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|name     = Vegan
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|name   = Vegan
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|author  = TBD
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|intel   = [[:Category:Minor Race|Minor Race]]
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|canon  = Yes
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|type    = Browser/herbivore
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|caption = TBD
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|size    = 2.2 m
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|code   = Vega
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|weight  = 140 kg
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|environ = Desert
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|home     = {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
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|extinct = Extant
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|multi   = Yes  
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|footnote= TBD
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|canon   = Yes
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|gravity = Standard
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|extinct = Extant
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|home   = {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
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|ref     = [[Classic Traveller]] [[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]
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|image  = Vegan1.jpg
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|lang    = TBD
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|locomotion= Ambulatory (walker)
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|multi   = Yes
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|psi    = Standard
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|ref    = {{Ludography ref|name= The Solomani Rim|version=Classic Traveller|page=7}}
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|size   = 2.2 m
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|socstrct= TBD
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|status = Minor Race
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|TL     = TL-13 
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|TLrange = TL:13-15
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|type    = Browser/herbivore
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|weight  = 140.0 kg
 
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The [[Vegan]] are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.
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* They are a [[Minor Non-Human Race]] with a [[humanoid]] appearance.
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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The [[Vegan]]s are an intelligent race originating on {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}} and inhabiting the [[Vegan Autonomous District]].
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* They are named by [[human]]s after the bright star near their [[homeworld]].
  
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An intelligent race originating on {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}} and inhabiting the [[Vegan Autonomous District]].
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=== Biology (Physical Sophontology) ===
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* They are named by humans after the bright star near their homeworld.
 
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== Physiology & Environment ==
 
 
Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.   
 
Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.   
  
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=== Vegan Body Plan ===
 
 
Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are bisexual, homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.
 
Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are bisexual, homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.
  
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==== Vegan Body Shape ====
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Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds. The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of Terra, the Human homeworld.
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Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds.
 
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The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of Terra, the Human homeworld.
 
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==== Vegan Body Structure ====
 
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A Vegan's tall, thin bodies is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss.  
 
  
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All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.
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A Vegan's tall, thin bodies is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss. All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.
  
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=== Vegan Senses & Nervous System ===
 
 
The head serves both as brain case and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck. Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head.  
 
The head serves both as brain case and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck. Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head.  
  
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The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eye-lid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed.  
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The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eye-lid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed. The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun.  
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The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun.  
 
  
 
Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.
 
Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.
  
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=== Vegan Locomotion ===
 
 
Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.  
 
Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.  
  
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=== Vegan Manipulation ===
 
 
Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.  
 
Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.  
  
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=== Vegan Digestion & Trophics ===
 
 
The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.  
 
The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.  
  
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=== Vegan Respiration ===
 
 
Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.
 
Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.
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=== Vegan Reproduction ===
 
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Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.
 
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=== Vegan Excretion ===
 
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The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.
 
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=== Vegan Homeworld ===
 
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The Vegan homeworld is {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}.
 
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== History & Background ==
 
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The Vegans received the [[Jump Drive]] about [[-6000]], from [[Vilani]]-influenced traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in [[-4404]]. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the [[Interstellar Wars]] and the advent of the Rule of Man.
 
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* The Vegan Polity prospered under the [[Rule of Man]] and survived the [[Long Night]] largely intact. However, with the advent of the [[Third Imperium]], the Vegan area was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.
 
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* Under the [[Solomani]], the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.
 
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* After the [[Solomani Rim War]], the present [[Vegan Autonomous District]] was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.
 
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== Culture & Society ==
 
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''tuhuir''. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
 
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* Archeology shows that the ''tuhuir'' were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. ''Tuhuir'' are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a ''tuhuir''; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the ''tuhuir'' of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each ''tuhuir''); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a ''tuhuir''.
 
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=== Vegan Social Organization ===
 
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
 
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== Government & Politics ==
 
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The worlds of the [[Vegan Autonomous District]] are under a single, centralized government often classified as a [[Democratic Republic]], a type of [[Unitary State]]. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations. Before the [[Vegan Autonomous District]], the Vegan government was known as the [[Vegan Polity]].
 
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* See [[Vegan Autonomous District]] and [[Vegan Polity]] for more information.
 
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=== Government Structure ===
 
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live.
 
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* The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''tuhuir''.
 
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=== Vegan Executive, Judicial & Legislative Powers ===
 
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The Vegan '''Tuhuir''' serves all functions of government.
 
