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|name   = K'Tring
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|name       = K'Tring
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|alsosee = [[Iltharan]]
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|image      = Imperial-Sunburst-Green-wiki.png
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|atmo    = Standard
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|caption    =  
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|author  = TBD
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|canon  = Yes
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|type        = Omnivore/gatherer
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|caption = TBD
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|status      = Human Ethnic Group
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|code   = KXTr
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|terrain    = Jungle
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|confluence= Non-humanoid
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|locomotion  = Walker
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|environ = TBD
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|code       = KXTr
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|era    = 1105
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|extinct = Extant
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|confluence = Humanoid
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|footnote= TBD
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|typoid      = Human
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|gravity = Standard
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|size        = 1.8 [[meter]]s
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|home   = {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}}
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|weight      = 100 [[kg]]
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|image  = Imperial-Sunburst-Green-wiki.png
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|lang    = Unknown Native Language
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|languages  = Native Language
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|limbs  = #-ped
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|government  = Oligarchy
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|locomotion= Walker (Ambulatory)
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|epoch      = TL:4-6
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|multi   = No
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|psi        = Standard
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|psi    = Standard
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|ref     = {{Ludography ref|name=The Travellers' Digest 16|page= TBD}}
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|home       = {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}}
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|size   = Unknown
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|uwp        = E667874-4
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|socstrct= Unidentified
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|pop        = 9
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|status  = Ethnic Group
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|primary    = G8 V
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|symmetry= 2-ial (Bisymmetrical)
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|atmo        = Standard
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|TL      = TL-6 
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|multi       = No
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|TLrange = TL:4-6
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|existing    = Yes
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|type   = Omnivore/hunter
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|weight  = Unknown
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|ref         = {{Ludography ref|name= Divine Intervention/Night of Conquest |page=7,8}}
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|canon      = Yes
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|alsosee    = [[Iltharan]]
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|footnote   =  
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|author      =  
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|era        = 1105
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|gravity    = Standard
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|limbs      = 4-ped
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|symmetry   = 2-ial
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|TL          = TL-6
 
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The [[K'Tring]] are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.
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The [[K'Tring]] of {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}} are a technologically developing Human [[Ethnic Group]], derived from [[Iltharan]] stock (specifically the Tring nation).
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* They are an ethnic division of a [[Minor Human Race]] with a [[human]] appearance.
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
Ethnic subdivision of the [[Iltharan]]s native to {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}}. Descended from the survivors of a warship that crashed around [[-850]], the [[K'Tring]] were so named because a majority of the survivors belonged to the [[Tring]] rather than the [[High Iltharan]]s.
 
Ethnic subdivision of the [[Iltharan]]s native to {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}}. Descended from the survivors of a warship that crashed around [[-850]], the [[K'Tring]] were so named because a majority of the survivors belonged to the [[Tring]] rather than the [[High Iltharan]]s.
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]])  ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]])  ==
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Tensions between the K'Tring and the [[J'aadje]], a peaceful non-human minor race inhabiting the West Continent, continue to run high.
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Tensions between the K'Tring and the [[J'aadje]], a peaceful non-Human minor race inhabiting the West Continent, continue to run high.
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Impressively, the K'Tring have preserved a functional military dictatorship for 2,000 years. They achieved this through the following cultural features:
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* A well-judged mixture of meritocracy and inherited power;
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* An aggressive posture towards their J'aadje subjects and neighbors, giving K'tring the sense that the military has an important purpose;
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* A formal, almost ritualized (and so probably J'aadje-influenced) system of military etiquette.
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===Language===
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The traditional K'Tring challenge is ''J'rack!''; the reply is ''Rojar!''
  
 
=== Technology & Trade (Economy) ===
 
=== Technology & Trade (Economy) ===
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Currently, the K'Tring are planet-bound, with {{TL|6}}
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Currently, the K'Tring are planet-bound, with {{TL|6}} late industrial epoch level of advanced technology.
  
 
=== Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)  ===
 
=== Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)  ===
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The K'Tring are a militaristic race. They use a class of [[K'Tring Armored Car]]s. These are deployed in recon companies of thirteen cars. A type of [[K'Tring MICV]] is deployed in mechanized infantry formations.
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The K'Tring are a militaristic race. They use a class of [[K'Tring Armored Car]]s. These are deployed in recon companies of thirteen cars. A type of [[K'Tring MICV]] is deployed in mechanized infantry formations.
  
