To Boldly Go
=A= Alien Races =A=
( R – T )
Copyright by Cleve Johnson
Ruhl
Planet Ruhl
Class M
Political System Plutarchy
Capital Watel
Population 4.7
billion
Warp Capable 2248
Diameter 12,542
km
Distance from
Star 151,253,000
km
Surface
Temperature -43.2° to 38.1°C, Temperate Zone Avg. 25.6°C
Rotation Period 22
hours 8 minutes
Orbital Period 378
days 5 hours 21 minutes
Gravity 0.98
standard
Moons 0
Orbital Facilities Communication
and defense satellites, orbital space
telescope
Federation Member No
(Friendly)
Ruhl is slightly smaller than
Earth but has similar seasonal weather patterns. The planet has nine continents
and hundreds of islands. Saltwater oceans make up about fifty-six percent of
the surface. Much of the land is designated for agriculture and forests. There
are a few dozen cities with populations of five hundred thousand or more.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: The Ruhl are a humanoid species, similar to
humans; however, their skin tends to have an orange tint probably due to an
abundance of carotin in most of the edible plants on the planet. Hair color
tends to be various shades of red or blonde. Ruhl are similar to humans in
their average height and weight. The Ruhl live under threat of attack by the
Enkara due to its proximity to the Enkar border, so the military is on constant
alert. The general population feels protected, yet the people tend to live with
stress and anxiety as they are always expecting to be attacked.
Government/History: Ruhl is a plutarchy under the rule of a
planetary council that is made up of twenty-seven members from the wealthiest
families on the planet. Wealth is measured by how much land a family
owns/controls and the resources contained on the land (minerals, agricultural
production, livestock, etc.). The head of each of these families decides which
family member will be on the council and may replace that person with another
family member at any time; however, most of the families prefer to have the
same representative serve for at least three years. It is unusual for the same
family member to serve on the council for more than eight years.
Technology: Ruhl’s technology is equivalent to Earth’s
early-24th Century technology level. They have warp drive,
transporters, and pulse energy weapons for defense. Also, they have developed
advanced force field domes s to protect their cities from orbital bombardment.
Runii
Planet P’Khati
Class M
Political System Democratic
Republic
Capital G’hanet
Population 3.1
billion
Warp Capable Entered
theoretical phase 2376
Diameter 12,503
km
Distance from
Star 150,014,000
km
Surface
Temperature -41.7° to 42.1°C,
Rotation Period 24
hours 12 minutes
Orbital Period 374
days 4 hours 03 minutes
Gravity 0.98
standard
Moons 1
(T’Rhek)
Orbital
Facilities Communication Satellites
Federation Member No
(Friendly/Federation Protectorate)
P’Khati is slightly smaller than
Earth, but it is similar with its proportion of land to water ratio. The planet
also undergoes similar seasonal changes as Earth since its axial tilt compared
to its sun is almost identical to Earth’s.
Physical Appearance/Culture: The Runii are a
humanoid species, similar in appearance to humans with two major exceptions.
Runii have four digits on each of their hands and feet. They also have three
nostrils. Hair color tends to be brown or black for most individuals. Runii
skin color is brown or dark tan. Regardless of gender, Runii usually parallel
human male average height and weight. Culturally, the Runii have developed much
like Earth; however, the planet created a unified government comparatively more
quickly than Earth did. Runii males typically dominate public service and
government, while females excel in the arts and sciences. The Runii are highly
intelligent and resourceful. They respect all life and are determined to
protect their ecology, even if technological advancement must be delayed.
Government/History: P’Khati is a peaceful world that has enjoyed
a unified government for about 230 years. It has a representative democratic
form of government with four major political parties and another six or seven
minor parties. Local political issues are usually debated and decided by direct
citizen participation.
Technology: Runii technology closely parallels Earth’s
mid-21st Century level of development. They have an interplanetary
space program in place and are beginning to work toward faster-than-light
interstellar travel. They assume that they are not alone in the universe and plan
to prove their assumption by going where none of their people have gone before.
Seleri
Planet Selerus
Class M
Political System Council
of Leaders (based on historical family lines)
Capital Meehenek
Population 8.3
billion
Warp Capable At
least 3 millennia
Diameter 12,644
km
Distance from
Star 149,328,000
km
Surface
Temperature -28.9° to 46.2°C,
Rotation Period 21
hours 52 minutes
Orbital Period 361
days 12 hours 31 minutes
Gravity 0.99
standard
Moons None
Orbital
Facilities None
Federation Member No
(Friendly/Semi-Isolationists)
Selerus is almost the same size
as Earth and much of it is a sub-tropical jungle. The planet has one major
continent and hundreds of small islands scattered throughout its two oceans.
