Asber


Homeworld:

Ol'Ien'Biur

Other planets inhabited:

Many in the Yaeger Sector

Appearance:

Asber are close genetic relatives of the Skathelon. However, unlike the massive Skathelon, the Asber are a relatively diminutive race. Averaging under one and a half meters, the Asber preserve many of the features of the Skathelon, with a flat, broad head set on a long and flexible neck, and a large and powerful tail (relative to their body size). However, unlike the Skathelon, the Asber are a fully bipedal race, with a single pair of arms. In addition, unlike the more elaborately colored Skathelons, Asber are a uniform pale brown, with no variation among members of the race whatsoever.

Leaders:

The Asber are ruled by the Association of the Seventeen, a holdover from the feudal days of the race. The Seventeen have subjected themselves to the rulings of the Pangritai council in matters of interstellar policy, though they have personal control over all internal matters.

World View:

The Asber are almost aggressively individualistic, perhaps in a reaction to the vast populations of their communities. However, they refuse to recognize anyone other than themselves as individuals. This rather unique philosophical dichotomy is often viewed with confusion and exasperation by non-Asber, who view the Asber's failure to recognize them by face or name as a personal insult, rather than a racial trait.

Temperament:

The Asber are a rather emotional race, easily driven to flights of passion. They do not place the same value on sentient life that other civilizations do, and this, when combined with their degree of emotionalism leads to a remarkable degree of violence amongst the Asber.

History and Culture:

The Asber are an egg laying race, with five to twelve eggs in a typical clutch. The young are traditionally raised by the parents. Asber young require little attention, capable of walking almost at birth, and being fully independent after two to three years.

The immense fertility of the Asber initially proved an obstacle to development, as it caused them to spend much of their energy and resources in territorial conflicts. However, once the Asber achieved interstellar travel, their immense fertility enabled them to expand rapidly, settling numerous planets fully in the space of a few years. This much larger Asber population sped up the rate of technological improvement, and in the space of a few generations the Asber had become a major force in the affairs of the sector. At this time, the Skathelon were in the process of recovering from their losses in the Yaeger War, and they sought an alliance with the Asber. The two races formed a rather tight alliance, a alliance that became even closer when the close genetic relationship between the two races became known. This Pangritai alliance proved to be an aggressive and powerful force who posed quite a threat to the various other races of the Yaeger sector.

When the Empire expanded into the Yaeger Sector, the Pangritai were incorporated, after an agricultural disaster followed by intensive Imperial relief cemented the previously loose alliance between the two powers. Since that time, both the Asber and the Skathelon have become vassal races of the Empire, and the Skathelon might and the Asber numbers have borne a good part of the load of the industry of the Empire's efforts in the area.

Tech Level:

Medium Space

Asber in the Sector:

The Asber have collected a large amount of ill will among the races of the sector, both when they were allied with the Skathelons, and when they were Imperial clients. The only allies they have that they can count on are the Skathelons, who are capable of giving them only limited aid, as most of their resources are dedicated to the Imperium's coffers.

A Quote:

"I am Al'Atara'Nikor. And you are? Who cares?"

Spaceship:

The Asber's most powerful vehicles were produced in conjunction with the Skathelon, with the Pangritai Grison light cruiser being their most effective combat craft.

Stats:

Attribute Dice: 12D
Attribute Min/Max
Dexterity: 1D/3D+2
Knowledge: 1D+1/4D
Mechanical: 1D+2/4D+1
Perception: 2D/4D+2
Strength: 1D/3D
Technical: 1D/3D+2
Move: 7/10

Special Abilities:

Lack of Empathy:
Asber simply do not empathize with the emotions of others, perhaps because of the sheer densities of others that they have to deal with. Asber are therefore immune to Jedi emotional manipulation, unless the force user in question comes from a similar ethical background.
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