Noqtuar:
The Noqtuar are highly adaptable, tough skinned humanoids
with distinctively flat faces that look to humans as if they were constantly
frowning or grimacing. In general the slightly yellow colored Noqtuar are
stocky, and deliberate in motion. The Noqtuar come from the Nethin
system, and are confined to that system, although they have colonized
every body in the system. The Noqtuar are unknown to the galactic community
at large, having only ever had contact with the Lobic
Arms corporation, which considers the Noqtuar to be their most closely
guarded secret. The Noqtuar have been involved in an all-encompasing war
for decades, with the colonies fighting for independance from their home
world of Noqtin. This is the first space-borne war that Noqtuar society
has ever faced, although the Noqtuar do have a long history of warfare.
Most Noqtuar are very stubborn, and often beligerent
in nature, although they are in general much more impressed by a persuasive
argument than violent activity, a somewhat ironic circumstance considering
their warlike nature. It may be that this very warlike nature means that
the Noqtuar tend to see more physical disputes than intellectual ones,
and thus are all the more impressed by the latter. Both factions of Noqtuar
society, the Free Noqtuar Alliance, and the Homeworld
Preservation League, are led by strict, oppresive military regimes,
although the FNA tends to look more towards the wishes of its subjects
than the HPL.
The Noqtuar are less advanced than the majority
of the galaxy, having only achieved efficient interplanetary travel within
the past 150 years, and were just beginning to experiment with energy weapons
when they were contacted by Lobic Arms. Since that time Lobic Arms has
been supplying both factions in the war with high-tech weaponry, effectively
using the Noqtuar as test subjects for their new weapons designs.
Noqtuar
Attribute Dice: 11D
Attribute Minimum/Maximums:
DEX 1D/3D
KNOW 1D/4D
MECH 1D/4D
PER 1D/4D
STR 2D/5D
TECH 1D/4D
Special Abilities:
Tough Skin: The tough hide of the Noqtuar gives them +2 to resist
physical damage
Story Factors:
Ignorant of Galactic Affairs: The Noqtuar are almost completely
ignorant of anything outside their planetary system
Move: 7/9
Size: 1.5-2.2 meters