Only one third of the planet is covered by water. The equatorial region of the
planet is where most inhabitants choose to live, due to the climate.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: The Seleri are a dinosaur-like species. In
fact, the Seleri is the parent race of the Saurians, a Federation member race.
Seleri have four hearts and can breathe several different gases that are either
poisonous or not breathable by most humanoid species. Their night vision is
superior to most other known species, but not quite as good as human eyesight
in the sunlight. Seleri look so similar to one another, both males and females,
that it is difficult for a non-Seleri to distinguish between them. The Seleri
have isolated themselves after an ancient period of galactic exploration,
believing that their own planet was the best place for them to live. They have
a strong affinity for self-reliance as individuals and as a race; therefore,
they do not wish to seek outside help, even when threatened with extinction.
Government/History: Selerus is ruled by a council of leaders that
is made up of representatives from each province and inhabited regions.
Succession of each leader comes through the family line. The Seleri explored
much of the galaxy about three millennia ago, but some of their starships were
lost. It is theorized that the Saurians are descended from the survivors of
those vessels.
Technology: The Seleri are technologically more advanced
than most Alpha and Beta Quadrant societies known to the Federation; however,
they have abandoned space exploration.
Serapzal
Planet Hyvol
IV a.k.a. Shaleesal
Class M
Political System Confederation
of Nations/Various Nation States
Capital Slee/Various
national capitals
Population 1.6
billion
Warp Capable 2274
Diameter 12,256
km
Distance from
Star 147463,700
km
Surface
Temperature -20.8° to 41.2°C, Temperate Zone Avg. 28.9°C
Rotation Period 18
hours 3 minutes
Orbital Period 354
days 2 hours 14 minutes
Gravity 0.96
standard
Moons 2
(Sraal, Salis)
Orbital
Facilities Various communication and multipurpose satellites
Federation Member No
(hostile)
Hyvol IV is a planet that has
abundant forests, jungles, and deserts. The planet has thousands of mammalian
lifeforms as well as a wide variety of reptile and aquatic species. An unusual
fact about the planet is that only one species of flying animal exists, which
is a favorite pet for the dominant intelligent species—the Serapzel. The planet
is also home to a sentient humanoid species known as the Shia. The planet has
four continents and thousands of small islands, and the surface is covered by
fifty-two percent water.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: The Serapzel are sentient snakes that have a
3.95 meter average length. The males and females are indistinguishable in
appearance. As reptiles, the Serapzel eat many species of small mammals;
however, they usually only have a meal once every five or six days. Larger
mammals and the sentient but primitive Shia can make a meal that will serve a
Serapzel’s dietary needs for a month. The only flying species, which is a
mammal known as a suleshka, is revered and kept as a pet by many. It would be
sacrilege to use a suleshka as a food source. The Serapzel have fangs and venom
sacks in their mouths. The venom is powerful enough to kill most humanoids and
many non-humanoid races within a few hours if bitten. The Serapzel do not wear
clothing except for a few who choose to wear a cape with large mammal fur. The
average lifespan is 172 years.
Government/History: There are dozens of nation states that have
joined in a confederation to unite against a race called the Luzevi from the
nearby L’Qenu star system that had visited Hyvol IV more than a hundred years
ago. A few years after the invasion, the Serapzel joined together and became
aggressive and militaristic. After they attained warp drive a few years after
the Luzevi had come to Hyvol, the Serapzel travelled to L’Qenu and started
making regular attacks to deter the Luzevi from returning; however, the attacks
resulted in retaliatory strikes by the Luzevi. Each planet has attacked the
other multiple time for more than one hundred years.
Technology: Serapzel technology is similar to early 22nd
Century Earth technology. Warp drive was in development at the time the Luzevi
first visited Hyvol IV, but development accelerated because of the perceived
threat of alien invasion. Their ships now have a top speed of warp 3.7. Weapons
development also was made a priority. Serapzel have short-range starships
equipped with plasma energy cannons, missiles, and primitive force fields. For
the warriors, the hand weapon of choice is a Choslith, a combination
double-edged blade and small shield. They are on the verge of enhancing their
force fields into deflector shields and developing more powerful plasma
weapons. Serapzel scientists have not developed anything that resembles
transporter or replicator technology as of 2380 (Old Earth calendar).
