Hoplite

Hoplite
Base Information
Classification	Herbivore/grazer
Terrain	Unknown
Locomotion	Unknown
Size	2.5 m / 1,600 kg
Speed	Unknown
Strength	Unknown
Social Structure	Unknown
Weapons	Unknown
Armor	Unknown
Source
Homeworld	Unknown
Multi-world	Yes
Canon	Yes
Extinct	Extant
Reference	Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 13

The Hoplite (Marmatophagus var.) is a large, heavily armored, grazing intermittent found on many worlds throughout the territory once ruled by the Ziru Sirka.

Physiology & Ecology

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Life Cycle & Reproduction

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Diet & Trophics

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History & Background

The world of origin of these beasts is not known with certainty, since many early Vilani colonizations and subsequent settlement efforts have resulted in worlds with mixed ecosystems. Because of the carapace and the horns, the hoplite is believed to have originated on a world with many large predators. This and other factors have limited the number of possible origin worlds to less than a dozen, mostly in the Vland sector.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Loren Wiseman. "The Bestiary." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 13 (1982): .
• Matthew Sprange. "Hoplite." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society volume 3 (2019): 80-81.