Llellewyloly

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Llellewyloly
Llellewyloly small.jpg
A resting Dandy, possibly even sleeping.
Base Information
Classification Producer
Status Minor Race
Locomotion Amphibian
Terrain Forest
Body Form
Confluence Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid Alien
Size 1.5 meters
Weight 60 kg
Culture
Languages Native Language, Anglic
Social Structure Dictatorship
Technological Epoch TL:10-12
Psionic potential Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location Junidy (Spinward Marches 3202)
UWP
B434ABD-B
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere3 Vacuum (very thin)
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
PopulationA High (30 billion)
GovernmentB Non-Charismatic Dictator
LawD Extreme Law (paramilitary law)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
Primary Star F7 V M2 V
Atmosphere Very Thin
Off-world presence Yes
Zoetic individuals Yes
Source
Reference The Traveller Adventure 143.
Canon Yes
Also see

The Llellewyloly of Junidy (Spinward Marches 3202) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance and technologically sophisticated sophonts.

Biology (Physical Sophontology)

Llellewyloly (pronounced "LEL-uh-wi-Low-lee") have five multi-jointed limbs which function as hands and feet interchangeably. Their main sensory organs are also located on the limbs. The spherical central body is covered with long, coarse hair.

Many body features are adaptations to the extreme temperature variations of Junidy's day. Respiration occurs across the entire spherical body surface and is adapted to Junidy's very thin atmosphere. Consequently, Llellewyloly venture unprotected only into similar very thin atmospheres; in other environments they require whole-body protective suits. "Dandies" (or "Dandelions") as they are colloquially known, have a great phobia of non-native environments, meaning that "Dandies" stick to low gravity, low pressure environments with similar atmospheres to Junidy.

Evolution & Environment (Epigenetics)

This species originated on Junidy (world) and evolved intelligence naturally.

They developed intelligence in response to extreme climatic change and interspecies competition.

Climate & Ecotope (Environment)

This species holds the following environmental preferences:

  • Terrestrial planet
  • Temperate-cold climate
  • Forest and swamp ecotopes
  • Low gravity
  • Very thin atmosphere

Anatomy & Physiology (Phenotype)

Sophontologists studying this species have discovered the following data.

Body Plan (Morphology)

Zoophytoid

  • Non-humanoid
  • Radial symmetry (r-ial)
  • Pentapod (5-ped)
    • 5 limbs used for dual locomotion-manipulation "arm-legs"
  • Body consists of two segments (modified craniopod)
    • Torso with brain and viscera
    • Abdomen with limbs

Biochemistry (Function)

This species has a conventional carbon-water based biochemistry.

Respiration (Reaction)

This species employs a conventional respiration cycle consisting of:

  • Oxygen-nitrogen inhalant
  • Carbon dioxide exhalant

Images

T5-11-sophont-basic-dandelion.jpg

Basic size and shape comparison for examples of Humaniti and Llellewyloly

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Social Organization

Llellewyloly have a complex society with many dimensions of social precedence; the same individual may be entitled to high status in one situation and low status in another, and to make an error concerning propriety is a serious matter.

The Holluwe of Junidy and the Oeyullo Oeyullo are titles of significance among Llellewyloly.

Language

Hulloyuo-co is a synthetic language trilled and whistled by the Llellewyloly. Inflection and/or suffixes modify nouns and verbs.

Llellewyloly Names

These three rules work with Llellewloly nouns:

  • Adjectives come first, as in Anglic (big starship).
  • Nouns can act like adjectives (dog star).
  • Possessives come after, as in Greek (starship mine).

Adjective List

  Bright	Ully-yuoll
  Distracted   Ellul-yuoll
  High         Cuoll
  Low          Yuoo 
  Terrible	Llouclhhe
  Young        Looucyll

Noun List

  Caldera.    oullou
  Heat.       oullu
  House.      uleou
  Mountain.   ollo.   (also mountain range)
  Mouth.      ou
  Person.     ouco
  Star.       ully
  Starport.   ully-hoyuo
  Starship.   ully-clhho
  Volcano.    oullou

Pronoun List

  Person.    Singular.  Plural. 
  1st.       Cy.        Ooe. 
  2nd.       Yu.        Loull.      
  3rd.       Hou.       Hehoi.  
  "It".      Llo.       Hehoi.

Possessive Suffix

The word col is an identifying particle with many functions. It works like Anglic "a", "of", and "that".

  • Uleou-col-cy, "my house", literally house-of-me.

Relationals

Modifying nouns, which act like adjectives, express spatial and temporal relations.

  • <X> cellollo, "Front of the <X>"
  • <X> cellyllou, "Atop the <X>"
  • <X> cellyy, "Inside the <X>"
  • <X> cellhoullo, "On the <X>"

Example

Inside the starport. Ullyhoyuo cellyy, literally "starport, inside it"

Verbs, and Nouns from Verbs

Verbs are rich with suffixes that can generate many new nouns. For example, this one incomplete set of derivational suffixes generates many nouns: 

 -co	Passivized noun from verb (to draw => a drawing)
 -yuo	Abstracted noun (to die=> death)
 -llo	Agentive noun (to steal => thief)
 -llow	Habitual noun (to speak => a speaker)
Verbs and Derived Nouns
Word Verb -co -yuo -llo -llow
clhhocollo act acting action actor con man
ohyllu arrive arriving arrival passenger schedule
hou assess assessment cost Merchant assessor
hlloi be being existence person Scout
lloullyuolo begin beginning starting point student dependent
ellul distract distracting distraction distractor nuisance
yll fight struggle fight Soldier; Marine Mercenary
clhhyuolulo free freeing freedom freedman Rogue
ooo go leaving travels traveller wanderer
hew have having possession owner collector
coucol rest resting rest sleeper dead person
ully shine shining sheen achiever star
hulloyuo speak speech language speaker talker
llyuolulo stop obstacle stopping point stopper controller
lyyou think consideration thought thinker council
lluwcoo write book writing; inscription author writer


Grammatical Notes

Nouns as Predicates

Any noun can act as a standalone predicate. For example, ouco "person" can also be translated "it is a person", and Cyouco means “I am a person”.

Small Sentences

Since nouns can act as stand-alone predicates, sentences can be as small as a bare subject or a bare object. Subject + Object also works. If there is a verb, it appears at the front of a sentence.

Bare verbs work too. Where there is a verb, subjects are often implied, using context to infer them.

So the sentence structure is: 

 (Optional Verb) - (Optional Subject) - (Optional Object)

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

World Listing

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

8 of 8 World articles in Llellewyloly
Celepina  •  Crout  •  Fosey  •  Harvosette  •  Junidy  •  Rethe  •  Rhylanor  •  Treece  •  
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References

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