Editing Ulb (section)

==Physical Description==
The ulb are large amorphous
creatures, averaging 4 feet in diameter when mature. They are amorphous—able to adjust their shape at will by extending tentacle-like pseudopods to act as arms or legs. In any shape they are partially translucent, filled with a pale blue liquid and numerous greenish spheres. These spheres act like internal organs do in other creatures, containing structures that process food, filter out waste, and carry out the ulb’s thought processes. These distributed “organelles” make ulb amazingly resistant to some types of harm, while their thick, rubbery skins and fluid interiors leave them at great risk from other attacks. They can eat a wide variety of organic material including meat, vegetables, raw grains, etc., and must consume as much as a human.

Ulb do not have distinct genders. Instead, they reproduce by budding. This takes a considerable amount of extra food intake and about two months of concentration on the part of the ulb (–2 to all skill checks and saves during this period). Afterwards, a miniature ulb 8 to 10 inches in diameter separates from the parent. Ulb have strong parental instincts and will protect and raise their offspring for the 10 years it takes the bud to reach adolescence, when it will be roughly 3 feet in diameter. Ulb live for up to 300 years if they can avoid injury and radiation poisoning, which accelerates their aging process. As ulb grow older, their fluids and organelles become washed out, shifting from blues and greens to a milkier appearance.

Ulb vision is fairly primitive, consisting of specialized eyespots on stalks. This provides poor color vision, and ulb are chronically nearsighted. However, large patches of the ulb’s skin instead act as both ears and speakers, able to detect and produce vibration. This allows ulb to mimic speech despite having no lungs or vocal cords. An ulb’s ability to detect vibration (analogous to “hearing” for most races) is quite good, and some individuals have honed this to remarkable levels, becoming able to detect other creatures in their vicinity with ease.

Despite some rumors to the contrary, ulb cannot extract oxygen from water through their membranes and can drown as easily as any other air-breathing creature. They can, however, trap bubbles of air within their bodies, extending the time they can survive underwater. Without such preparation, they can “hold their breath” only about as long as other non-aquatic races.