Aezorgh

Starport	D	Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size	7	Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	8	Wet World 80%
Population	A	High (00 billion)
Government	7	Balkanization
Law	7	Moderate Law (no firearms)
Tech Level	6	Pre-Stellar (nuclear)

Primary Star

F7 V

Atmosphere

Standard

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, 2022, Issue 11

Canon

No

Also see

A non-human minor race. The Aezorgh are originally native to Soghzalghag in Windhorn Sector.

Once enslaved by the Vargr, these small hexapods are now a minority on their own world but are found in multiple systems along the Vargr-Imperial border. Known for being clever and devious, they are often more tolerated than liked.

The name Aezorgh derives from an early Ovaghoun dialect, meaning ‘vermin’. The Aezorgh keep this name as an ironic badge of honour to spite the Vargr.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)[edit]

An adult Aezorgh measures 1.5 metres from head to toe-pad but tends to stand with stooped legs, shortening actual height to 1.2 metres. Adults average less than 40 kilograms mass.

Iridescent down feathers cover the body. Adapted for life in temperate rainforests, the Aezorgh are extremely dexterous, with four arms ending in hands equipped with four delicate tentacles. Two multi-jointed legs end in feet with four thicker tentacles, these covered in gecko-like ridges capable of supporting the Aezorgh when hanging from branches, walls or ceilings.

Aezorgh have two pairs of eyes. The forward-facing pair focus on the Human visual range; the two smaller eyes above are less acute but focus on infrared light, allowing sight at night and permitting the Aezorgh to see almost directly overhead.

Diet[edit]

The Aezorgh are opportunistic omnivores. Small prey is sometimes eaten alive, although this is often intended to disturb others rather than being a preferred method of consumption. Their 70-80 small, sharp teeth allow them to attach themselves to both animals and plants to drain blood or sap. An anaesthetic in Aezorgh saliva works to prevent the victim from feeling the bite, acting as a sedative or mild euphoric on some species.

Lifespan and Reproduction[edit]

The lifespan of the Aezorgh is nearly 100 standard years, with noticeable aging occurring only late in life. A female lays one egg every local year from age 11 to 50, but under normal circumstances, few of these actually hatch. An immature Aezorgh clings to its mother and feeds upon her regurgitated food for the first two local (about three standard) years of life.

Psychology[edit]

Aezorgh are intelligent and nimble, but with a split attention span. They can spend hours without pause fixing an intricate clockwork mechanism or a tangled electronic mess but often cannot maintain enough focus to finish a book or film. There are even stories of an Aezorgh becoming distracted and walking away mid-conversation.

Reputation is more important to Aezorgh than money, but this recognition comes from cleverness, not honour. All Aezorgh are individualistic even when part of a band, and might decide not to share their knowledge or fortune.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Vargr colonists reached the world they named Soghzalghag in -2400, and claimed the planet as their own.

Within a few centuries, the Vargr population on Soghzalghag reached into the billions, and the air and water became fouled with industrial waste. The forests were gone and the Aezorgh survived in two groups; as slaves, and as clandestine scavengers living in urban jungles. By -1200, the Aezorgh had spread to other Vargr worlds in Windhorn and neighbouring sectors, both as enslaved techs and as stowaways. Their reception on other worlds varied; on some it was as slaves or vermin, on others they found freedom and even full citizenship.

In 1039, Soghzalghag, or at least two of its major governments, joined the Ngath Confederation, and the status of Aezorgh improved.

Astrography[edit]

Aezorgh individuals and small communities inhabit cities and startowns in the sectors near the border between the Third Imperium and the Vargr Extents.

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Travelling Aezorgh are often alone, as they do not generally crave or need the companionship of their own kind, especially when young adults. After a few years or decades most Aezorgh gravitate back to an Aezorgh community, but many continue to wander the galaxy.

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Soghzalghag

Ironically similar to the Vargr, the homeworld holds little significance to most of this race. They number less than five percent of the overpopulated planet and less than five percent of Aezorgh call the world home.

World Listing[edit]

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

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Geir Lanessog. Alien Article: Aezorgh (Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, 2022), Issue 11, page 61. (Details on the Aezorgh)