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'''Elomin'''<br />Elomin are tall, thin humanoids with two distinctly alien features — ears which taper to points, and four horn-like protrusions on the tops of their heads. Though the race considered itself fairly advanced, it was primitive by the standards of the Old Republic, whose scouts first encountered them. The Elomin had no space travel capabilities, and had not progressed beyond the stage of slug-throwing weaponry or combustible engines. Blasters and repulsorlifts were unlike anything the species had ever imagined.With the technological aid of the Old Republic, Elomin soon found themselves with starships, repulsorlift craft. and high-tech mining equipment. With these things, they were able to add their world's resources to the galactic market.Elomin are beings that admire the simple beauty and grace of order. They are creatures that prefer to view the universe and every aspect of it as distinctly predictable and organized. This view is reflected in Elomin art. which tends to be very structured and often repetitive, reflecting their own predictable approach to life.Elomin view many other species as unpredictable, disorganized and chaotic, and prefer to work only with their own species. Old Republic psychologists feared that this pattern of behavior would make them ineffectual in deep space, but the Elomin were able to find comfort in the organized pattern of stars and astrogation charts. The only unknowns were simply missing parts of the total structure, not chaotic | |||
elements which could randomly disrupt the normal order.Elom was placed under Imperial martial law during the height of the Empire. The Elomin were turned into slaves and forced to mine lommite for their Imperial masters. Lommite, among its other uses, is a major component in the manufacturing of transparisteel, and the Empire needed lots of the ore for its growing | |||
fleet of starships. When the Empire was pushed back, Elom was freed. It quickly took its place in the New Republic. | |||
'''Elomin'''<br />Attribute Dice: 12D<br />DEXTERITY 2D/4D<br />KNOWLEDGE 1D+2/3D+2<br />MECHANICAL 2D/4D<br />PERCEPTION 2D/4D<br />STRENGTH 1D/3D<br />TECHNICAL 2D+1/4D<br />Move: 10/12<br />Size: 1.6-1.9 meters tall | |||
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Elomin
Elomin are tall, thin humanoids with two distinctly alien features — ears which taper to points, and four horn-like protrusions on the tops of their heads. Though the race considered itself fairly advanced, it was primitive by the standards of the Old Republic, whose scouts first encountered them. The Elomin had no space travel capabilities, and had not progressed beyond the stage of slug-throwing weaponry or combustible engines. Blasters and repulsorlifts were unlike anything the species had ever imagined.With the technological aid of the Old Republic, Elomin soon found themselves with starships, repulsorlift craft. and high-tech mining equipment. With these things, they were able to add their world's resources to the galactic market.Elomin are beings that admire the simple beauty and grace of order. They are creatures that prefer to view the universe and every aspect of it as distinctly predictable and organized. This view is reflected in Elomin art. which tends to be very structured and often repetitive, reflecting their own predictable approach to life.Elomin view many other species as unpredictable, disorganized and chaotic, and prefer to work only with their own species. Old Republic psychologists feared that this pattern of behavior would make them ineffectual in deep space, but the Elomin were able to find comfort in the organized pattern of stars and astrogation charts. The only unknowns were simply missing parts of the total structure, not chaotic
elements which could randomly disrupt the normal order.Elom was placed under Imperial martial law during the height of the Empire. The Elomin were turned into slaves and forced to mine lommite for their Imperial masters. Lommite, among its other uses, is a major component in the manufacturing of transparisteel, and the Empire needed lots of the ore for its growing
fleet of starships. When the Empire was pushed back, Elom was freed. It quickly took its place in the New Republic.
Elomin
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 2D/4D
KNOWLEDGE 1D+2/3D+2
MECHANICAL 2D/4D
PERCEPTION 2D/4D
STRENGTH 1D/3D
TECHNICAL 2D+1/4D
Move: 10/12
Size: 1.6-1.9 meters tall