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|type= Browser/herbivore
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|type        = Herbivore/Grazer
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|size= 2.2 m
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|status      = Minor Race
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|weight= 140 kg
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|terrain    = Desert
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|home= {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
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|locomotion  = Walker
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|multi= 31-world Pocket Empire
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|code        = Vega
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|canon= Yes
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|extinct= Extant
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|confluence  = Humanoid
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|ref= [[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]
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|size       = 2.2 [[meter]]s
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|weight     = 140 [[kg]]
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|languages  = Wahuaragz, Anglic
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|government  = Republic
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|epoch      = TL:13-15
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|psi        = Standard
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|home       = {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
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|uwp        = A556A86-E
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|pop        = 7
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|primary    = F2 V
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|atmo        = Thin
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|multi       = Yes
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|existing    = Yes
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= The Solomani Rim|version=Classic Traveller|page=7}}
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|era        = 1105
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|symmetry    = 2-ial
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|TL          = TL-14 
 
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== Vegan (Sophont) Synopis ==
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The [[Vegan]] of {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}} are a technologically advanced [[Minor Non-Human Race]] with a [[humanoid]] appearance.
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An intelligent race originating on {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}} and inhabiting the [[Vegan Autonomous District]]. They are named by humans after the bright star near their homeworld.
 
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Physiology ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The [[Vegan]]s (in their own terms, [[Tyui]], though they commonly accept the Human name) are an intelligent race originating on {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}} and inhabiting the [[Vegan Autonomous District]]. They are named by [[human]]s after the bright star near their [[homeworld]].
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== Biology (Physical Sophontology) ==
 
Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.   
 
Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.   
  
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=== Vegan Body Plan ===
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Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are [[wikipedia:Gonochorism|gonochoric]] (individuals are either male or female), homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.
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Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are bisexual, homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.
 
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==== Vegan Body Shape ====
 
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Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds.
 
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The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of Terra, the Human homeworld.
 
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==== Vegan Body Structure ====
 
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A Vegan's tall, thin bodies is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss.
 
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All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.
 
  
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=== Vegan Senses & Nervous System ===
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Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds. The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of [[Terra (world)|Terra]], the Human homeworld.
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The head serves both as braincase and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck. Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head.  
 
  
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The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eye-lid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed.  
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===Physiology===
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A Vegan's tall, thin body is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss. All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.
  
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The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun.  
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The head serves both as brain case and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck.  
  
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Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.
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Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head. The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eyelid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed. The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun. Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.
  
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=== Vegan Locomotion ===
 
 
Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.  
 
Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.  
  
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=== Vegan Manipulation ===
 
 
Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.  
 
Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.  
  
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=== Vegan Digestion & Trophics ===
 
 
The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.  
 
The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.  
  
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=== Vegan Respiration ===
 
 
Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.
 
Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.
  
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=== Vegan Circulation ===
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==== Climate & Ecotope (Environment) ====
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n/a
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This species holds the following environmental preferences:
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* Terrestrial planet
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* Cold climate
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* Barren and desert ecotopes
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* Low gravity
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* Thin atmosphere
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=== Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype) ===
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Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.
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==== [[Body Plan]] ([[Morphology]]) ====
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[[Annelidoid]]
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* [[Humanoid]]
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* Biltateral symmetry (s-ial)
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* Tetrapod (4-ped) 
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** 2 limbs used for manipulation; "arms" 
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** 2 limbs used for locomotion; "legs"
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* Body consists of three segments
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** Head
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** Torso
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** Abdomen
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A Vegan tends to be more sure-footed and agile than a Human, but with lesser manual dexterity.
  
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=== Vegan Reproduction ===
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==== [[Biochemistry]] (Function) ====
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Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.  
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This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.
  
