Gil'igan

''"You can run, and you can hide...but then you'll surely die." - Hoersk Belaya to Lietenant Trembley''

The Gil'igan beasts are special units used by the armies of the Eastern Territories, formed when a Giliath is taken as a host by an Igana parasite. The Igana enhances the Giliath's senses to such high degrees that creatures soon become fully dependant on a symbiotic relationship. The Giliaths already fearsome aresenal of natural weaponry is made exceptionally more dangerous with the parasites taking control, increasing all of its physical capabilities to the utmost of their limits. Although bonding occurs naturally the Benjii'r of the Eastern Territories often force assimilation in captivity for greater ease in taming, however Gil'igans remain extremely volatile, resulting in them being used primarily as specialized hunter/killer forces.

Symbiosis
Wild Giliaths have exceptionally poor senses despite their exceedingly efficient tools for killing, and for this reason are often choosen by Iganas to serves as suitable hosts (in fact, Giliaths are the only animal that can host an Igana without succumbing to death after a few weeks). The parasitic creatures generally enter through the Giliaths mouth as they sleep to slowly (and painfully) attach their tendrils to all facets of the Giliaths biology, muscles, nervous system, brain tissue, etc. The parastite extends needle-hooks that emerge from the beasts back between the shoulder blades and just above the start of the tail to secure itself. Tendrils also wrap themselves around the Giliaths muscles, contracting and expanding to rapidly increase their size and strength, causing them to burst through the skin. The essential sensory tip of the Igana bursts through the Giliaths stomach as the final step of symbiosis.