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The third book in the Alien Races series describes two of the MOST alien races in the Traveller universe - the [[Droyne]] and the [[Hiver]]s as well as two minor races. | The third book in the Alien Races series describes two of the MOST alien races in the Traveller universe - the [[Droyne]] and the [[Hiver]]s as well as two minor races. | ||
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* the [[Lithkind]], a nocturnal species for which mating means death and death means rebirth, and who treat the opposite sex as taboo! | * the [[Lithkind]], a nocturnal species for which mating means death and death means rebirth, and who treat the opposite sex as taboo! | ||
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| Alien Races 3 | |
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 Hiver, Dryone, Ancients and other enigmatic races. | |
| Publisher | Steve Jackson Games |
| Version | GURPS Traveller |
| Author | Dave Nilsen, David L. Pulver, Andy Slack and David Thomas. |
| Format | Paperback (Large) |
| Canonical | Yes |
| Edition | 1st |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN 1-55634-431-7 Stock #6608 | |
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Synopsis
The third book in the Alien Races series describes two of the MOST alien races in the Traveller universe - the Droyne and the Hivers as well as two minor races.
Description
The Hivers should worry you...
Openly cooperative, apparently pacifistic, reportedly cowardly, the starfish-shaped Hivers don't seem to be empire-building material - but they hold one in a secure grip. They won the only interstellar war they've fought after losing every battle, but with this most alien of the major races, looks almost always deceive. Inscrutable, patient, and subtle, the Hivers puzzle their neighbours more than they worry them. It should be the other way around.
The Droyne should awe you ...
An insectoid race scattered across the Imperium like so many gypsies, the seemingly insignificant Droyne often fall beneath the notice of Humaniti ... and most Humans are foolish enough to think that's their own choice. A series of puzzles in their history and culture suggests that huge secrets lurk behind the compound eyes of these tiny sentients ... and that the most awesome of the major races may come in the smallest package.
Ancient answers await!
Alien races 3 offers an expose on the Ancients themselves, and examines in detail the biology, home worlds, culture, and society of the enigmatic Hivers and cryptic Droyne. Included are racial and career templates, sample equipment and starships, Ancient artefacts, and much more.
This book also includes a set of 36 Droyne "coyns and instructions for predicting the future and making decisions, Droyne style.
Two new minor races are presented here as well:
- the Inheritors, a race of fluorine breathers living on the shell of an ancient Dyson sphere and "improving" on the technology left behind.
- the Lithkind, a nocturnal species for which mating means death and death means rebirth, and who treat the opposite sex as taboo!
Meta-history & Background
n/a
Credits
- Author
- Dave Nilsen, David L. Pulver, Andy Slack and David Thomas
- Editor
- Gene Seabolt and Loren K. Wiseman
- Cover
- Doug Shuler
- Illustrations
- Jesse DeGraff, Glenn Grant, Sean Murray, and Ed Northcott
- Coyns
- Alex Fernandez
Table of Contents
Introduction 4 1. The Hivers 5 2. The Droyne 63 3. The Ancients 106 4. The Inheritors 121 5. The Lithkind 132 Index 143