PouKais

PouKais
Base Information
Classification	carnivore
Terrain	Sky
Locomotion	Flyer
Size	30kg
Speed	Slow
Strength
Social Structure	Pair
Weapons	Claws
Armor	none
Source
Homeworld	Kima (Dagudashaag 0711)
Multi-world	No
Canon	No
Reference	Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag 200.

The PouKais is a non-sophont, avianoid creature native to Kima.

Physiology and Ecology

PouKais, or Kimahan Skyhawks, are carnivorous, stand 2.5m high at the shoulder and weigh about 30kg. Their body is covered in a soft glowing 'neon-like' down and they have both extremely powerful and vicious eight-toed clawed feet and a wingspan in excess of 10m. To remain healthy each bird must fly for about 3 hours a day in a gravity of about 0.6g.

History and Background

Kima's primary went through a unexpected period of increased stellar activity in the 320s, raising the normally cool world to temperatures that led to loss of a significant percentage of the atmosphere and surface liquid. This in turn has caused a mass extinction event on the world. A major conservation effort is underway to transfer some of Kima's unique native wildlife before they become extinct.

It is believed that less than 8 breeding pairs of this animal still exist, however their transportation has proven to be a bit of a problem. Skyhawks cannot be put into any form of hibernation and need to remain fully conscious throughout the journey. The S'mrii ConSentiency is currently negotiating with both MMSL and Makhidkarun to hire cruise ships, as they are the only starships with sufficiently large open spaces to enable the birds to fly around free while in transit.

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.

• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 200.