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Revision as of 16:40, 18 April 2015

Xorter
Base Information
Classification Unknown
Terrain Unknown
Locomotion Unknown
Size Unknown
Speed Unknown
Strength Unknown
Social Structure Unknown
Weapons None
Armor None
Source
Homeworld St. Foy/Liberty Hall (The Beyond 0902 C865650-9)
Multi-world No
Canon No
Reference Fill in blank


Xorter (Creature) Synopsis

The largest native animal is the Xorters, a family of whalelike saurians that are the dominant sea predator.

Xorter (Creature) Physiology & Ecology

St. Foy's climate averages around 20 degrees below Earth norm. The planet's terrain tends to the mountainous in most areas. There are very strong wind currents causing hazardous aerial navigation. This is especially true around the canyons where Port Nicholai & Cursewell are located).

There are 8 species:

  1. King Xorter (10m long),
  2. Yellow Xorter (7.2m long),
  3. Armida's Xorter (6.1 m long),
  4. Southern Xorter (6 m long),
  5. Bag Xorter (a filter feeder 6 m long),
  6. Plaso's Xorter (4 m long),
  7. Coastal Xorter (2m long),
  8. Red Xorter (1.5m long);

Lengths are based on the largest known specimen.

Xorter (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction

n/a

Xorter (Creature) Diet & Trophics

n/a

Xorter (Creature) History & Background (Dossier)

The Xorters are hunted for their skins (excellent for vac skins), blubber (cosmetics & nutironal supplements), and meat.

Xorter (Creature) TAS Advisory

n/a

Xorter (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.