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Vespulans, Royal

Wasp-like creatures that stand about 1.5m tall and have an iridescent exoskeleton

The Vespulans are an insectoid race whose society is a complete caste system. There are the royal vespulans and the drone vespulans. The royals mind their slave class and manage them with great efficiency. The drones consist of many different kinds suited to the different labors that must be performed. There are warrior drones and worker drones, and many different varieties of each. [They are not completely mindless, but they do lack any individualism and drive that sets heroes apart from everyone else, so the only playable type of Vespulan are the Royals.]

Due to their ecologically enforced slave class, Vespulan’s have tremendous production power and industrial might. But, since the ratio of Drones to Royals is about 1000 to 1, there isn’t nearly as much opportunity for technological ingenuity simply because there aren’t as many ‘minds’ in the population. They commonly enlist the help of other races to do their engineering for them.

Royal Vespulans are some of the richest beings in the galaxy. Their wealth distribution is ridiculously imbalanced, but that isn’t the only reason. They are able to survive in the cold vacuum of space on their own, largely due to their chemosythetic metabolism, and rigid exoskeleton. This enables these natural colonizers to colonize worlds that other races wouldn’t even consider, allowing them greater access to more resources. Vespulan mining colonies are by far the most profitable. One problem they do have is with limited mobility on heavier planets. Vespulans evolved on a low G world (0.8) and have some trouble managing their increased weight in 1G and higher environments. Even on their homeworld, they weigh too much for their wings to work effectively and they are mostly vestigial. Some subspecies do have functioning wings, while other’s have stingers. The subrace presented here is a Violet Vespulan, which lacks both of those qualities.

Vespulans in the campaign: Vespulans make for great scouts and commandos due to their diverse senses and life support. They also make a solid base for any character who wants to wield political or logistical power in the game. Nothing says “Stick ‘em up buster” like a Vespulan Hive-Fleet at your command.

Homeworld: 13-10

Colonized Worlds: They really wouldn’t be considered worlds, but more barren space rocks. Their main colonies are in the Orca Flagella’s rich dust laden asteroids and ice-belts.

    Skill, Talent, Perk, Power, Disad, Quirk Cost Everyman Skills

    Tech Access Level 2 3 Acting 8-
    Compound Eyes: UV Vision 5 Climbing 8-
    Compound Eyes: Increase Arc of Perc 240 degrees 5 Concealment 8-
    Drone Control: Ultrasonic Perception w/transmit 5 Conversation 8-
    Chemosynthesis: Self Contained Breathing 10 Deduction 8-
    Chemosynthesis: Diminished Eating 1 Lang: Vespin (4)
    Exo-Skeleton: Life Support: SE: Low Pressure 2 Paramedics 8-
    Exo-Skeleton: Life Support: SE: Intense Cold 2 Persuasion 8-
    Exo-Skeleton: Life Support: SE: High Radiation 2 PS: Administrator 11-
    Exo-Skeleton: Damage Resistance on 2 Def 2 Shadowing 8-
    Member of the Aristocracy 5 Stealth 8-
    Wealth 5 TF: POV
    Teamwork 3 AK: 13-10
    KS: Any Leadership Based Subject 2
    Phys Lim: Light Worlder (infreq, great) -10
    Phys Lim: difficult to understand speech Com, Slight -10
    Total 35
    Other Common Attributes/Subraces
    Blue Vespulans: Flight Wings
    All: Drone Retinue Followers
    Green Vespulans: Stinger
    Players are encouraged to be creative with Psychological disads for this race
    Designers Note: Yeah, this race is expensive as hell, but like the Faciri, you are expected to sell back some unneeded or unjustified stats to afford it.
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