Tapazmal

Tapazmal
Homo sapiens dlaekanis
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/gatherer
Status	Minor Human Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain	Mountains
Body Form
Confluence	Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Human
Size	1.5 meters
Weight	65 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language, Anglic
Social Structure	Technocracy
Technological Epoch	TL:13-15
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Dlaekan (Reft 3134)
UWP	A383657-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 6 Moderate (1 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 7 Moderate Law (no firearms) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
Primary Star	G4 V M6 V
Atmosphere	Dense
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	"Reft Sector." The Travellers' Digest 20 27.
Canon	No
Also see

The Tapazmal of Dlaekan (Reft 3134 A383657-D) are a Minor Human Race with a human appearance and technologically advanced sophonts.

Physiology and Environment

Dlaekan is a hot world, its mean surface temperature exceeding 70 degrees Celsius. Dlaekan has an unusually dense core and a surprising amount of tectonic activity. The early Tapazmal lived on the slopes of Dlaekan's high peaks, where the atmosphere was thinner and temperatures lower.

Physically, the Tapazmal are little different from the rest of Humaniti. One notable feature is their low birthrate, believed to be a result of geneering by the Ancients. This modification likely served to limit Dlaekan's population in Ancient times, thereby conserving the mountains' scant resources.

History & Background (Dossier)

Interstellar contact in more recent times first came around -4700, when the Loeskalth - another minor human race, native to neighboring Gushemege Sector - intermittently raided the Tapazmal for artwork and other valuable objects. (The Loeskalth had long since received jump drive from another Vilani client, but were not absorbed into Vilani culture until later.) These raids continued until the Vilani themselves came to Dlaekan several centuries later. The Tapazmal eagerly accepted Vilani offers of technological aid and protection, at the cost of submerging their native culture in the Vilani Way. Tapazmal civilization grew under Vilani custody, but it never reached beyond Dlaekan. This situation changed after the First Imperium's fall. Old cultural records were unearthed and studied, and the Tapazmal tried diligently to return to the ways of their distant ancestors. The expanding Solomani, eager to have a base in the area, granted the Tapazmal several colony worlds in return for their cooperation.

Psychology and Philosophy

The Tapazmal are a conservative, unaggressive, and mystical people.

Social Organization

Their roles in society are strictly defined. Individualists defy the old standards at substantial risk. Nonetheless, Dlaekan and its daughters are pleasant worlds, their inhabitants hard-working and at peace.

Technology & Trade

The Tapazmal are known for their great artistic and architectural skill, combining modern technology with traditional styles and motifs.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Gushemege Sector
  • Vipach Subsector
• Reft Sector
  • Limon Subsector
  • Moibin Subsector

Today, the Tapazmal occupy six worlds in Reft --

• Dlaekan,
• G'haenbaz (Reft 2733),
• Bokilborn (Reft 2834),
• Pamraeltan (Reft 2932),
• P'hakar (Reft 2934), and
• Hoilhapuli (Reft 3229)

-- as well as one world in Gushemege: Choltonrul (Gushemege 0136).

Despite their reach, the low numbers of the Tapazmal have kept them from being a major force in Imperial politics.

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Dlaekan (Reft 3134)

World Listing: 1105

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

7 of 7 World articles in Tapazmal

Bokilborn  •  Choltonrul  •  Dlaekan  •  G'haenbaz  •  Hoilhapuli  •  P'hakar  •  Pamraeltan  •  

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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.

• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Reft Sector." The Travellers' Digest 20 (1990): 27.
• James Maliszewski."Tapazmali Minor Human Race". Alien Realms Volume 1 Issue 3 (HIWG 1991): 1-3
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 51-52,170.
• Martin Dougherty. Reft Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2010), 10.
• James Maliszewski. BARD CARI 8002