Gurvin

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	9	Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere	4	Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics	6	Wet World 60%
Population	8	Moderate (500 million)
Government	2	Participating Democracy
Law	3	Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech Level	B	Average Stellar (large starships)

Primary Star

F9 V

Atmosphere

Thin (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Hivers 12-13.

Canon

Yes

Also see

Hive Federation, Gurvin Interstellar Democratic Republic

The Gurvin are a hexapodal Semi-humanoid species of omnivore/hunter stock, which bear superficial resemblances to Terran Otters or Mink and have long been associated with the Hive Federation.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

Derived from hexapodal omnivore/hunter stock, they are equipped with two legs, two arms, and a middle pair of limbs which can be used as either at need. They are 1.75 meters in length from muzzle to tail.

Psychology & Philosophy (Mindset)

Gurvin are stereotypically money-oriented, and seem to have a cash fixation. They rarely do anything out of altruism, and are famous for demanding what price they will be paid for their efforts. Their culture adapted fairly readily to Hiver standards; though the Gurvin exhibit aggressive behavior, their aggression has long been channeled into economic pursuits.

Culture & Society

Gurvin females are roughly twice as intelligent as the males. This biological difference between the two Gurvin genders, greatly structures the nature of Gurvin society.

Gender

Gender has had a large effect on Gurvin culture and society:

Females, handicapped by the problems of carrying, bearing, and raising young, were forced to develop intelligence for security. Civilization was but an extension of this. Females, while child bearers, engage in far more creative and curious thought. Females write poetry, study science, ponder philosophy, and other wise engage in most of the conceptual and abstract thought in Gurvin society. Females also serve as the leaders of Gurvin Government. Females crave adventure and range far and wide across the Federation. They are most frequently encountered as merchants and business executives, but are also common in the Federation Development Agency serving as explorers.

Males, though sentient, are decidedly lacking in creativity or reasoning ability. Traditionally, Gurvin males have been hunters, relying primarily on instinct rather than intelligence. Gurvin males are rarely found away from Gurvin settlements. Gurvin males look upon themselves as providers, and maintain the Gurvin home and hearth. Gurvin males provide food, shelter, and the basic needs of life.

Social Organization

Gurvin society is very much structured upon gender distinctions with a definite biological basis to the practice. The Gurvin are interesting in that, of the two sexes, the females are roughly twice as intelligent as the males.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

Gurvin worlds are generally governed by a matriarchal representative democracy, and are known as the Gurvin Interstellar Democratic Republic.

Language & Letters

Most of the names of subsectors and planets applied to worlds in the Federation are derived from the Gurvin language, which, like the Hiver written language, is ideographic in nature and fairly easy to translate into Hiver language patterns.

National Language: Various
- Primary: "Hiver Glyph"
- Spoken: "Gurvin"

Astrography

This race can primarily be found in the following areas:
Hive Federation

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

Ofilaq (Folgore 0305)

World Listing: 1105

The following systems and worlds are associated with this race:

5 of 5 World articles in Gurvin

Ackih • Epertionan • Nicke • Ofilaq • Zojaa •

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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.

J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Loren Wiseman. Hivers (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), 12-13.
Dave Nilsen, Loren Wiseman. Aliens of the Rim (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 16.
Dave Nilsen, David L. Pulver, Andy Slack, David Thomas. Alien Races 3 (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 28-30.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science