Minor Human Race
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Minor Human Races are distinguished from major human races by the assertion that minor human races didn't discover jump drive on their own, while major races have.
Description
A Minor Human Race is a human population whose ancestors were believed to have been planted on a world of their own by the Ancients around -300,000 and who developed separately from other human-inhabited worlds until it was eventually contacted by a star-faring society.
As well as the three human sub-species that are recognized as Major Races, there are at least 46 others known to Imperial science and classified as minor races (though some dispute this classification). Many human races are indistinguishable from each other even though it is widely believed that they all originated with a small gene pool and/or developed in extreme environments developing unique characteristics.
One additional classification is Variant Human Race, one that has been genetically altered since the Ancients scattered Humaniti. The Solomani, in particular, have applied genetic engineering to their own race a number of times. Often these new human races are erroneously classified as minor races, whether or not they are descended from a major race. They are also referred to as chimeras.
Minor Human Race Descriptions (A - H)
Minor Human Race Descriptions Demonym / Socionym
Morphology / Taxonomy
Homeworld Origin Jump Drive Polity Canon Remarks Answerin Homo sapiens answerianis Answerin Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Warrior race - Digestive mutation
- Hormonal mutation
Ayanshi Homo sapiens espiritus Ghost Ancients Solomani World-state Non Long lifespan - Night vision
- Reproductive mutation
Azhanti Homo sapiens iralianis Irale Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Shorter lifespan - Dense atmosphere adaptation
- High gravity
- Hot climate adaptation
- Increased strength
- Taint adaptation
Cafadans Homo sapiens cafadiansis Cafad Ancients Vilani World-state Canon Shorter lifespans - Cold climate adaptation
- Night vision
- Troglobytic adaptation
Cassilldan Homo sapiens ambemshanisis Ambemshan Ancients Solomani Multi-world Canon Low gravity - Greater height
- Taint adaptation
Darmine Homo sapiens ishagi Ishag Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Dense atmosphere adaptation - Radiation resistance
- Taint adaptation
Daryen Homo sapiens darrianisis Darrian Ancients Solomani Multi-world Canon AKA Darrians - Low gravity
- Cold climate adaptation
- Digestive mutation
- Radiation adaptation
- Technophilia
Dynchia Homo dynchia melantrisis Melantris Ancients Solomani Multi-world Canon Warrior race - Digestive mutation
- Polydactyly
Fiorin Homo sapiens fiorinis Unknown Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Floriani Homo sapiens floriansis Floria Ancients Aslan Multi-world Canon Subspecies specialization - Barnai
- Feskal
Forlorn Homo sapiens forlorniari Unknown Ancients Syleans Multi-world Non Low gravity Geonee Homo sapiens geonensis Shiwonee Ancients Ancients Multi-world Canon High gravity - Dense atmosphere adaptation
- Technophilia
Halka Homo sapiens halkaa Halka Ancients Floriani Multi-world Canon Radiation adaptation - Albino mutation
Happirhva Homo sapiens rejhappuri Rejhappur Ancients Solomani World-state Canon Thin atmosphere adaptation - Digestive mutation
Harappan Homo sapiens harappanii TBD Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown
Minor Human Race Descriptions (I - N)
Minor Human Race Descriptions Demonym / Socionym
Morphology / Taxonomy
Homeworld Origin Jump Drive Polity Canon Remarks Iltharans Homo sapiens ilthara Drexilthar Ancients Solomani Multi-world Canon Water adaptation - Cold climate adaptation
- Night vision
Ilurian Homo sapiens ilurianisis Iluria Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Irhadre Homo sapiens chanadlas Chanad Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Issugur Homo sapiens parthinianisis Parthinia Ancients Unknown World-state Canon Digestive adaptation Kargol Homo neanderthalensis kargolas Kargol Ancients Solomani Multi-world Non Enhanced senses - Decreased comeliness
- Digestive adaptation
- Increased strength
Kedepu Homo sapiens kedepari Kedepar Ancients Hegemony
of LoreanMulti-world Non Technophile Khulan Homo sapiens khulanii Khula Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Extinct Liberts Homo sapiens libertii Libert Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Desert adaptation - Aridity adaptation
- Trace atmosphere adaptation
Loeskalth Homo sapiens loeskalthii Unknown Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Extinct - Warrior race
Luriani Homo luriani sapiens Daramm Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Water adaptation - Cold climate adaptation
- Repoductive mutation
- Respiratory mutation
Mal'Gnar Homo pekinensis mal'gnari Mal'Gnar Ancients Zhodani Multi-world Non Flight mutation - Decreased comeliness
- Polymelia
- Reproductive mutation
Menetha Homo sapiens menetha Unknown Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Miyavine Homo sapiens medurmaa Medurma Ancients Unknown Multi-world Canon Extinct Murissi Homo sapiens atuakhterle Atuakhtea Ancients Aslan World-state Canon Desert adaptation - Aridity adaptation
- Dermal mutation
- Hot climate adaptation
- Long lifespan
- Pyschological mutation
Ne Kraeda
ren KelvaHomo sapiens kraedakelvana Baera Ancients Zhodani Multi-world Non Unknown
Minor Human Race Descriptions (O - S)
Minor Human Race Descriptions Demonym / Socionym
Morphology / Taxonomy
Homeworld Origin Jump Drive Polity Canon Remarks Ostrovniki Homo sapiens ostrovniki 971-852 Unknown Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Pirian Homo sapiens piri Piriga Ancients Yaskoydri Multi-world Non Only aesthetic and mental changes from Solomani - Some use Vargr-style Charisma
Plexxan Unknown Unknown Ancients Unknown Multi-world Canon Enhanced senses - Exotic sexuality (6 genders)
- Metabolic mutation
Ronni Unknown Unknown Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Bye-Ren Homo sapiens byerenus TBD Ancients TBD TBD Canon TBD Suerrat Homo sapiens ilelishii Ilelish Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Hominid - Decreased comeliness
- Epigenetic height reduction
- Hirsutism
- Hyperesthesia
- Increased strength
- Taint adaptation
Sydite Homo sapiens khuurissii Khuur Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon AKA Sydymites - Epigenetic height increase
- Heavy gravity
- Increased strength
- Polymelia (4-armed)
- Thin atmosphere adaptation
- Water adaptation
Syleans Homo sapiens syleanisis Capital/Sylea Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Low gravity - Dense atmosphere adaptation
- Epigenetic height reduction
Minor Human Race Descriptions (T - Z)
Minor Human Race Descriptions Demonym / Socionym
Morphology / Taxonomy
Homeworld Origin Jump Drive Polity Canon Remarks Tapazmal Homo sapiens dlaekanis Dlaekan Ancients Loeskalth Multi-world Canon Low gravity - Dense atmosphere adaptation
- Epigenetic height reduction
- Hot climate adaptation
- Longer lifespan
- Radiation mutation
- Reproductive mutation
Tekundu Homo sapiens tekundis TBD Ancients TBD TBD Canon TBD Thaggeshi Homo sapiens thaggeshii Thaggesh Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Increased genetic variation - Dental mutation
- Digestive adaptation
- Increased strength
- Lower gravity
- Radiation adaptation
Traltar Homo sapiens tralthalansis Traltha Ancients Daryen World-state Canon Desert adaptation - Aridity adaptation
- Dense atmosphere adaptation
- Taint adaptation
Trexen Unknown Unknown Ancients Unknown Unknown Non Unknown Urunishani Homo sapiens urunishusi Gashagi Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon Dense atmosphere adaptation Vanejenese Homo sapiens vanejenisis Vanejen Ancients Imperial World-state Canon Dense atmosphere adaptation - Cold climate adpatation
- Salinity adaptation
Vexx Unknown Condyole (Spinward Marches 0901) Ancients Unknown Unknown Non Unknown Vlazhdumecta Homo sapiens vlazhdumectalas Afachtiabr Ancients Zhodani Multi-world Canon Longer lifespan - Digestive adaptation
- Radiation adaptation
- Reproductive mutation
- Sensory mutation
Yaskoydri Homo sapiens yaskoydri Unknown (near galactic core, allegedly depopulated) Ancients Ancients Multi-world Mixed High psi potential Yileans Homo sapiens gashikanikus Gashikan Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon High gravity Zaris Unknown Unknown Ancients Unknown Unknown Canon Unknown Ziadd Homo neanderthalensis ziaddii Zeda Ancients Vilani Multi-world Canon High gravity - Hirsutism
- Increased strength
- Oligodactyly
- Taint adaptation
History
The Sword Worlders and inhabitants of the Islands Cluster subsectors are not minor human races, even though they did evolve their societies while separated from the mainstream of human society because they were not planted by the Ancients.
Likewise, geneered races like the Jonkeereen are not considered minor human races by some but are sometimes referred to as Variant Human Races.
See also
Sophont
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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.
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- Author & Contributor: Hans Rancke
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science