Shi'awei

Shi'awei
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Diver
Terrain	Ocean
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Unknown Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Chaosheo (Deneb 0130)
UWP	E87A788-5 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 7 Moderate (60 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
Primary Star	K8 V
Atmosphere	Standard (tainted)
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Deneb Sector 51.
Canon	Yes
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The Shi'awei of Chaosheo (Deneb 0130) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

The Shi'awei are an enigmatic, aquatic Minor Race from Chaosheo (Deneb 0130), a water world. The Shi'awei live near geothermal vents in the sea floor and resemble bulky, bullet-shaped creatures with four evenly-spaced arms. The heat given off by the vents supports their lifecycle and affords an opportunity for rudimentary metalworking.

Sexual Distinctions

There are two sexes, corresponding to male and female. Males have slightly lower strength but greater endurance. Females are slightly more numerous than males.

History & Background (Dossier)

The IISS had long been aware of the Shi'awei, but the Scouts judged them unready for contact and interdicted the system. In 1073, however, the liner Ishgarlu misjumped insystem from nearby Mora Subsector and forced an accidental contact.

Astrography

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

• Deneb Sector
  • Star Lane Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Chaosheo (Deneb 0130)

World Listing

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

1 of 1 World articles in Shi'awei

Chaosheo  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Data/Library: Deneb." The Travellers' Digest 19 (1990): 26.
• Robert Eaglestone. Deneb Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), 51.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 176, 261.