The Tolans are not a humanoid race. Their actual appearance looks something like three ovals connected by an orange membrane. They choose to use their limited psionic powers to project the image that others see. The Tolans have chosen to use the human voice and form to honor the Humans who rescued them from certain death.
The Tolans are almost extinct. They fell victim to the Skirineen nearly 200 years ago. When the Skirineen came to their fledgling planet, the Tolans were barely capable of space travel. The Skirineen crushed the primatve Tolan defenses. Most of the Tolan race was either destoryed or forced to flee into space for parts unknown. A small group of approximately a hundred Tolans hid in a bunker deep under their planet's surface. They were waiting for an evacuation rocket that never came for them. The Tolans remained trapped in their bunker.
After the end of the Skirineen Conquest, Re'lu and Human archeologists began to study the ruins of Koelia III. When the archeologists found the buried bunker, they discovered the descendents of the original Tolans who were trapped inside. The artificial environment had never been expected to last as long as it had. The lighting and food production systems had reached almost complete failure. Of the original hundred, there were only fourteen Tolans alive inside.
The rescued Tolans had never even seen the sky. They had never experienced the wonders of the outside world. After their rescue, most of the living Tolans decided to become ambassadors to the other races. They felt they could repay their salvation by helping to keep galactic peace.
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