Akras

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	4	Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics	7	Wet World 70%
Population	9	High (8 billion)
Government	7	Balkanization
Law	5	Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech Level	C	Average Stellar (robots)

Primary Star

F6 V M1 V

Atmosphere

Thin (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Ronald B. Kline, Jr.

Canon

No

Also see

The Akras of Tunmoposu (Foreven 2429) are a technologically sophisticated Minor Non-Human Race with a non-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

The Akras, a minor race, became involved in the early history of the Foreven Sector in 531. There were a series of three wars. At the time the Akras only had access to TL–9 ships. They had mastery of biological weapons and technology. The ship hulls were unusual for their alloy of lead, iron, and cobalt used. They used Bio-armor for their soldiers and marines.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

A wide variety of host species have become incorporated into Spemin hordes. They can be grown to adapt to almost any environment including the surface of vacuum worlds. Their metabolic pathways are extremely varied. New species are looked upon as assembled codes and traits which can be altered and grafted to improve their base stem cell lines.

History & Background (Dossier)

This species is known by several names and due to their abilities with biotechnology and genetic engineering. They maybe a branch of earlier races like the pentapods.

Psychology & Philosophy (Mindset)

They are initially very aggressive and boastful when first encountered, making wild threats and trying to intimidate aliens they encounter. If the bluff is called, they tend to whimper and beg for mercy for their little bloblings.

Culture & Society

They are relentless in the search for new genetic materials to exploit and harvest. If left alone they bicker among themselves until a pecking order is established, with the smartest and strongest ruling the rest. When faced with external threats they tend to huddle together for mutual support. If isolated they will sell out to preserve themselves. They have strong survival instincts. Honor and pride have no place in their world, their goals are to survive and reproduce as much as possible.

Social Organization

Swarms and hives predominant. Bases and ships are united under a single authoritarian leader who is consumed in the event of failure.

Government & Politics

New situations and new stimuli provoke periods of rapid reequilibration. Stable states can persist for long periods of time, they tend to settle into routines if left undisturbed. They hover at carrying capacity for any habitat they can exploit. Individuals can seek power, leaders tend to purge the more ambitious among their followers.

Language & Letters (Communication)

Their languages can involve a host of modalities at the same time, olfactory cuing and cell signaling on tactile levels coupled with a gustatory statements, sounds, lights and gestures can convey a mass of data all at once. Auditory speech is not their best avenue for communication. Stored data mediums can include memory engrams in living nervous systems linked to silica based computational devices.

Calendar & Timekeeping

Their time cycles correlate to the large numbers of oscillations of radioactive isotopes common on their homeworlds. When interacting with others they use units derived from the amount of time it takes for the galaxy to turn.

Technology & Trade

They have access to extremely sophisticated bio-technology and genetic engineering far in excess of the Imperium. Their vessels vary in levels of sophistication from technology levels 8-12. They are prone to piracy.

Military & Intelligence

Ship types include:

Astrography

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

Foreven Sector
- Xenough Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

Tunmoposu (Foreven 2429)

World Listing: 1105

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

No world articles for Akras

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

James Kundert, Dylan Lee, Per-Olof Bergstedt. Xenough Subsector, Foreven
Peter Gray. BARD OPAL 10510
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science