Juhungan

Juhungans were a sentient species native to the planet Kaprah in the Expansion Region. Because of their world's heavy, hydrogen atmosphere, Juhungans were forced to wear environment suits when offworld, and could explosively decompress when exposed to other atmospheres. They were a lonely and isolated species often found lurking in cantinas and pleasure dens.

Description
The Juhungans were a sentient species of Humanoids, reaching around two to two-and-a-half meters in height and living for a hundred and seventy-five years. They had poor visual senses but acute tactile senses, and existed in a heavy, Type III hydrogen atmosphere. If exposed to an oxygen atmosphere, Juhungans could explosively decompress.

Society and culture
Juhungans lived in cloister-caves, where they used their acute tactile senses to keep warm and to secure companionship. Despite this, Juhungans were lonely and isolated, especially those who left Kaprah. Their compatibility with a heavy, Type III hydrogen atmosphere required the use of Red Tolmuk-level hydrogen-atmosphere environment suits, and physical contact with others could have explosive results. They were often found lurking in cantinas and pleasure dens.

History
A Juhungan voyeur lurked in The Old Hope's back room during FN-2187's visit to Aralia, unable to interact with any of the sex workers for fear of explosion.

Behind the scenes
A Juhungan first appeared in Das Flute's 2016 canon erotic fiction "Furlough". The species was created by the Cuban science-fiction author Yoss (José Miguel Sánchez Gómez) in his 2016 novel Super Extra Grande; Das Flute's works also include references to Cetians and Colossaurs, also from Yoss's fiction.