Lurent

Lurent
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/gatherer
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain	Rough
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	2.0 meters
Weight	400 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Dictatorship
Technological Epoch	TL:13-15
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Borlund (Deneb 1406)
UWP	E554AAA-9 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population A High (70 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
Primary Star	K8 V M9 V
Atmosphere	Thin
Off-world presence	Yes
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Deneb Sector 56-57.
Canon	Yes
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The Lurent of Borlund (Deneb 1406) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance, and are technologically advanced sophonts.

Despite their minor status, their trade ships are sufficiently widespread that they have became a power of sorts in the politics of the Deneb Sector.

Biology

The Lurent are large, typically taking up as much space as six humans. Their bulky, headless bodies are covered in a soft fur, ranging in color from pale green to dark blue. Their two flexible legs are capable of raising their bodies up two meters and their two tentacles are another two meters long. The vestigial tail is often mistaken for an ear flap. Their mouths are lined with sharp teeth but they lack vocal cords.

Much of the body's interior is filled by air sacs and their 'skeleton' is a mesh of hollow bones. As such, Lurent typically have the mass of an average Human, despite their larger size.

Senses

Lurent vision is shifted towards the infrared. They are able to see near IR, red and green colours but are blind to blue. They have a better sense of smell than Humans.

Lurent have the ability to sense electrical fields and the ability to "sense life" at a distance of about 50 metres (similar to Threep).

Sex and Reproduction

Lurent have three sexes. The third is a scouting gender, the other two corresponding to male and female. The female gives birth to litters which are nourished in a pouch for two years. Young Lurent are light and the mother is not overly hindered by carrying them.

Male Lurent are sensitive to electrical fields. Females have an innate mathematical talent.

Evolution

This species originated on Borlund (world) and developed intelligence.

Sophonce

This species developed intelligence in response to climactic change.

Borlund's low gravity combined with the efficient use of vertical space on its cliffside ecosystems allowed the population to grow with few major interruptions by war or disease. It reached the billions before space travel was developed. The colonisation of their home system saw the Lurent population boom into the tens of billions as gigantic planetoids were gathered and moved into the habitable zone to drive industry, agriculture and engineering. Concentrated raiding by Vargr corsairs later spurred development of defensive technology; in time Vargr learned to avoid the Borlund System.

Climate

This species holds the following environmental preferences:

• Terrestrial planet
• Temperate climate
• Plains and grasslands ecotopes (Borlund's equivalent is more vertical than horizontal)
• Low-standard gravity
• Standard atmosphere

Anatomy & Physiology

Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.

Bauplan

Mammalianoid

• Semi-humanoid
• Bilateral symmetry (2-ial)
• Kind of -pod (4-ped)
  • 2 limbs used for manipulation "tentacles"
  • 2 limbs used for locomotion "legs"
  • 1 vestigal tail
• Body consists of two segments (no head):
  • Thorax with sensory apparati
  • Abdomen

Respiration

This species used a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:

• Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
• Carbon dioxide exhalant

Diet

This species survives using the following methods of consumption:

• Omnivore/gatherer
• This species favors a variety of foodstuffs.

History

Social Organization: 1105: Lurent are divided into tribes and clans. Each tribe has a migratory period where it travels abroad and a sedentary period where it returns to its homeland.

Language

Their speech is composed of whistled tones and patterns that can be heard over long distances. However, a mix of tentacle gesture and body language is more important to conversation. Lurent language is subtle, with complex nuances of gesture that Humans can't replicate. Lurent can hear perfectly well but sometimes forget to listen to words instead of following gestures. This can lead to embarrassing misunderstandings.

Research

Lurent have a vague claustrophobia when it comes to starships, and use large planetoids equipped with engines for in-system and interstellar travel. Their fleet of at least 250 wandering planetoid starships are scattered across Deneb Sector at any one time. Lurent ships can be of up to 3 kilometres or so in diameter, or at least a billion dTons, making them one of the Imperium's Megastructures to be wondered at.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

• Deneb Sector
  • Antra Subsector
  • Atsah Subsector
  • Dunmag Subsector
  • Geniishir Subsector
  • Gulf (De M) Subsector
  • Inar Subsector
  • Lamas Subsector
  • Million Subsector
  • Pretoria Subsector
  • Sabine Subsector
  • Star Lane Subsector
  • Usani Subsector
  • Vincennes Subsector
  • Zeng Subsector

Some older Lurent planetoid ships have no jump drives and are still in the middle of a long sublight transit. These ships are vibrant, living communities, receiving new personnel and supplies at planned rendezvous points and operating a number of jump-capable craft. More than one Lurent ship acts as a Jump Bridge for years at it crosses the gap between mains.

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Borlund (Deneb 1406)

World Listing

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

60 of 60 World articles in Lurent

Achemadon  •  Agdarmi  •  Antra  •  Ara Pacis  •  Ash (De 0504)  •  Askigaak  •  Atsah  •  Balzac  •  Beaxon  •  Berora  •  Borlund  •  Carthage (De 0202)  •  Daumier  •  Dekha  •  Deneb  •  Doho  •  Fel  •  Filangger  •  Gabrael  •  HRD  •  Inkekush  •  Irumunu  •  Jecife  •  Kernal  •  Kiirindor  •  Kretikaa  •  Kubishush  •  Lamas  •  Lengighdzuerz  •  Liiri  •  Lilad  •  Liran  •  Maelstrom (De 2522)  •  Magash  •  Malkei  •  Marz  •  Mater Nova  •  Matsa  •  Gabrael  •  Namidshur  •  Northammon  •  Nyassl  •  Orenberg  •  Petrarch  •  Pikha  •  Pretoria  •  Qevar  •  Remsen  •  Rhinom  •  Segan  •  Sherad  •  Starn  •  Sui'tang  •  Taburi Nen  •  Teyobald  •  Thengin  •  Tuwayk  •  Usani  •  Zeng (De 1339)  •  Zerderu  •  

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References

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.

• Robert Eaglestone. Deneb Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), 56-57.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 159, 162, 172-173, 225.