Rodians

Rodians are born to hunt, coming from a hostile world that breeds killer instincts. For those with a price on their heads, a glimpse of a tapered green snout or an unmistakably putrid odor means a Rodian bounty hunter is on their tail.

Physiology: Rodians have large eyes and climbing suction cups on their fingers and toes (However, when they reach adult hood, these physical features cannot hold them for very long. They will grow to a height of 5'2" when mature

Society: The history of Rodia is a history of violence. Long ago, the tropical world teemed with vicious predators, necessitating that the Rodians' defenseless ancestors either adapt or die. Adapt they did, hiding in the boughs of trees or climbing high into mountain caves,where they fashioned tools and formulated plans to hunt down the predators. Their skills in the hunt grew quickly, and soon became the central focus of their society.

Violence: Rodians became so proficient at hunting that they gradually forced most of Rodia's other predators into extinction. With nothing much left to hunt, they turned on each other. Gladiatorial hunts between champions morphed into skirmishes and eventually tribal wars. Rodian leadership was able to suppress their culture's violent tendencies long enough to make contact with the rest of the galaxy. Rodian culture has moved beyond the worst of its violent impulses; although, hunting is still a venerated tradition.

Homeworld: Rodia lies in the Mid Rim, the Rodians' planet of origin. It consists of urban and industrial development with tracts of untouched rain forest. Rodian youths may test their hunting skills in these environments.

Life on the Fringe: The cultural heritage of "the hunt" draws Rodians into bounty hunting or employment as gunmen. Rodians often take challenges too big for them, dreaming of the prizes they will receive on Rodia for nabbing the catch.

Species Abilities:
 * Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn
 * Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
 * Starting Experience: 100 XP
 * Special Abilities:  Rodians begin the game with one rank in Survival. They still may not train Survival above rank 2 during character creation. Rodians start with one rank in the Expert Tracker talent.