Re: Lith ab-Lesh
On Monday 2004-02-16 18:24, Deborah Harrell wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is the proper scientific way to say that an creature looks similar to a Terran animal? Analogous (sp)? Saem Superfluous Analogous Evolutionary Match. ..but that's just off the top of my imagination. I thought one simply added oid to the creature in question. Thus: The Venusian snailoid is not as tasty as its French counterpart. Or: Ffaffnaffian equinoids gallop faster than horses, but have less endurance. Debbioid Maru ;} Add 'rootword-like' and 'rootwordmorph'. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is the proper scientific way to say that an creature looks similar to a Terran animal? Analogous (sp)? Saem Superfluous Analogous Evolutionary Match. ..but that's just off the top of my imagination. I thought one simply added oid to the creature in question. Thus: The Venusian snailoid is not as tasty as its French counterpart. Or: Ffaffnaffian equinoids gallop faster than horses, but have less endurance. Debbioid Maru ;} __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Heebi ab-Lesh
Heebi ab-Lesh ab-Erbl ab-Kosh ab-Rosh ab-Tothtoon wol:ab-J'8lek ab-Khilp ab-Brawch When the very successful and respected Lesh began the Lith uplift project they expected that they were uplifting their last client. The Lesh, through little effort of their own became the foster patrons to their Heebi god-clients in the wake of the Stoort rebellion against their J'8lek patrons. The J'8lek ab-Khilp ab-Brawch ul-Kaschan ul-Stoort ul-Heebi ul-B'8koo were uplifted by the Khilp as a servitor race. When mature the J'8lek proved avaricious, ambitious, and ruthlessly efficient capitalists. The J'8lek rose rapidly in Galactic society and soon had scores of planetary leases and four clients. Unfortunately, their ruthless greed drove the Stoort, their military arm, to team with the Khilp diplomats in a rebellion. The Stage Two Heebi also actively supported the rebellion. After a mere 623 hab-years of war the J'8lek lost all but two planets and the B'8koo. (The GUI ruled that the J'8lek were harsh, but not _per se_ abusive patrons. Indeed, the fact the Stoort rebelled successfully impressed the GUI with the quality of J'8lek uplift projects.) As the leaders of the rebellion the Stoort opted to end their uplift, the Kaschan were fostered to their Pargi god-patrons and the Heebi to the Lesh. J'8lek planetary leases were re-assigned to the rebels and their new patrons in the negotiated peace settlement. The J'8lek planned to uplift the Heebi as a specialized servitor race. The Heebi were well suited to the role with only a couple of deficits. Proto-Heebi were centipedal with two limbs per segment. All proto-Heebi had a comensual relationship with one or two species of large herbivores, or in a couple of instances with large pack-hunting carnivores. The main population of proto-Heebi followed herds of very large herbivores. They grubbed for roots and insects in soil and tree trunks disturbed by their associated species. They also groomed the comensual species, cleaning off parasites. The presence of the huge herbivores also offered the smaller Heebi some protection from predators. Proto-Heebi were in many ways a very promising species--they even used primitive tools and cooperated. Proto-Heebi had low levels of sexual stratification, mating jealousy and territoriality. Young resembled adults with fewer segments, but had distinct, prolonged childhoods. Heebi are born with an anterior segment, five limbed segments, and a posterior segment. All proto-Heebi were dormant for about a quarter of their homeworld year. During this time they would excrete a chrysalis, absorb their exo-skeleton, grow a new segment, then a new exo-skeleton. Heebi have been modified so that they only need a growth hibernation period every four or five hab-years. A growth hibernation period lasts a little over one-third of a hab-year. Proto-Heebi all went dormant in one season. There is no strong seasonality in Heebi growth hibernation so at any given time a fraction of the population are dormant. With the exception of its anterior and posterior segments, every Heebi segment has two limbs. All limbs end in four digits. Heebi use all their limb-ends indiscriminantly as both feet and hands. When they were fostered to the Lesh the J'8lek were considering advancing the Heebi to Stage Three. However, the Lesh wanted to revisit Stage Two for the Heebi, so advancement to Stage Three has been postponed. There is much to admire in the Heebi. They work well together, are amiable and get on well with aliens and strangers. Heebi are sensitive to others moods and enjoy pleasing others. Conflict is rare in Heebi society. They tend to form devoted attachments to powerful individuals and patrons. A tendency that is not out of place in a servitor race. The Heebi are even moderately ambitious and should make adequate Galactic citizens. The primary drawback with the Heebi