Difference between revisions of "Bye-Ren"
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The '''Bye-Ren''' are an [[:Category:Ethnic Group|ethnic group]] most noted for their origin in the hellish crush of a continuous 2G gravity well, producing immense strength and resilience. | The '''Bye-Ren''' are an [[:Category:Ethnic Group|ethnic group]] most noted for their origin in the hellish crush of a continuous 2G gravity well, producing immense strength and resilience. | ||
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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
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=== Physiology & Environment (Ecology) === | === Physiology & Environment (Ecology) === | ||
− | + | Heredity and extensive super-calcification treatments have produced extreme bone density. However, their human heritage combined with their crushed and wrinkled appearance tend to disturb more traditional members of [[Humaniti]]. | |
+ | * Bye-Ren adapt easily to lower gravities, but their short legs often cause trouble in keeping up with their taller kin. Their super-rugged metabolism tends to “wear out” sooner than other humans’, even in normal gravity, and the high blood pressure needed in their home environment causes significant bleeding problems. | ||
+ | * However, their human heritage combined with their crushed and wrinkled appearance tends to disturb more traditional members of Humaniti. | ||
=== Psychology & Philosophy (Mindset) === | === Psychology & Philosophy (Mindset) === | ||
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== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
− | + | The Bye-Ben are the survivors of a mining expedition abandoned at the end of the [[First Imperium]]. | |
=== Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116 === | === Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116 === | ||
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== Culture & Society (Ethnology) == | == Culture & Society (Ethnology) == | ||
− | + | Bye-Ren are extreme in their regard for personal loyalty and refusals to abandon either responsibilities or comrades, and in holding both friendship and enmity for life. | |
=== Social Organization: 1116 === | === Social Organization: 1116 === | ||
− | + | They tend to disdain luxury and have the interesting social tradition that altitude indicates importance. | |
== Government & Politics (Leadership) == | == Government & Politics (Leadership) == | ||
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== Technology & Trade (Economy) == | == Technology & Trade (Economy) == | ||
− | + | Since the Bye-Ren have only recently been re-contacted and are still seldom visited, their technology lags far behind the {{Imperium}}’s. | |
=== Commercial Aptitude: 1116 === | === Commercial Aptitude: 1116 === |
Revision as of 01:05, 29 February 2016
Bye-Ren | |
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Status | Minor Human Race |
Classification | Omnivore/gatherer |
Size | 1.65 meters |
Weight | 80 kilograms |
Homeworld | Bye-Ren-Ay |
Multi-world | No |
Canon | Yes |
Extinct | Extant |
Reference | Marc Miller's Traveller, Aliens Archive |
According to an editor's note in Aliens Archive, page 13, this race was called "Rye-Ben" by mistake in the Traveller rulebook and should be called "Bye-Ren". |
The Bye-Ren are an ethnic group most noted for their origin in the hellish crush of a continuous 2G gravity well, producing immense strength and resilience.
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Physiology & Environment (Ecology)
Heredity and extensive super-calcification treatments have produced extreme bone density. However, their human heritage combined with their crushed and wrinkled appearance tend to disturb more traditional members of Humaniti.
- Bye-Ren adapt easily to lower gravities, but their short legs often cause trouble in keeping up with their taller kin. Their super-rugged metabolism tends to “wear out” sooner than other humans’, even in normal gravity, and the high blood pressure needed in their home environment causes significant bleeding problems.
- However, their human heritage combined with their crushed and wrinkled appearance tends to disturb more traditional members of Humaniti.
Psychology & Philosophy (Mindset)
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Bye-Ben are the survivors of a mining expedition abandoned at the end of the First Imperium.
Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116
These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this polity:
- No information yet available.
Culture & Society (Ethnology)
Bye-Ren are extreme in their regard for personal loyalty and refusals to abandon either responsibilities or comrades, and in holding both friendship and enmity for life.
Social Organization: 1116
They tend to disdain luxury and have the interesting social tradition that altitude indicates importance.
Government & Politics (Leadership)
No information yet available.
Government Structure: 1116
No information yet available.
Interstellar Relations: 1116
No information yet available.
Language & Letters (Communication)
No information yet available.
Calendar & Timekeeping (Chronology)
No information yet available.
Technology & Trade (Economy)
Since the Bye-Ren have only recently been re-contacted and are still seldom visited, their technology lags far behind the Imperium’s.
Commercial Aptitude: 1116
No information yet available.
Other Aptitudes: 1116
No information yet available.
Research & Technology: 1116
No information yet available.
Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)
No information yet available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This race (sophont species) is primarily located in the following areas:
- No information yet available.
Homeworld: 1116
The homeworld of this race is:
- No information yet available.
World Listing: 1116
Significant communities of this race (sophont species) are known to exist within the following systems and worlds:
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller's Traveller (book) T4 Main Rulebook
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 Aliens Archive
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science