Mongoose 2nd: Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 3

Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 3
Author		Darren Bulmer
Publisher		Mongoose Publishing
Version		Mongoose 2nd
Format
Language		English
Pages		296
Year Published		2022
Canonical		Yes
Available from		DriveThru RPG, Mongoose
MGP40094
ISBN		9781913076856

Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 3 is a Mongoose 2nd source book from Mongoose Publishing.

Aliens of Charted Space Volume 3 explores five races - the pacifist Darrians, the enigmatic Geonee, the playful Dolphins, the aloof Orca, and the bureaucratic Bwaps. Within these covers you will discover the culture and society of these races, as well as their physiology and their psychology.

Darrians
The Darrians are known to be a pacifist race who value excellence in scientific and artistic endeavours. Many believe the Darrians an easy target, or that their outlook makes them inconsequential on the galactic stage. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Darrians are heirs to some of the most advanced technology in Charted Space, and their advancement continues. For those who believe they can conquer this race of pacifistic scientists and artists, the Darrians have a feared weapon capable of causing a star to go supernova - the Star Trigger.

Geonee
The Geonee claim to be the descendants of the Ancients, and have the ruins and remnant technology to support this. When first contacted by the Vilani. they were thought to be a Major Race until it was discovered they had reverse engineered their jump drive, causing the retraction of their position and relegating them to become a Minor Race. The Geonee have struggled to have their achievements recognised by the greater interstellar community ever since.

Dolphins
Dolphins were granted sophoncy by GenAssist, a genetic engineering corporation founded on Solomani principles. The project was a success, and Dolphins have become recognised as a Minor Race in their own right. Their communities are based on principles of total freedom and equality, but they owe a debt of honour to the humans who gave them reasoned thought.

Orca
The Orca are another race granted sophoncy by GenAssist, but this time grudgingly. The project to raise them suffered a serious setback which nearly ended the programme if not for the generosity of the people of Sufren. Matriarchal and aloof, the Orca are far less friendly than their Dolphin cousins, and do not share their outlook, instead holding principles of matriarchal veneration and mindfulness.

Bwaps
Evolved amid the swamps of an alien world, Bwap civilisation grew slowly through cooperation and the universal belief that they all have an individual and unique place in the universe to fulfil. Their obsession with minutia and fine detail placed them in the perfect position to make themselves indispensable to the bureaucracy of the Ziru Sirka, granting them access to technology denied to others.

This book contains rules for creating Travellers from each of these alien races, High Guard additions and new ships, and Central Supply Catalogue entries for their new equipment.

Credits

Author

Darren Bulmer

Editor

Matthew Sprange

Layout and Graphic Design

Katrina Hepburn

Illustrations

Sergio Villa, T Stirling Little, Alfredo Dosztal, Farri Lensen, Gabriel Diniz, Isaque Guimarães, Daniel Rubio, Alvaro Nebot, Sherif Wagdy, Christos Karezis, Ade Stewart, Sandrine Thirache

Proofing

Charlotte Law

Table of Contents

Mongoose 2nd: Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 3
Introduction	2
The Darrians	4
Darrian History	21
Darrian Travellers	36
Central Supply Catalogue: Darrian	62
Vehicles of the Darrians	71
High Guard of the Darrians	75
The Geonee	92
Geonee History	109
Geonee Travellers	118
Central Supply Catalogue: Geonee	126
Vehicles of the Geonee	137
High Guard of the Geonee	139
The Dolphins	155
Dolphin Travellers	168
Central Supply Catalogue: Dolphins	174
Vehicles of the Dolphins	182
High Guard of the Dolphins	187
The Orca	196
The Orca Homeworld	206
Orca Travellers	218
Central Supply Catalogue: Orca	224
The Bwaps	228
The Bwap Homeworld	243
Bwap Travellers	253
Central Supply Catalogue: Bwaps	255
Vehicles of the Bwaps	261
High Guard of the Bwaps	267
Index	294