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Race: Krayl'luk Status: minor race Home World: (unknown) / in Afawahisa sector Vassal of Aslan clan Tralyeaeawi.
Race: Hhkar Status: semi-major race Home World: Skkyhrk (Urinir) / Amdukan 2213 Colonies In: Amdukan Reptilians evolved from carnivore/killer, bipedal with heavy tail, 2.5 m, 250 kg. Migrated from homeworlds about -10,000ti; returned -222ti pushing Vargr settlers out. Control half subsector domain. member of Julian Protectorate. See Challenge 52 Contact!
Race: Roth Thokken (Vargr) Status: Vargr minor race Home world: Angfutsag Sector Geneered by Ancients for weird Psionic powers. The race is blind from birth. See "Vilani & Vargr."
Race:Githiaskio Status: Minor race Home World: Githiaski / Antares 2406 Intelligent squidoids some 2-2.5 meters long living on water world at the edge of the empire. Imperial citizens. See JTAS 16 Contact!
Race: Sred*Ni Status: semi-major race Home World: I'Sred*Ni / The Beyond 2026 Race of mammalian arachnids, intelligent, but with a communal psionic link. They run a subsector-sized domain and are not very pleasant. See "The Beyond." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Race: Mal'Gnar (human) Status: semi-major human race Home world: Mal'Gnar / The Beyond 3002 Humans geneered by Ancients to fly, with feathered wings and retractable feet. Tend to remain aloof from Humaniti and hate Droyne. They are reported as interfertile with humaniti, but I'd hate to see a cross-breed! See "The Beyond." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Race: Syleans (human) Status: widespread minor human race Home world: Sylea (Capital) / Core Human minor race responsible for the Sylean Federation, which became the 3rd Imperium.
Race: Brinn Status: semi-major race Home World: Kateri/Corridor O (Sinta 2238): minor nonhuman race descended from carnivore/killer stock. 10 limbed, look like a cross between a crab and a spider. 4 sexes. Methane breathing. Belligerent and anti-humaniti. Occupy 6 worlds in the Corridor sector (TD 12).
Race: Irdu Status: minor race Home World: Ishirdu/Corridor 0338 Peaceful, highly psionic race that live in widely scattered woodland homes and supply their needs by telekinetic manipulation. Interdicted by Impy Navy.
Race: Ojehshodu Status: minor race Home world: Neghu Oug/Corridor D (The Narrows 2804) minor nonhuman race of large aquatic mammals. Share their homeworld with the Vargr(TD18).
Race: Xapoqi Status: minor race Home World: Xapoqoz/Corridor P (Sashrakusha 3131) minor nonhuman race of near plants. (TD 18).
Race: Danin Status: semi-major race Home World: Kilradin / Crucis Margin 0416 Race of bipedal quadrupeds "of vague reptilian aspect." Trisexual, they change sex roles as they age. Principles equal with humans in a several subsector domain. See "Glimmerdrift Reaches." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Race: Fteirle (Aslan) Status: Major Race Homeworld: Kusyu / Dark Nebula 1919 Colonies In: Evolved from carnivorous hunters, they developed a society structured by clan; no central government. Culture places great value on honor to balance natural aggression. Their society spans 17 sectors spinward of Solomani space. See "Aslan & Solomani."
Race: Ormine Status: Minor Race Home World: Ankhlare / Dark Nebula 1313 Known Colonies: subsector-sized domain Long-lived (300 year life span) reptilians living in a subsector-sized domain between the Aslan and the Solomani. See "Aslan & Solomani."
Race: Ulane Status: Minor Race Home World: Ul / Dark Nebula 0603 Minor race in Dark Nebula. No description given. See "Aslan & Solomani."
