Rak'kagh

Rak'kagh
Base Information
Classification	Herbivore
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	60 to 80 kg
Weight
Culture
Languages	Native Language, Raxkiir
Social Structure	Bureaucracy
Technological Epoch	TL:13-15
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	K’maaxkoo (Un'k!!k'ng 0536)
UWP	A575989-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (A billion) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
Primary Star
Atmosphere	Standard
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	T5 Second Survey - [T]
Canon
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The Rak'kagh of K’maaxkoo (Un'k!!k'ng 0536) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a somewhat avian appearance and are technologically advanced sophonts in the modern era.

Description (Specifications)

The Rak'kagh are a bipedal, warm-blooded race with long, bowed legs, a long body typically carried at a forward angle, arms that resemble short, almost atrophied avian wings, and a heavy head equipped with a short, heavy, ceratinous beak suitable for cracking tree nuts. They are entirely herbivorous, having evolved among fertile jungles. An unstable period for their home star drove their ancestors from the skies to hide under the sheltering canopy of the jungle where they eventually lost flight, grew in size, and attained sentience. While they are reasonably agile on the ground, their native canopy remains their preferred home.

"Rak'kagh" is the K'kree name for this race. Their own name is lost to history, though some of the older families claim to remember, keeping the knowledge safe for the future which is not now.

Their avian history is still evident in their body coverings and some remnants of flight. What started as feathers have evolved in the tight spaces of the high canopy to a fine but dense and colorful downy consistency, not unlike a complex and flexible hair. They have retained some of their pre-sentient feathers on their heads and down the center of their backs, but any hint of tail plumage or flight feathers have faded in most individuals. A minority of genetic throwbacks are known to manifest limited plumage on their short tails and along the underside of their arms. Their hands possess seven fingers, the uppermost and lower two being independently opposable. The lower opposable digits are also quite long compared to the rest, and rest in a jack-knife position along their forearm. The throwbacks often have some vestigial wing webbing connecting the last finger to the forearm which, surprisingly, does not hinder the digit's motion and utility as much as the feathers which often adorn the web do. Their hands are nimble and their fingers are long.

Their prehistoric increase in size and intelligence widened the rear of their skulls, coincidentally shifting their vision from dominantly peripheral to somewhat more forward, though they retain considerable peripheral vision, and can move their eyes independently.

Their remnant downy plumage and feathers vary considerably in color, though the down that covers most of their bodies is typically darker hues. The skin beneath, should it be revealed, is universally mottled in patterns that remind of a once common plumage, with visible arcs and mottles that vary little across the whole of the race.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Rak'kagh are technologically savvy and take well to space travel. They are part of a small fraternity of K'kree client races that serve as ship crews and operators, often without direct oversight. The Rak'kagh build their own ships as well as operating K'kree vessels.

• No Further Data at this time

Astrography

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

• Un'k!!k'ng Sector
  • Kunukrkee Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• K’maaxkoo (Un'k!!k'ng 0536)

World Listing: 1105

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

No world articles for Rak'kagh

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• T5 Second Survey
• Author: Jim Kundert