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== Zaraduk (Creature) Synopsis == | == Zaraduk (Creature) Synopsis == | ||
| − | + | [[Drya (world)|Drya]] is home to the [[Zaraduk]], an ocean-dwelling predator that lives in hunting packs. | |
== Zaraduk (Creature) Physiology & Ecology == | == Zaraduk (Creature) Physiology & Ecology == | ||
| − | + | Zaraduk bear a passing resemblance to an ancient Terran species, the plesiosaur. They have a small head at the end of a long sinewy neck, a large streamlined body with three pairs of huge flippers, and a long tapering tail ending in a huge rudder. The mouth contains rows of razor-sharp teeth. On average Zaraduk mass five thousand kilograms and measure fifty meters in length, although specimens of twice this size and weight have been reported. | |
== Zaraduk (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction == | == Zaraduk (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction == | ||
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== Zaraduk (Creature) Diet & Trophics == | == Zaraduk (Creature) Diet & Trophics == | ||
| − | + | They eat almost anything, and regularly attack boats or submersibles that stray out of shallow water. | |
== Zaraduk (Creature) History & Background (Dossier) == | == Zaraduk (Creature) History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 26 March 2015
| Zaraduk | |
|---|---|
| Base Information | |
| Classification | Carnivore/chaser |
| Terrain | Ocean |
| Locomotion | Swim |
| Size | Gigantic (50m, 5000kg) |
| Speed | XSlow (20kph) |
| Strength | Strong |
| Social Structure | Some |
| Weapons | Teeth |
| Armor | Insulated |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Drya (Dagudashaag 0820) |
| Multi-world | No |
| Canon | No |
| Extinct | Extant |
| Reference | Periodical: Signal-GK Issue #9 |
Zaraduk (Creature) Synopsis
Drya is home to the Zaraduk, an ocean-dwelling predator that lives in hunting packs.
Zaraduk (Creature) Physiology & Ecology
Zaraduk bear a passing resemblance to an ancient Terran species, the plesiosaur. They have a small head at the end of a long sinewy neck, a large streamlined body with three pairs of huge flippers, and a long tapering tail ending in a huge rudder. The mouth contains rows of razor-sharp teeth. On average Zaraduk mass five thousand kilograms and measure fifty meters in length, although specimens of twice this size and weight have been reported.
Zaraduk (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction
n/a
Zaraduk (Creature) Diet & Trophics
They eat almost anything, and regularly attack boats or submersibles that stray out of shallow water.
Zaraduk (Creature) History & Background (Dossier)
n/a
Zaraduk (Creature) TAS Advisory
n/a
Zaraduk (Creature) 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.
- Periodical: Traveller: The New Era Periodical: Signal-GK Issue #9
- Author & Contributor: Jae Campbell of the HIWG