Deneb
Race: Crenduthaar Status: minor race Home world: Ghatsokie (Thaar) / Deneb 0902 Known communities: Pretoria 0406, Inar 1213, Antra 1808, Deneb 1925/ Deneb; Regina 1910 / Spinward Marches. Massive, powerfully built scale-armored hexapods with double rings of teeth. Nomadic omnivores, can run on four legs or stand on two. Peaceful, philosophic, stone-age by choice but learn technology easily; enslaved by the Vargr occupying their world, whom they hate. Expatriate Crenduthaar found offworld in Deneb and Vargr space.Race: Jonkereen (human) Status: geneered Vilani Home world: Jonkeer / Deneb 1324 Known Colonies: Genetically engineered for living on desert planets by SuSAG and the Third Imperium in the 500s; have thrived ever since. Some Jonkereen colonies have been established on other desert worlds.Race: Shi'awei Status: minor race Home world: Chaosheo/Deneb I (Star Lane 0130). Bulky aquatic creatures, bullet shaped with 4 evenly spaced arms (TD19).
Diaspora
Race: Thorells Status: minor race Home world: Thorell / Diaspora Mentioned in "Path of Tears."
Ealiyasiyw
Race: Ahetaowa Status: minor race Home World: Ahetaowa / Ealiyasiyw 2604 Sentient psionic plants (near plants). Contacted by Aslan. See Challenge 56 Contact!Race: Huosha Status: minor race Home world: Iraisafeie/Ealiyasiyw J (Tohai 1527) minor nonhuman race. xenophobic, dangerous. Looks like a possibility for Aliens.
Empty Quarter
Race: Bwaps (Newts) Status: widespread Minor Race Home World: Maharaban / Empty Quarter 0426 Amphibians (Newts). Bipedal tailed quadrupeds from a warm, damp planet. Known as thoroughly efficient bureaucrats throughout imperial space. See JTAS 11 Contact!
Extolian
Race: Ithklur Status: Hiver client race Home world: Tryylin / Extolian H Colonies In: Extolian, Centrax, Phlask, Leonidae Reptilian humanoids used by the Hivers as space marines. Supposedly rough dudes. First client race manipulated by the Hivers; members of the Hive Federation. See "Path of Tears" and "Alien Module 7:Hivers"
Far Frontiers
Race: Bosaki Status: semi-major race Home world: (unknown) / Far Frontiers Only known as "a prominent alien race in the Far Frontier Sector". Own Qwium Bosak, a sector-wide textiles and chemical firm.Race: Eshaar Ashah Status: minor race Home World: Eshaar / Far Frontiers 2122 Natives of a methane planet between Zhodani Consulate and a few Imperial client states. They look a bit like giant horseshoe crabs. They believe that they are part of a planet-wide organism. See "Ordeal by Eshaar."Race: Jessa Status: minor race Home world: Galatea / Inverness 0808 subsector in Far Frontiers Small (1.6m) bipedal reptiloid race who live on sinking islands and spend most of their time on their dirigibles. Close affinity for technology, illiterate with strong oral tradition, hate the ocean as "the Enemy". See "Rescue on Galatea".Race: Mirani (Gogs) Status: minor race Home world: Mirayn / Far Frontiers 2134 Upright hexapod omnivore/hunter. Achieved TL3 before civilization destroyed by climatic change. See "Legend of the Sky Raiders."Race: Satha Status: minor race Home world: Galatea / Inverness 0808 subsector in Far Frontiers Sentient, amphibious whale. Interested in contact. See "Rescue on Galatea".Race: Vlazhdumecta (human) Status: semi-major human race Home world: (unknown) / Far Frontiers A minor human race that flourished in Far Frontiers some 6000 years ago during the early period of Zhodani expansion. They asbsorbed a great deal of culture and technology from the Zhodani and founded a widespread mercantile and commercial empire that included Far Frontiers sector. When the Vlaz homeworlds were absorbed by the Zhodani, the Vlazhdumecta empire collapsed, and their colonies lapsed into barbarism.
Folgore
Race: Gurvin Status: Hiver client race Home world: Ofilaq/Folgore A The Gurvin are derived from hexapodal omnivore/hunter stock, about 1.75 meters tall, stand upright on 2 legs. The middle set of limbs can also be used as legs. The female of the species is a lot more intelligent - the males rarely leave the Gurvin settlements, but the females are found throughout Hiver space, as merchants and business executives, and slightly less commonly as explorers. They are obsessed with money. Also, most of the place names in the Hive Federation are derived from the Gurvin language, which provides an intermediate point of translation between phonetic languages such as Galanglic and purely ideographic languages such as those of the Hive.