project, as the Lesh see it, is that the J'8lek left allowed the typical Heebi without guile. They are honest to a fault and trusting to the point of gullibility. It is the rare Heebi who has the discretion due a servant. They can understand secrets and secrecy, but getting a Heebi to give up secrets is trivially easy. Lesh, Zhuup, and to a much lesser extent Vijilus currently use Heebi as personal servants. Personal servants are seldom allowed to interact with outsiders. Since the Lith and Heebi are nominal equals, the Lesh do not allow Lith to have Heebi servants. Nevertheless, when Lith encounter Heebi it is evident that the Lith take measured advantage of the situation. Heebi are also found in service roles where personal discretion is not at a premium. Erbl Clan Tradition dictates that all members must be self-sufficient, at least theoretically. Lesh have indicated that Heebi guilelessness will be *the* priority for Stage Two in the Heebi project. The goal is for Heebi to have
Re: Heebi ab-Lesh
In a message dated 2/4/2004 9:28:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heebi ab-Lesh ab-Erbl ab-Kosh ab-Rosh ab-Tothtoon wol:ab-J'8lek ab-Khilp ab-Brawch When the very successful and respected Lesh began the Lith uplift project they expected that they were uplifting their last client. The Lesh, through little effort of their own became the foster patrons to their Heebi god-clients in the wake of the Stoort rebellion against their J'8lek patrons. The J'8lek ab-Khilp ab-Brawch ul-Kaschan ul-Stoort ul-Heebi ul-B'8koo were uplifted by the Khilp as a servitor race. and on to: Lesh, Zhuup, and to a much lesser extent Vijilus currently use Heebi as personal servants Note to all Terragen Agents: Even if a hebbi is encountered in a situation in which it is in a servile position, one should NEVER use the derogatory phrase: Heebi Jeevei. William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Heebi ab-Lesh
In a message dated 2/4/2004 9:28:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . The J'8lek rose rapidly in Galactic society and soon had scores of planetary leases and four clients. Unfortunately, their ruthless greed drove the Stoort, their military arm, to team with the Khilp diplomats in a rebellion. A religious person would think that the Stoort had sold their souls in the bargain, and so would ask if it was really worth it. But here clearly it was an example of Stoort Faust, ask questions later. William Taylor - If a Stoort died in line of battle, they'd just grab the weapon and put in another Khilp. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Lith ab-Lesh
Lith ab-Lesh ab-Erbl ab-Kosh ab-Rosh ab-Tothtoon The Lesh were fortunate enough to follow the Clan Tothtoon ideal of uplifting three clients. The Lith were to be the last and greatest Lesh uplift project. Even with the arrival of the Heebi as foster clients, Lith remain the Lesh heir-apparent. Like all their clients, except the Heebi, the Lesh purchased the uplift rights to the proto-Lith on the Galactic market. On their homeworld, the amphibious proto-Lith lived in and around a major river system that snaked its way through tropical savannahs. Humans say a Lith resembles a largish Cassowary with a seal's rear flippers stuck to its posterior. Lith are covered in a small, dense coat of feathers although none of their ancestors were flyers. The proto-Lith body form left the Lesh with few good options for fine manipulators. A significant short-coming in the Lith is that their only fine manipulators are a prehensile tongue and cilia around their beak. Proto-Lith were largely vegetarian foragers, supplementing their diet with the occasional snail or amphibian. Proto-Lith were fast and maneuverable in water, talents that have made the Lith above average pilots. Proto-Lith were also very competent on land though their legs ended in unremarkable paws. In terms of sensory preference the Lith are oriented toward their electro-magnetic sense. Its main organ is housed in a large casque on the Lith head. In water, the Lith electro-magnetic sensoria exceed the resolution of any South American electrical fish and within a few meters rivals a dolphin's sonar. In air, a Lith effectively has short range radar with good resolution to about 50 meters. Lith have poor eye-sight and hearing. In addition, the Lith casque forces their eyes to the very front of the skull so they have almost no peripheral vision. The casque doubles as a horn. Nesting Lith still have an instinct to use their casque to defend their nest territory, which in practice usually means a house or apartment. Proto-Lith lived in family groups, bearing young live, usually twins. Family groups consisted of a breeding pair with adolescents, children, and infants. Vocal and limited pheromone communication were the basis of proto-Lith social interaction. Proto-Lith were highly territorial, signaling their presence with great howls and vigorously defending nest sites. They bore relatively few