Variant Race

A Variant Race is a distinct intelligent species created by genetic engineering on a species most often after it has achieved sophontdom, but not necessarily become a member of the interstellar community.

• Variant races were created using geneering and other advanced life sciences.

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Library Data Referral Tree

Biotechnology

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

• B: Biology
  • Astrobiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Conventional Biology
  • Exobiology
  • Sophontology
  • Xenobiology

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• B: Biotechnology
  • Artificial Womb
  • Biochip
  • Bio-Identenoid
  • Biotechnology
  • Cybertechnology
  • Metabolic Chamber
  • Personality Recording
  • Relict Regeneration
  • Replacement Body Part

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• G: Genetic Engineering
  • Chimera Species
  • Clone
  • Human Chimera
  • Relict
  • Supra-Species
  • Synthetic
  • Terragen
  • Uplift
  • Variant Race
  • Variant Human Race
  • Variant Non-Human Race

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• S: Sophonce
  • Sophont
    • Extilligence
    • Intelligence
    • Sapient
    • Sentient
    • Stimulus

Sophont

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

• Native Intelligent Life
• Sophont
  • Human Race
    • Humanoid
    • Non-humanoid
    • Semi-humanoid
  • Humaniti
    • Major Human Race
    • Minor Human Race
  • Major Race
    • Major Human Race
    • Major Non-Human Race
  • Minor Race
    • Minor Human Race
    • Minor Non-Human Race
  • Non-human Race
    • Major Non-Human Race
    • Minor Non-Human Race
  • Variant Race
    • Chimera Species
    • Human Chimera
    • Genetic Engineering
    • Variant Human Race
    • Variant Non-Human Race
  • Ancients
  • Ascendants
  • Extinct Species
  • Precursors
  • Primordials
  • Transcendents

Description (Specifications)

Many laymen consider such species to be minor races, but since they have had no chance to invent jump drive on their own, but may be descended from races that did, they don't fit the usual definition of either.

• Most scientists use the term Variant Race to indicate these genetically engineered populations.

Known Variant Human Races: 1105

The following known variant races exist within Charted Space:

• Please see Human chimera or Variant Human Race for more information.

Known Variant Non-Human Races: 1105

The following known variant non-Human races are known to reside within Charted Space:

• Non-Terragens
  • Jabberwock
  • Schalli
  • Tktk

• Supra-Species
  • Lamura (Gav + Teg)
    • Lamura Gav (Non-human)
    • Lamura Teg (Human)

• Terragens
  • Dolphins
  • Gashiini (non-canon)
  • K'rr'tik*ka ("Roo's") (non-canon)
  • Orca
  • Uplifted Apes
  • Ursa
  • Vargr (Major Race)

History & Background (Dossier)

By far the largest number of variant races have been created by various branches of Humaniti.

• Variant races may or may not rate their own taxonomic name.
• This often depends on political considerations, although sometimes there are sound practical reasons for an omission.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

Variant races are best known for frequenting the the following worlds and systems:
Charted Space:

• Hiver Space
• Imperial Space
• Solomani Space

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of these species are known to reside within the following systems and worlds:

54 of 54 World articles in Variant Race

Aanshi  •  Agryx  •  Alike  •  Asteroid Belt (SR 1827)  •  Bachev  •  Bage  •  Baliev  •  Catek  •  Cikuek  •  Civerimu  •  Cytrial  •  Darina  •  Darkmoon  •  Darun  •  Dashimev  •  Equus  •  Euryale  •  Foelen  •  Fonnein  •  Goore  •  Gurga Ruund  •  Hamilcar  •  Ijsselmeer  •  Izir  •  Jammu (CM 0113)  •  Jonkeer  •  Kanazawa  •  Kasaan  •  Khush  •  Kikuyu  •  Lair  •  Lerive  •  Lilith (Be 0405)  •  Loneseda  •  Maggiv  •  Miip (Le 0819)  •  Namal  •  Nemini  •  Nexine  •  Occam  •  Pacific  •  Pijo  •  Redehede  •  Schall  •  Shishkala  •  Sufren  •  Tamilaa  •  Terpunne  •  Terra (SR 1827)  •  Thetis  •  Tktk  •  Twohoy  •  Vogar  •  Vras  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• GURPS Traveller: Humaniti
• Far Future Enterprises T5 Core Rules
• Author & Creator: Hans Rancke-Madsen
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science