Wuaye

Wuaye
Base Information
Classification
Status	Human
Locomotion
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence
Bio-Identenoid	Humanoid
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Feudal Technocracy
Technological Epoch	TL:7-9
Psionic potential
Origin World
Homeworld location	Ingo
UWP	DA59856-7 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size A Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 8 Moderate (200 million00 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
Primary Star	F9 V D
Atmosphere	Thin
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference
Canon	No
Also see

The Wuaye of Ingo are Humans considered native to Astron Sector.

• Their homeworld is located within Ingo Subsector.
• Their appearance is humanoid.
• Their technological competency is rated as sophisticated.

Description (Specifications)

Biologically, Wuaye are Human. They are likely descended from Terran explorers of the Long Night period, though their exact origins remain unclear.

• Millennia of living on Ingo has changed their physiology.
• Wuaye are far more tolerant of high gravity than are normal Humans. They have a short stature, a stocky build, and are physically strong.

Demographics

The total known population equals 200 million individuals.

Native Culture

• Homogeneity: B (discordant)
• Acceptance: 6 (aloof)
• Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
• Symbols: 8 (somewhat abstract)

History & Background (Dossier)

The Wuaye are believed to be descended from the survivors of two large Terran exploratory ships that crashed on Ingo sometime after -1900.

• The initial population of the world is believed to have been less than two thousand individuals.
• The population expanded relatively quickly and within a thousand years exceeded half a million, inhabiting a single fertile, mineral-rich equatorial region that experienced a temperate climate.

By -400 the Wuaye population exceeded 30 million, they had built a technologically advanced civilization, and had regained the ability to conduct interstellar travel by reverse-engineering the remnants of their original crashed vessels. A number of new ships were constructed and the Wuaye colonized the systems surrounding their adopted homeworld.

By -250 the Wuaye controlled six nearby systems. The colonies were:

• Gilet, a desert gas giant moon lacking native life, and with an abiotic oxygen atmosphere.
• Astar, a tropical world with twin suns and many types of megafauna.
• Pyviro, a storm-wracked water world dotted with islands.
• Terbil, a pleasant temperate world rich with life.
• Bushask, a chilly gas giant moon with abundant aquatic life.

In addition, the Wuaye maintained a small coreward outpost.

• Hunon, a temperate world with a spore-tainted atmosphere and abundant native life.

Circa -100 a series of natural disasters struck the region of Ingo that held their civilization, causing widespread famine, an economic catastrophe, and a general technological crash.

By the Year 0 the final offworld colonies were abandoned, the settlers were repatriated to the homeworld, and the last of the Wuaye starships were mothballed.

• Rumors persist that not all of the settlers were recovered from the colony worlds, and that small Wuaye populations remain on some of them.

Since the disasters of a millennia ago, the Wuaye have been far more inward-looking, building cities all across their world. Their population has exploded to almost 200 million.

Astrography

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

• Astron Sector
  • Ingo Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Ingo, a high gravity world with a thin atmosphere.

Local Technology

Ingo possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
  • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
  • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
  • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

Local Government

Ingo is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

Local Law

Ingo has a moderate 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 except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Listing: 1105

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

7 of 7 World articles in Wuaye

Astar  •  Bushask  •  Gilet  •  Hunon  •  Ingo (As 0528)  •  Pyviro  •  Terbil  •  

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Timeline: 1105

• ca -1900: The first known Humans (Terran explorers of the Rule of Man) are active within Astron Sector. The Wuaye are believed to be their descendants.
• ca -400: The Wuaye regain jump drive technology.
• ca -250 The Wuaye control six worlds beyond Ingo.
• ca -100: Natural disasters on Ingo cause an economic and technological crash.
• the Year 0: The offworld colonies are abandoned.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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