Primary:
Nsenta, spectral class F7 V. ICN S4G0101F7V. Mass 1.196 standard. Stellar
diameter 1.252 standard. Luminosity 2.584 standard.
Planetary
System: Nine
major bodies. One inhabited world (Tsanesi IV). No gas giants. No planetoid
belts.
IV
Tsanesi:
Mean orbital radius 305.18 million kilometers (2.04 AU). Period 973.1 days
(2.66 years). Two satellites. Diameter 10251 kilometers. Density .99 standard.
Mass .418 standard. Mean surface gravity .74 G. Rotation period: 30 hours, 59
minutes, 28 seconds. Axial inclination 4°39'56.7". Albedo .23. Surface
atmospheric pressure .43 atm. Composition standard oxygen-nitrogen mix,
breathable by humans without artificial assistance. Hydrographic percentage 33%;
composition water and water-ice. Mean surface temperature -5°C.
Remarks:
Tsanesi is one of two worlds in the Caledon subsector inhabited by a
nonhuman sophont race. The Yn-tsai are a bipedal
race, descended from carnivore stock. They stand roughly 1.9 meters tall, and
are covered with a white, gray, or golden fur. Hair on the heads is worn long
and elaborately braided to denote rank and status in their society. They have
seven long, nimble digits on each hand and foot, large barrel chests that
compensate will for he low atmospheric pressure in which they flourish, and a
broad, flat face. Nictitating membranes over their eyes give them a peculiar
"eyeless stare".
When first contacted, the Yn-tsai were an enigma to human explorers. They do not
fit into the pattern of life on Tsanesi and could not have evolved on the
planet. The first explorers found them to be a peaceful (indeed, a pacifistic)
culture - odd for descendents of carnivores. They had a tech level 3 culture and
a feudal society. Most noticeable of all was the fact that the Yn-tsai were
terrified of "strangers beyond the sky", and regarded the first
off-world visitors to their world with a mixture of fear, suspicion, and awe.
Caledonian merchants, scientists, and explorers gradually won a grudging
acceptance on Tsanesi, but the Yn-tsai remain reclusive, somewhat xenophobic,
and few in numbers. Their technology has increased over the centuries, but they
still show a definite desire to avoid those elements of technology devoted to
warfare or to space travel.
A
Caledonian research outpost is maintained on Tsanesi, and the world is
officially listed as a Protectorate of the Principality
of Caledon. Scientists continue to
study the Yn-tsai in hopes of learning the secret of their origins and the
explanation for certain odd facets of their culture, such as their incongruous
pacifism.
Currently
accepted theories hold that the Yn-tsai are descended from a slave race under
the dominion of the mysterious Saie, but their origins remain a major puzzle. A
few scientists maintain them to be another race transplanted by the Ancients,
but evidence is against this.
More information on the Yn-tsai
can be found in the Gamelords adventure Ascent to Anekthor.