HYDRANS

PERSONALITY: Hydrans are small (1.25-1.5 meters) but highly dexterous methane breathers. They are gregarious and decidedly non-monogamous.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hydrans have three eyes, three arms and three legs. Their skin is tough and leathery. Hydrans have three sexes: male, female and matriarchal. All births result in triplets (one of each gender), which are cared for by the matriarchal. Males tend to dominate the command and technical positions, whilst females tend to form most of the labour force, fighter pilots and ground combat troops. Some females can hold command positions, or even the throne. Matriarchals are non-sentient and never hold any positions in business or industries.

HOMEWORLD: The atmosphere of the Hydran homeworld of Hydra IV is methane-rich, which is what they prefer.

CULTURE: The Hydrans have a Pantheon of minor gods, some of which are higher order (and may change as different political factions come to power within any given group). Each household has it's own god or gods, as does each starship, squadron and fleet.

The Hydran government is a monarchy. The lines of succession are quite complex since the Hydrans are anything but Monagamous(!) The Royal Family consists of approx. 30 000 beings, with some 1 200 Princes. Theoretically, any one of the princes could ascend to the throne. There is an extensive nobility that involves itself in internal politics and a strong Civil Service that actually runs the day-to-day affairs of government.

Hydrans have been, until recently, conquered by the Lyrans and Klingon Empire. However, with the aftermath of Praxis, the fighting the Klingons have had to sustain against the Sha'Kurians and Romulans and political pressure from the Federation (in return for humanitarian aid), the Klingons have recently withdrawn their forces from Hydran Kingdom space, liberating the Homeworld for the first time in decades. The Lyran forces are now subject to an enhanced Hydran force as a result and the Lyrans are now also being forced to withdraw from Hydran space. Improved Hydran technologies meant that the Hydrans were on the brink of achieveing this removal of foreign forces, Fate just sped up the process.

LANGUAGES: Hydran, Klingon and Lyran are common second langauges

COMMON NAMES: Hydraxian, Dryacs, Praxan.

FAVORED PROFESSION: Scientist, Engineer, Starship Officer

SPECIES ADJUSTMENTS: -2 Strength, +1 Agility, +1 Perception

SPECIES ABILITIES:

BONUS EDGE: AMBIDEXTROUS: Hydrans are equally adept at using any of their three hands/tentacles.

BONUS FLAW: METHANE BREATHER: Hydrans are methane breathers; they must wear a sealed environmental suit in non-methane atmospheres. These suits are bulky; Hydrans are at a -5 penalty when operating outside methane atmospheres

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