Xapoqi

Xapoqi
Base Information
Classification	Collector
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Plantoid
Size	2.0 m
Weight	120.0 kg
Culture
Languages	Unknown Native Language
Social Structure	Anarchy
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Xapoqoz (Corridor 3131)
UWP	E853724-2 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 7 Moderate (40 million) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 2 Pre-Industrial (printing)
Primary Star	K8 V K8 V M1 V
Atmosphere	Thin
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	The Travellers' Digest 18 31-34.
Canon	No
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The Xapoqi of Xapoqoz (Corridor 3131) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

The Xapoqi are solitary, fantastically long-lived creatures who subsist on the ultraviolet emissions of their star. Xapoqi have a thick, smooth hide, broken only by sharp spines and many flimsy feelers, giving them an appearance similar to a spiny, two-meter-tall stone column. The spines are general purpose energy receptors, serving both as eyes and "food" intake.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Xapoqi, nearly immobile, capable of independent reproduction, and possessing no apparent means of communication, are not obvious sentient lifeforms. They exhibit little technological drive; in fact, they show little interest in their surroundings whatsoever. The Xapoqi are so uncharacteristic of sophonts in general that IISS explorers failed to realize they were intelligent until the 700s, despite the fact that Xapoqoz was initially surveyed during First Imperium times. This discovery coincided with the adoption of standardized Neural Activity Scanner procedures by the Scouts.

The primary puzzle that confronted sophontologists then is still a puzzle today: what purpose does Xapoqi intelligence serve? Neural activity scans indicate a high level of abstract thought, but no one knows what it concerns. Communication with the Xapoqi is too primitive to be useful. Experimental thought transfer devices, now being pioneered by the neurotechnology consortiums of Dagudashaag, may prove valuable in future dealings with the Xapoqi.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

• Corridor Sector
  • Sashrakusha Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Xapoqoz (Corridor 3131)

World Listing

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

1 of 1 World articles in Xapoqi

Xapoqoz  •  

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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. "Corridor Sector Data/Library." The Travellers' Digest 18 (1989): page 34. (The Xapoqi)
• External Link: Xapoqi by Admiral Savage