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|type        = Herbivore/grazer
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|type     = Herbivore/grazer
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|size     = Unknown
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|locomotion  = Walker
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|home     = {{WorldS|Orphee|Reft|1429}}
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|code        = Orph
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|multi   = No
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|canon   = Yes
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|confluence  = Non-humanoid
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|existing = Yes
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|ref     = {{Ludography ref|name=Trillion Credit Squadron|version=Classic Traveller|page=43}}
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|home       = {{WorldS|Orphee|Reft|1429}}
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|ref         = {{Ludography ref|name=Trillion Credit Squadron|version=Classic Traveller|page=43}}
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The [[Orpheides]] are an intelligent minor race native to {{WorldS|Orphee|Reft|1429}}.
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The [[Orpheides]] of {{WorldS|Orphee|Reft|1429}} are a technologically primitive [[minor race]] with a [[non-humanoid]] appearance.
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* [[Bovinoid]]
 
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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== Physiology & Environment ([[Ecology]]) ==
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No information yet available.  
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Descended from herbivorous grazer stock, the Orpheides have only achieved rudimentary development (approximating {{TL|0}}). Despite this, their culture at that level has proven of interest to academics throughout the [[Islands Cluster]].
  
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=== Physiology & Environment ([[Ecology]]) ===
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The Orpheides are a vaguely reptilian people. They fashion tools from sticks and stones, though they have little interest in fire, having neither need for artificial warmth nor cooked food.
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Descended from herbivorous grazer stock, the Orpheides have only achieved rudimentary development (approximating TL 0). Despite this, their culture at that level has proven of interest to academics throughout the [[Island Clusters]] .
 
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* (7-ped): 6 locomotor appendages (2 front appendages serve a dual function: locomotor and manipulation) and 1 dedicated manipulatory appendage (trunk)
 
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* It is expected that the Orpheides, with suitable protection from interference, can achieve a technological civilisation within a few thousand years. To this end, Orphee itself has been interdicted (making it the equivalent of a [[Red Zone]] within the {{Imperium}}).
 
  
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== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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== Politics ==
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It is expected that the Orpheides, with suitable protection from interference, can achieve a technological civilization within a few thousand years. To this end, Orphee itself has been interdicted (making it the equivalent of a [[Red Zone]] within the {{Imperium}}).
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== [[Astrography]] ==
 
This [[sophont]] species can primarily be found in the following areas:
 
This [[sophont]] species can primarily be found in the following areas:
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* [[Reft Sector]]
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** [[New Islands Subsector]]
  
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=== Homeworld: 1105 ===
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=== Homeworld ===
 
The homeworld of this race is:
 
The homeworld of this race is:
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* No information yet available.
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* {{WorldS|Orphee|Reft|1429}}
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There are thought to be several million of them on the planet. They typically live in herds of 10-30 adults, with herds belonging to looser "over-herds".
  
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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=== World Listing ===
 
The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are associated with this [[sophont]] species:
 
The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are associated with this [[sophont]] species:
 
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 17 November 2023

Orpheides
Imperial-Sunburst-Green-wiki.png
Base Information
Classification Herbivore/grazer
Status Minor Race
Locomotion Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Bovinoid
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages Native Language
Social Structure Anarchy
Technological Epoch TL:0-3
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Orphee (Reft 1429)
UWP
X885610-0
StarportX No Starport
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics5 Wet World 50%
Population6 Moderate (1 million)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Primary Star G9 V M0 V
Atmosphere Dense
Off-world presence No
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference Trillion Credit Squadron 43.
Canon Yes
Also see

The Orpheides of Orphee (Reft 1429) are a technologically primitive minor race with a non-humanoid appearance.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)[edit]

Descended from herbivorous grazer stock, the Orpheides have only achieved rudimentary development (approximating TL–0). Despite this, their culture at that level has proven of interest to academics throughout the Islands Cluster.

The Orpheides are a vaguely reptilian people. They fashion tools from sticks and stones, though they have little interest in fire, having neither need for artificial warmth nor cooked food.

Politics[edit]

It is expected that the Orpheides, with suitable protection from interference, can achieve a technological civilization within a few thousand years. To this end, Orphee itself has been interdicted (making it the equivalent of a Red Zone within the Imperium).

Astrography[edit]

This sophont species can primarily be found in the following areas:

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

There are thought to be several million of them on the planet. They typically live in herds of 10-30 adults, with herds belonging to looser "over-herds".

World Listing[edit]

The following systems and worlds are associated with this sophont species:

No world articles for Orpheides


References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.
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