Addaxur

Addaxur
Base Information
Classification	Carnivore/pouncer
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain	Forest
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Quasi-arachnoid
Size	TBD cm
Weight	TBD kg
Culture
Languages	Clotho
Social Structure	Unidentified
Technological Epoch	TL:7-9
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Addax (Tienspevnekr 2214)
UWP	A9D2744-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere D Exotic (dense, high) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 7 Moderate (10 million) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
Primary Star	M1 V
Atmosphere	Standard
Off-world presence	Yes
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1
Canon	Yes
Also see	Quasi-arachnoid
TBD

The Addaxur are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.

• They are a Minor Non-Human Race with a semi-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

The Addaxur are an intelligent minor race of six-legged carnivores from a high gravity world 40 parsecs from Zhdant (Zhdant 2719).

• Addaxur is the Zhodani name for this race.
• The Addaxur are also known as the Clotho outside of Zhodani space.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

The Addaxur homeworld is in Abrr Subsector of Tienspevnekr Sector.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Addaxur had established an empire of 37 worlds, with communications maintained by sublight ships, by the time the Zhodani discovered them in -5110. The Zhodani observed the fringes of the empire for about ten years before making open contact in -5120. Carefully planned overtures established friendly relations and reserved 10 of the Addaxur’s 37 worlds for the Addaxur without restricting Zhodani expansion.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

Addaxur Reservation

Language & Letters (Communication)

Clotho languages are entirely visual, an evolution of webs spun by their ancestors to attract mates, mark territory and catch food. Luminescent threads are extruded from glands in their mouths and woven into complex patterns by their delicate claws. Males and females secrete different colors, the hue of which can be further altered by saliva, and these are combined into the complex glyphs which make up the racc's language.

Glyphs are usually drawn on surfaces or spun between trees or structures (some Imperials have jokingly referred to this as "graffiti"): seeing these scattered around a neighborhood in a Zhodani starport is one sign that Clotho are on the world.

A Clotho conversation is a beautiful thing, combining elements of both dance and calligraphy, and unlike Human words, is preserved until the glyphs dry and fade, which occurs after a few hours of sunlight. A single word concept is typically 4" across: a sentence usually spans a foot or so. Communication is slower than Human speech. (approximately one sentence every 10 seconds) and requires a good deal more space, but is in some ways more precise.

Printed representations of glyphs form a written language. Clotho have supplemented their glyphs with a well-developed sign language used for rapid communication. With four limbs it is somewhat more expressive than human sign language but cannot match the complex symbology that is conveyed with glyphs. Clotho have also mastered human sign languages. Some Clotho have learned to understand spoken languages, but all find them very difficult.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Tienspevnekr Sector
  • Abrr Subsector
    • 10-world Addaxur Reserve

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Addax (Tienspevnekr Abrr)

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of this race are known to dwell within the following systems and worlds:

13 of 13 World articles in Addaxur

Addax  •  Amaxu  •  Drunshu  •  Fevlpian  •  Koavrivr  •  Korubal  •  Mesh Tuxar  •  Nasaxu Ar  •  Pleplidlat  •  Shantusax  •  Shtia'ial  •  Umashaxar  •  Ushaddax  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 8,10.
• David L. Pulver. Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 113-121.
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 63.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science