The Gal'tan slug, discovered 2832, is a biological wonder that's left many scientists questioning and questions unanswered. Living in the Sokosha desert, it's unclear the diet and activity of the species of gastropods, despite, upon closer observance and rechecking of files, their appearance and trace in almost every paleobotanical and paleontological find, dating even before their discovery. A brief mention of the Gal'tan slug makes an appearance in an ethnobotanical text published in 2422, though the credibility of the text is one much argued due to the small name and legacy of researcher and author Martin Galager. Regardless, the mere couple of lines that highlight this terrestrial mollusc do suggest the ancient dwellers may have used the Gal'tan slug for medicinal purposes. In an asterisk note at the bottom of page two hundred thirty-four where the passage on the slug is found in paragraph six, Galager does confirm plans for future texts and studies to take place concerning the slug. In a tragic turn of events that some consider a major setback in the breakthrough and understanding of this species, Galager was killed in a department fire, and with him was lost nearly all of his work, including every meager piece on information on this continually confounding mollusc. While it's been debated everything from the Gal'tan being a parasite to a symbiote, sure answers remain out of the clutches of biologists and theorists alike. A new archeological dig in the BatTain region of the Sokosha has found a vein of skeletal remains with marks no doubt from the slug, and extensive research and testing is set to take place later this year. Moreover, resurfacing reports and a wave of people arguing Galager's defense is bringing the slug further into the light. It may be only a matter of time before we find out what the Gal'tan slug truly was, and how its existence seemingly impacted all the life around it.
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