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|name        = Ursa
 
|name        = Ursa
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|alsosee    = [[Terragen]]
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|image       = Ursa-THUMB-Steve-Bryant-Travellers-Handbook-pg-28 04-Sept-2019d.png
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|atmo        = Dense (tatinted)
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|caption    = Uplifted Terran bears. The face of a grizzled Ursa
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|author      = [[Hunter Gordon]]
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|canon       = Yes
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|type        = Omnivore/gatherer
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|caption    = Uplifted Terran bears. The face of a grizzled [[Ursa]]
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|status      = Uplifted Race
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|terrain    = Forest
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|locomotion  = Walker
 
|code        = Ursa
 
|code        = Ursa
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|confluence  = Humanoid
 
|confluence  = Humanoid
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|environ    = > Terrain
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|typoid      = Ursinoid
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|size        = 2.0 [[meter]]s
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|weight      = 350 [[kg]]
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|languages  = Anglic
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|government  = Balkanization
 
|epoch      = TL:10-12
 
|epoch      = TL:10-12
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|psi        = Standard
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|home        = {{WorldS|Khush|Ley|1804}}
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|uwp        = C998574-7
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|pop        = 6
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|primary    = G2 V
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|atmo        = Dense (tainted)
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|multi      = Yes
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|existing    = Yes
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= The Traveller's Handbook|page=28-29}}
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|canon      = Yes
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|alsosee    = [[Terragen]]
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|author      = Hunter Gordon
 
|era        = 1105
 
|era        = 1105
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|existing    = Yes
 
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|extinct    = Extant
 
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|footnote    = TBD
 
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|government  = Balkanization
 
 
|gravity    = Standard
 
|gravity    = Standard
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|home        = {{WorldS|Khush|Ley|1804}}
 
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|image      = Ursa-THUMB-Steve-Bryant-Travellers-Handbook-pg-28 04-Sept-2019d.png
 
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|lang        = Anglic
 
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|languages  = Anglic
 
 
|limbs      = 4-ped
 
|limbs      = 4-ped
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|locomotion  = Walker
 
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|multi      = Yes
 
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|pop        = 6
 
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|primary    = G2 V
 
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|psi        = Standard
 
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= The Traveller's Handbook|page=28-29}}
 
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|size        = 2.0 [[meter]]s
 
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|socstrct    = > Government
 
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|status      = Uplifted Race
 
 
|symmetry    = 2-ial
 
|symmetry    = 2-ial
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|terrain    = Forest
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|TL          = TL-11  
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|TL          = TL-11
 
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|TLepoch    = TL:10-12
 
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|type        = Omnivore/gatherer
 
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|typoid      = Ursinoid
 
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|uwp        = C998574-7
 
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|weight      = 350.0 [[kg]]
 
 
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The [[Ursa]] are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.
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* They are an [[Uplifted Race]] with a [[humanoid]] appearance.
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The [[Ursa]] of {{WorldS|Khush|Ley|1804}} are an  an [[Uplifted Race]] with a [[humanoid]] appearance and technologically sophisticated [[sophont]]s.
 
   
 
   
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The [[Solomani]] originally created the Ursa as an experiment. [[GenAssist]] decided the uplift was not going to produce the results they desired, and attempted to terminate the program. The worlds on which the Ursa were first successfully raised to [[sophonce]] is unknown.  
 
The [[Solomani]] originally created the Ursa as an experiment. [[GenAssist]] decided the uplift was not going to produce the results they desired, and attempted to terminate the program. The worlds on which the Ursa were first successfully raised to [[sophonce]] is unknown.  
  
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== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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== [[Astrography]] ==
 
This race is primarily located in the following areas: <br>
 
This race is primarily located in the following areas: <br>
 
''[[Charted Space]]:''
 
''[[Charted Space]]:''
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=== World Listing ===
 
=== World Listing ===
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Significant communities of this race are known to exist within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:  
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Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:  
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
  

Revision as of 19:05, 30 December 2019

Ursa
Ursa-THUMB-Steve-Bryant-Travellers-Handbook-pg-28 04-Sept-2019d.png
Uplifted Terran bears. The face of a grizzled Ursa
Base Information
Classification Omnivore/gatherer
Status Uplifted Race
Locomotion Walker
Terrain Forest
Body Form
Confluence Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Ursinoid
Size 2.0 meters
Weight 350 kg
Culture
Languages Anglic
Social Structure Balkanization
Technological Epoch TL:10-12
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Khush (Ley 1804)
UWP
C998574-7
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere9 Dense (tainted)
Hydrographics8 Wet World 80%
Population5 Moderate (600 thousand)
Government7 Balkanization
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
Primary Star G2 V
Atmosphere Dense (tainted)
Off-world presence Yes
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference The Traveller's Handbook 28-29.
Canon Yes
Also see Terragen

The Ursa of Khush (Ley 1804) are an an Uplifted Race with a humanoid appearance and technologically sophisticated sophonts.

Description (Specifications)

The Ursa are a genetically engineered and uplifted species. They are members of the typoid known as Ursinoids. They are classified as Terragens, a lifeforms with an origin from Terra.

Image Repository

  1. An Ursa, a Terragen, created by GenAssist.
    Ursa-Steve-Bryant-Travellers-Handbook-pg-28 04-Sept-2019c.png

Biology

Sophonts genetically engineered by early Solomani from Terran "bear" stock. When this phase of Solomani arrogance came to an end, attempts were made to destroy the Ursa. Some of the Ursa escaped and split into two groups. One enclave made their way to Shishkala (Corridor 1607), in the Domain of Deneb. The other group made their way to Khush (Ley 1804), in the Domain of Gateway, beyond the border of the Third Imperium.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Solomani originally created the Ursa as an experiment. GenAssist decided the uplift was not going to produce the results they desired, and attempted to terminate the program. The worlds on which the Ursa were first successfully raised to sophonce is unknown.

Astrography

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

Homeworld

The homeworlds of this race:

World Listing

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

6 of 6 World articles in Ursa
Gurga Ruund  •  Khush  •  Miip (Le 0819)  •  Redehede  •  Shishkala  •  Tamilaa  •  
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