Mass Effect Hanar

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

Move: 10 / 12
Size: 2.0 m

Special Abilities:

• Oceanic: Hanar move twice as fast underwater as on land
• Politeness: Being extremely polite afford Hanar a +2D to Perception: Bargain, Perception: Persuasion and Perception: Con skills.

Story Factors:

• Levitation Packs: Hanar cannot support their physical forms and must use mass effect contra-gravitic leveitaion packs to move around. Without a pack, a Hanar cannot move on land.

Racial Averages:

• Average Hanar: Dexterity 2D, Knowledge 2D, Mechanical 2D, Perception 3D+1, Strength 2D, Technical 2D. Move: 10

Description: "This one's face name is Delalynder, but most just call it Delan" - Delan, Emporium Shopkeeper

The hanar are a species resembling Earth jellyfish. Hanar stand slightly taller than a human and have 3 fingers at the end of each of their tentacles. Having no physical means of verbal communication, they converse with each other using bio-luminescence (which modern translators will automatically render into something that can be understood by other races). They are governed by The Illuminated Primacy, a theocracy that worships the Protheans as mythological "Enkindlers", although they are tolerant of other species and the religious and spiritual creeds that they adhere to and espouse. For this reason, they have difficulty seeing the Protheans as an extinct biological species as do most other Citadel races, instead tending to view them as components of their religious mythology. Their extreme cultural obsession with politeness and protocol sometimes leads to problems interacting with other species, who may not understand their rules of etiquette and manners. As the majority of the hanar dominion is entirely self-sufficient and thus trade and diplomatic relations are generally unnecessary, this tendency doesn't pose much of a problem with matters of intragalactic state or foreign affairs. However, any hanar who choose to take up residence on alien worlds or who man outposts that come into regular contact with alien races are advised to take special classes that help counter this tendency and smooth-over inter-species relationships.

Among hanar, it is customary to refer to oneself as "I" or by one's birth name only among family or close friends; with others, "it," "this one" or a public name are used. Every Hanar has two names, the "Face name" and the "Soul name". The face name is the name that is known to public and referring to oneself as anything more personal, such as 'I' or the soul name, is considered egotistical. Financial interaction with the galactic economy is limited, and hanar space has few facilities designed to provide bipeds with a means to operate equipment such as computer terminals, contact generally being limited to border trade stations. Being an oceanic invertebrate life-form, they cannot support their physical forms in standard gravity, instead using mass effect contra-gravitic levitation packs.

Source:

• Mass Effect: The Unofficial Role Playing Game (pages 16-17)