Minor Human Race

Minor human races are distinguished from major human races by the fact that minor human races didn't discover jump drive on their own, while major races have.

Description (Specifications)

A human population whose ancestors were believed to have been planted on a world of their own by the Ancients around -300,000 and who developed separately from other human-inhabited worlds until it was eventually contacted by a star-faring society.

As well as the three human sub-species that are recognized as Major Races, there are 46 others known to Imperial science classified as minor races (though some dispute this classification). Many human races are indistinguishable from each other though a few began from a small gene pool and/or developed in an extreme environment develop unique characteristics.

One additional classification is Variant Human Race, one that has been genetically altered since the Ancients scattered Humaniti. The Solomani, in particular, have applied genetic engineering to their own race a number of times. Often these new human races are erroneously classified as minor races, whether or not they are descended from a major race. They are also sometimes erroneously referred to as chimeras.

Minor Human Race Descriptions (A - I)

Minor Human Race Descriptions

Socionym	Taxonomy	Homeworld	Origin	Jump Drive	Polity	Canon	Notes
Altarean	Unknown	Unknown	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Answerin	Homo sapiens answerianis	Answerin	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Warrior race Digestive mutation Hormonal mutation
Ayanshi	Homo sapiens espiritus	Ghost	Ancients	Solomani	World-state	Non	Long lifespan Night vision Reproductive mutation
Azhanti	Homo sapiens iralianis	Irale	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Shorter lifespan Hot climate adaptation Taint adaptation
Cafadans	Homo sapiens cafadiansis	Cafad	Ancients	Vilani	World-state	Canon	Shorter lifespans Cold climate adaptation Night vision Trolobytic adaptation
Cassilldan	Homo sapiens ambemshanisis	Ambemshan	Ancients	Solomani	Multi-world	Canon	Low gravity Taint adaptation
Darmine	Homo sapiens ishagi	Ishag	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Dense atmosphere adaptation Radiation resistance Taint adaptation
Daryen	Homo sapiens Darrianisis	Darrian	Ancients	Solomani	Multi-world	Canon	AKA Darrians Low gravity Cold climate adaptation Digestive mutation Radiation adaptation Technophilia
Dynchia	Homo sapiens melantrisis	Melantris	Ancients	Solomani	Multi-world	Canon	Warrior race Digestive mutation Polydactyly
Fiorin	Unknown	Unknown	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Floriani	Homo sapiens floriansis	Floria	Ancients	Aslan	Multi-world	Canon	Subspecies specialization Barnai Feskal
Forlorn	Unknown	Unknown	Ancients	Syleans	Multi-world	Non	Low gravity
Geonee	Homo sapiens geonensis	Shiwonee	Ancients	Ancients	Multi-world	Canon	High gravity Dense atmosphere adaptation Technophilia
Halkans	Homo sapiens halkaa	Halka	Ancients	Floriani	Multi-world	Canon	Radiation adaptation Albino mutation
Happirhva	Homo sapiens rejhappuri	Rejhappur	Ancients	Solomani	World-state	Canon	Thin atmosphere adaptation Digestive mutation
Iltharans	Homo sapiens ilthara	Drexilthar	Ancients	Solomani	Multi-world	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation Night vision
Ilurian	Homo sapiens ilurianisis	Iluria	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Irhadre	Homo sapiens chanadlas	Chanad	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Issugur	Homo sapiens parthinianisis	Parthinia	Ancients	Unknown	World-state	Canon	Digestive adaptation

Minor Human Race Descriptions (J - Z)

Minor Human Race Descriptions

Socionym	Taxonomy	Homeworld	Origin	Jump Drive	Polity	Canon	Notes
Kargol	Homo neanderthalensis kargolas	Kargol	Ancients	Solomani	Multi-world	Non	Enhanced senses Digestive adaptation Increased strength
Kedepu	Homo sapiens kedepari	Kedepar	Ancients	Hegemony of Lorean	Multi-world	Non	Technophile
Khulan	Homo sapiens khulanii	Khula	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	Extinct
Liberts	Homo sapiens libertii	Libert	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Desert adaptation Trace atmosphere adaptation
Loeskalth	Homo sapiens loeskalthii	Unknown	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Extinct Warrior race
Luriani	Homo luriani sapiens	Daramm	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Water adaptation Cold climate adaptation Repoductive mutation Respiratory mutation
Mal'Gnar	Homo pekinensis mal'gnari	Mal'Gnar	Ancients	Zhodani	Multi-world	Non	Flight mutation Polymelia Reproductive mutation
Menetha	Homo sapiens menetha	Unknown	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Miyavine	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	Extinct
Murissi	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ne Kraeda ren Kelva	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Plexxan	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ronni	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Suerrat	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Sydite	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Syleans	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Tapazmal	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Thaggeshi	Homo sapiens thaggeshii	Thaggesh	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Increased genetic variation Dental mutation Digestive adaptation Increased strength Lower gravity Polymelia Radiation adaptation
Traltar	Homo sapiens tralthalansis	Traltha	Ancients	Daryen	World-state	Canon	Desert adaptation Dense atmosphere adaptation Taint adaptation
Urunishani	Homo sapiens urunishusi	Gashagi	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	Dense atmosphere adaptation
Vanejenese	Homo sapiens vanejenisis	Vanejen	Ancients	Imperial	World-state	Canon	Dense atmosphere adaptation Cold climate adpatation Salinity adaptation
Vlazhdumecta	Homo sapiens vlazhdumectalas	Unknown	Ancients	Zhodani	Multi-world	Canon	Longer lifespan Digestive adaptation Radiation adaptation Reproductive mutation Sensory mutation
Yileans	Homo sapiens gashikanikus	Gashikan	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	High gravity
Zaris	Unknown	Unknown	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ziadd	Homo neanderthalensis ziaddii	Zeda	Ancients	Vilani	Multi-world	Canon	High gravity Hirsutism Increased strength Oligodactyly Taint adaptation

History & Background (Dossier)

Thus the Sword Worlders and inhabitants of the Islands Cluster subsectors are not minor human races, even though they did evolve their societies while separated from the mainstream of human society, because they were not planted by the Ancients.

• Likewise, geneered races like the Jonkeereen are not considered minor human races by some, but are sometimes referred to as Variant Human Races.

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.

• Traveller: The New Era The Regency Sourcebook
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science