young and their pups enjoyed long, playful childhoods. As of this writing Lith are Level Two Clients still in their minority. Lith still live in family groups. Since they need to control their population, families are now stem families. They consist of three or four generations instead of parents and their many children. Lith parents with infants still have strong nesting instincts. Nesting Lith become territorial, paranoid, and aggressive toward outsiders. Just to make things interesting, Lith find their nesting housemates highly charisma. The strength of a Lith's nesting instincts vary inversely with the age of its youngest child. When its youngest reaches puberty Lith nesting territoriality disappears. Needless to say Lith with young children tend to be house bound. Lith are bright, playful and mecurical, prone to intuitive leaps. The are less gregarious and affable than the Lesh and lack the Lesh enthusiasm for alien company. Nevertheless, they have the makings of competent Galactic travelers and do reasonably well with outsiders. Though they lack the Lesh skill at schmoozing they are just as acquisitive. When their uplift is complete the Lith should be more than a match for their patrons in the art of the deal. It is not uncommon to see Lith working for Lesh trading interests. Even so, Lith are not yet allowed to trade outside the clan on their own in independent missions. Lith traders and financiers are influential within Clan Lesh and in Lesh Clan politics. The Lesh are clearly playing favorites. This has resulted in evident resentment on the part of the dreary, loyal and quite successful Zhuup. Psycho-historians fully expect a significant, but not terribly destructive, sibling rivalry to develop between the Lith and the Zhuup. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
Trent Shipley wrote: Just to make things interesting, Lith find their nesting housemates highly charisma. Should that be charismatic? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
On Monday 2004-02-02 07:42, Julia Thompson wrote: Trent Shipley wrote: Just to make things interesting, Lith find their nesting housemates highly charisma. Should that be charismatic? yep. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
In a message dated 2/2/2004 11:26:52 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 2004-02-02 07:42, Julia Thompson wrote: Trent Shipley wrote: Just to make things interesting, Lith find their nesting housemates highly charisma. Should that be charismatic? yep. All this over a simple tic. And just how much charisma does The Tick have? William Taylor Loved him in The Dish as well. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
On Feb 2, 2004, at 12:13 AM, Trent Shipley wrote: Proto-Lith were largely vegetarian foragers, supplementing their diet with the occasional snail or amphibian. When did snails and amphibians make the journey to the Lith homeworld? :-) Probably should say snail-like creatures or somesuch. What is the proper scientific way to say that an creature looks similar to a Terran animal? Analogous (sp)? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
In a message dated 2/2/2004 1:00:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is the proper scientific way to say that an creature looks similar to a Terran animal? Analogous (sp)? Saem Superfluous Analogous Evolutionary Match. ..but that's just off the top of my imagination. Vilyehm Teighlore ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/2/2004 11:26:52 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 2004-02-02 07:42, Julia Thompson wrote: Trent Shipley wrote: Just to make things interesting, Lith find their nesting housemates highly charisma. Should that be charismatic? yep. All this over a simple tic. And just how much charisma does The Tick have? More than Arthur, anyway Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lith ab-Lesh
Jim Burton wrote: Probably should say snail-like creatures or somesuch. What is the proper scientific way to say that an creature looks similar to a Terran animal? Analogous (sp)? Convergent-evolutionaryly similar. Why not create AFT? A ces-snail or ces-amphibians? Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lesh
Trent Shipley wrote: Lesh ab-Tothtoon ab-Rosh ab-Kosh ab-Erbl ul-Zhuup ul-Vijls ul-Lith ul-Heebi Erbl? Erbl uplifted them? And the order should be ab-Erbl ab-Kosh ab-Rosh ab-Tothtoon Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lesh
On Saturday 2003-12-13 05:36, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Trent Shipley wrote: Lesh ab-Tothtoon ab-Rosh ab-Kosh ab-Erbl ul-Zhuup ul-Vijls ul-Lith ul-Heebi Erbl? Erbl uplifted them? I picked Erbl because I thought it was an unused nonsense word. Has it been used already for something else in the Uplift Universe? And the order should be ab-Erbl ab-Kosh ab-Rosh ab-Tothtoon Sorry. My bad. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Lesh
