of the depicted species. When complete, post your short story to a new thread in the Navy ComNet (making sure to mark it as a Mission for the Advanced Flight Maneuvers Ancillary Skill), and wait for review. If a VENA staff member deems that you have satisfied all the mission parameters, you will have earned the Ancillary Skill "Advanced Flight Maneuvers" for your character, and that character may then use the associated knowledge in future story posts.

Good luck.

Links and Resources

• Here is a comprehensive list of sites with information useful for the xeno-biologist.

• List of types of species (not races): Wookieepedia: Species
• List of named sentient species: Wookiepedia: Sentient Species By Name
• List of unnamed sentient species: Wookiepedia: Unidentified sentient species
• Basic overview of Biology: Wikipedia: Biology

• NOTE : This information is for fictional purposes only. The Vast Empire takes no credit in any of the information shown in the external links.