Trills

This article is about Trill people and the planet Trill. To see a list of Trill characters, go to the Trill Category.

= Physiology =
 * Trill spot patterns vary by region and ethnicity. Kaya Som's family is from a city called Tellanastre where spots are larger scale and darker.
 * Trill spots are called talla'ti which translates to life path. Talla meaning life/soul/energy, ti from tiama for path. They reflect a Trill's natural bio-electric path.
 * Trills are particularly receptive to EMDR therapy for PTSD and other trauma conditions.
 * The trill symbiont pouch is called ban.
 * All Trills have a ban.
 * It is fully developed by sexual maturity.
 * It has three natural states: dormant, receptive, and joined.
 * The ban is dormant throughout the entire life of most Trills. When the ban is dormant, it is sealed with a thin layer of tissue and there is little to no nerve activity.
 * When the Trill is ready to be joined, the ban will naturally or through medical assistance become receptive. The interior space will enlarge, and the tissue closure will open. The specialized bundle of nerves will be flooded by hormones and wake up in order to facilitate a physical and neurological bond.
 * When the Trill is joined, the ban becomes a permanent home to the symbiont and is constantly active in maintaining the bond.
 * If the ban becomes receptive but joining does not occur it will return to a dormant state after some time has passed.
 * Trauma to the ban can cause it to enter a semi-receptive state, unsealing and flooding with hormones.

= Politics = Part of Trill's government consists of a senate.

= History = A few decades before Trill became warp capable there was a global shift in art and culture. From a remote province in Trill came a revolution in music, dance, poetry, and art that inspired global social change. Key figures are Memne Omin and Ganza Azer. A key location was Callows Street.

= Culture =

Joining

 * Sometimes, potential candidates for Joining are identified at a very early age.

Korhem ghala
Part of the Joining process. A physical, mental, and spiritual procedure and ritual meant to smooth the integration of two minds. It uses bilateral stimulation generated by a special chair where hands are placed on special pads. It's one of those combinations of traditional spiritual knowledge and scientific principle. 

Philosophy
Trill culture embraces the dualities and contradictions that exists in all situations and beings. For many Trill, two beings existing as one is the highest complexity and completeness, thus negotiating inner conflict is valued over eliminating it.

Language
There are many Trill languages.


 * l'nora, ja'kala - Ritual greeting. Roughly, elders oversee us.
 * zhian - a joined trill/symbiot pair
 * rhem - thank you (informal)
 * rhem tanas - thank you (formal)
 * ja'kala - ancestors/elders, used as a mild oath
 * tei - affectionate name for respected elder loved one. Used alone or as a suffix on a name, like Asa'tei.
 * hah-dey-zhi - mild expletive
 * vek'tema, vek'tela - strong expletive
 * aggi - affectionate diminutive for children. Used alone or as a suffix on a name, like Kaya'ggi
 * gadzi - a bear-like animal native to Trill.
 * ban - the Trill abdominal pouch
 * ne - informal 'yes'
 * kashi-kishi - onomatopoeia for cooking oil in a hot pan, to mean suddenly or out of the blue
 * juz tik - literally 'tangled knot'
 * cannati - A predator animal on Trill whose vision relies on movement
 * dja'dendi aban - Literally to run away naked, as in to make a hasty retreat
 * zho'tem tara - From an old folktale, as in, "he looks like he's won the zho'tem tara.
 * gholbin'tema - repulsive

Literature

 * Khami Tu Khesta: a contemporary novel about a fungus that invades the brains of Trills causing them to slumber in a shared subconscious so the fungus can feed on their bodies.
 * Gish'tei, a literary/film character. An old auntie who solves murders.
 * There is a novel about a haunted sea ship and a doomed sailor, and perhaps the ship is the sailor's father.

Mask Night
An annual Trill celebration based on ancient tales of spirits and demons. Masks are worn, some depicting traditional archetypes. In the past, the masks were made of wood, paper maches, leather, or plastic. Now they are often holograms, projected from pieces hooked over the ears. Each city will hold their own Mask Night events, festivals in the street with food and music. Many choose to act out the roles of their archetypes. It is common to consume light psychadelics such as light bright.

Some mask archetypes include **kukura**, a bird-spirit with a long beak who gives out prizes to people who engage him, a fox-like slinky creature with silky red fur, a thief-spirit three-eyed owl, and a tall blank-faced mountain god.

But any kind of mask is acceptable - Trills like coming up with their own unique designs, like a **czi-cznh** insect with eight-eyes and antennae.

Food

 * Caprallah - Traditional dish of the Moons Festival. It's two sweet dumplings suspended over
 * Pepkish - Fried root vegetable, like fries/chips
 * Tokvulah - A very spicy dish
 * Morri wine - A rice wine. A traditional drink upon meeting new people. It tastes strongly of alcohol at first, but a certain sugar reacts with some species saliva for a shock of sweetness.

= The Planet Trill =

Places
List of places on the planet Trill

= References =