The Shuumar are a fairly short and squat species, bowed by the
heavy gravity of their homeworld, whose gravitational pull is 4.5x
times standard. They stand around 1.5 meters tall, and nearly as
broad, with powerful muscles covering their entire frame. They are
hairless, with green iridescent scaly skin covering their entire
body, except for a yellow iridescent patch on their head and chest
area.
Leaders:
The Shuumar are currently ruled by a direct democracy, which
appoints a military commander for five year terms, and an
ambassador to the Confederation Council, for an equal term.
World View:
The Shuumar are phlegmatic race, known for their relative lack of
emotion. However, when they decide that a course of action is the
correct one, they will not hesitate to act upon it, with little or
no fear or hesitation. This is perhaps the reason that the
Shuumar's Rebellion was successful, as the Imperium officials
judged them to have been completely cowed by Imperial might,and
were unprepared for the violence and intensity of their revolution.
Temperament:
The Shuumar are philosophers, who tend to move slowly and
contemplate every possible course of action. This is one of the
reasons that their decision not to join the New Republic or the
Yaeger Nation has been considered so important. If the Shuumar
think that total independence is the best option, it very well
might be.
History and Culture:
The Shuumar are a heavy gravity race that has recently broken
the yoke of Imperial control. Having cast off one overlord, the
Shuumar feared immediate absorption by one of the other powers of
the sector. The Shuumar treated the offers of alliance by the
Yaeger and the New Republic with equally serious consideration.
However, they decided to strike out on their own. During their
rebellion, they captured three Victory class Star Destroyers. With
these ships as the nucleus of their fleet, the Shuumar and several
other independents formed an Alliance, known as the Confederation
of Unaligned Worlds. The Shuumar have recently developed a high
powered fighter that maximizes their natural abilities. Using this
Wulfen superfighter, the SDs, and the
ships of their allies, the Confederation has held off the Empire,
the Chakh alliance, and the occasional Yaeger pirates.
Tech Level:
High Space. The Wulfen ships outperform any other ship currently
available, Imperial, New Republic, or other. The Shuumar have
designed a Heavy Cruiser that would possibly be the most powerful
warcraft in the Galaxy, but this project has been repeatedly
sabotaged.
Shuumar in the Sector:
Shuumar are known as being sagacious individuals with a clear grasp
of complex situations. However, they are known for their accuracy
of thought, and not for their quickness of thought, and fast
talking con-men often see Shuumar as easy marks.
A Quote:
"Upon consideration, we have decided to accept your offer."
Spaceships:
Before the Empire came, the Shuumar had no need for warcraft, as
the planets they live on are very high gravity worlds, and are of
little interest to most races. The Rhiom class transport is a
standard Shuumar ship of that period, having some defence
mechanisms, but is far from a warship. The Wulfen superfighter is
the primary ship of the Shuumar's new age, designed by Shuumar,
with Questran aid.
Stats:
Attribute Dice: 11D
Attribute Min/Max
Dexterity: 1D/2D+2
Knowledge: 2D+1/4D+2
Mechanical: 1D/3D
Perception: 2D/4D+2
Strength: 3D/6D
Technical: 1D/4D
Move: 5/9
Special Abilities:
Heavy Gravity Homeworld:
As the gravity of Shuua is 4.5x standard, they have a remarkable
resistance to the effects of the pressures of acceleration. They
treat 9g as 2, and so on. In addition, they move on the surface of
standard gravity worlds in powerful bounding leaps that cover a
remarkable amount of ground.
Swimming:
The Shuumar's high density muscles and bones makes it impossible
for them to swim no matter how much training they have. In fact,
they sink like a stone in liquid H2O, and will drown if not
rescued.
Story Factors:
Lifespan:
Shuumar are long lived, with an average life-span of around 500
standard years. They mate for life, and have an average of 7
children over their entire lifespan.