Selonian



Selonians are large musteline carnivorous mammals with long, flexible spines. They are equally comfortable with traveling on all fours or upright. Most Selonians are infertile females. One in every hundred is male, and five in every hundred are fertile females. Selonians live in clans called "septs," always headed by a female. Septs are organized into dens, which are made up of sterile females and a small number of breeder males and females. Although they do possess advanced technology, they generally stay on Selonia.

History
Selonians average two meters tall, with sterile females the largest and strongest. They have needle-sharp fangs, equally sharp claws on their hands and feet which make them excellent climbers, powerful tails, and are furious in combat. Many Selonians also live on Talus, Tralus, and Corellia, with additional dens on planets scattered throughout the galaxy. They have a reputation for being refined and a serious minded species. It is believed that their origins are from an aquatic mammal species that lived in riverside burrows which they still used as their homes.

Selonians are also brutally honest, and like Wookiees in their trustworthiness and sense of honor.

Specially trained Selonians are a source of contact with other species as the race is long believed by all other species to be potentially dangerous. These members of the race are male. They can speak a modified language among their dens which is not diminished by auditory echoes in their burrows.

Stats & Skills

 * Attribute Dice: 12D
 * DEXTERITY: 1D/3D+2
 * KNOWLEDGE: 1D/3D
 * MECHANICAL: 1D/3D+2
 * PERCEPTION: 1D/2D+1
 * STRENGTH: 2D+1/5D
 * TECHNICAL: 1D/3D+1
 * Move: 10/12 (upright), 12/14 (all fours), 13/16 (swimming)

Special Abilities
Retractable claws: Selonians receive a +1D bonus to climbing and brawling.

Tail: Used to help steer and propel a Selonian through water, adds a +1D bonus to swimming skill. Can also be used as additional weapon as a club, STR+2D damage.

Swimming: Swimming comes naturally to Selonians, they gain +1D+2 to dodge in underwater conditions.

Story Factors
Hive-mind: Selonians live in underground dens like social insects. Only sterile females leave the den to interact with the outside world.

Agoraphobia: Selonians are not comfortable in wide-open spaces. They suffer a -1D penalty on all actions when in large-open spaces.