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=== Vegan Excretion ===
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==== Respiration (Reaction) ====
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The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.
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This species used a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:
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* Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
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* Carbon dioxide exhalant
  
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=== Vegan Homeworld ===
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==== Diet & Trophics (Consumption) ====
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The Vegan homeworld is {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}.
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This species survives using the following methods of consumption:
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* Herbivore /grazer
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* This species favors vegetable and plant-based foodstuffs.
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) History ==
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==== Genetic Code (Genotype) ====  
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The Vegans received the [[Jump Drive]] about - 6000, from [[Vilani]]-influenced traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in [[-4404]]. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the Interstellar Wars and the advent of the Rule of Man.
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[[Vegan]]s use the following [[IISS]] code:
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* '''SDEIES-SP'''
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:* '''S'''trength
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:* '''D'''exterity
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:* '''E'''ndurance
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:* '''I'''ntelligence
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:* '''E'''ducation
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:* '''S'''ocial Standing
  
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The Vegan Polity prospered under the Rule of Man and survived the Long Night largely intact. However, with the advent of the Third Imperium, the Vegan area was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.
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:* '''S'''anity
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:* '''P'''sionics
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* More complex genetic coding data available to qualified personnel upon request.
  
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Under the Solomani, the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.  
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==== Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction) ====
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This species has the following reproductive characteristics:
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* Two genders (male & female)
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** No outward sexual dimorphism
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* (sexual reproduction)
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** Conjugal intercourse
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** Varied mating systems (primarily serial monogamy) (1m:1f average)
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* Viviparous birth
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** (Iteroparous): Uses K-selection and have few offspring that require considerable amounts of time to raise to maturity.
  
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After the [[Solomani Rim War]], the present [[Vegan Autonomous District]] was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.
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Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.
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* The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Society & Culture ==
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== Culture & Society (Ethnology) ==
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''tuhuir''. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''[[tuhuir]]'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''tuhuir''. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
  
 
Archeology shows that the ''tuhuir'' were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. ''Tuhuir'' are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a ''tuhuir''; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the ''tuhuir'' of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each ''tuhuir''); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a ''tuhuir''.
 
Archeology shows that the ''tuhuir'' were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. ''Tuhuir'' are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a ''tuhuir''; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the ''tuhuir'' of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each ''tuhuir''); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a ''tuhuir''.
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Social Organization ==
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===Language===
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Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different ''tuhuir'', which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each ''tuhuir'' has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. Although rare, heretical and rebellious ''tuhuir'' do exist.
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The primary shared language is ''[[Wahuaragz]]''.
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Many Vegan ''[[tuhuir]]'' have created artificially constructed languages to better express particular philosophical or aesthetic concepts. Most of these are known only to members of the specific ''tuhuir'' and linguistic scholars.
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== History (Archaeological Sophontology) ==
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The Vegans received the [[Jump Drive]] about [[-6000]], from [[Vilani]]-influenced [[Geonee]] traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in [[-4404]]. The [[Consolidation Wars]] were brutal on the Vegan Polity, with the complete annihilation of society on Muan Issler; Muan Gwi itself surrendered when it became clear that the Vilani were prepared to go to such extremes. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the [[Interstellar Wars]] and the advent of the Rule of Man.
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The Vegan Polity prospered under the [[Rule of Man]] and survived the [[Long Night]] largely intact. However, with the advent of the [[Third Imperium]], Vegan space was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Government & Law ==
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Under the [[Solomani]], the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.  
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The worlds of the [[Vegan Autonomous District]] are under a single, centralized government. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations.
 
  
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The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a ''Tuhuir'' which oversees and mediates among all the other ''Tuhuir''.
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After the [[Solomani Rim War]], the present [[Vegan Autonomous District]] was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.
  
