Ormine

Starport	B	Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	5	Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere	7	Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics	7	Wet World 70%
Population	A	High (50 billion)
Government	A	Charismatic Dictator
Law	6	Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level	A	Early Stellar (jump drive)

Primary Star

M2 V

Atmosphere

Standard (tainted)

Off-world presence

Yes

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

"Data/Library: Dark Nebula." The Travellers' Digest 17 30-31.

Canon

No

Also see

The Ormine of Akhlare (Dark Nebula 1313) are a technologically sophisticated minor race.

Physiology & Environment (Ecology)

The Ormine are a very long-lived race with some characteristics resembling Terran reptiles. Their metabolism is slow, with a minimal homeothermic response to keep them from freezing.

Ormine are upright, short-legged bipeds with a short, flat tail for balance. The arms are also relatively short and the hands partly webbed. They are covered with jointed plates rather like the armor of a Terran armadillo. Their origin was obviously aquatic and they retain several adaptations that make them at home in the water, including gills which open and activate upon diving.

The lifespan of the Ormine is about 300 standard years, with maturity coming at 30 standard years.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Solomani arrival 3,000 years ago was a severe cultural shock. Solomani spacers were impatient with the deliberate movements of the councils that negotiated with them, while the Ormine for the most part thought the Solomani rude, impetuous, and thoughtless.

Human technological superiority, however, was undeniable. This attracted some few younger Ormine minds. With every human visit, some Ormine took passage to new worlds. Colonies grew up on several suitable planets and some unsuitable ones. The technology to conquer the inhospitable worlds was supplied by the Solomani in exchange for work contracts and pledges of loyalty. Thus most of the gerontocracy is deeply in debt to the Solomani and is part of their political sphere.

The Ormine retain their rule by elders, but those elders usually have a human "advisor". Any who express their disapproval of this too strongly may find themselves exiled to one of the less-pleasant worlds.

Major Historical Events Timeline

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this polity:

(-1884): First Contact with Ormine by Solomani.

Culture & Society (Ethnology)

The lifespan of the Ormine is about 300 standard years, with maturity coming at 30 standard years.

The elders of a community are its leaders, and serve for life once chosen. Understandably, Ormine culture is slow-moving and very conservative. On their own, they have never developed past TL–8.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

Gerontocracy of Ormine

The elders of a community are its leaders, and serve for life once chosen. Understandably, Ormine culture is slow-moving and very conservative.

The Ormine retain their rule by elders, but those elders usually have a human "advisor". Any who express their disapproval of this too strongly may find themselves exiled to one of the less-pleasant worlds.

Small interstellar government primarily found in the Akhlare subsector of the Dark Nebula sector. The citizens consist mainly of Ormine, with a small scattering of Solomani humans.

Although nearer to the Aslan Hierate than the Solomani, historical reasons mean that the Gerontocracy is part of the Solomani political sphere.

The elders of a community are its leaders, and serve for life once chosen. Understandably, Ormine culture is slow-moving and very conservative. On their own, they have never developed past TL–8.

Interstellar Relations: 1116

Astrography

This sophont species can primarily be found in the following areas:

Dark Nebula Sector
- Akhlare Subsector
- Kyaenkha Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

Akhlare (Dark Nebula 1313)

World Listing

The following systems and worlds are associated with this sophont species:

11 of 11 World articles in Ormine

Akhlare • Hipera • Hopeshre • Kipelaresh • Meshmo • Nichekoralo • Othinamor • Papohirme • Sherarehi • Thithmasha • Thometha •

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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.

Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Data/Library: Dark Nebula." The Travellers' Digest 17 (1989): 30-31.
Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 100.
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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science