Byl

Byl
Base Information
Classification
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Unknown Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Lomodo (Theta Borealis 0204)
UWP	E7A6650-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere A Exotic Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 6 Moderate (8 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
Primary Star	G3 V G5 V
Atmosphere	Exotic
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	No
Source
Reference	Lomodo IVA 5.
Canon	No
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The Byl of Lomodo IV are an extinct minor race native to Alpha Subsector of Theta Borealis Sector.

• They had a non-humanoid appearance.
• Their technological competency was rated as primitive.

Description (Specifications)

The Byl resembled the Rudstot, a lifeform native to wetland regions of Lomodo IV.

A typical Byl stood at around 1.8 meters, though they adopted a generally crouched posture, and weighed around 100 kg. They preferred a wet environment: their habitations were centered on a pool of water.

They were carnivorous, primarily feeding on aquatic lifeforms, and were highly territorial.

Psychology

The Byl exhibited recognized characteristics of intelligence:

• Conceptual thought, including abstract language.
• Social structure, including social organization.
• Tool use, allowing environmental manipulation.

Byl psychology was driven by factors common to many sophonts:

• Acquisition (stemming from the need to gather adequate nutrition),
• Preservation (derived from the need to continue their personal existence), and
• Perpetuation (the urge to continue the species).

History & Background (Dossier)

This species was involved in a mutually destructive 200 year long war on their homeworld resulting in the death of their species and the Irf with whom they warred. The planet is littered with the ruins of both species’ cities. Meanwhile another species the Osp, which was overlooked by the two warring parties has now colonized most of the world.

Astrography

This race is solely located in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Theta Borealis Sector
  • Alpha Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race was Lomodo (Theta Borealis 0204)

World Listing

A significant number of Byl communities lay in ruins on Lomodo (Theta Borealis 0204).

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Bill Bledsaw. Lomodo IVA (Group One, 1981), 5.