Dishaan

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	8	Wet World 80%
Population	8	Moderate (600 million)
Government	C	Charismatic Oligarchy
Law	F	Extreme Law (rigid control)
Tech Level	C	Average Stellar (robots)

Primary Star

F0 V M3 V

Atmosphere

Standard (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Interstellar Wars 83-84,144.

Canon

Yes

Also see

The Dishaan of Provalan (Zarushagar 2325) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

They are technologically sophisticated sophonts.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Psychologically incapable of thinking past their own best interests, the Dishaan are in many ways the antithesis of the Vilani ideal.

The Dishaan are arboreal, five-foot-tall with stubby legs that make them ungainly on the ground and have long, powerful forearms. Each arm is tipped with a large curved claw; these are intended to aid in climbing and brachiating, but they are also extremely effective in combat. Two widely set eyes sit on a broad, neckless head.

Body Structure is Bilateral HBS-T-AN-LL-T

Cartilage internal structure
Blood internal fluids
Loose leathery skin
Claws and beak

The Dishaan use their two forelimbs to grip onto and hang from branches. While hanging, their head tilts forward and their lower torso curls upward, bringing their four hind limbs in front of their faces and allowing their "feet" to act as hand-like manipulators.

They evolved on a cold world and are comfortable in a lower range of temperatures than are Humans.

Dishaan are carrion-eaters, evolved from pack animals that roamed in groups of 20 to 30, driving predators from their kills. Their social structure was based entirely around feeding rights, as maintained by continuous squabbles. Intelligence developed as the Dishaan evolved ever more elaborate ways of subjugating their pack mates without resorting to physical violence. The modern-day Dishaan is still constantly looking for angles, and has absolutely no compunction about doing anything that puts him one step ahead of someone else.

"Dishaan" is a Vilani name -- see, Dishaa. The native name for the species is Ushkaq.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Ushkaq Sasutxi. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The Dishaan built up a small empire of about 20 worlds -- Ushkaq Sasutxi, the Dishaan Hegemony -- based on Vilani technology, and rapidly became some of the most renowned traders of the period. Their fundamental dishonesty was understood, though, so deals were always structured to make it worth their while for the Dishaan to stick to the contract. The attitudes and fundamental untrustworthiness of the Dishaan had a lasting impact, directly influencing the core ideals and structure of the nearby Darmine Corporate.

Not surprisingly, the Dishaan were one of the first targets when the Vilani launched the Consolidation Wars – and then the Vilani were left with the problem of what to do with their new client race. The Vilani strategy was to make certain that any deviation from acceptable norms was punished to an extent far greater than the potential gain of the crime. Most Dishaan weren’t allowed to leave their world unless they had considerable assets under Vilani control, which could be confiscated if their owner got out of line.

Those who did travel were usually merchants, though some worked for the armed forces as solitary commandos, gaining fearsome reputations among Terrans. On the other hand, their natural tendencies also meant that once out from under the eyes of the Vilani they were willing to cheat their masters in return for Terran goods.

Falling into bad habits during the chaos of the Interstellar Wars, some Dishaan joined dissident Vilani and established the distant Harodar Hegemony. The Dishaan on Provalan were eventually brought into the Third Imperium.

Timeline[edit]

Imperial Date: -5000: The Vilani contact the Dishaan of Provalan (Zarushagar 2325), an aggressive minor race.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Zarushagar Sector
- Wolf Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Provalan (Zarushagar 2325)

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are associated with this race is available.

The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

21 of 21 World articles in Dishaan

Altacen • Bacelbron • Chronus • Clavert • Cossor • Dust (Za 2224) • Hentier • Hepa • Ilnuhagaka • Kamov • Kdept • Kezfi • Lonely • Olesno • Provalan • Radema • Reina • Reunder • Skaob-Heti • Ter-Ritt • Yeara •

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Gary L. Thomas. "Wolf Subsector and Oasis Subsector UWP's." The Travellers' Digest 21 (1990): 21.
Paul Drye, Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Interstellar Wars (Steve Jackson Games, 2006), 83-84,144.
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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science