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==Physical Description==
{| align="right" style="width:310px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 0 0 0 5px;"
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|style="background: navy; color: white;" colspan="4"|'''Average Heliope Statistics'''
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|'''STR/STA'''|| 45/45|| '''PS'''|| Pincers (1d10)
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|'''DEX/RS'''|| 45/45|| '''IM'''|| 5
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|'''INT/LOG'''|| 45/45|| '''RW'''|| 23
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|'''PER/LDR'''|| 45/45|| '''M'''|| 23
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|style="background: navy; color: white;" colspan="4"|'''Special Abilities:'''
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|colspan="4"|Immune to electrical attacks; take one-half damage from
lasers; take double damage from sonic-weapons; pincers
penetrate skeinsuits; three attacks per round in melee (2
pincers/1 bite).
|}

Heliopes stand erect and average two meters tall. They
look slightly reptilian. The head is man-shaped with a long,
sensory, whip-like antenna dropping down from the rear
and curving back up into the air. Heliopes have superb
hearing because this appendage is sensitive to atmospheric
vibrations.

Heliopes are omnivores, having large teeth and mandibles
for chewing and cutting. Heliopes have one, large central
eye that is protected by bony ridges and two nictating
membranes. Heliopes possess two long arms with average
strength but the 'hands' are two pincers, slightly rigid, with
a sharp nail along the edges. Two extremely powerful legs
dominate the lower body. A long tail sweeps up like a
scorpion's, to rest over the shoulder. The Heliopes are
neither right nor left handed but right or left shouldertailed.
The feet are large, long, and splayed. All Heliopes
seem awkward and clumsy in confined spaces and look
totally unsuited to riding in vehicles or on animals. They
are excellent swimmers.

Heliopes have translucent skin. The normal network of
upper musculature and veins is visible and Heliopes vary in
colors from violet to deep purplish red. The whip-tail
changes color toward the tip to opaque, shiny black.

Because of their body chemistry the Heliopes are immune
to normal electric current and will take only one-half
damage from lasers. Because of their antennae, Heliopes
take double damage from sonic weapons. Both pincers and
mandibles deliver a 1d10 bite. The damage from the
mandibles is subtracted from a skeinsuit value but the
damage from a pincer is against the character through the
skeinsuit. The tail is not prehensile and it cannot strike.
Heliopes carry pouches of small stones that they can throw
with terrific force. The bullet/stones cause 1d10 of damage
if they hit. Inertia shields and skein suits will affect the
missiles. Although Heliopes use harpoons to fish, they are
not adept with such tools as weapons.

==Culture==
The basic social unit of the Heliope tribe is the family.
Marriage ties cause complex relationships. Government is a
simple system of chiefs and subchiefs chosen for ability in
combat and leadership. Priests have great influence on the
tribe but no official power.

All Heliopes enjoy color and collect gemstones, polished
rock crystals, and similar baubles. They are superb
sculptors and do intricate, detailed work on wood and
bone. They paint and decorate their tails and mandibles in
patterns that differ from tribe to tribe.

== Sources ==

* '''SF3: Sundown on Starmist'''

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