Fulani
Race: Bolth Status: minor race Home World: (unknown) / Fulani L (Zachrisson) Serpentine race living in Zachrisson subsector, but though to originate in another Galaxy. See "Vanguard Reaches." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Gateway
Race: Droashav Status: minor race Homeworld: unknown Known Colonies: Trevannic / Gateway 2219 The Droashav, also known as the G'naak by the K'kree: The original G'naak carnivores who almost conquered Kirur in -27000. Their TL is unknown, but was at least TL10, and some of their instrumentation has survived 23000 years without any maintenance. (Sounds like TL 16+ to me, but no jump drive). [MegaTrav Journal]
Glimmerdrift Reaches
Race: Zaris (human) Status: minor human race Home world: (planet) / Glimmerdrift Reaches N (Zairae) Humans geneered by Ancients as labor; designed to not be interfertile ("profound biochemical differences") with the rest of humaniti to avoid contamination by wild warrior strains of humaniti. Race possesses latent psionic link that provides stability and quick reaction to disasters. See "Glimmerdrift Reaches." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Gushemege
Race: Ael Yael Status: minor race Home World: Jaelayla / Gushemege 0437 Flying sentient; now imperial citizens. See JTAS 15 Contact!Race: Loeskalth (human) (Sky Raiders) Status: Assimilated/Extinct minor human race Home world: in Gushmege Colonies In: Far Frontiers Minor human race who got jump drive from the Vilani and got aggressive. Before the Vilani could finish them off, a massive asteroid ship took off across the void about -3000ti years ago. Emerging on the other side, they became the Sky Raiders, known as a legend across Far Frontiers. See "Fate of the Sky Raiders."
Gzaekfueg
Race: Urzaeng (Vargr) Status: widespread Vargr minor Home world: probably in Gzaekfueg sector Colonies In: throughout Vargr Extents Taller and more powerfully built than humans, these massive Vargr can take on Aslan males in unarmed melee. Originally bred for guard duty and menial labor, they tend to lack full mental faculties. (Big & dumb). See "Vilani & Vargr."
Hinterworlds
Race: Gniivi Status: semi-major race Home World: Pru-mavin / Hinterworlds 2924 "Large, long-lived creatures," "slow and deliberate" with 3 subsector domain at trailing edge of Hinterworlds. See Challenge 39 "Hinterworlds." Race: Stalkers (Outcasts of the Whispering Sky) Status: semi-major race Home world: 214-389 / Hinterworlds 1328 Quadrupedal "blob" with an extensible neck and one eye. Communicate thru light patterns; the starry sky appears to be saying something. Occupy 10 systems and an Ancient, partially-completed ringworld. See Challenge 52.
Hlakhoi
Race: Murrissi (human) Status: minor human race Home world: (unknown) / possibly in Hlakhoi sector. Vassals of the Aslan Tralyeaeawi clan.
Illelish
Race: Suerrat (human) Status: minor human race Home world: somewhere in Illelish Shown as picture in "Aslan & Solomani."
Ksinanirz
Race: Akumgeda (Vargr) Status: Minor Vargr Race Home World: Ksinanirz Sector Geneered by Ancients for weird psionic powers. See "Vilani & Vargr."
