No recent wiki edits to this page.   The Jaffa are slaves to
powerful aliens called The Goa'uld. When they come of age they
are implanted with a young Goa'uld symbiote. Because of this
they are given a much longer life and much physical abilities.
It is also capable of healing at an accelerated rate. After
thousands of years under the oppression from the Goa'uld a group
of Jaffa called the Sodan and went into hiding. Unlike most
Jaffa the Sodan do not carry any Goa'uld markings. As the Jaffa
resistance grew stronger more and more of the Jaffa renounced
the Goa'uld as their god and fought for freedom.    The Jaffa
are and always will be a warrior race. They (formally) wore
black markings to signify which "god" they worshiped They are
known through many worlds for their strength and courage and
their formidable fighting skills.    The Jaffa are early humans
from earth. They are altered genetically to hold an immature
Goa'uld symbiote. When a Jaffa is implanted with a Goa'uld
symboite a large X is cut into their