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See [[Vegan Autonomous District]] for more information.
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=== Government & Politics (Leadership)===
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The worlds of the [[Vegan Autonomous District]] are under a single, centralized government often classified as a [[Democratic Republic]], a type of [[Unitary State]]. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations. Before the [[Vegan Autonomous District]], the Vegan government was known as the [[Vegan Polity]].
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* See [[Vegan Autonomous District]] and [[Vegan Polity]] for more information.
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* See [[Order of Muan Gwi]]
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Language ==
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== [[Astrography]] ==
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Very little is conclusively known about the Vegan language.
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This race is primarily located in the following areas:
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* [[Solomani Rim Sector]]
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** [[Esperance Subsector]]
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** [[Vega Subsector]]
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Calendar ==
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=== Homeworld ===
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It is unknown how the Vegans form a calendar or track time although it is assumed that Vegan timekeeping was based upon the cycles and periods of their homeworld, {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}.
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The [[homeworld]] of this race is:
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* {{WorldS|Muan Gwi|Solomani Rim|1717}}
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Technology & Trade ==
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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The Vegans have a technological mastery at the TL 14 level and possess the [[jump drive]].
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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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Vegan merchants and traders are well-known throughout both Imperial, Solomani space, and beyond.  
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== Vehicles ==
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=== Vessels and VITs ===
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Vegans are known to utilize 60-ton "Vegan Interface Transport" ships, also known as VITs. VITs are highly modular and can carry labs, mining gear, passenger accommodation, or simply open space for cargo. Some consider them wasteful of space, but they are comfortable for passengers.<ref>Mongoose 2e: Solomani Front, p.79</ref>
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) Military ==
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Being [[smallcraft]], VITs must be transported by a larger vessel, such as the ''Khylduar''. These "Vegan Carriers" are 1,600 tons and carry about 14 VITs, allowing a single large ship to carry a sort of small ''[[tuhuir]]'' with them for a given project. This spirit of collaboration is also shown through the use of Endeavour Chambers, specialized shipboard workspaces which help crewmates communicate and collaborate more effectively on a given project.
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The [[Vegan Navy]] is used to protect and secure the borders of the autonomous region.
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==== Other Considerations ====
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As a side note, the Vegan Carrier / ''Khylduar'' is effectively about 50% launch ships by volume. If a planet happened to have a high tax (or restriction) on Jump-capable ships, a cunning captain might use this ship to move their cargo into the 14 VITs and sell the the goods from there.
  
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== Vegan (Sophont) References ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Advanced}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1 = [[Classic Traveller]] [[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= The Solomani Rim|version=Classic Traveller|page=7}}
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|S2 = [[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Library Data (N-Z)|page=28-29}}
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|S3 = [[GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=44-45}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Chronicle 11|page=36-38|article=The Vegans}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Rim of Fire|page=31-33}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Interstellar Wars|page=86,145}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani Front|page=69}}
 
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{{LE|Races|Minor Race}}
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[[Category: Third Imperium races]]
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[[Category: Vegan]]
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{{LE|Races}}
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[[Category: Guidebook to Solomani Rim]]

Latest revision as of 21:35, 23 April 2025

Vegan
Vegan1.jpg
Base Information
Classification Herbivore/Grazer
Status Minor Race
Locomotion Walker
Terrain Desert
Body Form
Confluence Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Alien
Size 2.2 meters
Weight 140 kg
Culture
Languages Wahuaragz, Anglic
Social Structure Republic
Technological Epoch TL:13-15
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Muan Gwi (Solomani Rim 1717)
UWP
A556A86-E
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
PopulationA High (70 billion)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelE High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
Primary Star F2 V
Atmosphere Thin
Off-world presence Yes
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference The Solomani Rim 7.
Canon Yes
Also see

The Vegan of Muan Gwi (Solomani Rim 1717) are a technologically advanced Minor Non-Human Race with a humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Vegans (in their own terms, Tyui, though they commonly accept the Human name) are an intelligent race originating on Muan Gwi (Solomani Rim 1717) and inhabiting the Vegan Autonomous District. They are named by humans after the bright star near their homeworld.

Biology (Physical Sophontology)[edit]

Vegans have a number of adaptations to the arid dry region of Muan Gwi where they developed.

Vegans are upright, bipedal, and bilaterally symmetrical, averaging 2.2 meters in height. They are gonochoric (individuals are either male or female), homeothermic oxygen breathers with an average lifespan of over 200 years.

Vegans have the tall, thin bodies characteristic of most low-gravity species. Because of their low-gravity origin, they are physically quite weak, and are unable to live on high gravity worlds. The gravity of Muan Gwi is rated at 0.5 g or half that of Terra, the Human homeworld.