Leonidae
Race: Cytrialin Status: Extinct minor race Home World: (planet) / Leonidae A (Nejim) Dead race whose philosophic outlook provided the basis for the Cytrialin Unity, a human/alien interdependent culture. See Challenge 39 "Hinterworlds."Race: Dynchia (human) Status: semi-major human race Home world: Melantris /Leonidae? (Melantris 0806) Race of humans who developed into carnivores. All tall (2m), with hair as a mane down the back (both sexes), slimly built. Very honor-driven society. Dominates the 5 subsector Comitae (with minority pop of Solomani) "trailing of Old Expanses" but not apparently in the Hinterworlds. See JTAS 24 Contact!Race: Jenda Status: Minor Race Home World: (planet) / Leonidae M (Yudunn) Great capacity for biochemical technology. See Challenge 39 "Hinterworlds."Race: Lamura Gav Status: semi-major race Home world: (planet) / Leonidae A? Colonies In: Hinterworlds Part of a human/alien interdependent culture, the Cytrialin Unity. Described as "small, spidery-legged." Their multi-subsector domain stretches into Hinterworlds H & L (Manere Reach & Sontra). See Challenge 39 "Hinterworlds."
Ley
Race: Sydymic (human) Status: variant Solomani Home world: Sopater / Ley 2929 Aggressive minor race controlling a subsector-sized domain. 2.4 m tall! See "Ley Sector." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Lishun
Race: Gya Ks Status: Quasi-Extinct minor race Home world: Sabmiqys The extinct race on Sabmiqys: The Gya Ks. Until -8000 when their planet was wiped out, these guys must have looked like a potent force to Gramps. (TL 17 but no jump drive.) [Challenge]
Listanaya
Race: Nakagun (Vargr) Status: minor Vargr race Home world: Listanaya Sector Geneered by Ancients for weird Psionic powers. See "Vilani & Vargr."
Magyar
Race: Wuans (human) Status: Geneered Solomani Home World: Wu / Magyar 0203 Self-geneered race designed for industrial production. Workers are single-minded and physically tough. Managers have more cerebral flexibility. See "Aslan & Solomani."
Massillia
Race: Geonee (human) Status: semi-major human race Home world: Shiwonee / Massillia 1430 Native to Massillia sector. When encountered by Vilani Scouts in -9000ti, they had a jump drive derived from a derelict vessel of unknown origin. See "Vilani & Vargr" or TD11. Shown as picture in "Aslan & Solomani." Probably High-G adapted.
Meshan
Race: Jgd-il-Jadg Status: Semi-major Race Home World: near Vilani space Hydrogen bag critters discovered by early Vilani explorers inhabiting the atmosphere of a Saturn-sized gas giant. See JTAS 17 Contact!
Old Expanses
Race: Shalli Status: Minor Race Home world: Schall / Old Expanses 0638 Amphibian sophonts. Imperial citizens. See "Path of Tears."
Provence
Race: Vargr Status: Major Race Home World: Lair / Provence 2402 Colonies In: Geneered by the Ancients 300K years ago from terran canines. Their mental capacity was uplifted to sentience and their fore paws were reformed as hands. They are spread over 18 sectors with no encompassing government coreward of Imperial space. See "Vilani & Vargr."Race: Hlanassai Status: widespread minor race Home world: somewhere in the Vargr Extents Bipedal quadrupeds some 2.1 m tall average mass only 55 kg. Evolved from hunter/omnivore stock. Emotionally unstable. Favored Vargr partner. See JTAS 22 Contact!
