Mewey

Starport	D	Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size	7	Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere	8	Dense
Hydrographics	6	Wet World 60%
Population	7	Moderate (70 million)
Government	9	Impersonal Bureaucracy
Law	9	High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech Level	5	Industrial (mass production)

Primary Star

K3 V M3 V

Atmosphere

Dense

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Behind the Claw 31-32,56.

Canon

Yes

Also see

The Mewey of Mewey (Spinward Marches 0830) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a humanoid appearance and technologically developing sophonts.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)[edit]

Mewey are bipeds roughly similar to Humans in size and body chemistry. Mewey are mostly found on their homeworld or their colony on nearby Ochecate (Spinward Marches 0837).

The evolution of the Mewey is much debated, as they possibly have Aslan ancestry, but also seem to resemble Humans. They somewhat resemble a Satyr, a creature from Terran mythology.

Male Mewey outnumber females two to one and are smaller; the opposite situation to Aslan, among whom three quarters of births are female while males grow larger. They also contrast with Aslan by having a largely herbivorous diet.

Crepuscular by nature, Mewey tend to rest during the midday hours. Due to their enhanced senses they are light sleepers.

Mewey are highly attentive and empathetic, naturally sensing shifts in speech, body language and scent, even with alien species.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

A very peaceable species, nevertheless they strongly resisted the Third Imperium's attempts at assimilating their world into its frontiers. The Collapse induced them to accept inclusion into the much smaller Regency of Deneb, and only after Norris' people made several concessions.

Culture & Society (Ethnology)[edit]

For centuries, the Mewey were a fragmented people. A lengthy period of warring city-states is known today as the Daidomor. A later period of determined collaboration is known as the Kamilekek, and this was the basis of the modern Mewey Empire. The Mewey established a peace system promoting agricultural, technological, and industrial advancements alongside societal solidarity.

While spiritual, Mewey society lacks organised religion. Regionally specific animistic traditions nonetheless incorporate common customs and rituals to gain ancestral and environmental blessings.

Government Structure[edit]

The Mewey government is known as the Mewey Empire.

Technology & Trade (Economy)[edit]

The Mewey are enthusiastic traders, and have strong ties with several Aslan trading companies.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Spinward Marches Sector
- Five Sisters Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Mewey (Spinward Marches 0830)

World Listing[edit]

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

2 of 2 World articles in Mewey

Mewey • Ochecate •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 31-32,56.
Michael Taylor. Golden Age Starships 8: Armed Free Trader (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), 20.
Peter Gray - BARD GAIL 2006
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science