Physiology[edit]

A Vegan's tall, thin body is designed for the maximum radiation of heat. The torso is covered with a thick integument, whose convoluted surface is richly supplied with blood vessels. By increasing or decreasing the supply of blood to the integument, heat radiation from the torso can be regulated to optimum effect (more during the day, less at night). This arrangement obviates the necessity for sweating and its consequent water loss. All orifices of the body can be sealed to prevent unnecessary moisture loss.

The head serves both as brain case and as sensory appendage. Auditory organs are located in the collar-like structure around the neck.

Despite external appearances to the contrary, Vegans have two eyes, located inside the hood-like fleshy structure which dominates the head. The paired eyes are covered by a transparent eyelid-like structure, which acts as a polarized light filter. This structure protects the eyes from glare, like built-in sunglasses, and also serves to keep windblown dust out of the eyes. This filter can be retracted when not needed. The eyes themselves are large, and pick up radiation well into the infrared portion of the spectrum, an adaptation to Muan Gwi's small red sun. Since the skull is fixed solidly in place, a Vegan cannot turn its head, but the fleshy hood containing the eyes can turn through a large arc.

Vegans are walkers and their legs end in broad, splayed feet, which prevent them from sinking into the soft sand.

Where the forearm and hand would be on a human, Vegans have three tentacles, which serve them as manipulative organs.

The mouth is a vertical slit in the upper thoracic region, with paired breathing/vocal slits on either side of it.

Two mandibles are located inside the upper chest, and grind food between their opposing sets of teeth.

Climate & Ecotope (Environment)[edit]

This species holds the following environmental preferences:

  • Terrestrial planet
  • Cold climate
  • Barren and desert ecotopes
  • Low gravity
  • Thin atmosphere

Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype)[edit]

Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.

Body Plan (Morphology)[edit]

Annelidoid

  • Humanoid
  • Biltateral symmetry (s-ial)
  • Tetrapod (4-ped)
    • 2 limbs used for manipulation; "arms"
    • 2 limbs used for locomotion; "legs"
  • Body consists of three segments
    • Head
    • Torso
    • Abdomen

A Vegan tends to be more sure-footed and agile than a Human, but with lesser manual dexterity.

Biochemistry (Function)[edit]

This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.

Respiration (Reaction)[edit]

This species used a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:

  • Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
  • Carbon dioxide exhalant

Diet & Trophics (Consumption)[edit]

This species survives using the following methods of consumption:

  • Herbivore /grazer
  • This species favors vegetable and plant-based foodstuffs.

Genetic Code (Genotype)[edit]

Vegans use the following IISS code:

  • SDEIES-SP
  • Strength
  • Dexterity
  • Endurance
  • Intelligence
  • Education
  • Social Standing
  • Sanity
  • Psionics
  • More complex genetic coding data available to qualified personnel upon request.

Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction)[edit]

This species has the following reproductive characteristics:

  • Two genders (male & female)
    • No outward sexual dimorphism
  • (sexual reproduction)
    • Conjugal intercourse
    • Varied mating systems (primarily serial monogamy) (1m:1f average)
  • Viviparous birth
    • (Iteroparous): Uses K-selection and have few offspring that require considerable amounts of time to raise to maturity.

Vegans are not sexually dimorphic and there are no external differences between sexes.

  • The urogenital opening is a vertical slit located ventrally in the lower abdomen.

Culture & Society (Ethnology)[edit]

Vegan society is divided into hundreds of different tuhuir, which might be roughly translated as culture, philosophy, or tao. Each tuhuir has its own customs and traditions and its own interpretation of the proper way to live. The civil service which governs the Vegan District is a tuhuir which oversees and mediates among all the other tuhuir. Although rare, heretical and rebellious tuhuir do exist.

