Pell evolution

[nweismuller]

I have to wonder- what evolutionary pressures could possibly have produced the Pell? It's hard to figure what advantages could have prompted such a sessile species to develop intelligence over time, as it is unclear how much practical action to improve survival intelligence could have conveyed.

[Arioch]

That's why it's fortunate that we have precursor empires whose tampering with life forms can explain all kinds of unnatural-seeming things.

[nweismuller]

That is an excellent point.