Reol

Reol
Societal information
Species	Humanoid
Distinctions	White Skeletal bodies
Homeworld	Reol homeworld
Alliances	Tau'ri
Status	Alive
Out of universe information
Appearances	Stargate SG-1 *"The Fifth Man" *"Summit" (Mentioned) *"Last Stand" (Mentioned) *"Company of Thieves" (Mentioned)

"My race is called the Reol."

―Kaiael

The Reol, known as the Ree'all, are a humanoid race from the homeworld in the Milky Way galaxy. They are a peaceful race who were almost wiped out by the Goa'uld and were forced to abandon their homeworld as a result. A small group of Reol managed to escape to a new colony to start rebuilding their civilization.

Physiology

A Reol from behind.

The Reol have a unique natural defense; one of their bodily secretions is used to create false memories and illusions when it comes into contact with a living creature. Additionally, they are able to heal from physical injuries more quickly than a human can. Their appearance are very tall, lanky bipedal creatures with thick strands of hair and dark black eyes. Their heads appear almost skeletal in shape. The Reol have also decided not to embrace technology to the extent that no other species have. They were only encountered once by the Tau'ri when they met a member named Kaiael, who took the appearance as a fifth member of SG-1, Lt Tyler. (SG1: "The Fifth Man")

This secretion is the only advantage the Reol have, as they are peaceful creatures and are hardly able to defend themselves. This defense mechanism can make an individual believe that the Reol is not a threat, and will allow a Reol to incorporate him or herself into the culture of the infected species to avoid detection. It also has the ability to alter memories and to make the Reol appear as one of the target's own species, and is therefore the perfect camouflage. Though it is an advantage, it is also the reason they are nearly extinct, as the Goa'uld fervently wish to discover the secret behind the substance. There are only a handful of Reol left. However, a group has settled on a world unknown to the System Lords in the hope to rebuild their culture. With help from the Tau'ri, the Tok'ra have developed their own version of the Reol substance, which was used by Daniel Jackson to infiltrate a System Lord summit and later again by Cameron Mitchell to infiltrate the Lucian Alliance. (SG1: "Summit", "Last Stand", "Company of Thieves")