Reaver's Deep
Race: H'Oskhikhil Status: Minor Race Home world: Storm / Reavers' Deep 1404 Manhole-shaped beings .5 m high by 1.5 m diameter. Only the adult stage is intelligent. They have only recently begun to develop a culture because the adults developed armor against ravaging juveniles who eat them. See write-up of Reavers' Deep or Aoreriyya Library Data.Race: Iltharans (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Drexilthar / Reavers' Deep 1826 Known Colonies: Gaajpaadje / Reavers' Deep 1124 Drexilthar is a wet planet in Reavers' Deep with little land. Aggressive culture carved subsector empire by conquest during the Long Night. Periodically beaten up by the Imperium. See "Pilot's Guide to Drexilthar Subsector" and developmental text for TNE-pocket.Race: J'aadje Status: Minor Race Home world: Gaajpaadje / Reavers' Deep 1124 Agile, golden-skinned omnivorous humanoids about 1.5 m tall weighing approx. 65 kg. confined to one planet. Achieved TL4. Trade relations with Caledon begun about 1110ti. See Double Adventure 6 "Night of Conquest."Race: Lajangigal Status: Minor Race Home world: Lajangigal / Reavers' Deep 1721 Small population of native sophonts (not described) living low (TL3) existence. Not often visited by human traders or raiders. See "Pilot's Guide to the Drexilthar Subsector."Race: Lhshana Status: Minor Race Home world: Lhshami / Reavers' Deep 2111 Small (1.2 m tall) trilaterally symmetrical sophonts evolved from omnivore/gatherer stock. TL9 civilization when contacted in 598 by Caledon, but never showed interest in space. Unaggressive, contemplative for 2K civilized years. Protected by Caledon. Raided by the Saie and later Reavers. See "Ascent of Anekthor."Race: "Monsters" Status: minor race Home world: Ixion / Reavers' Deep 3025 minor nonhuman race. vicious animalistic killer, psionic. Looks like a possibility for Aliens.Race: Rejhappuran (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Rejhappur / Reavers' Deep 1318 Rejhappur is a dry planet in Reavers' Deep. Some adaptation for dry living. Reached TL3 before Caledon domination. See Far Traveller 2.Race: Saie or Yn-tsai Status: minor race Home world: (planet) / Reavers' Deep B or C Known Colonies: Tsanesi /Reavers'Deep 1711 Once a small empire of raiders using Vilani tech who turned on themselves. Fur-covered, seven- fingered, bipedal quadrupeds. Also the "abominable snowmen" of Anekthor, the great mountain on Glenshiel (RD 1912) (3700 year old remnant of a crashed crew). Anekthori version may be furrier than Tsanesi. Home world considered to be a dim Red dwarf at the edge of the Rift. See "Ascent of Anekthor."Race: Virushi Status: widespread minor race Home world: Virshash / Reavers' Deep 2724 Referred to as walking bulldozers. 1.8 m to the shoulder, nearly 1 ton in weight. Gentle disposition and easygoing, but not stupid. They can be stubborn when pressed See JTAS 12 Contact!
Reft
Race: Salika Status: minor race Home World: Garden/Reft I (Alone 0435) minor nonhuman race.Vaguely humanoid. Abandoned their homeworld in generation ships when their sun went through a hot phase (TD 19 & 20)Race: Tapazmal (human) Status: minor human race Home World: Dlaekan/Reft P (Moibin 3134) Minor human race geneered by the Ancients for a low birth rate, and raided by the Loeskalth before annexation by the First Imperium. (TD20)
Ricenden
Race: Hivers Status: Major Race Home World: Guaran / Ricenden subsector I Colonies In: Developed from beings that look like star fish. They are good with computers. They prefer subtle manipulation to confrontation or overt action. They control a several sector domain Trailing of the Solomani Confederation. "See Aliens 7: Hivers."
Rukhs Dall
Race: Kokasha (Vargr) Status: Vargr minor race Rukhs Dall Sector Geneered by Ancients for enhanced mental capabilities at the expense of size. Nearly extinct. See "Vilani & Vargr."
Ruupiin
Race: K'kree (Centaurs) Status: Major Race Home World: Kirur / Ruupiin F (Thirty) Colonies in: Gateway, Gn'hk'r, Gh!hkem, Luretiir!girr, Kaa G!'kul, Gur, X'kug, Gzirr!k', Uh'k!!k'ng, Raakaan, Kilong, K'treekreer, Xaagr, Uuk, Bar'kakr, Nuughe The K'kree developed from hexapodal herd animals, developing intelligence for defense. They have a several sector realm trailing the Vargr Extents and the 3rd Imperium. See "Aliens 2: K'kree".Race: Gifug'kagh (Savitztahen) Status: K'kree subject race Home World: (Saviztah) / Ruupiin? (K'kree Space) Evolved from hunter/omnivore stock, humanoid about 1.5 m tall; stocky. This race was the third contacted by the K'kree and successfully turned into a subject race. See JTAS 21 Contact!