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* In a matter of speaking, there is no central Vegan executive. Vegans rules through committee. However, while in most human cultures, a ''government of committees'' is and would be regarded as a joke, such governance works for Vegans since a ''Tuhuir'' is far more aligned culturally and philsophically than the vast majority of human politcal parties, movements, and the like.
 
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* So, the meritocratic government of Vegans is a government of committees albeit very like-minded committees closely aligned in purpose and goal.
 
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== Language & Letters (Communication) ==
 
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Very little is conclusively known about the Vegan language.
 
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== Calendar & Timekeeping ==
 
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It is unknown how the Vegans form a calendar or track time although it is assumed that Vegan timekeeping was based upon the cycles and periods of their homeworld, {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}.
 
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== Technology & Trade (Economy) ==
 
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The [[Vegan]]s have a technological mastery at the {{TL|14}} level and possess the [[jump drive]].
 
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* [[Vegan]] merchants and traders are well-known throughout both Imperial, [[Solomani]] space, and beyond.
 
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== Military & Intelligence ==
 
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The [[Vegan Navy]] is used to protect and secure the borders of the autonomous region.
 
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* Please see [[Vegan Navy]] for more information.
 
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== Worlds & Sectors ([[Astrography]]) ==
 
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This race is primarily located in the following area/s:
 
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* [[Solomani Rim Sector]]
 
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** [[Esperance Subsector]]
 
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** [[Vega Subsector]]
 
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=== World Listing: 1116 ===
 
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{{ClusterWorlds2}}
 
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== Biology (Physical Sophontology) ==
 
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[blank] are a species known for [blank].
 
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=== Evolution & Environment (Epigenetics) ===
 
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This species originated on [homeworld] and developed intelligence.
 
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==== Sophonce (Evolution) ====
 
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This species developed intelligence in response to [factors].
 
  
 
==== Climate & Ecotope (Environment) ====
 
==== Climate & Ecotope (Environment) ====
 
This species holds the following environmental preferences:
 
This species holds the following environmental preferences:
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* Terrestrial planet
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* ? type of climate
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* Cold climate
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* ? type of ecotope
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* Barren and dessert ecotopes
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* ? type of gravity
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* Low gravity
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* ? type of atmosphere
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* Thin atmosphere
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==== Genetic Code (Genotype) ====
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
 
=== Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype) ===
 
=== Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype) ===
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==== Body Plan (Morphology) ====
 
==== Body Plan (Morphology) ====
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Confluence (humanoid, semi-humanoid, non-humanoid, etc.)
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Annelidoid
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* ? symmetry (?-ial)
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* Humanoid
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* Kind of -pod (#-ped)   
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* Biltateral symmetry (s-ial)
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** ? limbs used for manipulation "arms"   
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* Tetrapod (4-ped)   
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** ? limbs used for locomotion "legs"
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** 2 limbs used for manipulation "arms"   
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** ? tail/s
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** 2 limbs used for locomotion "legs"
 
* Body consists of three segments  
 
* Body consists of three segments  
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** etc.
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** Torso
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** Abdomen
  
 
==== Biochemistry (Function) ====
 
==== Biochemistry (Function) ====
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This species has a [conventional / unconventional] biochemistry.  
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This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.
  
 
==== Respiration (Reaction) ====
 
==== Respiration (Reaction) ====
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This species used a [conventional / unconventional] respiration cycle consisting of:  
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This species used a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:
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* ? inhalant
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* Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
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* ? exhalant
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* Carbon dioxide exhalant
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=== Ecosystem & Population (Ecology) === 
 
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No information yet available.
 
  
 
==== Diet & Trophics (Consumption) ====
 
==== Diet & Trophics (Consumption) ====
 
This species survives using the following methods of consumption:
 
This species survives using the following methods of consumption:
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* Herbivore /grazer
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* This species favors vegetable and plant-based foodstuffs.
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* No information yet available.
 
  
 
==== Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction) ====  
 
==== Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction) ====  
 
This species has the following reproductive characteristics:  
 
This species has the following reproductive characteristics:  
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* Two genders (male & female)
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** ? sexual morphism
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** No outward sexual dimorphism
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* (sexual reproduction)
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** kind of reproductive act
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** Conjugal intercourse
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** ? mating system
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** Varied mating systems (primarily serial monogamy) (1m:1f average)
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* type of birth
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* Viviparous birth  
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** type of childrearing
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** (Iteroparous): Uses K-selection and have few offspring that require considerable amounts of time to raise to maturity.
  
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==== Adolescence & Lifecycle (Ontogeny) ====
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Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.  
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No information yet available.
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* The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.  
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== Psychology (Cultural Sophontology) ==
 
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No information yet available.
 
