Amindii

Starport	X	No Starport
Size	0	Asteroid/Planetoid Belt
Atmosphere	0	Vacuum
Hydrographics	0	Desert World 0%
Population	0	Barren (0)
Government	0	No Government structure
Law	0	No Law
Tech Level	0	Pre-Industrial (primitive)

Primary Star

Atmosphere

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

"Contact:Amindii." Imperiallines 6 2-9.

Canon

Yes

Also see

Insectoid

The Amindii are a technologically sophisticated sophont species.

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

Description (Specifications)

Biology (Physical Sophontology): The Amindii are bipedal arthropoid sophonts, a minor race, to the world of Regina (Spinward Marches 1910). Amindii readily serve in civil and military service. They have a significant presence working security at Regina’s starports.

The Amindii are herbivore/grazers who, on average, are 2.2 meters in height and mass 110 kg. The insect-like Amindii tower over most sophonts. Despite looking a bit like big grasshoppers (note that calling one a “grasshopper” won’t insult it), they actually have a skeleton articulated by muscles, covered by a combination of finely scaled skin and larger chitinous plates. Amindii vision is acute, centered on the Green-Blue-Purple range. They have the ability to sense the presence of life and emotion: this serves them well when hunting and tracking prey.

Evolution & Environment (Epigenetics)

This species originated on their homeworld and developed intelligence.

Climate & Ecotope (Environment)

This species holds the following environmental preferences:

Terrestrial planet
Temperate climate
Forest ecotope
Standard gravity
Dense atmosphere

Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype)

Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.

Body Plan (Morphology)

Insectoid

Semi-humanoid
Bilateral symmetry (2-ial)
Octopod (8-ped)
- 4 limbs used for manipulation "arms"
- 2 vestigial limbs formerly used for locomotion "legs"
- 2 limbs used for locomotion (biped) "legs"
Body consists of three segments:
- Head (HBS)
- Thorax (torso) with 2 sets of "arms"
- Abdomen with 2 sets of "legs"

Biochemistry (Function)

This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.

Respiration (Reaction)

This species usew a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:

Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
Carbon dioxide exhalant

Diet & Trophics (Consumption)

This species survives using the following methods of consumption:

Herbivore/grazer This species favors vegetable and plant-derived foodstuffs.

Gender & Sexuality (Reproduction)

This species has the following reproductive characteristics:

3 gender/s (EAB) (Gender ratio: 2e:1a:4b)
- Significant sexual trimorphism
(sexual reproduction)
- Non-conjugal amplexus
- Polyamorous mating system
Oviporous birth
- (Semelparous): Uses r-selection and have many offspring that require little time to raise to maturity.

Further Detail

There are three sexes (EAB):

Egg-layer
Activator
Bearer
- Because of their control over the mating patterns, Bearers typically wield significant social and political power.

History & Background (Dossier)

Psychology (Cultural Sophontology): The Amindii have a culture very much based upon socially-cooperative behaviors and find the rugged individualism of many Imperials to be a little confusing. While they understand it after long exposure to Imperials, few Amindii would choose to practice such folkways in light of what the Amindii see as greater productive efficiency resulting from communal cooperation and coordination. the Amindii are highly social sophonts.

Language (Linguistic Sophontology)

Body language is practically everything with the Amindii. Their speech seems flat and emotionless to those not familiar with it; nuance is typically expressed in posture.

If an Amindii holds its four arms akimbo, one may want to back away slowly. When speaking with Amindii, it is best to keep one’s hands at one’s sides at all times; gesturing wildly will likely offend, and may provoke.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

The Amindii use the Imperial method of feudal confederacy and imperial nobility.

The Amindii have had a long exposure to Humaniti and the Third Imperium and, as such, the native Amindian culture has blended with Imperial folkways. While some differences exist, particularly in communalistic mindsets, Amindii culture is largely compatible with Imperial culture. This is to say that the Amindii are largely integrated into Imperial society.

Calendar & Timekeeping (Chronology)

Other than using a local Reginian clock, the Amindiim by and by, use the chronological systems of the Third Imperium.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This race (sophont species) is primarily located in the following areas:

Spinward Marches Sector
- Regina Subsector

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this race (sophontic species) is:

Regina (world)

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of this race (sophont species) are known to exist within the following systems and worlds:

1 of 1 World articles in Amindii

Regina •

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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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Andrea Vallance, Donald McKinney, Gregory P. Lee, James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone. "Contact:Amindii." Imperiallines 6 (2014): 2-9.
Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
EXTERNAL LINK: Marquis Robject
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science