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== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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== [[Astrography]] ==
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This race ([[sophont]] species) is primarily located in the following areas: <br>
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This race is primarily located in the following areas: <br>
 
''[[Charted Space]]:''
 
''[[Charted Space]]:''
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* [[TBD Sector]]
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* [[Reaver's Deep Sector]]
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** [[TBD Subsector]]
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** [[Ea Subsector]]
  
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=== Homeworld: 1105 ===
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=== Homeworld ===
 
The [[homeworld]] of this race (sophontic species) is:
 
The [[homeworld]] of this race (sophontic species) is:
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* [[TBD (world)]]
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* {{WorldS|Gaajpadje|Reaver's Deep|1124}}
  
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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=== World Listing ===
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Significant communities of this race ([[sophont]] species) are known to dwell within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:  
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Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following [[system]]s and [[world]]s:  
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
 
{{ClusterWorlds2}}
  
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= The Travellers' Digest 16 |page= TBD}}
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Divine Intervention/Night of Conquest |page=7,8}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Chronicle 06 |article=Library Data|page=12}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= The Travellers' Digest 16 |article=Reavers' Deep library data|page= 28}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Humaniti |page=82}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Chronicle 06 |article=Library Data|page=12}}
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|S4= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Reaver's Deep Sector Sourcebook |page=55}}
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|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Humaniti |page=82}}
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name=Alien Races 4|page=82,84,87}}
 
}}
 
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[[Category: Ethnic Group]]
 
[[Category: Ethnic Group]]
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[[Category: Minor Human Race]]
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{{LE|Races}}
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{{LE|Minor Race|Races|Sophont}}
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[[Category: Guidebook to Reavers Deep Sector]]
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{{LEN|}}
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[[Category: Kingston Cluster]]

Latest revision as of 18:13, 22 December 2024

K'Tring
Imperial-Sunburst-Green-wiki.png
Base Information
Classification Omnivore/gatherer
Status Human Ethnic Group
Locomotion Walker
Terrain Jungle
Body Form
Confluence Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Human
Size 1.8 meters
Weight 100 kg
Culture
Languages Native Language
Social Structure Oligarchy
Technological Epoch TL:4-6
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Gaajpadje (Reaver's Deep 1124)
UWP
E667874-4
StarportE Frontier - no facilities
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population8 Moderate (900 million)
Government7 Balkanization
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level4 Industrial (combustion)
Primary Star G8 V
Atmosphere Standard
Off-world presence No
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference Divine Intervention/Night of Conquest 7,8.
Canon Yes
Also see Iltharan

The K'Tring of Gaajpadje (Reaver's Deep 1124) are a technologically developing Human Ethnic Group, derived from Iltharan stock (specifically the Tring nation).

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Ethnic subdivision of the Iltharans native to Gaajpadje (Reaver's Deep 1124). Descended from the survivors of a warship that crashed around -850, the K'Tring were so named because a majority of the survivors belonged to the Tring rather than the High Iltharans.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Tensions between the K'Tring and the J'aadje, a peaceful non-Human minor race inhabiting the West Continent, continue to run high.

Impressively, the K'Tring have preserved a functional military dictatorship for 2,000 years. They achieved this through the following cultural features:

  • A well-judged mixture of meritocracy and inherited power;
  • An aggressive posture towards their J'aadje subjects and neighbors, giving K'tring the sense that the military has an important purpose;
  • A formal, almost ritualized (and so probably J'aadje-influenced) system of military etiquette.

Language[edit]

The traditional K'Tring challenge is J'rack!; the reply is Rojar!

Technology & Trade (Economy)[edit]

Currently, the K'Tring are planet-bound, with TL–6 late industrial epoch level of advanced technology.

Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)[edit]

The K'Tring are a militaristic race. They use a class of K'Tring Armored Cars. These are deployed in recon companies of thirteen cars. A type of K'Tring MICV is deployed in mechanized infantry formations.

Astrography[edit]

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

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race (sophontic species) is:

World Listing[edit]

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

No world articles for K'Tring


References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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