Acara
Acara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distant Fringe Sophont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Base Information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Omnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Minor Race | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locomotion | Amphibian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terrain | Waterways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Body Form | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confluence | Non-humanoid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bio-Identenoid | Skiapodoid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Languages | Native Language | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Social Structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technological Epoch | TL:4-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Psionic potential | Standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin World | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homeworld location | Carasan (Far Home 1126) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UWP | C567899-4
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Primary Star | K1 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atmosphere | Standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Off-world presence | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoetic individuals | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference | Adie Alegoric Stewart - Distant Fringe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canon | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Acara of Carasan (Far Home 1126) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance and technologically developing sophonts
Description (Specifications)
They are semi-aquatic omnivores, preferring temperate marshland environments. Acara display a variety of body shapes dependent on the role that they fill within society. All, however, share some basic physiological elements. All have a single large foot with a coarse sole that uses muscular waves to move and all interact with their environment via long manipulatory tentacles. A “saddle”, a residual shell, covers part of the upper body, a narrow frill surrounds the head, and three short feeding tentacles surround the mouth.
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Characteristics
A baseline species has the following characteristic ranges:
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Endurance
- Intelligence
- Education
- Social
Psychology & Philosophy
Acara have a caste-based society with strictly defined roles and defined social limitations for individuals based on their body type. They are slow and calculating, they are evasive and rather defensive, and it is difficult to reach a firm agreement with one. They are extremely orderly, and once they have set their minds on something they tend to be single-minded in pursuit of their goal. Acara are intensely aware of status and rank and can appear arrogant towards those they deem to be of a lower social level. They find it difficult to associate with humans – by nature they are far too chaotic and disorganised.
Primal Drives
Species psychology is driven by factors common to many sophonts:
- Acquisition (stemming from the need to gather adequate nutrition),
- Preservation (derived from the need to continue their personal existence), and
- Perpetuation (the urge to continue the species).
Behaviours
- Philosophy: Connectivity. Everything is connected, nothing is disconnected.
- Theology: Pantheism, many gods, and panantheism (everything is god)
- Ethics: Inner relativism: in any given situation there is a right and a wrong. The individual must determine what that is.
- Psychology: Co-effective consciousness, this is the concept that we are all inter-connected. My psychology is impacted by yours.
Outlook
- Philosophy: Connectivity. Everything is connected, nothing is disconnected.
- Theology: Pantheism, many gods, and panantheism (everything is god)
- Ethics: Inner relativism: in any given situation there is a right and a wrong. The individual must determine what that is.
- Psychology: Co-effective consciousness, this is the concept that we are all inter-connected. My psychology is impacted by yours.
History & Background (Dossier)
Primal ancestors: * Human contact (2255AD onwards)
Astrography
This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Uncharted Space:
Homeworld
The homeworld of this race is:
World Listing: 1105
Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following systems and worlds:
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science