Shia
Planet Hyvol
IV a.k.a. Shaleesal
Class M
Political System Various
Tribes/Tribal Councils
Capital N/A
Population 423
million
Warp Capable N/A
Diameter 12,256
km
Distance from
Star 147463,700
km
Surface
Temperature -20.8° to 41.2°C, Temperate Zone Avg. 28.9°C
Rotation Period 18
hours 3 minutes
Orbital Period 354
days 2 hours 14 minutes
Gravity 0.96
standard
Moons 2
(Sraal, Salis)
Orbital
Facilities N/A
Federation Member No
(Primitive)
Hyvol IV is a planet that has
abundant forests, jungles, and deserts. The planet has thousands of mammalian
lifeforms as well as a wide variety of reptile and aquatic species. An unusual
fact about the planet is that only one species of flying animal exists, which
is a favorite pet for the dominant intelligent species—the Serapzel. The planet
is also home to a sentient humanoid species known as the Shia. The planet has
four continents and thousands of small islands, and the surface is covered by
fifty-two percent water.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: The Shia are a race of humanoids that are
rather small with an average height of 1.49 meters for both males and females.
Shia have medium dark skin and light brown hair. They have longer arms than
most humanoids. Their eye structure is more similar to a bird’s eye than that
of other humanoids, which aids their alertness to predators. They typically
wear simple cloth tunics and cloth foot coverings wrapped in leather straps.
They are muscular and quite agile. They tend to be very cautious due to a large
sentient snake species—the Serapzel—that thinks the Shia people make a fine
meal. Shia are a primitive tribal people who usually do not have conflicts with
other tribes, but there have been a few instances where conflicts have led to
small skirmishes. They are hunter-gatherers and sometimes nomadic. They live in
simple huts built in the branches of the large trees that grow in the forests
of Hyvol IV. Almost all Shia are left-handed, and the few right-handers are
elevated to almost god-like status because, in their belief, a right-handed
person is blessed by their gods. Shia believe in gods of nature, but the
highest and most powerful is called The Great One, who created all the other
gods and the world according to their mythos. On average, they live about 42
years.
Government/History: Shia do not have a central government. They
live in tribes with each tribe having a chief, at least one person
knowledgeable in healing and herbal arts, and at least one “seer” who speaks
for the gods.
Technology: The Shia are a primitive people who have
developed stone knives, axes, and wooden spears with stone spearpoints. They
weave cloth and tan leather, but that is the extent of their technology.
S’Klopses
Planet Pesedon
Class M
Political System Unknown
Capital Unknown
Population 7.1
billion (based on U.S.S. Monarch sensor
scans)
Warp Capable Antiquity
Diameter 14,572
km
Distance from
Star 154,612,000
km
Surface
Temperature -36.1° to 31.9°C,
Rotation Period 21
hours 15 minutes
Orbital Period 385
days 9 hours 23 minutes
Gravity 1.14
standard
Moons 0
Orbital Facilities System
Defense C&C Station, Defense Satellite Production and Repair Station
Federation Member No
(Neutral/Isolationist)
Pesedon has a cooler temperature
than Earth and forty-six percent of the surface is covered by snow and ice
year-round.
Physical Appearance/Culture: The S’Klopses are
humanoid. They are much taller than humans; the males that have been
encountered range in height from 2.5 to 2.7 meters. The most notable feature
that sets the S’Klopses apart from humans is the single eye in the middle of
their foreheads. They tend to be isolationists due to negative encounters with
other worlds during their galactic exploration period (4-6 thousand years ago).
An expedition to Earth, which they visited about five thousand years ago,
became a tragic event when one of the explorers encountered a group of ancient
Greek sailors. In ignorance and fear, the sailors blinded the S’Klopses as he
slept in a cave that he had set up as a temporary laboratory to study Earth’s
ecosystem. The Monarch’s
archaeologists and historians hypothesized that this encounter precipitated the
Cyclops myth in Homer’s Odyssey.
Government/History: Little is known about Pesedon government.
First contact was established with Prefect Golgath by the U.S.S. Monarch in 2378. It is not known whether
Golgath is one of his planet’s leaders or an officer of a military/police
organization.
Technology: Little is known of Pesedon’s level of
technology, but all indications appear that it is superior to Earth’s as of
2378, especially in regard to transporter technology. The S’Klopses abandoned
interstellar travel thousands of years ago, but they have developed matter/energy
transport device with a range of at least three to four light years. The actual
range of their transporters may be much farther, but that is speculation. The
S’Klopses have also developed a network of hundreds of thousands of satellites
that surround their star system in a spherical shape. These satellites can
generate an energy force field to prevent any ship or other object from
entering the system.
