Kwaz

Kwaz
Base Information
Classification
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch	TL:10-12
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Kvazaat (Aldebaran 0712)
UWP	A875795-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 7 Moderate (60 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
Primary Star	G1 V M1 V
Atmosphere	Standard (tainted)
Off-world presence	Yes
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Solomani .
Canon	Yes
Also see

The Kwaz of Kvazaat (Aldebaran 0712) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a non-humanoid appearance.

• They are technologically sophisticated sophonts.
• They are also known as Kvaz.

Description (Specifications)

A physically diminutive species, the Kwaz (or 'Chuckies', as many Humans flippantly call them) find employment as agricultural day laborers throughout the Solomani Confederation.

"Chuckie" is an old Terran term, originating in the northern part of the British archipelago, referring to individuals who are nervous, easily frightened, or display excessive shyness.

General Psychology

Kwaz exhibit recognized characteristics of intelligence:

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

Kwaz psychology is 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).

Native Culture

• Heterogenity: 2 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: B (very friendly)
• Strangeness: 5 (distinct)
• Symbols: 7 (somewhat concrete)

Kwaz, as a prey species, exhibit an extremely strong instinct to "flee" from danger.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Imperial Interstellar Scout Service recommended that Red Zone interdiction be imposed on Kvazaat to protect the Kwaz. The Solomani Colonial Office ignored these recommendations and the Kwaz homeworld was fully opened to Solomani settlement in 856.

During the Solomani Rim War, the Confederation attempted to "relocate" a number of non-Human races to other worlds, principally to fill gaps in the labor market caused by Humans serving in the military. Large numbers of Kwaz were moved to various planets to assist with agricultural tasks. Their services remain in demand, they have integrated relatively well where they have settled, and generally they are thriving -- if still easily spooked.

Astrography

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

• Aldebaran Sector
  • Star Bridge Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Kvazaat (Aldebaran 0712)

World Listing

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

12 of 12 World articles in Kwaz

Clavius  •  Columbier  •  Domino  •  Fever  •  Hesselgrave  •  Hypericum  •  Ivraie  •  Kvazaat  •  Philomel  •  Sestra  •  Thermus  •  Valdarno  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), .
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science