Archeology shows that the tuhuir were once separate societies, each associated with a particular geographic location, like countries on ancient Earth. Now, however, they are mixed together in complex patterns. Tuhuir are not hereditary; when a Vegan nears sexual maturity, he or she enters a period of search, which may last for many years. Eventually, the individual chooses a tuhuir; once made, the choice is for life. In practice, about 50% of all Vegans enter the tuhuir of their parents (the exact percentage varies with each tuhuir); about 0.5% find that they enjoy the search as a way of life and never join a tuhuir.

Language[edit]

The primary shared language is Wahuaragz.

Many Vegan tuhuir have created artificially constructed languages to better express particular philosophical or aesthetic concepts. Most of these are known only to members of the specific tuhuir and linguistic scholars.

History (Archaeological Sophontology)[edit]

The Vegans received the Jump Drive about -6000, from Vilani-influenced Geonee traders, and colonized several nearby worlds before being absorbed by the First Imperium in -4404. The Consolidation Wars were brutal on the Vegan Polity, with the complete annihilation of society on Muan Issler; Muan Gwi itself surrendered when it became clear that the Vilani were prepared to go to such extremes. They were severely restricted under Vilani rule, as were all races who resisted being integrated into the rigid Vilani culture. Because of this, they welcomed Terran victory in the Interstellar Wars and the advent of the Rule of Man.

The Vegan Polity prospered under the Rule of Man and survived the Long Night largely intact. However, with the advent of the Third Imperium, Vegan space was broken into individual planetary states in accord with Imperial policy; non-humans were treated as full citizens but, in order to cement Imperial authority, no multi-world governmental units were allowed.

Under the Solomani, the Vegans were again restricted. Human colonies were founded on many Vegan worlds to maintain Solomani influence there, and Solomani governors were installed on all Vegan worlds.

After the Solomani Rim War, the present Vegan Autonomous District was formed as a counterweight to the Solomani.

Government & Politics (Leadership)[edit]

The worlds of the Vegan Autonomous District are under a single, centralized government often classified as a Democratic Republic, a type of Unitary State. State power is contained in a civil service, chosen and promoted by competitive examinations. Before the Vegan Autonomous District, the Vegan government was known as the Vegan Polity.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

World Listing: 1105[edit]

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

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Ahhunsal  •  Ashtagz Tyui  •  Asterr Tyui  •  Bellerophon (SR 1519)  •  Duikin Tyui  •  Dzadwahtyan  •  Dzim Zhia Gwi  •  Ewmiak  •  Flanders (SR 1517)  •  Gwathui   •  Hariksiat  •  Hokchor  •  Hsivyu  •  Hsuarrdzan  •  Hsuilzish  •  Hsuishlesh  •  Khalikkam  •  Merganser  •  Muan Gwi  •  Muan Ialour  •  Muan Irrzudh  •  Muan Issler  •  Muan Kwoyen  •  Ninshien  •  Orruiltan Tyui  •  Shulgiasu  •  Sithuan Hsarr  •  Tsamis  •  Tunshaon Tyo  •  Tyudhuar  •  Umieh  •  Wanish Tyo  •  
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Vehicles[edit]

Vessels and VITs[edit]

Vegans are known to utilize 60-ton "Vegan Interface Transport" ships, also known as VITs. VITs are highly modular and can carry labs, mining gear, passenger accommodation, or simply open space for cargo. Some consider them wasteful of space, but they are comfortable for passengers.[1]

Being smallcraft, VITs must be transported by a larger vessel, such as the Khylduar. These "Vegan Carriers" are 1,600 tons and carry about 14 VITs, allowing a single large ship to carry a sort of small tuhuir with them for a given project. This spirit of collaboration is also shown through the use of Endeavour Chambers, specialized shipboard workspaces which help crewmates communicate and collaborate more effectively on a given project.

Other Considerations[edit]

As a side note, the Vegan Carrier / Khylduar is effectively about 50% launch ships by volume. If a planet happened to have a high tax (or restriction) on Jump-capable ships, a cunning captain might use this ship to move their cargo into the 14 VITs and sell the the goods from there.

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.
  1. ↑ Mongoose 2e: Solomani Front, p.79
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