Sydite

Sydite
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/hunter-gatherer
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence
Bio-Identenoid
Size	2.4m
Weight	119.0 kg
Culture
Languages
Social Structure
Technological Epoch
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Khuur (Ley 3026)
UWP	X000000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Primary Star
Atmosphere
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals
Source
Reference	The Traveller's Handbook 27-28.
Canon	Yes
Also see
Adjective: Sydite, Sydymic

The Sydites are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.

• They are a Minor Human Race with a semi-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

A member of a four-armed minor human race believed to have been genetically altered by the Ancients for physical labor. Native to Khuur (Ley 3026 E959977-5). Their polity was known as the Sydymic Empire. Sydites are also known as Sydymites in many parts of the Ley Sector.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

"The Sydymites are another minor variant race of humans, distiguished primarily by an average height of 2.4 meters (8 feet)."

History & Background (Dossier)

Often perceived as big strong brutes without imagination, the Sydites nevertheless controlled an extensive interstellar empire at their height of their power.

The Sydymic War two centuries ago saw the Sydymic Empire destroyed by the Third Imperium, forcing the Sydites to rebuild their society and technological infrastructure.

Although most Sydites are encountered in the Delta Quadrant of Ley sector, small enclaves exist throughout the Gateway Domain and surrounding areas.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

Their polity is known as the Khuur League. It has its roots in the Sydymic Empire.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This race (sophont species) is primarily located in the following areas:

• Empty Quarter Sector
  • Hebrin Subsector
  • Udusis Subsector
• Ley Sector
  • Sydymic Subsector

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this race (sophontic species) is:

• Khuur (world)

World Listing: 1105

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

13 of 13 World articles in Sydite

Aankemishas  •  Arakaska  •  Iisdirrii  •  Kherkhine  •  Khiigi  •  Khuur  •  Kug  •  Lasagima  •  Mugama  •  Shuiku  •  Udirgimma  •  Ugkimlu  •  Ulagaska  •  

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References & Contibutors (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.

• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. The Traveller's Handbook (QuikLink Interactive, 2002), 27-28.
• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. Gateway to Destiny (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), 21-22.
• Martin Dougherty. The Sydymic Outworlds (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), 8,10.
• Jason Kemp. "Delta Quadrant of the Empty Quarter Sector." Stellar Reaches 02 (2005): 11.
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• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science