Height: 2.2 - 3 meters high, 3-6 meter long tails. (a Ssarri can coil their tails to < size, but are uncomfortable while
doing so)
Move: 9/14
Special Abilities:
Extra Limb: The Ssarri can use their tails as extra limbs at -1D+2 to their dexterity.
Fangs: Ssarri can use their fangs in combat, doing STR -1D damage The victim
bitten must make a difficult willpower roll or suffer a -1D to their strength
die code for one round.
Heat Sense: Ssarri receive a +1D to search attempts involving heat, and a -1D to search
attempts not involving heat.
Constriction: Ssarri gain a +1D to grappling attempts, due to their tails.
Story Factors:
Surrogate Families: If a being saves a Ssarri's life and is not hateful or dishonest towards
the Ssarri, the Ssarri will make that being part of it's family and will
protect that being at all costs.
Appearance and Biology: The Ssarri are a snakelike race that possess torsos, heads, and arms very similar in appearance to humankind's. However, the resemblance ends there. Instead of legs, Ssarri possess a long tail which is used for locomotion as well as limited fine tool manipulation. ( and can exceed lengths of 3 meters ) The Ssarri's bodies are also covered with scales that can be of any coloration, though white is very rare. Ssarri eyes are snakelike, with slit pupils matching the color of their scales. Small fangs fill their mouths, which speak in hissing tones. The Ssarri lack noses, but their flicking tongues fulfill olfactory needs.
Temperament: Ssarri are wise and cunning, though seldom evil or good in their actions. The Ssarri prefer "gray" activities that harm no one and benefit no one but themselves and their family. ( see Ssarri in the galaxy ) This ensures that no one will particularly care about the Ssarri as a race in any serious way.
History And Culture: Ssarri hail from Sri IV, fourth moon of the gas giant Ssron. Ssron is very close to the system's sun and is so hot it's outer surface can turn Permasteel into paste. However, the moons of Ssron are unique. They are retrograde from the gas giant's rotation and rotate very slowly around Ssron, so minuscule amounts of light reaches them. This could mean sentience would be nonexistent on Sri IV, but as usual - life adapts. The enormous heat from Ssron bathes the fourth and other moons in a blanket of temperate, constant twilight. Plant life on Sri IV has adapted, and draws energy from heat and heat alone, with water gases as waste expelled from leafy fronds. This water vapor makes up most of Sri IV's atmosphere, creating constant rain and fog on the surface. The Ssarri evolved in this foggy world as heat sensing carnivores feeding off Kessiiss, small land-dwelling octopus-like creatures that move by releasing compressed water vapor out of specialized orifices. To catch the quick moving Kessiiss, Ssarri ancestors evolved extremely long tails to grasp and arms to hold their prey. After this development, Ssarri minds evolved quickly, and they domesticated immobile herds of Kessiiss engineered without water-jets. The Ssarri's culture devloped around guarding and caring for these herds, with clans of non-related Ssarri forming permanent villages. These villiages became cities and then countries until finally all of Sri IV was one immense metropolis. The Kessiss had become nothing but blind, unthinking fleshy sacs, kept in subterranean caverns and fed by machines at regular intervals. Trade among the Ssarri flourished as diffrently flavored Kessiiss were demanded in different regions of Sri IV. Space travel was developed and at the time they were disovered by the Republic they were farming Kessiss on five of the other moons of Ssron and had colonized the rest.
Politics: The Ssarri have lived in peaceful anarchy for thousands of years, kept from battle by their constant want for new flavors of Kessiss. The only Ssarri that hold any real athourity are the winners of the Khta'Sla'Cha, a ritualized tail wrestling contest held on Sri VII.
Technology Level: Hyperdrive, with limited droid use. Highly advanced genetic engineering and animal husbandry. Technology and Trade: Ssarri are almost totally self sufficient, importing almost nothing but hyperdrives. The Ssarri's only real exports are advanced starships known for high realspace speed. Tourism is almost nonexistent due to the night that is always present on the Ssron moons.
Ssarri in the galaxy: Ssarri in the galaxy can occupy any position, but most will be guardians
of those who have saved their lives in the past. These Ssarri believe themselves
to owe their lives to one being and will adopt this being into their "families."
These families are bound together by a set of conduct similar to the Wookiee
life debt.