Luupinite

Luupinite
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/hunter
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Technocracy
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Luupim (Numbis 2828)
UWP	X445853-3 Starport X No Starport Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 8 Moderate (600 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 3 Pre-Industrial (basic science)
Primary Star	K9 V
Atmosphere	Thin (tainted)
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	K'kree 35-36.
Canon	Yes
Also see	Two Thousand Worlds

The Luupinites of Luupim (Numbis 2828) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race of sophonts with a semi-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

This race are thick furred, bipedal primitives descended from omnivore/hunter stock. The natives of Luupim are reasonably intelligent, but unsophisticated.

The natives have not evidenced even the slightest degree of hostility or aggression among themselves, and seem fairly peaceful. Some disputes have occasionally led to small-scale conflicts between towns, but these are limited in scope and violence. Of course, from a K'kree point of view, the people of the world are dangerous because of their willingness to consume animal flesh. Most alarming to the Steppelords is the fact that the sport of hunting is a particularly popular one, and K'kree scientists assigned to study the world have frequently reported with disgust on the relish and skill with which these predatory locals hunt down and kill animals of all kinds.

History & Background (Dossier)

Luupim (Numbis 2828) was discovered by the K'kree many centuries ago in the final years of the Crusade, and studied until it was established that the inhabitants – thick, furred, bipedal primitives descended from omnivore/hunter stock – fell into the category of non-K'kree races that ate both plant and animal foodstuffs, and thus might be persuaded to adopt a civilized vegetarian existence. The planet was interdicted as a result, so as to ensure the safety of K'kree travellers, and, at the same time, keep the natives out of reach of technology until a decision regarding their fate should be reached at Kirur. As is often the case, time, distance and other commitments have conspired to keep the decision from being made. The K'kree are also not inclined to carry out an extermination so close to the prying eyes of the Hivers. There is no great need for precipitate action, anyway, as the natives are far from achieving any form of unification of technological prowess which could make them a threat to the forces of a Xi Rrikeek Tuughit'ra, should it become necessary to declare one. The interdiction patrol monitors planetary development, and can advise if local changes make an immediate decision mandatory at any time.

The natives of Luupim are reasonably intelligent, but unsophisticated. Technology (in a few isolated regions where development has proceeded faster than the planetary norm) has peaked at TL–3. There are no large cities; most of the native population of 600 million live in rural areas or small towns. Their government is chaotic at best, most readily describable as a loose feudalism; there is no unified government structure, and most individual towns or regions fend for themselves, receiving neither help nor hindrance from their neighbors.

The natives have not evidenced even the slightest degree of hostility or aggression among themselves, and seem fairly peaceful. Some disputes have occasionally led to small-scale conflicts between towns, but these are limited in scope and violence.

Astrography

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

• Numbis Sector
  • K'righeek Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Luupim (Numbis 2828)

World Listing

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

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References

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.

• J. Andrew Keith, Loren Wiseman. K'kree (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 35-36. in "A Scent of Evil Winds"