Tentrassi

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	8	Dense
Hydrographics	5	Wet World 50%
Population	6	Moderate (6 million)
Government	7	Balkanization
Law	2	Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level	C	Average Stellar (robots)

Primary Star

M1 V M5 V

Atmosphere

Dense

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

"Deneb Information Service Newsbriefs." MegaTraveller Journal 3 98.

Canon

No

Also see

The Tentrassi of Makkus (Zarushagar 0304) are a technologically sophisticated Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance. They are known for their nomadic fleets that travel the Third Imperium.

Physiology & Ecology[edit]

Tentrassi are warm blooded, average 1.3 meters in height, have two sexes and bear their young live. They are covered in short fur and indicate development from an arboreal predecessor. The hand is suitable for fine work and consists of three fingers and an opposable thumb. The senses are about equal to those of a Human, except for sight which is more acute.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The location of the original Tentrassi homeworld is not only unknown but also shrouded in mystery. Stories vary according to the source. It is known that they came to the worlds they presently occupy during the Long Night by sub-light sleeper ships, but where those ships originated is not known. Some scholars have even speculated that they come from another galaxy.

Settling on worlds made habitable by Paraterraforming, they acquired their current Human-favoured name (paraterraformed planets are known as "Tent Worlds").

Tentrassi lore claims everything from natural disaster to divine exile to be the cause of the exodus. The Homeworld Mystery has so consumed certain members of the race that some band together to search for their origin. This search has given rise to the nomad fleets so commonly associated with the Tentrassi. A fleet normally consists of three or more ships, engaging in trade as they conduct their quest.

Tentrassi are gregarious by nature and have a great love of their families. They particularly enjoy being with their own kind, preferring to move in groups, but suffer no ill effects when alone. Some scholars believe that the Homeworld Mystery is the reason for such racial closeness. Tentrassi tend to be polite and friendly with few exceptions. Violence among them is mostly unknown and military forces are maintained for purely defensive purposes.

Economics[edit]

Tentrassi fleets conduct merchant operations while plying the spacelanes, and a fair percentage of what they sell or barter is manufactured aboard giant factory-homeships, which are the heart of these fleets.

Astrography[edit]

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

Zarushagar Sector
- Ibaru Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The adopted homes in Zarushagar for this race are:

Makkus (Zarushagar 0304)
Shadishi (Zarushagar 0310)

Tentrassi nomad fleets travel across Charted Space. While most frequently found within Imperial territory, they often venture far beyond it, searching for the Homeworld. Tentrassi Nomad Fleet No. 8, which arrived back in the Spinward Marches post-1100, had visited Theta Borealis Sector.

It is unknown if other societies of this species endure in Uncharted Space. It is possible they will one day be encountered.

World Listing: 1105[edit]

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

2 of 2 World articles in Tentrassi

Makkus • Shadishi •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.

Rob Caswell. "Deneb Information Service Newsbriefs." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 98.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Greg Videll