Traltar

Traltar
Homo sapiens tralthalansis
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/gatherer
Status	Human Ethnic Group
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain	Desert
Body Form
Confluence	humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Human
Size	1.8 m
Weight	100 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language, Anglic
Social Structure	Oligarchy
Technological Epoch	TL:4-6
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Traltha (Spinward Marches 2834)
UWP	B590630-6 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 6 Moderate (4 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
Primary Star	F5 V
Atmosphere	Dense (tainted)
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Behind the Claw 119-120.
Canon	Yes
Also see

The Traltar are a technologically developing sophont species.

• They are a Human Ethnic Group with a humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

The inhabitants of Traltha claim to be descendants of humans who were transplanted by the Ancients and that their world used to be covered by great oceans until they were blasted into space by a massive bolide that was targeted against the world by an Ancient strike force during the Final War. Although destroyed, the Ancient base had nevertheless managed to protect the resident humans, the majority of which survived the strike, and somehow scratched out a living in the outback.

Physiology & Environment

Traltha's desert status is a side effect of damage dealt to it during the Ancient's Final War. The local seas were apparently blasted into space by a massive bolide that was targeted against the world by an Ancient strike force. The Ancient base included a population of transplanted humans, the majority of which survived the strike, and somehow scratched out a living in the outback. Calling themselves the Traltar, these desert nomads used to scour the outback for surviving water sources. After contact with the Third Imperium in 373, they accepted offworld technological aid, and quit their wandering for a more sedentary existence. Most of their communities are located around wells, and subsist upon agriculture. The Traltar have a long running fight with another local, non-sentient lizard species known as the Vorstin, which has a nasty habit of raiding their communities for water. Local pride prevented them from accepting offworld military aid in the past, but the world's technology has advanced to the point that the locals can now manufacture their own laser weaponry, giving them a decisive advantage.

History & Background (Dossier)

The truth is less dramatic. The Traltar, as the locals call themselves, appear to be the descendants of a failed colonizing attempt, the records of which were lost in the breakdown of the colony. Apparently the colony's pumps broke down or the wells ran dry, and the survivors were forced to become desert nomads who moved from water source to water source. After contact with the Third Imperium in 373, they accepted offworld technological aid, and quit their wandering for a more sedentary existence. Most of their communities are located around wells, and subsist upon agriculture.

The Traltar have a long-running fight with a local, non-sentient, lizard species known as the Vorstin, which has a nasty habit of raiding their communities for water. Local pride prevented them from accepting offworld military aid in the past, but the world's infrastructure has advanced to the point where the locals can now manufacture their own firearms, giving them a decisive advantage.

Technology & Trade

Local pride prevented them from accepting offworld military aid in the past, but the world's infrastructure has advanced to the point where the locals can now manufacture their own firearms, giving them a decisive advantage.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

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

• Spinward Marches Sector
  • Trin's Veil Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Traltha (Spinward Marches 2834)

World Listing: 1105

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

1 of 1 World articles in Traltar

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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.

• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 119-120.
• EXTERNAL LINK: BARD OPAL 9533
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Hans Rancke-Madsen
• Author & Contributor: Peter Gray
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science