Eslyat

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	A	Water World 100%
Population	8	Moderate (700 million)
Government	3	Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
Law	4	Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level	B	Average Stellar (large starships)

Primary Star

M0 III

Atmosphere

Standard (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Vanguard Reaches 20.

Canon

No

Also see

The Eslyat of Elliador (Vanguard Reaches 2811) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a semi-humanoid appearance and technologically sophisticated sophonts.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Eslyat evolved from a species of reptillianoid carnivore/chasers. Eslyat are upright and bipedal, their rear limbs digitigrade, with a height of approximately two meters (not including the 1.0 to 1.5 meters tail). The frame is slender, and the head is elongated as in their reptilianoid ancestors.

The Eslyat are split between three subraces:

Chutin: Sub-race of red-scaled Eslyat. In modern culture, a caste of police, warriors, sports performers and explorers.
Magsin: Sub-race of green-scaled Eslyat. A working class in modern Eslyat society.
Selyin: Sub-race of blue-scaled Eslyat, today an upper class of nobility, scholars and merchants.

Physiology & Environment[edit]

Having no mechanism for regulating body temperature, the Eslyat are poikilothermic, or "cold-blooded." As their homeworld environment is an especially warm and humid one, some believe they would be unable to adapt to a cooler habitat. The high temperature and humidity of their spacecraft artificial environments would support this theory.

Eslyat only wear clothing as protection against environmental conditions outside their temperature range. They can tolerate thin and dense atmospheres as well as Humans, and have a higher tolerance for sulfuric and dusty contaminants, but they require certain concentrations of salts and other trace elements to maintain long-term health.

Eslyat females bear single live young in water. The young remain fully aquatic for the first two standard years.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Circa Imperial date 456, the Eslyat began explorations of their own solar system. By 585, bases were built on other worlds. A Zhodani scout craft misjumped into the Elliador system in the year 613, and this accident gave the secret of jump drive to the Eslyat.

By the late 900's, the Eslyat had antagonized every other race they had come in contact with except the Zhodani. Imperial settlers in the newborn Duchy of Trelyn were not surprised when the Eslyat attacked Duchy holdings in the year 981. This First Eslyat War is also called the "Cruiser War," as both fleets were not equipped with full-scale battleships. The Holy Avenger Class Pursuit Cruiser is a typical example.

In 1057 the Second Eslyat War began with an attack on the colony at Ellaris (Vanguard Reaches 2608). Some 25 weeks later, the war ended when a Duchy fleet arrived at Elliador and demanded surrender. The negotiations for the Treaty of Elliador (1058) took longer than the war.

The Third Eslyat War with the Trelyn Domain took place in 1083. This conflict began with an Eslyat occupation of Woonona. The war was ended following a Trelyn victory at Ellaris.

Trelyn holdings continued to expand after the Third Eslyat War. Royal Navy estimates expected no trouble from the defeated Eslyat navy, but renewed occupations of Ellaris and Woonona, plus an attack on Natrosilo (Vanguard Reaches 2607) began the Fourth Eslyat War. This war ended like the second one, with Royal Navy forces in orbit over Elliador. The Treaty of 1087 assured the Eslyat would refrain from further attacks on Duchy territory "in perpetuity."

Social Organization[edit]

The Eslyat have a sociological system of interdependence and cooperation born on their home planet, Elliador (Vanguard Reaches 2811). This world has less than a million square kilometers of land area. A warlike history like those of most human species would have left the race extinct. The Eslyat history features a slow, steady progress of cooperation and advancement.

Government & Politics[edit]

Sesshayr Theocracy (Hegemony) and Eslyat Magistracy. The Eslyat government is a religious theocracy based upon the Sesshayr religion, a monolithic and all-pervading force throughout the entire state. Worlds in 30 systems are governed by the Eslyat theocracy, which has jurisdiction over more than 19 billion sophonts.

Language & Letters[edit]

The primary language is Vrynsyss.

Technology & Trade[edit]

The Eslyat have a TL–11 society. They received interstellar drives from a Zhodani craft in 613.

Military & Intelligence[edit]

They use elite formations of Eslyat Commandoes to enforce government policies.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Elliador (Vanguard Reaches 1307)

World Listing: 1105[edit]

Significant communities of this race are known to exist within the following systems and worlds:

11 of 11 World articles in Eslyat

Afhelydat • Elliador • Haarsyt • Inchusela • Jassjachyl • Jatsurkil • Sovruat • Stynshayr • Thyskyus • Vrashuhyssyef • Ynrogit •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.

Donald P. Rapp. Beyond (Paranoia Press, 1981), 22-23.
Chuck Kallenbach. Vanguard Reaches (Paranoia Press, 1981), 20.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science