Felinoid
Species: Felinoid
Home Planet: Felin
Felinoids
Felinoids mature at the age of 12. Feline bipeds with orange, white and black tiger stripes, whiskered muzzles, moveable triangular ears, reflective slit-pupilled eyes, sharp teeth, and retractable claws. Artificial hair coloring is very popular among Felinoids.
The Jaagwaw (Main) and Zhheen Felinoids were just discovering that their world was round when the New Republic came 12 years ago. The New Republic endorsed Felin's Imperial East (Jaagrar), who consequently have newly adopted their technology and much of their culture. (Particularly popular are music and cosmetics.) This includes the world's only spaceport. Jaagrar also boasts a university.
In return, the Jaagrar trade "shirrlo", a sweet fruit. The Jaagrar have kept a monopoly on this produce because for the first decade or two of the shirrlo tree's life the fruit is hard and bitter. But as the tree ages shirrlo turns from green and hard to succulent salmon pink.
The continent to the west (Heelew) is frontier country settled by the Main Continent's (Jaalew's) west coastal religious fanatics (the Zhheen). Their economy is dependent on m'owpohe, a flower-derived addictive drug (discovered in Heelyew), the new bane to the East.
The various tribal nations of nomadic barbarians (most notably the Changmorrtzi in the north and the Frangri in the south) are a buffer between the sea-faring fanatics and the Imperial East.
Felin's mounts are extremely large fast flightless birds with feathered "resting legs" instead of wings called twarnyow. Twarnyow graze but are fed grain by both the Zheen and the Jaagrar. Jaagrar Felinoids don't sail much; they haven't developed navigation. They never developed firearms either (but now use blasters).
The Zheen worship Dushen and put to death those who won't convert, while the Jaagrar have a whole pantheon of disinterested gods and spirits. Also, the Imperial East Felinoids are very concerned about honor and family/heritage and wear heraldric sashes indicating their ancestor's house. I should add that the Jaagrar are a feudal society.
Though carnivores they developed agriculture by cultivating zhodo ("meat-bean") and norjuin, a mushroom that mimics meat patties--particularly fried brains, and shirrlo, as well as domesticating herbivores for dairy and meat. This led to the development of villages and then cities. Then government arose to keep order and ordain irrigation rights and developed a bureacracy from there. The bureacracy is linked to their religion with a concept of "Divine Right". Empire refers to the confederation of states currently holding sway.
They are mostly trading technology with the "Zealots" for the drug. The Zhheen developed herding and then minor agriculture to feed the herds. The herds are comprised of hyoonghyoong, a large bear-like creature with a tapered snout, and/or a smaller variety called mrar. Their cities are much smaller than their Eastern counterparts. The most populated sections are on the coast, where seafood is available.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 2D/5D+2
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D+2
MECHANICAL 1D+1/3D+1
PERCEPTION 2D/4D
STRENGTH 1D+2/5D
TECHNICAL 1D/3D
Special Abilities:
Claws: +1D climbing, +10 on attack vs. brawling parry +5 to parry vs. unarmed foe, Damage: STR+1D
Teeth: Damage STR+1D+2
Night Vision: -2D to defense modifier for darkness
Keen Hearing: +1D to PER involving sound
Move: 11/15
Size: 1.9-2.2 meters tall
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