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>>Why do Ksassan pheromones work on most humanoids?

>Maybe because they're chemically similar to most humanoids'=20
pheremones?

>The problem there is that Steve is a hard core biological purist.  No half
breeds.

>Similarly each races set of pheremones should be as different as their DNA=
.

>BUT - in Jay-Trek I have green Orion pheremones working on most people -
because they're designed to.  A kind of a pheremone slut that will fit
itself to your receptors whatever shape they may be.

>I am wondering if the Ksassans are genetically modified or if they have so=
me
evolutionary *need* for omni pheromones.

Pheromones are essentially chemicals designed to trigger chemical reactions=
 within the
brain of the person receiving them, and those chemical reactions then produ= ce the
desired effect on the person, either sexual simulation or loosening inhabit= ions or
making the person suggestible.  The Progenitors seeded planets in such a wa= y that
humanoid life would evolve if life itself evolved on those planets (and
the= y also made sure
there was a system present to continuously guide this evolution).  Since
th= e Ksassans
believe that they are the direct descendants to the Progenitors, they also
= believe that
the Progenitors might have made sure the humanoids created by them and guid= ed by
their on-going entity (okay, it's the Preservers) would in some basic way,
= in terms of
bio-chemistry, respond to them.  The pheromones appear to be that method.  = This, of
course, is speculation, but is believed by the Ksassans.  Although the
basi= s of life
in terms of genes might be different, how humanoid life responds to various=
 chemicals
is standard.  To all humans, oxgyen is necessary, and water is necessary.  = To all
humans, they can process sugar and derive energy from it.  A nerve gas that=
 can kill
humans, like sarin, can kill any humanoid.  On the other hand, entities
tha= t need to
interact with the DNA, like viruses, are, for the most part
species-specifi= c and so are
limited to one race (although some viruses can infect more than one race, b= ut when
infecting somebody of a different species, their effect and efficiency
migh= t diminish).  In
short, chemical reactions are a lot less species-specific.  The pheromones = are not
perfect, as they can affect some but not all humanoid species:

Ksassans-generally induce a state of sexual arousal. humans-made them prone
to being influenced, and in prolonged exposure could=
 produce
effects similar to brainwashing.
Vulcans-can induce pon farr and other emotional reactions, but most Vulcans=
 and resist
the effects.
Odonans-no apparent response because of the Odonans generally asexual natur= e means
that chemical triggers for sexual arousal are not there (in short, Odonans
= don't have
pheromones), prolonged exposure may induce paranoia. Andorians-has a strong
seditive effect, also makes them suggestible. Kentyans-mild sexual arousal
Klingons-makes them extremely belligerent and more prone to violence.
Betazoids-makes them suggestible and severely curbs their telepathic
abilit= ies
Trill-can sever the mental link between symbiont and host in joined Trills
Korpeians-prolonged exposure causes a chemical reaction in the brain that
c= auses the body to
overheat, and this is fatal in prolonged exposure. Because human species
are "wired" in different ways, the pheromones have di= fferent
effects,
but that they show effects at all in many different spieces is taken as
pro= of by the Ksassans
that they are descendants of the Progenitor race.

The Ksassans do not believe that they are genetically enhanced or modified.=
  That does not preclude
that they are.  Part of the Ksassan belief system is that in ancient times,=
 another sentient species
lived on their planet, although there is no archaeological proof of this. 
= Perhaps this is related to the
possibility of the Ksassans being genetically enhanced, but there is no
pro= of of this.

[As the person who created the Ksassans, I should know, shouldn't I? 
Actua= lly, when I came up
with them, they were not, but I would not rule out learning that they are
i= f the story or the arc
demands it, but I doubt it]

As for the evolutionary need for powerful pheromones, I have not considered=
 that angle.  One
possibility is that on Cas, two humanoid species that were similar but not
= genetically compatible
might have appeared simultaneously, and they could have evolved as similar
= in appearance and
even adopted similar cultural practices like language.  The pheromones then=
 could have emerged
as a means that individuals could distinguish one species from the other
fo= r the purpose of mating.
In time, one species might have become dominant, and might have developed
t= he ability to have
the other species respond to its pheromones, making them mate uselessly
wit= h them and in time
be eliminated (an interesting idea, but I'm not sure it applies to the
Ksas= sans, but I kind of like it.
I like inventing stuff like this).

Steve
The Universe Unbounded.

