Thraeka
Species: Thraeka
Home Planet: Thraeka
Thraeka
The Thraeka are an insectoid race. Their outer carapice varies in color from deep brown through a medium shade of green. Their body is divided up into 11 complex segments, each with small reduntant organs allowing them to remain active when most other races would be incapacitated. They have four sets of limbs, all with what humans would consider fine manipulators; combined with their greater flexibility, this makes the Thraeka a potent race in combat.
Thraeka first arrived in Galactic Space during what is now called the Thraeka Incursions. It was a minor, if harsh, invasion of four Republic Worlds in an attempt to extend their rapidly depleting mineral and food resources. The insect race met with a strong defense that eventually led to the collapse of their world government and near extinction for the entire race. Only the last minute intervention by the Republic Deep Space Fleet kept them all from starving to death.
When the crisis was over the Thraeka pledged themselves to the Republic's service. They wished to repay the debt the only way they knew how. With combat and skill. They are now considered to be an associate member of the Republic and are working hard to become full and proper galactic citizens, unfortunately their rightfully earned reputation as willing cannibals had made associations with other species tense at the best of times.
Attribute Dice: 13D
DEXTERITY 2D/5D
KNOWLEDGE 1D+1/3D+2
MECHANICAL 2D/4D
PERCEPTION 2D/4D+2
STRENGTH 2D/4D+1
TECHNICAL 1D/3D+2
Special Abilities:
Exoskeletal Plates: +1D to resist all Physical and Energy attacks.
Additional Limbs: Thraeka have 4 additional limbs that can be used as either arms or legs. For each pair that is used as arms, the Thraeka gets an additional action with no penalty or a +1D to a single action they are currently attempting. When a pair is used as legs, increase their move by 2.
Superior Night Vision & Depth Perception: Thraeka have superior visual ability that halves all penalties for poor lighting and grants a +2D to all Search checks.
Damage Tolerance: Thraeka can still move about when at the Incapacitated. However they suffer a -3D penalty to all actions.
No Sense of Smell/Taste: Thraeka never developed an olfactory sense, as a result they don't notice odors that others would easily pick up on.
Story Factors:
Conquered Race: The Thraeka were defeated by the Republic. They now serve as an associate member with most of the race trying hard to please the victors. However some still form small cells to rebel against the Galactic Republic.
Reputation as Cannibals: Most other sapients think that the Thraeka happily eat any dead, or mostly dead meat, they come across; especially other sapient races. This has created a good deal of fear among the other races.
Move: 10/12
Size: 1.6 - 2.0 meters long