Difference between revisions of "Kian"
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
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Though they resemble [[Terran]] [[ostrich]]es and are often described as a bird, [[kian]] are actually bipedal mammals. Kian fill many of the same functions as [[Terran]] [[Horse]]s and have been exported throughout the Marches almost as widely. | Though they resemble [[Terran]] [[ostrich]]es and are often described as a bird, [[kian]] are actually bipedal mammals. Kian fill many of the same functions as [[Terran]] [[Horse]]s and have been exported throughout the Marches almost as widely. | ||
=== Image Repository === | === Image Repository === | ||
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=== Physiology & Ecology === | === Physiology & Ecology === | ||
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
The sturdiness of their overall frames has made them a frequent choice for use as mounts and pack animals on the planets where they occur. | The sturdiness of their overall frames has made them a frequent choice for use as mounts and pack animals on the planets where they occur. | ||
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=== Derived Products ([[Good]]s & [[Service]]s) === | === Derived Products ([[Good]]s & [[Service]]s) === | ||
| − | + | The [[Kian]] is a large flightless animal that originated on {{WorldS|Prilissa|Spinward Marches|3035}} and is used on many worlds as a beast of burden or for riding. | |
| + | * [[Kian]] are used as ceremonial mounts for the [[Imperial Household Cavalry]]. | ||
=== [[Travellers' Aid Society]] Advisory === | === [[Travellers' Aid Society]] Advisory === | ||
| − | The [[Travellers' Aid Society]] (TAS) classifies the [[ | + | The [[Travellers' Aid Society]] (TAS) classifies the [[Kian]] as ''non-threatening'' to most [[sophont]]s and makes no special advisory regarding this [[creature]]. |
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | == [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | ||
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{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
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| − | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09|article=The Besitary|page=36-43}} | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09 |article=The Besitary|page=36-43}} |
| − | |S2= {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches Campaign|page=}} | + | |S2= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= TBD}} |
| − | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw|page=}} | + | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Behind the Claw |page=}} |
| − | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Mongoose Traveller|page=}} | + | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches |version=Mongoose Traveller|page=}} |
| − | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name=Cirque|page=TBD}} | + | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Cirque |page=TBD}} |
| − | |S5= | + | |S5= [[Signs & Portents]] - Issue 89 - [[Kian]] ([[Creature]]s) February 2011 |
| − | |S6= {{Ludography cite|name=Cirque: The Usual Suspects|page=}} | + | |S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Cirque: The Usual Suspects |page=}} |
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|S7= [[Roger E. Moore]] | |S7= [[Roger E. Moore]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:13, 20 April 2019
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| Base Information | |
| Classification | Herbivore/grazer |
| Terrain | Unknown |
| Locomotion | Walker |
| Size | 3.0 m |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Strength | Unknown |
| Social Structure | Unknown |
| Weapons | Unknown |
| Armor | Unknown |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Prilissa (Spinward Marches 3035) |
| Multi-world | Yes |
| Canon | Yes |
| Extinct | Extant |
| Reference | Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 9 |
The Kian is a creature lifeform that is not a sophont.
- It is a Macropodoid species that most closely resembles a Terran Kangaroo or Ostrich.
- It is of particular use as a Riding Beast.
Description (Specifications)
Though they resemble Terran ostriches and are often described as a bird, kian are actually bipedal mammals. Kian fill many of the same functions as Terran Horses and have been exported throughout the Marches almost as widely.
Image Repository
Physiology & Ecology
Externally, the Kian is a large bipedal creature with a long neck, short tail, and no other limbs (the remains of an atrophied pair of fore-limbs can be found in some species). Kians are thickly furred, their coats showing distinctive color patterns of brown, gold, lemon-yellow, and black. A kian's legs are powerfully muscled for fast movement over long distances.
Kian's hearing and eyesight are extremely good, reflecting their predator-laden environment of origin.
Life Cycle & Reproduction
No information yet available.
Diet & Trophics
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)
The sturdiness of their overall frames has made them a frequent choice for use as mounts and pack animals on the planets where they occur.
Derived Products (Goods & Services)
The Kian is a large flightless animal that originated on Prilissa (Spinward Marches 3035) and is used on many worlds as a beast of burden or for riding.
- Kian are used as ceremonial mounts for the Imperial Household Cavalry.
Travellers' Aid Society Advisory
The Travellers' Aid Society (TAS) classifies the Kian as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this creature.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This creature can primarily be found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
Homeworld: 1105
The homeworld of this creature is:
World Listing: 1105
Significant communities of this creature are known to be found within the following systems and worlds:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Loren Wiseman. "The Besitary." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09 (1981): 36-43.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), .Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), .
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Signs & Portents - Issue 89 - Kian (Creatures) February 2011
- Gregory P. Lee. Cirque: The Usual Suspects (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .
- Roger E. Moore