Gumahl

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Gumahl
Base Information
Classification Carnivore
Status Minor Race
Locomotion
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence
Bio-Identenoid
Size 1.5 to 2.5 meters
Weight 100 KG
Culture
Languages
Social Structure
Technological Epoch
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Gumahler/Laeth (Gushemege 1237)
UWP
X000000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Primary Star
Atmosphere
Off-world presence yes
Zoetic individuals
Source
Reference Long Way Home 58.
Canon yes
Also see

The Gumahl are a minor race from Gumahler (Gushemege 1237). They are a vicious warrior race, and have been in conflict with their humaniti neighbors since their first encounter with the Vilani First Imperium. At that time the Gumahl were at TL7 and on the point of annihilating themselves with their own biological weapons. The Vilani were themselves in conflict with the Loeskalth at the time, and saw in the Gumahl a useful source of mercenaries.

The main feature of Gumahl physiology, and indeed that of all Gumahler's indigenous life, is their unusual skeleton. Instead of rigid bones they have cartilaginous telescopic rods that allow them to change from being all and lithe one minute to squat and strong the next. Mouth, eyes, hands/claws, fingers/toes are all similarly telescopic appendages.

They are bipedal, with strong telescopic legs. They have the last vestiges of a tail. They have four telescopic arms – a short set of arm on either side of the upper chest (usually used for delicate work) and a powerful set of full-length arms as the shoulder. The head is mounted on a telescopic neck and is itself quite angular with the telescopic mouth/jaw assembly and eyes.

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