Vashan
Species: Vashan
Home Planet: Vasha
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 1D/4D
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D+2
MECHANICAL 1D/4D
PERCEPTION 1D/2D+2
STRENGTH 3D/5D+2
TECHNICAL 1D+2/4D
Special Abilities:
Skilled Miners & Laborers: Vashans are renowned for their skill as tireless miners and laborers. Vashans gain a +1D bonus to all Lifting and Stamina skill rolls, as well as to any other skill rolls that involve working in a mine environment (GM’s discretion).
Story Factors:
Odd Habits: Vashans do not eat until absolutely necessary. When they finally do, they messily consume large quantities of food, which is stored in their many antestomachs. These antestomachs are also used to “investigate” new and interesting objects, which the Vashans swallow. Swallowed items are either regurgitated immediately, or retained for further study. Vashan eating habits have resulted in a general disdain for the species within the food service industry of the Modell sector, and many restaurants do not allow for Vashan customers.
Society: Vashan society is both theocratic and caste-based. As such, entire castes will typically obey their religious superiors.
Move: 10/12
Size: —
Background: The Vashans were sentient insectoids indigenous to Vasha. The Vashans had a centaur-like structure, with their thin torso emerging from a wide base with four short legs. They possessed two long arms with three fingers, and were capable of fine manipulation. Their heads consisted of two small red eyes set widely on either side of their mouths, which were made up of four small mandibles and two large ones. Their heads peaked into a single large horn.
They were known to be powerful and tireless workers. They also had odd eating habits, and possessed the ability to store items inside themselves, within their antestomachs.
Though their homeworld was a de facto possession of the Ayrou, the Vashans ruled themselves through a theocratic caste system.
They were a deeply religious species, and made annual pilgrimages to Inicus Mont, on the moon called Qina. In midwinter, they would repent during ceremonies led by their priests, known as bohdis. These bodhis would cough up gulletstones known as sin-bullets during this ceremony.
Off-planet, the Vashans were prized for their abilities as workers, yet their diet and their proclivity to store interesting items in their intestines was off-putting to some employers.
