Crenduthaar
| Crenduthaar | |
|---|---|
| Status | Minor Race |
| Classification | Omnivore/hunter |
| Size | 2.5 m |
| Weight | 500.0 kg |
| Homeworld | Ghatsokie (Deneb 0902) |
| Multi-world | Yes |
| Canon | Yes |
| Extinct | Extant |
| Reference | Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector |
The Crenduthaar are massive, powerfully built scale-armored hexapods, native to Ghatsokie (Deneb 0902).
Physiology & Environment
They Crenduthaar are massive, powerfully built scale-armored hexapods, who average 2.5 m long and can weigh up to 500 kg. Having evolved on the planet of a dim red star, their are blind to the upper reaches of the human visual spectrum, but their large, light-sensitive eyes can also see well into the infrared spectrum. They also have a keen sense of smell.
They have long necks and double rings of teeth surrounded by a ring of narrow tendrils up to 20 centimeters long. These tendrils are used to supplement their hands for fine manipulation. Their tough, leathery scales are largest and thickest on their back and head and both thin and small on their limbs and underside. These scales evolved to protect them from both their world's frequent sandstorms and from the occasional solar flares that increase both radiation levels and temperatures. The outer edge of both of their forelimbs has a ridge of specially evolved scales that form a razor-sharp blade that hunting Crenduthaar use to bring down running prey.
The Crenduthaar are nomadic omnivores, that can run on four legs or stand on two. Their middle limbs can be used for either running or as high-strength, manipulators. They are equally comfortable standing on two or four legs, but spend most of the time on four legs.
History & Background
The Crenduthaar have been enslaved by the Vargr, who also occupy their homeworld.
Expatriate Crenduthaar are found offworld in Deneb and Vargr space.
Known communities:
- Pretoria (Deneb 0406),
- Inar (Deneb 1213),
- Antra (Deneb 1808),
- Deneb (Deneb 1925),
- Regina (Spinward Marches 1910).
Psychology & Philosophy
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Culture & Society
They are peaceful, philosophic, and most are stone-age, TL-0 (zero), by choice but learn technology easily; enslaved by the Vargr occupying their world, which they hate.
Crenduthaar Social Organization
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Government & Politics
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Language & Letters
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Calendar & Timekeeping
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Technology & Trade
The Crenduthaar population prefers a simple, stone-age existence, TL-0 (zero), by choice, but learn technology easily enough. While the Crenduthaar prefer a stone-age existence for ideological and philosophical reasons, many Crenduthaar have shown masteries of TL-9 and 10 technologies.
While the Crenduthaar trade hand-crafted items, foodstuffs, and novelties among themselves, they had little idea about interstellar trade until the Vargr began enslaving them. Offworld Crenduthaar slaves have now seen and understand what trade entails and what technological societies are like. Sometimes, the Vargr have returned servant-slaves to the homeworld, who have escaped and spread this knowledge, to free Crenduthaar populations living in the Ghatsokie wild. Some have even stolen technological items, which they have shared with their free brethren along with knowledge of the outside world.
Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)
The Crenduthaar are a peaceful race living in low-density societies with little weaponry past an individual, tribal level. The Crenduthaar themelves rarely fight among themselves and have never required large-unit tactics, mechanized warfare, or any of the halmarks of more advanced militaries. When the Crenduthaar do fight, it is often single combat between champions rather than the more wasteful types of mas combat.
With enslavement by the Vargr, the Crenduthaar are learning modern warfare and guerilla tactics, but it is a slow process.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
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- Rob Caswell. "Crenduthaar." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 34-39.
- Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science