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The '''[[Chicacenmiztli]]''' or "Screech," as they are commonly known in Imperial space, are small, hexapodal (six-legged) comfort animals, bearing a superficial resemblance to the [[Solomani]] [[Terran]] [[Cat]], originating from Zhdant, and are commonly kept as pets through [[Zhodani]] space and exported elsewhere. | The '''[[Chicacenmiztli]]''' or "Screech," as they are commonly known in Imperial space, are small, hexapodal (six-legged) comfort animals, bearing a superficial resemblance to the [[Solomani]] [[Terran]] [[Cat]], originating from Zhdant, and are commonly kept as pets through [[Zhodani]] space and exported elsewhere. | ||
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The Screech (Chicacenmiztli) evolved on Zhdant as carnivore/pouncers until the primitive Zhodani took notice of the "Miztli" and began to domesticate them around -40,000, which culminated in a fully domesticated breed by around -30,000. Miztli are handy companion-animals for the Zhodani and often clean pest out of Zhodani homes and starships. | The Screech (Chicacenmiztli) evolved on Zhdant as carnivore/pouncers until the primitive Zhodani took notice of the "Miztli" and began to domesticate them around -40,000, which culminated in a fully domesticated breed by around -30,000. Miztli are handy companion-animals for the Zhodani and often clean pest out of Zhodani homes and starships. | ||
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Screech eat almost any variety of small animals or raw meat. | Screech eat almost any variety of small animals or raw meat. | ||
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The common "Screech" derives it's Human name from the peculiar noises it makes and is known as the "Chicacenmiztli" in the Zhodani tongue, which means "Six-cat." The Zhodani sometimes call "Chicacenmiztli" "Miztli" for short. | The common "Screech" derives it's Human name from the peculiar noises it makes and is known as the "Chicacenmiztli" in the Zhodani tongue, which means "Six-cat." The Zhodani sometimes call "Chicacenmiztli" "Miztli" for short. | ||
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The common Screech is a friendly creature well-suited to adoption as a pet and/or companion animal. | The common Screech is a friendly creature well-suited to adoption as a pet and/or companion animal. | ||
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Revision as of 19:20, 30 November 2018
| Screech | |
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| Base Information | |
| Classification | Carnivore/pouncer |
| Terrain | {{{terrain}}} |
| Locomotion | Walker |
| Size | Small |
| Speed | Fast |
| Strength | Weak |
| Social Structure | Small Group |
| Weapons | Claws + Bite |
| Armor | {{{armor}}} |
| Body Structure | |
| Symmetry | Bilateral |
| Head/Torso | Head with brain & senses |
| Limbs & Manipulators | Six set of legs |
| Tail | Yes |
| Skeleton | Bony interior |
| Internal Fluids | Blood |
| Skin | Fur |
| Natural Weapons | Claws + Bite |
| Body Shape | |
| Size | Small |
| Stance | Horizontal |
| Length/Height | 46.0cm |
| Body Profile | Thin, light |
| Weight | 12.0kg |
| Details | |
| Edibility | Yes |
| Training Difficulty | Formidable |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Zhodane (Zhodane 2719) |
| Multi-world | Yes |
| Canon | No |
| Reference | GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1 |
The Chicacenmiztli or "Screech," as they are commonly known in Imperial space, are small, hexapodal (six-legged) comfort animals, bearing a superficial resemblance to the Solomani Terran Cat, originating from Zhdant, and are commonly kept as pets through Zhodani space and exported elsewhere.
Physiology & Ecology
The Screech (Chicacenmiztli) evolved on Zhdant as carnivore/pouncers until the primitive Zhodani took notice of the "Miztli" and began to domesticate them around -40,000, which culminated in a fully domesticated breed by around -30,000. Miztli are handy companion-animals for the Zhodani and often clean pest out of Zhodani homes and starships.
Diet & Trophics
Screech eat almost any variety of small animals or raw meat.
History & Background
The common "Screech" derives it's Human name from the peculiar noises it makes and is known as the "Chicacenmiztli" in the Zhodani tongue, which means "Six-cat." The Zhodani sometimes call "Chicacenmiztli" "Miztli" for short.
Travellers' Aid Society Advisory
The common Screech is a friendly creature well-suited to adoption as a pet and/or companion animal.
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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science