Zirduluush

Starport	C	Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size	9	Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere	C	Exotic (insidious)
Hydrographics	5	Wet World 50%
Population	8	Moderate (400 million)
Government	A	Charismatic Dictator
Law	8	High Law (controlled blades)
Tech Level	9	Early Stellar (fusion)

Primary Star

K4 V

Atmosphere

Insidious

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

"Library Data: Old Suns." Signal-GK 04 51.

Canon

No

Also see

The Zirduluush of Degushush (Dagudashaag 1302) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Zirduluush are a minor sophont species native to Degushush (Dagudashaag 1302). They are an ammonia-breathing jovionoid-like floater living on a terrestrial world. Their name was given to them by the Vilani and translates as "Strange Ones."

Physiology[edit]

Their bodies are upright cones, mottled in color, that measure about 3.0 meters in height. Their leathery skin is coated in a mucus slime that protects against the corrosive effects of their world’s atmosphere.

Manipulators[edit]

On the base of the body is a mouth surrounded by a mass of hundreds of rope-like feelers, each capable of extending out to about a metre to snag prey. Each feeler is equipped with biological lasers that can sense organic material in the wind.

Senses[edit]

Mounted on the "legs" of the body are a collection of tiny but sensitive ears on long stalks: the Zirduluush are blind and have no sense of smell.

Flight[edit]

Internal gas sacs allow them to float just above the level of the ground with the feelers trailing in search of food.

Respiration[edit]

Research has shown that they utilize atmospheric ammonia when breathing.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The hostile atmosphere of their homeworld presents the biggest problem to accurate research into the Zirduluush - it quickly destroys any dead organic material which has made further research into the physiology and evolutionary history of the race difficult.

Relatively few observations into their psychology or social structure have been achieved due to the difficulties involved in maintaining accurate long term contact.

Society & Culture[edit]

To human eyes the Zirduluush are primitive and warlike. The race shows very little interest in Humaniti, although they have been known to attack vehicles and remote communications towers.

Social Organization[edit]

They seem to live in small nomadic family groups which scavenge for food on the rugged badlands and arid plains of their world.

Government[edit]

It is generally believed that the Zirduluush have not formed the concept of a government yet.

Language[edit]

It is not known how the Zirduluush communicate or if they have a developed language, although researchers assume that a possible Zirduluush language would be oral (aural) in nature.

Calendar[edit]

It is unknown how the Zirduluush form a calendar or track time.

Technology & Trade[edit]

The Zirduluush are a primitive species with very little use of technology. They exist at around the TL–0 to TL–1 level. The Zirduluush are largely ignorant of galactic culture and exist at a subsistence level with little to no trade. The Zirduluush are aware of the human presence on their world. Some Imperial sociologists conjecture that the Zirduluush must regard the human presence on their world as the intrusion of demons or gods.

Military[edit]

It is generally believed that the Zirduluush have not yet formed the concept of a military.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Dagudashaag Sector
- Old Suns Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Degushush (Dagudashaag 1302)

World Listing[edit]

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

1 of 1 World articles in Zirduluush

Degushush •

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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.

Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Old Suns." Signal-GK 04 (1992): 51. via. HIWG
Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 377.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science