Editing Bandara

[[File:250px-Bandara.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bandara]]


Though the female Devaronians claim that the bandaras pose a danger to their planet, they are, in fact, little more than a nuisance. While it is true that their voracious appetites have been responsible for the destruction of valuable property, and that riverways have been forced to close due to infestations of bandaras, these are only isolated incidents. The true reason why the female Devaronians have such a great dislike for bandaras has more to do with their mating behaviors than it does with their appetites.


During the Devaronian summers, the male bandaras attempt to prove their worthiness for procreation by "singing." They produce their song by vibrating the long, narrow auracarpal that grows from their backs. These songs can reach volumes of over 160 decibels and range in frequency from 110 kilohertz to over 30,000 kilohertz. A swarm of singing bandaras creates an oppressive drone that most sentient beings find unbearable. Male Devaronians are one of the few groups of beings known to tolerate the noise, and it has been conjectured that they even welcome it because it so greatly annoys the female Devaronians and helps to keep the females away from the rivers of which the males are so fond.


The females of Devaron have expended a great amount of energy in their attempts to rid the planet of bandaras, but they have been unsuccessful. Bandaras may be freely taken off planet (and, in fact, during some seasons, taking a cargo of bandaras off planet entitles a trader to a reduction in tariffs), but any being caught bringing bandaras to Devaron is imprisoned in a small cell for the remainder of its natural life.


While it is well known that the female Devaronians are trying to rid Devaron of bandaras, there are rumors in the smuggling and trading communities that the male Devaronians have spent almost as much energy in trying to save the bandaras.



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| class="labels" width="75"|Type:
| class="body" width="325"|Semi-aquatic pet
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| class="labels" width="75"|Size:
| class="body" width="325"|2 centimeters
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| class="labels" width="75"|Move:
| class="body" width="325"|1 (swarm); 15 (individuals)
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| class="labels" width="75"|Source:
| class="body" width="325"|Creatures of the Galaxy ( page 11-12 )
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| class="labels" width="125"|DEXTERITY:
| class="body" width="75"|2D
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| class="labels" width="125"|PERCEPTION:
| class="body" width="75"|1D
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| class="labels" width="125"|STRENGTH:
| class="body" width="75"| +1
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Special Abilities:
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| align="left" class="body" valign="top" width="125"|''Hunger:''
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| align="left" class="body" valign="top" width="470"|Bandaras can (and will) eat anything. Any object, including characters or other living creatures, that comes in contract with a swarm of bandaras suffers 1D damage per round of contact.
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| align="left" class="body" valign="top" width="125"|''Mating Song:''
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| align="left" class="body" valign="top" width="470"|During mating season, male bandaras make an extremely loud noise which is used to attract mates. Characters who are within 30 meters of a swarm of singing males must make an Easy Perception roll. Characters who fail the roll are unaffected, but those who succeed suffer a -1D penalty on all actions due to the distraction of the songs (characters may negate this penalty by making a Difficult willpower roll).
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