Florian

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	5	Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere	6	Standard
Hydrographics	7	Wet World 70%
Population	9	High (6 billion)
Government	4	Representative Democracy
Law	2	Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level	E	High Stellar (anti-grav cities)

Primary Star

F5 V M8 V

Atmosphere

Standard

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

"Trojan Reaches." The Travellers' Digest 20 29-30.

Canon

Yes

Also see

Florian League

The Florians of Floria (Trojan Reach 0213) are a technologically advanced Minor Human Race with a humanoid appearance.

Physiology[edit]

The Floriani are notable for their dimorphism. The ruling group, the Barnai, are short, weak, and of high intelligence, while the workforce is comprised of Feskals, who are large, muscular, and of low intelligence. Other minor details of anatomy also set them apart from the rest of Humaniti.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Floriani were contacted by the Aslan in -170, but the two races got along rather poorly. Some Aslan settled a few Florian worlds, but on the whole the relationship was very uneasy. In 185, they were contacted by the IISS, and a neutral relationship began. In 430, the Floriani encountered human settlers from the Imperium and welcomed them into the League. In 506, they formed the Florian League, in order to unify their government and culture.

For 550 years, the League gradually grew, reaching its present size in 1054. At that time, one or two Aslan clans commenced raiding inside the League, and soon after the publication of the Imperial Second Survey, the League established a unified military and built bases on several worlds.

During the Rebellion, Aslan attacked the League en masse, while at the same time swarming across the Borderland to attack the Imperium. Most of the worlds of the Nora'a subsector were captured in 1117, but after that no more headway was made.

Social Organization[edit]

The ruling group, the Barnai, are short and weak, while the workforce is comprised of Feskals, large, muscular, and unintelligent. Other minor details of anatomy also set them apart from the rest of Humaniti.

Although accusations of slavery or exploitation might be voiced in Imperial society, the relationship between Barnai and Feskals is perfectly acceptable to both parties. High ethical standards combine with the stoic Floriani demeanor to foster cooperation and solidarity in defiance of physical differences.

Religion[edit]

Florians believe that a guardian spirit is assigned to a group of five Barnai, just as there are five Feskal for each Barnai among the population. Groups of five spirits have their own guardian spirit, and so on up the pyramid, until one reaches the singular universe as a deity. By living a meritorious life, a Barnai hopes to reincarnate as a guardian spirit and climb the hierarchy. Feskals are thought to be perfection in servitude, but sometimes a particularly intelligent Feskal might be identified as likely to reincarnate as a Barnai.

Language[edit]

See: Floriani

Technology & Trade[edit]

The Floriani are also noteworthy for their unusual path of technological development. Highly advanced in the realms of transportation and weaponry, the Floriani are abnormally backward in the life sciences. Within the Florian League, the masses have odd notions toward technology, and all Floriani instinctively shy away from true research. Even creativity in the arts is a rarity.

Astrography[edit]

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

Beyond Sector
- Florian Subsector (once known as Darking Regions Subsector)
Trojan Reach Sector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Floria (Trojan Reach 0213)

World Listing[edit]

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

No world articles for Florian

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.

Mike Jackson. "Florian League." Third Imperium 08 (1988): 4-6.
Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 09 (Galaxy Games, 1988), 7-8.
Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 11 (Galaxy Games, 1988), 8-9.
Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Trojan Reaches." The Travellers' Digest 20 (1990): 29-30.
Joe Webb, "The Florians, Part 1". JTAS Online October 15, 2002 (2002)
Joe Webb, "The Florians, Part 2". JTAS Online November 12, 2002 (2002)
Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Humaniti (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 60-67.
Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 155-156.
EXTERNAL LINK: Florian Page by Mike West