Dishaan

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	8	Wet World 80%
Population	8	Moderate (600 million)
Government	C	Charismatic Oligarchy
Law	F	Extreme Law (rigid control)
Tech Level	C	Average Stellar (robots)

Primary Star

F0 V M3 V

Atmosphere

Standard (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Interstellar Wars 83-84,144.

Canon

Yes

Also see

The Dishaan of Provalan (Zarushagar 2325) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance and technologically sophisticated sophonts.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Psychologically incapable of thinking past their own best interests, the Dishaan are in many ways the antithesis of the Vilani ideal.

The Dishaan are arboreal, five-foot-tall with stubby legs that make them ungainly on the ground and long, powerful arms. Each arm is tipped with a large curved claw; these are intended to aid in climbing and brachiating, but they are also extremely effective in combat. Two widely set eyes sit on a broad, neckless head.

Dishaan are carrion-eaters, evolved from pack animals that roamed in groups of 20 to 30, driving predators from their kills. Their social structure was based entirely around feeding rights, as maintained by continuous squabbles. Intelligence developed as the Dishaan evolved ever more elaborate ways of subjugating their pack mates without resorting to physical violence. The modern-day Dishaan is still constantly looking for angles, and has absolutely no compunction about doing anything that puts him one step ahead of someone else.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Dishaan built up a small empire of about 20 worlds -- Ushkaq Sasutxi, the Dishaan Hegemony -- based on Vilani technology. They were also great traders of the period. Their fundamental dishonesty was understood, though, so deals were always structured to make it worth their while to stick to the contract. Not surprisingly, the Dishaan were one of the first targets when the Vilani launched the Consolidation Wars -- and then the Vilani were left with the problem of what to do with their new client race. The Vilani strategy was to make certain that any deviation from acceptable norms was punished to an extent far greater than the potential gain of the crime. Most Dishaan weren’t allowed to leave their world unless they had considerable assets under Vilani control, which could be confiscated if their owner got out of line. Those who did travel were usually merchants, though some worked for the armed forces as solitary commandos with fearsome reputations among Terrans. On the other hand, their natural tendencies also meant that once out from under the eyes of the Vilani they were willing to cheat their masters in return for Terran goods.

Falling into bad habits during the chaos of the Interstellar Wars, some Dishaan joined dissident Vilani and established the distant Harodar Hegemony. The Dishaan on Provalan were eventually brought into the Third Imperium.

Timeline[edit]

Imperial Date: -5000: The Vilani contact the Dishaan of Provalan (Zarushagar 2325), an aggressive minor race.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Zarushagar Sector
- Wolf Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Provalan (Zarushagar 2325)

World Listing: 1105[edit]

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

1 of 1 World articles in Dishaan

Provalan •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Gary L. Thomas. "Wolf Subsector and Oasis Subsector UWP's." The Travellers' Digest 21 (1990): 21.
Paul Drye, Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Interstellar Wars (Steve Jackson Games, 2006), 83-84,144.
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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science