Lhshana

Lhshana
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/gatherer
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	1.2 meters
Weight
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Oligarchy
Technological Epoch	TL:7-9
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Lhshami (Reaver's Deep 2111)
UWP	C577794-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 7 Moderate (60 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
Primary Star	G0 V M4 V
Atmosphere	Standard (tainted)
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Ascent to Anekthor 49-50.
Canon	Yes
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The Lhshana of Lhshami (Reaver's Deep 2111) are a technologically developing Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

Physiology & Environment

Descended from omnivore/gatherer stock, the Lhshana are small (1.2 meters in height), trilaterally symmetrical intelligent sophonts. Tentacular appendages over each leg give them excellent manipulative abilities; a sensory cluster on each tentacle provides organs for sight, hearing, smell, taste, and infrared vision for each limb. The mouth is located ventrally, and serves only for ingestion; breathing is through a number of breathing orifices located in pairs under each tentacle.

History & Background

The pre-civilized Lhshana were dominated by the Saie during the Saiean empire period, and traditions of that vanished race's actions are found in Lhshana folklore and mythology. Civilization on Lhshami was given a boost, first by technology introduced by the Saie, and later by human Reavers who visited the world during the Long Night.

Psychology & Philosophy

An unaggressive, contemplative race, the Lhshana have enjoyed a fairly stable civilization for over 2,000 years, and had achieved some elements of TL–9 by the time they were contacted by Principality of Caledon merchant explorers in 598. They have never shown any great interest in space or exploration, and had not invented any sort of space flight at the time of the first Caledonian contact.

Lhshana artists are capable of shaping certain native crystals into designs which produce certain specific emotional responses. Representational art is virtually unknown, but Lhshana touchstone sculptures are a highly prized artform, commanding high prices offworld.

Astrography

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

• Reaver's Deep Sector
  • Caledon Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Lhshami (Reaver's Deep 2111)

World Listing

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

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References

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.

• J. Andrew Keith. Ascent to Anekthor (Gamelords, 1984), 49-50.
• Kevin Knight. "A Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector." Traveller Chronicle 07 (1995): 26-41.
• Paul Sanders, J. Andrew Keith. Reaver's Deep Sector Sourcebook (Cargonaut Press, 1998), 22,56.
• Citation Missing - Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector