Standing around 2 meters tall, Shallitans are full bipeds, with
smooth, hairless, amphibian like skin. Their skin is a mustard
yellow, with dark green stripes covering their bodies. They have
a row of white bony plates running down the center of their
forehead, and extending back across their heads down to the top of
their spines. Male Shallitans have skin pouches at the sides of
their necks. Normally folded up beneath a layer of ordinary
colored skin, these pouches fill up, and flash a brilliant blue
when the individual is angry or trying to attract a female's
attention.
Leaders:
The Shallitans have no formaly appointed leaders. However, they do
treat the more experianced Shallitans with a certian measure of
respect, regardless of the age or sex of the individual in
question.
World View:
Shallitans tend to feel that the universe is a place to take
advantage of, and if they manage things properly they can quit
working and just relax. Law Enforcement authorities are seen as a
collection of people that just don't know how to relax, and as
obstacles to work around.
Temperament:
The Shallitans are a relaxed people (comes of being cold-blooded),
and would spend most of their time sitting around, drinking Nigiff
(a mildly alcoholic beverage with a flavor that has been compared
to raw dough), gambling, swapping lies, and fishing.
History and Culture:
The Shallitans are a fairly ancient space traveling species
with a somewhat unsavory reputation. The Shallitans had been
traveling between the worlds of their home system for hundreds of
years before the dawn of the Old Republic, and have been smuggling
illegal cargos for nearly as long.
Shallitans have little respect for the laws of the galactic
community, and almost every other able bodied Shallitan is involved
in smuggling, forgery, or some other illegal activity. The laws of
their community are equally relaxed, but as many of them are highly
skilled at weapons or are friends of somebody that is, infringement
on the rights of other Shallitans is not something to be taken
lightly.
Shallitans have an almost fanatical interest in almost all
forms of hunting and fishing. Their mangrove covered homeworlds
abound in game of all sorts, and the asteroids of the Shallit
system are home to a wide number of silicone based life forms, some
of which found nowhere else in the known galaxy. A Shallitan will
disappear for weeks in a sporting ship, and come back with a
freezer full of dead Mynocks, when he could have carried a high
priority cargo through without any Imperial interference.
Tech Level:
Space
Shallitans in the Galaxy:
Shallitans are known as being smugglers and thieves as a race,
and will be treated accordingly. Under the Empire, Shallitans will
have a hard time getting legitimate business or permits of any
sort. The New Republic does not discriminate against any race, and
they will have a much easier time getting that sort of thing under
their control, but they will still find themselves watched by
suspicious government employees.
A Quote:
"Nahw, theyir aisn't nothing int'resting in the cases theyir..."
Spaceships:
Shallitans tend to fly their trademark Clipper ships and Sporting vessels, though they have no
objection to using other crafts of human or alien manufacture
Stats: 12D
Attribute Dice: 12D
Attribute Min/Max
Dexterity: 2D/4D+2
Knowledge: 1D+2/4D
Mechanical: 2D/4D+2
Perception: 1D+2/4D+1
Strength: 1D/3D
Technical: 2D/4D
Move: 8/12, Swimming 4/10
Special Abilities:
Water Breathing:
The Shallitans are true amphibians. Although they spend most of
their time out of the water, they can still breathe aerated water
just as well as they can breathe air.
Swimming:
Shallitans are powerful swimmers, gaining 2D for every dice put
into that skill throughout their careers.
Story Factors:
Space Route Memory:
Growing up piloting sporting ships in asteroid infested system for
generations has given Shallitan's an edge when it comes to
remembering the location of the various objects of a system. Once
they fly a route, they will remember it precisely, for the rest of
their lives.
Language:
Shallitans speak and understand basic fluently, but they tend to
use words from their native tongue when they can't find synonyms,
and their drawling accent is incomprehensible to many.