Mantu

Name: Mantu
Attribute Dice: 12D
Dexterity: 1D+2/3D+2
Knowledge: 1D+2/3D+2
Mechanical: 2D/4D
Perception: 2D/4D
Strength: 1D+2/3D+2
Technical: 1D+2/3D+2

Move: 15/19
Size: 1.12 - 1.92 m
Weight: 50.25 - 83.6 kg
Life Span: 110 years

Special Abilities:

Sharp Teeth: Mantu have a set of sharp teeth; STR+1D+2 damage.
Bad Rap: Thanks to the Kilrathi, most species in Known Space believe the Mantu are evil itself; Mantu have a -2D to social interaction skills with otehr races.
Night Vision: Mantu have a tapidum lucidum; they have the ability to see in low light conditions.
Leave the Pack Alone, or Else: Mantu will respond to any violence against them with extreme prejudice; they have a -5D to their willpower rolls to resist meeting this violence with extreme predjudice.
Advanced Knowledge: The Mantu are more advanced than many of the other races; a beginning Mantu character may have up to 10 free skill dice to allocate to either Technical or Knowledge Skills. This is done after the initial 7D allocated for starting skill dice: no more than 4D into one skill and no more than 8D under one attribute, etc. Although these extra "dice" are calculated seperately from the standard starting skill dice.

Description: The Mantu are an alien race with territory somewhere beyond that of the Kilrathi, opposite the Terran Confederation. The Mantu engaged in armed conflict with the Kilrathi approximately two centuries before Human/Kilrathi contact. This conflict ended with a stalemate, and it is believed that the Mantu may currently be involved in a conflict on their far border, away from Kilrathi space.

The Kilrathi have elevated the Mantu to a nearly mythic level. Before their encounter with humanity, the Mantu were the only species able to hold their own for any period of time against the Kilrathi. This myth loomed over the Kilrathi throughout the Terran-Kilrathi War. For instance, one of the motivating factors behind the construction of the Hakaga carriers was to quickly end the war with the Confederation so that the Mantu could not attack while the Empire was already engaged. After the Confederation was defeated, the Hakaga class ships were to be used to defend the Empire against the Mantu attack that Thrakhath believed would occur as soon as they dispatched with their distant enemies.

Source:

[Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Mantu]
The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (pages 45-48)
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