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>>Why do Ksassan pheromones work on most
humanoids?>Maybe
because they're chemically similar to most humanoids'
pheremones?
 
>The problem there is that Steve is a hard core biological
purist. 
No halfbreeds.>Similarly each races
set of pheremones should be as different as their
DNA.>BUT - in Jay-Trek I have green
Orion pheremones working on most people -because they're designed
to.  A kind
of a pheremone slut that will fititself to your receptors
whatever shape they may be.>I am wondering if
the Ksassans are genetically modified or if they have
someevolutionary *need* for omni
pheromones.
Pheromones are essentially
chemicals designed to
trigger chemical reactions within the
brain of the person receiving
them, and those
chemical reactions then produce the
desired effect on the person, either sexual
simulation or loosening inhabitions or
making the person suggestible.  The
Progenitors seeded planets in such a way that
humanoid life would evolve if life
itself evolved
on those planets (and they also made sure
there was a system present to
continuously guide
this evolution).  Since the Ksassans
believe that they are the direct
descendants to
the
Progenitors, they also believe that
the Progenitors might have made
sure the humanoids
created by them and guided by
their on-going entity (okay, it's
the Preservers)
would in some basic way, in terms of
bio-chemistry, respond to
them.  The
pheromones appear to be that method.  This, of
course, is speculation, but is
believed by the
Ksassans.  Although the basis of life
in terms of genes might be
different, how humanoid
life responds to various chemicals
is standard.  To all
humans, oxgyen is
necessary, and water is necessary.  To all
humans, they can process sugar and
derive energy
from it.  A nerve gas that can kill
humans, like sarin, can kill any
humanoid. 
On
the other hand, entities that need to
interact with the DNA, like
viruses, are, for the
most part species-specific and so are
limited to one race (although some
viruses can
infect more than one race, but when
infecting somebody of a different
species, their
effect and efficiency might diminish).  In
short, chemical reactions are a lot less
species-specific.  The pheromones are not
perfect, as they can affect some but not all
humanoid species:
 
Ksassans-generally induce a state of sexual
arousal.
humans-made them prone to being
influenced, and in
prolonged exposure could produce
effects similar to
brainwashing.
Vulcans-can induce pon farr and
other emotional
reactions, but most Vulcans and resist
the effects.
Odonans-no apparent response because of the
Odonans
generally asexual nature means
that chemical triggers for sexual
arousal are not
there (in short, Odonans don't have
pheromones), prolonged exposure may induce
paranoia.
Andorians-has a strong seditive
effect, also makes
them suggestible.
Kentyans-mild sexual
arousal
Klingons-makes them extremely
belligerent and more
prone to violence.
Betazoids-makes them suggestible
and severely
curbs
their telepathic abilities
Trill-can sever the mental link
between symbiont
and host in joined Trills
Korpeians-prolonged exposure
causes a chemical
reaction in the brain that causes the body to
overheat, and this is fatal in prolonged
exposure.
Because human species are
"wired" in different
ways, the pheromones have different effects,
but that they show effects at all in many
different
spieces is taken as proof by the Ksassans
that they are descendants of the Progenitor
race.
 
The Ksassans do not believe that they are
genetically enhanced or modified.  That does not
preclude
that they are.  Part of
the Ksassan belief
system is that in ancient times, another sentient species
lived on their planet, although there is no
archaeological proof of this.  Perhaps this is related to
the
possibility of the Ksassans being
genetically
enhanced, but there is no proof of this.
 
[As the person who created the
Ksassans, I should
know, shouldn't I?  Actually, when I came up
with them, they were not, but I
would not rule out
learning that they are if the story or the arc
demands it, but I doubt
it]
 
As for the evolutionary need for powerful
pheromones, I have not considered that angle.  One
possibility is that on Cas, two
humanoid species
that were similar but not genetically compatible
might have appeared
simultaneously, and they could
have evolved as similar in appearance and
even adopted similar cultural practices like
language.  The pheromones then could have emerged
as a means that individuals could
distinguish one
species from the other for the purpose of mating.
In time, one species might have
become dominant,
and might have developed the ability to have
the other species respond to its pheromones,
making
them mate uselessly with them and in time
be eliminated (an interesting
idea, but I'm not
sure it applies to the Ksassans, but I kind of like it.
I like inventing stuff like
this).
 
Steve
The Universe
Unbounded.
 
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