Roche

Starport	X	No Starport
Size	8	Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere	A	Exotic
Hydrographics	4	Wet World 40%
Population	6	Moderate (4 million million)
Government	2	Participating Democracy
Law	0	No Law
Tech Level	0	Pre-Industrial (primitive)

Primary Star

M5 V

Atmosphere

Exotic
Mineral gas sources

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Canon

No

Also see

The Roche of Cyplaskal are a Minor Non-Human Race native to Theron Sector.

Their homeworld is located within Babadur Subsector.
Their technological competency is rated as non-existent.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

A strange and exotic species with no interest in technology.

They have a high tolerance for radiation.

They resemble a sandy mound. They are sedentary, spending years in the same spot.

They are lithovores, consuming minerals rich with ores and extracting what they need.
They are capable of bursts of rapid movement but rarely do.

Roche have a high psionic potential. They are natural telepaths.

Demographics[edit]

The total known population equals 4 million individuals.

Native Culture[edit]

Homogeneity: 2 (monolithic)
Acceptance: 3 (xenophobic)
Strangeness: A (incomprehensible)
Symbols: 5 (concrete)

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Astrography[edit]

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

Theron Sector
- Babadur Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Cyplaskal, a very cold exotic atmosphere world with fluidic oceans, orbiting a cool red star.

The world is designated as an Amber Zone.

Local Technology[edit]

Cyplaskal possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.

These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
- Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
- Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.

Local Government[edit]

Cyplaskal is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to draft the policies voted upon. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by the voting population.

Local Law[edit]

Cyplaskal has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.

World Listing: 1105[edit]

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

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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS