Minor Human Race

Minor human races are distinguished from major human races by the fact that minor human races didn't discover jump drive on their own, while major races have.

Description (Specifications)

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 46 others known to Imperial science classified as minor races (though some dispute this classification). Many human races are indistinguishable from each other though a few began from a small gene pool and/or developed in an extreme environment develop 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 sometimes erroneously referred to as chimeras.

Minor Human Race Descriptions (A - I)

Minor Human Race Descriptions

Socionym	Taxonomy	Homeworld	Origin	Jump Drive	Polity	Canon	Notes
Altarean	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Answerin	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ayanshi	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Azhanti	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Cafadans	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Cassilldan	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Darmine	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Daryen	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	Darrians
Dynchia	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Fiorin	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Floriani	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Forlorn	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Geonee	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Halkans	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Happirhva	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Iltharans	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ilurian	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Irhadre	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Issugur	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None

Minor Human Race Descriptions (J - Z)

Minor Human Race Descriptions

Socionym	Taxonomy	Homeworld	Origin	Jump Drive	Polity	Canon	Notes
Kargol	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Kedepu	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Khulan	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Liberts	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Loeskalth	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Luriani	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Mal'Gnar	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Menetha	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Miyavine	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Murissi	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Ne Kraeda ren Kelva	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
Plexxan	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None
ZOWIE	Homo sapiens ZOWIE	ZOWIE	Ancients	Unknown	Unknown	Canon	None

History & Background (Dossier)

Thus 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.

References & Contributors (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.

• Traveller: The New Era The Regency Sourcebook
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science