Luupinite

Starport	X	No Starport
Size	4	Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere	4	Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics	5	Wet World 50%
Population	8	Moderate (600 million)
Government	5	Feudal Technocracy
Law	3	Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech Level	3	Pre-Industrial (basic science)

Primary Star

K9 V

Atmosphere

Thin (tainted)

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

K'kree 35-36.

Canon

Yes

Also see

Two Thousand Worlds

The Luupinites of Luupim (Numbis 2828) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race of sophonts with a semi-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

This race are thick-furred, bipedal primitives descended from omnivore/hunter stock. The natives of Luupim are reasonably intelligent, but unsophisticated.

Their actual native name is unknown; the term Luupinite is derived from the name Luupim, as applied to their world by the K'kree. Luupim indeed falls within K'kree Space.

The natives of Luupim have not evidenced even the slightest degree of hostility or aggression among themselves, seeming inherently peaceful despite their predatory roots. Some disputes have occasionally led to small-scale conflicts between towns, but these are greatly limited in scope and violence. Of course, from a K'kree point of view, the people of the world are dangerous because of their willingness to consume animal flesh. Most alarming to the Steppelords is the fact that the sport of hunting is a particularly popular one, and K'kree scientists assigned to study the world have frequently reported with disgust on the relish and skill with which these predatory locals hunt down and kill animals of all kinds.

Culture[edit]

In Luupinite mythology, the sky, from which clouds of sulphurous smoke, rains of hot ash, and other natural disasters come, is the Abode of Evil.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Luupim (Numbis 2828) was discovered by the K'kree many centuries ago in the final years of the Crusade, and studied until it was established that the inhabitants fell into the category of non-K'kree races that ate both plant and animal foodstuffs, and thus might be persuaded to adopt a civilized vegetarian existence. The planet was interdicted as a result, so as to ensure the safety of K'kree travellers, and, at the same time, keep the natives out of reach of technology until a decision regarding their fate should be reached at Kirur. As is often the case, time, distance and other commitments have conspired to keep the decision from being made. The K'kree are also not inclined to carry out an extermination so close to the prying eyes of the Hivers. There is no great need for precipitate action, anyway, as the natives are far from achieving any form of unification of technological prowess which could make them a threat to the forces of a Xi Rrikeek Tuughit'ra, should it become necessary to declare one. The interdiction patrol monitors planetary development, and can advise if local changes make an immediate decision mandatory at any time.

The natives of Luupim are reasonably intelligent, but not given to technological progress. Technology (in a few isolated regions where development has proceeded faster than the planetary norm) has peaked at TL–3. There are no large cities; most of the native population of 600 million live in rural areas or small towns. Their government is chaotic at best, most readily describable as a loose feudalism; there is no unified government structure, and most individual towns or regions fend for themselves, receiving neither help nor hindrance from their neighbors.

Astrography[edit]

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

Numbis Sector
- K'righeek Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Luupim (Numbis 2828)

World Listing[edit]

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

1 of 1 World articles in Luupinite

Luupim •

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

J. Andrew Keith, Loren Wiseman. K'kree (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 35-36. in "A Scent of Evil Winds"