Solomani Rim
Race: Solomani (Human) Status: Major Human Race Home World: Terra / Solomani Rim 1827 Colonies In: The Solomani humans come from humaniti's original home: Terra. Solomani are known for their curiosity, impetuosity, and belief that they should rule scattered humaniti. The Solomani Confederation is an 8 sector domain rimward of of Imperial space. See "Aslan & Solomani."Race: Dolphin Status: widespread minor Race Home World: Terra / Solomani Rim 1827 Colonies In: Intelligent aquatic mammals. 'Phins went to the stars with Solomani, most frequently to high water planets. Often fitted with waldoes for manipulation. See Best of Journal 1 Contact! & TD15Race: Vegan Status: semi-major race Home world: Muan Gwi / Solomani Rim 1717 Aliens concentrated in an autonomous region filling most of a subsector. Currently and Imperial ally. See "Solomani Rim."
Spica
Race: Hass'kor Status: Extinct minor race Home world: Prt'oaw / Spica (?) Had "Solomani size and shape"; TL9 w/o jump drive but TL16 biochemical technology. Uplifted the Prt' to sentience, then died in an interplanetary war. See JTAS 26 Contact!Race: Prt' Status: Hiver client race Home world: Prt'aow / Spica (Hiver space) Geneered by Hass'kor into sentience from carnivore/pouncer stock. Vaguely felinoid, 1 m tall 25-30 kg, mostly bipedal, furry quadrupeds. Contacted by Hivers and civilized starting -2400ti. See JTAS 26 Contact!
Spinward Marches
Race: Crawni Status: minor race Home world: Craw / Spinward Marches 1939 Described in "Referee's Guide to Planet-Building", JOTAS #?.Race: Droyne Status: Major Race Home World: Unknown; probably in Spinward Marches. Physical stats probaly ?484?X?-? Known Colonies: Andor/Spinward Marches 0236, Candory/Spinward Marches 0336 The Droyne are the survivors of the Ancients. They are a multi-part race; an individual "castes" to become a member of a subspecies suited to a particular role. Uncasted members do not fully develop and live as chirpers. The Droyne are psionically inclined. See "Aliens 6: Droyne."Race: Ebokin Status: Minor Race Home World: Yebab / Spinward Marches 3002 Octoped arthropoid sophonts living mostly plan et bound on this one planet at TL5. They are Imperial citizens, with a very conservative culture. Population about 700 million. See "Traveller Adventure."Race: Llellewlowy (Dandelions) Status: Minor Race Home World: Junidy / Spinward Marches 3202 Large plant-like sophonts native to planet. Imperial citizens. Population about 14 billion (living with equal number humans). In early 1100s, there was growing tension between the Dandies and humans. See "Traveller Adventure."Race: Shriekers Status: Minor Race Home World: 567-908 / Spinward Marches 1031 Intelligent hexapods about 1 m at the shoulder. They talk at the high end of human hearing, hence their name. Achieved TL3 before a planetary tectonic disaster shook them back down to TL0. See Adventure 10 Safari Ship.Race: Darrians (Human) Status: Semi-major Human Race Homeworld: Darrian / Spinward Marches 0627 Known Colonies: (all Spinward Marches) 494-908/0625, Cunnonic/0822, Ektron/0326, Engrange/0425, Ilium/0426, Jacent/0624, Laberv/0325, Mire/0527, Nosea/0724, Roget/0427, Rorre/0526, Spume/0727, Stern-Stern/0223, Terant 340/0622, Torment/0721, Trifuge/0723, Zamine/0421 Left by Ancients in Spinward Marches. Found by Solomani fleeing the Long Night. Currently Imperial/Deneb ally. See "Aliens 8: Darrians."
Tienspevnekr
Race: Adduxar Status: Semi-major Race Home World: Addux? / Tienspevnekr G Carnivorous reptilian race with small stellar empire of about 37 planets met peacefully by the Zhodani as they expanded. Currently Zhodani citizens with a 10 planet reservation. See Aliens 4: Zhodani.
Trojan Reaches
Race: Floriani (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Floria/Trojan Reach E (Yggdrasil 0213): minor human race made up of 2 castes, basically brain (the Barnai) and brawn (the Feskals), which cannot interbreed. Basically another Ancient attempt at geneering. The Florian League forms its own state outside Imperial borders. Whether it falls under the protection of the Regency I dunno (TD20).
Ustral Quadrant
Race: Iziri (human) Status: Geneered Solomani Home world: Izir / Ustral Quadrant 1126 Geneered race designed for harsh environment, thin atmosphere and bad radio conditions. They can communicate across long distances (klicks) by sound. See "Aslan & Solomani."
Vanguard Reaches
Race: Eslyat Status: Semi-major Race Home World: Elliador / Vanguard Reaches 3110 Evolved from liquid-dwelling omnivore hunters. Currently living in environments similar to humaniti's. They control a roughly 2 subsector domain. They are divided into three subspecies mostly differentiated by skin color: Selyin blue nobility (17%) Magsin green farmer/workers (44%) Chutin red warriors (39%) See "Vanguard Reaches." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.Race: Murians Status: minor race Home world: Arcturus / Vanguard Reaches 1203 Similar to humaniti, but stocky and hirsute (thick fur), evolved from omnivore/eaters. Technologically advanced, but unclear as to whether developed by themselves or gotten from human traders. See "Vanguard Reaches." - material from Paranoia and Judges Guild is non-canonical.
Vland
Race: Answerin (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Answerin / Vland 0431 They believe fear is a disease of the mind and have developed means of treating it. Prized as marines in Rebellion Era. See Challenge 56 Contact and "Vilani & Vargr."Race: Khulan (human) Status: Extinct minor human race Home world: Khula / Vland 1919 Died out thousands of years before Vilani Scouts arrived in -9309ti. See "Vilani & Vargr."Race: Ronnin (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Ronni / Vland 1803 Welcomed both Vilani and Vargr when contacted; developed their own space capability and stopped there.Race: Tagi Status: minor race Home World: Ramir I / Vland 1219 Known Colonies: Rronaetuts I & II / Vland 1704 Silicon life form native to the innermost planet of the Ramir system (not the main world). Vilani transplanted them to several superhot worlds about -4000 in exchange for their work in mining ores from these worlds and selling them to Vilani when they came by. Tagi appear to be rock to a densitometer and require a specially calibrated NAS to register at all. Birthrates are low and their lifespans are long.Race: Tahavi Status: minor race Home World: Tahaver / Vland 2017 Minor race of intelligent Mantas. Discovered by Vilani in -9310ti (~3600 BC). See "Vilani & Vargr."Race: Thaggeshi (human) Status: minor human race Home world: Thaggesh / Vland 2530 Primitive human race found by the Vilani in early -9100s ti. (Since then, probably subsumed by Vilani for the most part.) See "Vilani & Vargr."Race: Vilani (human) Status: Major Human Race Home World: Vland / Vland 1717 (Terra/Solomani Rim 1827) Colonies In: Taken from Terra 300K years ago by Ancients; developed jump drive and created the 28-sector First Empire, which lasted a few K years before falling within 2 centuries of meeting the Solomani. Pure-stock Vilani known for long life span (up to 200 years). Culture is group-oriented, known for careful, deliberate planning. See "Vilani & Vargr."
Wrenton
Race: Za'tachk Status: Hiver client race Home World: Loza'tch/Wrenton K The Za'tachk are quadripedal omnivore/gatherers. There are 3 sexes. They are similar in character to the Hivers, albeit perhaps more conservative. They tend to be found in administrative roles.
Zhdant
Race: Zhodani (Human) Status: Major Human Race Home World: Zhdant / Zhdant (Terra/Solomani Rim 1827) Colonies In: Taken from earth 300K years ago by Ancients; developed a psionically- oriented society now dominating a several-sector domain spinward of Vargr space that eventually came in conflict with the 3rd Imperium. See "Aliens 4: Zhodani."
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