Tirathian
Planet Nu-Tirath
Class M
Political System Monarchy
Capital Rorin
Population 2.7
Billion
Warp Capable 2340
Diameter 12,945
km
Distance from
Star 151,718,400
km
Surface
Temperature -21.1° to 37.8°C, Temperate Zone Avg. 29.6°C
Rotation Period 27
hours 7 minutes
Orbital Period 373
days 2 hours 12 minutes
Gravity 1.01
standard
Moons 5
(Roree, Leonen, Nal, Sim, Kala)
Orbital Facilities Orbital
Defense Station, Spacecraft Construction Facility, Defense Satellites,
Communication Satellites
Federation Member No
(Neutral)
Nu-Tirath is approximately the
same size as Earth. It has several mountain ranges, plains, forests, and
jungles. The tropical region, where the majority of citizens live, has warm
weather with plenty of sunshine; however, during the summer, it rains for one
to two hours almost every day. This weather pattern lasts for about seven to
nine weeks annually.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: Tirathians are felinoid and resemble bipedal
lions. Unlike some other felinoid species, Tirathians do not have tales. They are
a little shorter than most humans; males average a height 1.7 meters and
females 1.6 meters. Males dominate, but they deeply care for their mates. Males
usually have multiple wives and could have as many as fifteen or sixteen. All
the wives care for each other and care for all the children in the family.
Tirathians wear a variety of clothing styles, but members of the Royal Guard
wear armored skirts, sleeveless leather undershirts, wide cloth sashes (crossed
from each shoulder to the waist), and a decorative cape. The people rarely
trust outsiders because of raids from unknown aliens during the last few years.
Government/History: Nu-Tirath is ruled by a hereditary king. The
king’s brothers are assigned principalities. The number of principalities
changes periodically based on the number of princes. When the king dies, his
oldest son ascends to the throne, and he realigns the principalities, adding to
or subtracting from, based on how many brothers he has. The new king’s uncles
each retain the title of “prince” and become the king’s advisors. This form of
government has lasted at least two millennia.
Technology: The Tirathians developed sub-light space
travel more than one hundred twenty years ago, and they have established
colonies on each of their five moons, which are all class D. These colonies
were established to mine the precious metals and minerals to use for
construction of cities on the home world as well as for spacecraft. They
developed warp drive and made their first warp flight in Earth year 2340. They
do not have transporter technology. They do have energy weapons for defense of
their starships and orbital stations. They also have developed defensive energy
weapons based on the ground and pointed toward the sky because of alien
attacks. The Royal Guards carry energy pistols, but they also carry a double
spearpoint pole weapon with a sharp blade in the center of the pole. In
addition, they carry large shields that are made of a metal mined from one of
their moons that can absorb several blasts from several different types of
energy small weapons fire.
Tranak
Planet Tranak
Class O
Political System Unknown
(Dictatorship?)
Capital Unknown
Population 5.7
billion (?)
Warp Capable 2371
(?)
Diameter 11,248
km
Distance from
Star 151,765,000
km
Surface
Temperature -8.1° to 39.8°C,
Rotation Period 30
hours 4 minutes
Orbital Period 392
days 4 hours 3 minutes
Gravity 0.88
standard
Moons 3
Orbital
Facilities Orbital Ship Construction Facility, 8 Drydocks
Federation Member No
(Hostile)
Little is known about Tranak, but
the U.S.S.
Physical
Appearance/Culture: The Tranak appear to be fish-like humanoids.
They are amphibious, capable of breathing underwater or in Nitrogen-Oxygen
atmospheres. They have bluish-gray skin and appear hairless. They have a single
ridge running from the center of their foreheads to the base of their necks.
Their ears are fin-shaped. Not much is known about the Tranak culture; however,
first contact with the species was less than cordial. The
Government/History: Nothing is known at this time about their
government or history. The only clue about their recent past is the Tranak
commander’s mention of the Rihansa invaders.
Technology: Tranak appear to be technologically inferior
to most Federation worlds, at least in regard to scans of the only Tranak ships
that have been observed. They have a primitive form of warp drive, probably
first generation, and their sublight engines are chemically fueled, similar to
late 20th and early 21st Century Earth rockets. Tranak
ships are equipped with primitive laser weapons.
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