Guy-Troy

Guy-Troy
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/hunter
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Flyer
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Semi-Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	1.25 meters
Weight	75 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Balkanization
Technological Epoch	TL:4-6
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Unknown World
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Primary Star
Atmosphere
Off-world presence	Yes
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Aliens Archive 21-27.
Canon	Yes
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A Minor Race with a semi-Humanoid appearance.

The "Controlled", the name once given the Guy-Troy by the Imperium, are hexapods like many other winged sophonts. Their original culture is largely a mystery, as their civilization -- and even to some extent their biology -- was reconstructed by Humaniti during the Rule of Man. Part of the Imperial mainstream, some Guy-Troy attempt to discover clues as to their people's true history.

Physical Sophontology

The Guy-Troy are not very strong, by Human standards, and their arms are extremely slender -- though their digital dexterity is superior to Humaniti's. Their feet (but not hands) are equipped with razor-sharp talons, leading to them walking or running much more slowly than Humans.

A Controlled's skeleton is flexible and lighter than that of Humans, with internal cartilaginous structures giving it a terrific resistance to blunt impact damage. However, their paper-thin skin tears or bruises easily.

Their true mode of movement, of course, is in winged flight; though in standard atmospheres they can only glide, in denser gas envelopes like that of their prehistoric homeworld they can achieve speeds of some 30 meters per second.

They stand 1.25 meters tall (with a 3.25 meter wingspan), and typically mass 50 to 75 kilograms.

Cultural Sophontology

The Imperium's long supervision of the Controlled has made their mental life strongly resemble the typical (Human) citizen's. They are still subject to impatience, restlessness, and moodiness, but are capable of terrific powers of concentration for short periods.

In another oddity, they require special low berths and cannot use the conventional variety.

Linguistic Sophontology

They cannot speak Human languages well (nor can Humans physically voice theirs), so they must resort to translators. Their native languages are not in fact indigenous to the race, but are fully artificial languages utilizing Guy-Troy sounds but based on Anglic.

Locations

Guy-Troy can be found on a number of planets, primarily in small localised enclaves. As an example, in Dagudashaag Sector (which is not their place of origin), communities exist on Mimu, Akimu, Medurma and Asii.

Under the strict waste removal laws of Akimu, Guy-Troy excretions -- which are mildly toxic and unable to be recycled -- have to be completely removed from the planet. The disposal method is to transport it to a satellite in orbit around the system's innermost planet, an extremely expensive operation. As a result, only the most affluent of Guy-Troy are able to afford to live on Akimu, and residence there became a major status symbol for them.

According to many Imperial historians, the homeworld of the Guy-Troy may have been Lashkagur in the Delphi Sector. This is unconfirmed.

References and contributors

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Timothy B. Brown. Aliens Archive (Imperium Games, 1996), 21-27.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 139.