Alien Races 2: Aslan¸ K'Kree¸ and Other Races Rimward of the Imperium
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The second book in the GURPS Traveller Alien Races series¸ Alien Races 2: Aslan and K"kree addresses the biology¸ home worlds¸ culture¸ and society of the fierce Aslan¸ the centaurian K"kree¸ and two minor species. It details their historical involvement with the Imperium¸ from first contact to present¸ and presents racial templates¸ rules for playing alien characters¸ and examples of unique technologies and ship designs. The Aslan warrior race has a mindset focused on honor and glory; their traders and mercenaries are found throughout the Spinward Marches and the Solomani Sphere. Their wanderlust and combative nature make them well-suited to adventuring as player-characters. Their habit of insidiously grabbing land when no one is looking also makes them good recurring adversaries in a campaign. The militantly vegetarian K"kree are driven by their faith to rule the Galaxy¸ and eliminate all meat-eaters. Players may join this crusade¸ fight against it¸ or simply try to make a living while it goes on around them. The K"kree are constantly embroiled in skirmishes with the Vargr¸ and keep an uneasy peace along their borders with the Hivers and humanity. Alien Races 2 also features two new minor races: The Inyx are a race of aquatic parasites who absorb electrical energy from their whale-sized hosts. The Devi Intelligence¸ an unusual K"Kree subject race¸ consisting of the sedentary Intellects¸ who resemble colonies of giant fungi¸ and their mobile spores¸ the Shiverbats.
The biology¸ home worlds¸ culture¸ and society of the fierce Aslan¸ the centaurian K'kree¸ and two minor species other races Rimward of the Imperium. Historical involvement with the Imperium¸ from first contact to present. Racial templates¸ rules for playing alien characters¸ and examples of unique technologies and ship designs.