At 11:27 AM 12/13/03, Trent Shipley wrote: On Saturday 2003-12-13 05:36, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Trent Shipley wrote: Lesh ab-Tothtoon ab-Rosh ab-Kosh ab-Erbl ul-Zhuup ul-Vijls ul-Lith ul-Heebi Erbl? Erbl uplifted them? I picked Erbl because I thought it was an unused nonsense word. Has it been used already for something else in the Uplift Universe? You've never heard of their famous agricultural export, Erbl tea? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Lesh
At least it is on topic. - Lesh ab-Tothtoon ab-Rosh ab-Kosh ab-Erbl ul-Zhuup ul-Vijls ul-Lith ul-Heebi The Lesh are at the pinnacle of their career as a main-sequence species. Staunch members of the Tothtoon super-clan, the Lesh are its leading merchants and widely regarded as the second most influential members after the Thennanin. The Lesh are moderate but stalwart Awaiters. Lesh are descended from large, four legged, semi-upright gatherers that lived in tropical and semi-tropical forests. The proto-Lesh were extraordinary generalists who climbed well, but also harvested resources in scrubland. Proto-Lesh social behavior was also highly generalized. The size of proto-Lesh social groups varied with resources diversity. Most of the time proto-Lesh were semi-solitary but in the presence of abundant food proto-Lesh would form pack-sized social groups, and in the event of a windfall, group size could be very large indeed. Note that the proto-Lesh actually formed social groups with complex politics and even food sharing--the groups were not mere population aggregations like occur among bears during a salmon run. Proto-Lesh social groups were very flexible. When food was abundant groups would grow and were fairly peaceful except for occasional dominance displays and competition for females in oestrous. As a food supplies became depleted conflict increased and proto-Lesh social groups dwindled. In cases where resources were relatively dense and persistent proto-Lesh tended to form proto-communities. Each proto-Lesh had its own network of relationships although there might be persistent groups of high network density called cliques. Persistent high density populations also had a transient character as proto-Lesh drifted into the area. Out-migration tended to balance in-migration when nagging social-political conflict and adverse changes in dominance caused other proto-Lesh to leave an area of consistently high resource density. Uplifted Lesh look like upright bears with short legs and long arms that end in three fingered hands. The Erbl uplifted the Lesh to excel as merchants, and they succeeded brilliantly. The Erbl retained proto-Lesh social behavior. The Lesh can work in a large array of social configurations, though many Lesh spend a lot of time alone. Unfortunately, Lesh are not ideal organization men--they are seldom happy in low-prestige jobs. The Lesh uplifted their first clients, the Zhuup, to fill roles in middle-management and as laborers. Lesh enjoy new things and seek out new experiences. Lesh are amiable and, while not exactly xenophilic, they enjoy the company of most other sapients and often keep pets. The ubiquitous solitary Lesh free-trader or lone trader and his or her child typically make the most of their time in port with any other Lesh they might meet there, then move on without any sign of remorse. Though Lesh exhibit altruism from time to time, they always strive for the optimum diplomatic or economic bargain. Human who deal with Lesh say its not true a Lesh would sell her own mother ... but mom's house and favorite pet are negotiable. Lesh military forces are just adequate to protect the clan's considerable industrial and mercantile interests as well as Clan Tothtoon mutual security obligations. Militarily the Lesh are a respectable but not a great power. Not surprisingly Lesh are active in the institutes of Trade, Navigation, and Money. They are also well represented in the institutes of Coexistence and Civilized Warfare. Human wags have said that Lesh foreign policy can be summed up as free trade good, war bad. The Lesh are not pacifists but do not like conflict because it is bad for business. Lesh diplomats are active mediators, often acting through the auspices of the Galactic Institute for Civilized Warfare. Lesh trade actively with Earth Clan, though the terms of trade are not always regarded as fair by Terragens. Lesh development aid to the Terragen Confederation has been modest. However, during the Siege of Earth and its aftermath the Lesh have given New York considerable aid-in-kind and free economic development advisement. The increase is largely regarded as a demonstration of solidarity with the Thennanin and their new Garthling clients rather than an intrinsic interest in Earth Clan. On the other hand, Lesh--consistent with their conflict averse foreign policy--have been highly critical of the current climate of aggression. Lesh relations with the Obeyer Jophur are strained to the breaking point. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
