Athshean

Athsheans were fur-covered, forest-dwelling entities. The color of an Athshean ranged from deep green to brown to black, with pale green skin on the face, palms, and soles of the feet. Athshean adults stood an average of one meter tall. They had dark, glistening eyes and high, soft voices, and moved with a loose graceful gait. The surface of the planet Athshe was largely covered with water, with scattered archipelagos to the south and five large land masses in the northern hemispheres. The Five Lands were densely forested with climax tree growth. Athsheans lived in small clan groupings in communal warrens dug in under the roots of large trees. The omnivorous Athsheans hunted small game with spears and bows. They had both a complex spoken and written language and a highly evolved sign language based on touch. Normally pacific, Athsheans substituted competitive singing for physical combat. Central to Athshean culture was the concept of controlled "dreaming." Athsheans perceived two equally valid realities: "world-time" and "dream-time." Trained "Dreamers," male elders of the clan, met for prolonged dreaming in a Men's Lodge. Their visions were interpreted by the female elders of the clan, who were the rulers and administrators of the loosely knit Athshean government.

RPG D6 Stats
Technology Level: Feudal Government: Clan/Matriarchy Home Planet or System: Athshe Attribute Dice: 11D DEXTERITY 2D+1/4D+1 KNOWLEDGE 2D/4D MECHANICAL 1D+1/3D+1 PERCEPTION 2D/5D STRENGTH 1D+2/3D+2 TECHNICAL 1D+2/3D+1 Special Abilities: Dreamers: Athsheans can use the Farseeing Force power, substituting their Knowledge and Perception dice, respectively, for the Control and Sense Force skills. Move: 10/12 Size: 0.9-1.1 meters tall Lifespan: 300 standard years