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|weight= Unknown
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|terrain    = Ocean
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|home= {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}}
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|locomotion  = Diver
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|multi= No
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|canon= Yes
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|extinct= Extant
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|confluence  = Non-humanoid
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|ref= [[Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector]]
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|home       = {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}}
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|primary    = K8 V
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The [[Shi'awei]] are an enigmatic, aquatic [[Minor Race]] from {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}}, a water world.  
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The [[Shi'awei]] of {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}} are a technologically primitive [[Minor Non-Human Race]] with a [[Non-humanoid]] appearance.
  
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== Physiology & Environment ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The Shi'awei live near geothermal vents in the sea floor and resemble bulky, bullet-shaped creatures with four evenly-spaced arms.  
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The Shi'awei are an enigmatic, aquatic [[Minor Race]] from {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}}, a water world. The Shi'awei live near geothermal vents in the sea floor and resemble bulky, bullet-shaped creatures with four evenly-spaced arms. The heat given off by the vents supports their lifecycle and affords an opportunity for rudimentary metalworking.
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* The heat given off by the vents supports their lifecycle and affords an opportunity for rudimentary metalworking.  
 
  
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== History & Background ==
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===Sexual Distinctions===
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No information yet available.
 
  
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== Psychology & Philosophy ==
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There are two sexes, corresponding to male and female. Males have slightly lower strength but greater endurance. Females are slightly more numerous than males.
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No information yet available.
 
  
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== Culture & Society ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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No information yet available.
 
  
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=== Social Organization ===
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The [[IISS]] had long been aware of the Shi'awei, but the Scouts judged them unready for contact and interdicted the system. In 1073, however, the liner ''Ishgarlu'' misjumped insystem from nearby [[Mora Subsector]] and forced an accidental contact.
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No information yet available.
 
  
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== Government & Politics ==
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== [[Astrography]] ==
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This race is primarily located in the following areas: <br>
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''[[Charted Space]]:''
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* [[Deneb Sector]]
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** [[Star Lane Subsector]]
  
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== Language & Symbology ==
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=== Homeworld ===
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The [[homeworld]] of this race is:
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* {{WorldS|Chaosheo|Deneb|0130}}
  
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== Calendar & Timekeeping ==
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=== World Listing ===
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No information yet available.
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Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:
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{{ClusterWorlds2}}
  
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== Technology & Trade ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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The heat given off by the vents supports their lifecycle and affords an opportunity for rudimentary metalworking.
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{{Intermediate}}
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== Military & Intelligence==
 
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No information yet available.
 
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== References & Contributors ==
 
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{{Detail}}
 
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=60}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= The Travellers' Digest 19|page=26|article=Data/Library: Deneb}}
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|S2= [[Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Deneb Sector|page=51}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=176, 261 }}
 
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[[Category: Guidebook to Deneb Sector]]
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[[Category: Mongoose Traveller races]]
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[[Category: Third Imperium races]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:09, 25 November 2023

Shi'awei
Imperial-Sunburst-Green-wiki.png
Base Information
Classification Omnivore
Status Minor Race
Locomotion Diver
Terrain Ocean
Body Form
Confluence Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages Unknown Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch TL:0-3
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Chaosheo (Deneb 0130)
UWP
E87A788-5
StarportE Frontier - no facilities
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere7 Standard (tainted)
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population7 Moderate (60 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law8 High Law (controlled blades)
Tech Level5 Industrial (mass production)
Primary Star K8 V
Atmosphere Standard (tainted)
Off-world presence No
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference Deneb Sector 51.
Canon Yes
Also see

The Shi'awei of Chaosheo (Deneb 0130) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Shi'awei are an enigmatic, aquatic Minor Race from Chaosheo (Deneb 0130), a water world. The Shi'awei live near geothermal vents in the sea floor and resemble bulky, bullet-shaped creatures with four evenly-spaced arms. The heat given off by the vents supports their lifecycle and affords an opportunity for rudimentary metalworking.

Sexual Distinctions[edit]

There are two sexes, corresponding to male and female. Males have slightly lower strength but greater endurance. Females are slightly more numerous than males.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The IISS had long been aware of the Shi'awei, but the Scouts judged them unready for contact and interdicted the system. In 1073, however, the liner Ishgarlu misjumped insystem from nearby Mora Subsector and forced an accidental contact.

Astrography[edit]

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

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

World Listing[edit]

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

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.
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