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=== Goals (Motivation) ===
 
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No information yet available.
 
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==== Expectations ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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==== Traditions ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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=== Belief System & Philosophy (Mindset) ===
 
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No information yet available.
 
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==== Philosophy ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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* Attitudes?
 
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==== Belief System ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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* Religion?
 
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==== Interventionary Stance ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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* [tribalism vs. galactism]
 
  
 
=== Culture & Society (Ethnology) ===  
 
=== Culture & Society (Ethnology) ===  
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No information yet available.
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''tuhuir''. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
  
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==== Social Organization: 1116 ====
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Archeology shows that the ''tuhuir'' were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. ''Tuhuir'' are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a ''tuhuir''; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the ''tuhuir'' of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each ''tuhuir''); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a ''tuhuir''.
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This species organized its society with the following methods:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
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==== Cultural Hierarchies: 1116 ====
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==== Social Organization: 1105 ====
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This species ranks its members in the following manners:
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
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* No information yet available.
 
  
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== Language (Linguistic Sophontology) ==
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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This species is known to communicate with other species using the following methods.
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''History (Archaeological Sophontology):''
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The Vegans received the [[Jump Drive]] about [[-6000]], from [[Vilani]]-influenced traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in [[-4404]]. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the [[Interstellar Wars]] and the advent of the Rule of Man.
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=== Language & Letters (Communication) ===
 
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This species uses the following types of language to communicate:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
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=== Aesthetics (Symbology) ===
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The Vegan Polity prospered under the [[Rule of Man]] and survived the [[Long Night]] largely intact. However, with the advent of the [[Third Imperium]], the Vegan area was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.
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This species holds the following values regarding art, architecture, ornamentation, etc.
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
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=== Morality (Ethics) ===
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Under the [[Solomani]], the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.  
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This species holds the following values regarding a sense of right and wrong:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
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== History (Archaeological Sophontology) ==
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After the [[Solomani Rim War]], the present [[Vegan Autonomous District]] was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.
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This species has had a [long, short, etc.] history and is widely known for [blank].
 
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=== Historical Eras ===
 
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No information yet available.
 
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==== History: General Overview ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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==== History-Era: Mileu 1100 ====
 
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No information yet available.
 
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=== Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116 ===
 
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These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this polity:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
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== Civilization (Societal Sophontology) ==
 
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The civilization and society of this species is known as [blank].
 
  
 
=== Government & Politics (Leadership)===
 
=== Government & Politics (Leadership)===
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No information yet available.
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The worlds of the [[Vegan Autonomous District]] are under a single, centralized government often classified as a [[Democratic Republic]], a type of [[Unitary State]]. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations. Before the [[Vegan Autonomous District]], the Vegan government was known as the [[Vegan Polity]].
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* Please see polity entry at [[TBD]] for more information.
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* See [[Vegan Autonomous District]] and [[Vegan Polity]] for more information.
  
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=== Military & Intelligence (Force Projection) ===
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== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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No information yet available.
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This race ([[sophont]] species) is primarily located in the following areas:
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* Please see polity entry at [[TBD]] for more information.
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* [[Solomani Rim Sector]]
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** [[Esperance Subsector]]
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=== Business & Trade (Economy) ===
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** [[Vega Subsector]]
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No information yet available.
 
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* Please see polity entry at [[TBD]] for more information. 
 
  
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=== Research & Technology (Knowledge) ===
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=== Homeworld: 1105 ===
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No information yet available.
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The [[homeworld]] of this race (sophontic species) is:
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* Please see polity entry at [[TBD]] for more information.
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* {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
  
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== Astrography (Range) ==
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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This species can primarily be found within [[Charted Space]] in the following locations.
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Significant communities of this race ([[sophont]] species) are known to exist within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:  
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=== Homeworld: 1116 ===
 
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The homeworld of this species is:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
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=== World Listing: 1116 ===
 
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Significant communities of this race ([[sophont]] species) are known to reside within the following systems and worlds:  
 
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
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=== Sector Listing: 1116 ===
 
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This race ([[sophont]] species) is primarily located in the following areas:
 
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* No information yet available.
 
