Elephant Uplift

Elephant Uplift is a special project, which can be acquired from Suji (when hired) and has a cost of 1000 Research.

Completing this project adds three Elephant citizens in your empire if your colonies have room, or elsewhere if they do not. It also gives the "Uplift!" Steam achievement.

The following message is displayed on completition:

Rise of the Pachyderms
''How the hero Suji came in sentience and began traveling the stars is a mystery even to her. Her people, the Elephants, are among the most intelligent and empathic creatures to rise from the human homeworld of Earth, but they are so very few in number largely due to their inability to technologically compete with Humans. Suji, however, was granted cybernetic augmentations and a neural interface allowing her to rapidly assimilate the necessary knowledge. The impediment to Elephant sentience was not a lack of capacity, but instead a truly alien mentality. Without ordered language, Elephant intelligence remained emotional, focused on the present, and unsuitable to dialog with humans.''

''But no more. Suji's Uplift Project has been a success. The remaining Elephant populations have been fitted with the necessary cybernetics. By and large, the Elephants have been truly ecstatic to receive the upgrades. Many have been become poets and singers and writers. Others, like Suji, have become scientists. And still more just want to keep on living like they have, but with the added benefit of being able to converse with one another and participate in society at large. Gain 3 elephant citizens, who will attempt to find a home in your empire. If there is no room for them on your colonies, they'll try to join other empires.''

Possible responses:
 * Long live the Elephants!