Editing Shaltari Tribes (section)

==Culture and Physiology==
Shaltari are physically rather small, roughly four feet tall for an adult, and covered in a multitude of spines with chameleonic properties(so space hedgehogs). They otherwise fit a standard humanoid body structure, albeit with far greater dexterity than humans. While they age and die like all other living things, they long ago developed technology to transfer consciousness when near death to a freshly grown body. This is not true immortality, as they are still subject to death from other causes such as accidents or warfare. This long lived nature and unique relation to death has shaped their culture to revere two things: accumulation of knowledge, and skill at warfare. A Shaltari who has not seen battle is nameless and afforded no respect. This extends to their dealings with other races, as they refuse to conduct affairs with any human without military experience.

There is no overarching government among the Shaltari. They are divided into groups referred to as Tribes that will often fight amongst each other. These disputes have deepened and there are hints of a civil war between two large power blocks of numerous tribes brewing.