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Advanced}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= [[Classic Traveller]] [[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= The Solomani Rim|version=Classic Traveller|page=7}}
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|S2= [[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars]]
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Library Data (N-Z)|page=28-29}}
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|S3= [[GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire]]
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=44-45}}
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|S4= Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Chronicle 11|page=36-38|article=The Vegans}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Rim of Fire|page=31-33}}
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Interstellar Wars|page=86,145}}
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|S7= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S8= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Minor Non-Human Race]]
 
[[Category: Vegan]]
 
[[Category: Vegan]]
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{{LE|Minor Race|Races|Sophont}}

Revision as of 02:16, 28 October 2018

Vegan
Vegan1.jpg
Base Information
Classification Browser/herbivore
Status Minor Race
Locomotion Ambulatory (walker)
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence
Bio-Identenoid
Size 2.2 m
Weight 140.0 kg
Culture
Languages
Social Structure
Technological Epoch
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Muan Gwi (Solomani Rim 1717)
UWP
X000000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Primary Star
Atmosphere
Off-world presence Yes
Zoetic individuals
Source
Reference The Solomani Rim 7.
Canon Yes
Also see
TBD

The Vegan are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.

Description (Specifications)

The Vegans are an intelligent race originating on Muan Gwi (Solomani Rim 1717) and inhabiting the Vegan Autonomous District.

Biology (Physical Sophontology)

Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.

Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are bisexual, homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.

Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds. The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of Terra, the Human homeworld.

A Vegan's tall, thin bodies is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss. All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.

The head serves both as brain case and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck. Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head.

The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eye-lid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed. The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun.

Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.

Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.

Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.

The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.

Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.

Climate & Ecotope (Environment)

This species holds the following environmental preferences:

  • Terrestrial planet
  • Cold climate
  • Barren and dessert ecotopes
  • Low gravity
  • Thin atmosphere

Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype)

Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.

Body Plan (Morphology)

Annelidoid

  • Humanoid
  • Biltateral symmetry (s-ial)
  • Tetrapod (4-ped)
    • 2 limbs used for manipulation "arms"
    • 2 limbs used for locomotion "legs"
  • Body consists of three segments
    • Head
    • Torso
    • Abdomen

Biochemistry (Function)

This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.

Respiration (Reaction)

This species used a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:

  • Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
  • Carbon dioxide exhalant

Diet & Trophics (Consumption)

This species survives using the following methods of consumption:

  • Herbivore /grazer
  • This species favors vegetable and plant-based foodstuffs.

Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction)

This species has the following reproductive characteristics:

  • Two genders (male & female)
    • No outward sexual dimorphism
  • (sexual reproduction)
    • Conjugal intercourse
    • Varied mating systems (primarily serial monogamy) (1m:1f average)
  • Viviparous birth
    • (Iteroparous): Uses K-selection and have few offspring that require considerable amounts of time to raise to maturity.

Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.

  • The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.

Culture & Society (Ethnology)

Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different tuhuir, which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each tuhuir has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a tuhuir which oversees and mediates among all the other tuhuir. Although rare, heretical and rebellious tuhuir do exist.

Archeology shows that the tuhuir were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. Tuhuir are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a tuhuir; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the tuhuir of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each tuhuir); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a tuhuir.

Social Organization: 1105

Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different tuhuir, which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each tuhuir has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. Although rare, heretical and rebellious tuhuir do exist.

History & Background (Dossier)

History (Archaeological Sophontology): The Vegans received the Jump Drive about -6000, from Vilani-influenced traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in -4404. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the Interstellar Wars and the advent of the Rule of Man.

The Vegan Polity prospered under the Rule of Man and survived the Long Night largely intact. However, with the advent of the Third Imperium, the Vegan area was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.

Under the Solomani, the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.

After the Solomani Rim War, the present Vegan Autonomous District was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

The worlds of the Vegan Autonomous District are under a single, centralized government often classified as a Democratic Republic, a type of Unitary State. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations. Before the Vegan Autonomous District, the Vegan government was known as the Vegan Polity.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

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

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this race (sophontic species) is:

World Listing: 1105

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

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Ahhunsal  •  Ashtagz Tyui  •  Asterr Tyui  •  Bellerophon  •  Duikin Tyui  •  Dzadwahtyan  •  Dzim Zhia Gwi  •  Ewmiak  •  Flanders (SR 1517)  •  Gwathui   •  Hariksiat  •  Hokchor  •  Hsivyu  •  Hsuarrdzan  •  Hsuilzish  •  Hsuishlesh  •  Khalikkam  •  Merganser  •  Muan Gwi  •  Muan Ialour  •  Muan Irrzudh  •  Muan Issler  •  Muan Kwoyen  •  Ninshien  •  Orruiltan Tyui  •  Shulgiasu  •  Sithuan Hsarr  •  Tsamis  •  Tunshaon Tyo  •  Tyudhuar  •  Umieh  •  Wanish Tyo  •  
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