Hashenesh

The Hashenesh are a species of the United Council of Systems.

Description
The Hashenesh are a bipedal scaled, reptilian race. They have barking-sacks and tails which they slap as a means of getting another beings attention. They are described as lizards by Fido.

Culture
Little is known, they hatch from eggs and refer to their domiciles as burrows.

Their religion focuses on "The Forgotten Ones" and they have a number of rituals:


 * The Rite of Surrender
 * Death Rites
 * Death Songs

History
Little is known, a Hashenesh spaceship suffered an accident in Jumpspace and the surviving crew were the first United Council species to encounter Daxin Freeborn and Fido, who came to their aid. Daxin repaired their ship sufficiently for them to return home.

Home System
Unknown, somewhere in United Council space.

Speculations
The Hashenesh may be another Ununified neo-sapient race, similar to the Akltak and Hamaroosan, given that they have their own ship and still possess tails.

Shakhan, a scientist who survived on the United Science Council space station Tubaven may also be an Hashenesh:


 * "Shakhan knew this. Knew this as well as he knew his own death song, which he had sung in the privacy of his chambers. Knew it as well as he knew the sound his own barking-sack made."
 * "Praying to the Forgotten Ones, Shakhan opened a communication channel."
 * "Holy crap! A lizard dude!"
 * " His tail was a thin thing, bone and sinew, no fat stores, and he felt slightly ashamed at the dullness of his scales."

The specific reference of the tail having "no fat stores" might mean he's a Shavashan that kept his tail.

Notable Members
Sleemas - Acting Captain of the Hashenesh ship repaired by Daxin.

Slinner - low grade Weapons technician, named by Sleemas.

Snapjaw - Acting Communications officer, named by Sleemas.