Yn-tsai

Yn-tsai
Base Information
Classification	Carnivore
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain
Body Form
Confluence	Semi-Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	1.9 meters
Weight	75 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Autocracy
Technological Epoch	TL:0-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Tsanesi (Reaver's Deep 1711)
UWP	D653636-6 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 6 Moderate (2 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
Primary Star	K7 V
Atmosphere	Thin
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Ascent to Anekthor 40-43.
Canon	No
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The Yn-tsai of Tsanesi (Reaver's Deep 1711) are a technologically primitive Minor Non-Human Race with a Semi-humanoid appearance.

Description (Specifications)

The Yn-tsai are a bipedal, non-starfaring minor race, descended from carnivore stock.

Physiology

They stand roughly 1.9 meters tall, and are covered with a white, gray, or golden fur. Hair on the heads is worn long and elaborately braided to denote rank and status in their society. They have seven long, nimble digits on each hand and foot, large barrel chests that compensate will for he low atmospheric pressure in which they flourish, and a broad, flat face. Nictitating membranes over their eyes give them a peculiar "eyeless stare."

History & Background (Dossier)

When first contacted, the Yn-tsai were an enigma to human explorers. They do not fit into the pattern of life on Tsanesi (Reaver's Deep 1711) and could not have evolved on the planet.

A Caledonian research outpost is maintained on Tsanesi, and the world is officially listed as a Protectorate of the Principality of Caledon. Scientists continue to study the Yn-tsai in hopes of learning the secret of their origins and the explanation for certain odd facets of their culture, such as their incongruous pacifism.

Currently accepted theories hold that the Yn-tsai are descended from a slave race under the dominion of the mysterious Saie, but their origins remain a major puzzle. A few scientists maintain them to be another race transplanted by the Ancients, but evidence is against this.

Society & Culture

The first explorers found them to be a peaceful (indeed, a pacifistic) culture - odd for descendents of carnivores. They had a TL–3 culture and a feudal society.

Most noticeable of all was the fact that the Yn-tsai were terrified of "strangers beyond the sky", and regarded the first off-world visitors to their world with a mixture of fear, suspicion, and awe. Caledonian merchants, scientists, and explorers gradually won a grudging acceptance on Tsanesi, but the Yn-tsai remain reclusive, somewhat xenophobic, and few in numbers.

Government & Law

They had a feudal society.

Technology & Trade

They had a TL–3 culture. Their technology has increased over the centuries, but they still show a definite desire to avoid those elements of technology devoted to warfare or to space travel.

Military

The Yn-tsai only maintain a planetary constabulary and possess no formal military.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:

• Reaver's Deep Sector
  • Caledon Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

• Tsanesi (Reaver's Deep 1711)

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Significant communities of this race are known to exist 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. Ascent to Anekthor (Gamelords, 1984), 40-43.
• J. Andrew Keith. Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector (Far Future Enterprises, 2009), 17-18.
• Kevin Knight. "A Pilot's Guide to the Caledon Subsector." Traveller Chronicle 07 (1995): 26.