The Erlio is mostly found on rocky worlds, or in urban areas. The reason for this is that his skin has camouflage abilities in these locations. The greyish hue of cities and rocks makes it a perfect location to hide. The reason that the Erlio are always hiding is not that they intend to stalk someone, but because they are, by nature, terrified of humans, Koter and other races. It's even nearly impossible to talk to an Erlio, even if you get him to calm down because he speaks very silently and always, without exception, tries to get away. This race is has some problems with reproduction and are not increasing in number. This is happening due to the fact that the Erlio don't socialize, and tend to keep to themselves. The females are also so terrified of the males that mating is not likely to occur. The Erlio were first found on the planet PNO-93-1291 twenty thousand years ago. There were approx. 3 billion of them living there. It's quite strange how this little peculiar race managed to spread all over Orion and then to the rest of the Galaxy in such a short time. If these species ever develop a friendship with anyone else (either of their own species or another) it's highly unlikely that they'll stand up for their friend under any circumstances. If their friend gets into trouble, he's not likely to see the little Erlio until he gets himself out of it. These little critters are a valuable asset in cities, because they probably know of every single hideout and escape way out of anything, so if one manages to keep the Erlio near, he's very unlikely to become trapped. The Erlio are also reliable witnesses to anything happening in the run down parts of cities, except for the fact that they are more likely to close their eyes than memorise faces if they see, for example a murder. | 
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