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Shipyards Index

Author: Locii (other sets)
Game: SE5
Tags: n/a
Version: 1.0
Date Added: April 21, 2007
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Number of Portraits: 20

Description:
The Ur-Quan live to subjugate lower species. War is their reason and their inspiration. They treat the other members of the Hierarchy as serf-races, bowed to the master’s will and fearing his unpredictable wrath.

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		Frigate	Destroyer
Light Cruiser	Cruiser	Battleship	Dreadnought
Baseship	Carrier	Space Station	Starbase
Colony Ship	Medium Freighter	Drone	Fighter
Mine	Satellite	Troop	Weapon Platform

Biology:
Physically, Ur-Quan resemble huge ten meter long caterpillars. They evolved from solitary hunters on their harsh home planet. They were fiercely territorial, and evolved tool use and intelligence to compete against physically superior species they were in competition with. The green-bodied Kzer-Za and the black bodied Kohr-Ah are sub-species of the original brown Ur-Quan, now extinct. The green Ur-Quan adopted their name over 20,000 years ago after Kzer-Za, a scientist, who discovered the key to winning their freedom from mental slavery.

Society:
Ur-Quan are extremely territorial and aggressive, having evolved as non-social, hunter-killers. Their territorial instincts are so strong that only one Ur-Quan is present on each Dreadnought. When Ur-Quan meet, they keep several meters between themselves, lest their instincts drive them to engage in an unarmed battle to the death. A simple, linear dominance structure dictates power within the Ur-Quan species. Each member of the species has a number, indicating its relative power and authority. Ur-Quan Lord 1 is the ultimate lord of the entire Hierarchy.

History:
After winning their freedom, the subspecies of Ur-Quan adopted competing doctrines, each designed to guarantee the Ur-Quan would never again be made slaves. The Kzer-Za adopted the "Path of Now and Forever" Every sentient species would be conquered and given a choice: be trapped forever under an impenetrable slave-shield or take up arms with the Kzer-Za as part of their Hierarchy of Battle Thralls. The Kohr-Ah adopted their own "Eternal Doctrine", which dictated the total annihilation of all Ur-Quan sentient life.