Rusalkan

Starport	C	Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size	7	Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	A	Water World 100%
Population	7	Moderate (90 million0 million)
Government	7	Balkanization
Law	7	Moderate Law (no firearms)
Tech Level	8	Pre-Stellar (superconductors)

Primary Star

F7 V

Atmosphere

Standard

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Canon

No

Also see

The Rusalkan of Siniokean are a Minor Non-Human Race native to Fulani Sector.

Their homeworld is located within Idella Subsector.
Their technological competency is rated as proficient.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Rusalkan are aquatic, spending the majority of their lives within the oceans of their homeworld. As an individual ages, they seek deeper, darker, higher pressure waters to dwell within.

Physiology[edit]

Rusalkan are descended from sea floor-dwelling omnivorous hunter-gatherers. They prefer a carnivorous diet, if it can be had. They can function for extended periods on land, though older individuals tend to avoid leaving the water.

Body pattern: trilaterally symmetrical non-humanoid N-TBS-AN-LL-N. Some humans consider them to have a body shape parallel to crabs.

They are considered to be Crustaceanoid.

The average Rusalkan is a 1.2 meter diameter domed disk from which three sets of paired legs and three equally spaced manipulator clusters emerge. The manipulators divide into three long prehensile fingers capable of delicate work. One manipulator cluster is generally larger than the other two, and while lacking the dexterity of the other two it is significantly stronger. They have three large secondary eyes on their upper surfaces and three primary eyes on long stalks emerging from their lower surfaces. The mouth is located at the center of their lower surface. A mature adult can raise itself up to a maximum height of around 2 meters on its legs, and masses around 140 kg – they are substantially larger than humans. Younger individuals are smaller, while very old individuals can reach very large sizes, growing to around a 3 meter diameter and exceeding 400 kg in weight

Rusalkan have a patterned carapace made from a dense chitinous material. The patterning is more muted in older individuals.

Psychology[edit]

The Rusalkan exhibit recognized characteristics of intelligence:

Conceptual thought, including abstract language.
Social structure, including social organization.
Tool use, allowing environmental manipulation.

Rusalkan psychology is driven by factors common to many sophonts:

Acquisition (stemming from the need to gather adequate nutrition),
Preservation (derived from the need to continue their personal existence), and
Perpetuation (the urge to continue the species).

Rusalkan are considered patient, insightful, and calm. They are notably long-lived, but become sedentary with age.

Demographics[edit]

The total known population equals 90 million individuals.

Native Culture[edit]

Homogeneity: A (dicordant)
Acceptance: 6 (aloof)
Strangeness: 6 (very distinct)
Symbols: A (abstract)

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Rusalkan are primarily nomadic. Older individuals generally find a preferred place and inhabit it permanently.

The majority of the population travel in large groups between ancestral lands.
A planet-wide network of ceremonial sites, meeting places, and markets exists.

Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

Astrography[edit]

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

Fulani Sector
- Idella Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Siniokean, a tropical water world with a standard atmosphere.

Local Technology[edit]

Siniokean possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Advanced automobiles.
- Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
- Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
- Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

Local Government[edit]

Siniokean has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

Local Law[edit]

Siniokean has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Listing: 1105[edit]

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

1 of 1 World articles in Rusalkan

Siniokean •

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Author & contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data)
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS