Ubese: "True"
Species Data
Attribute Dice: 12D (+6D for PC)
DEXTERITY: 2D/4D+2
PERCEPTION: 2D/4D+2
STRENGTH: 1D/3D
KNOWLEDGE: 1D/3D
MECHANICAL: 1D/2D+2
TECHNICAL: 2D/4D
Size: 1.8 - 2.3 meters
Move: 8/11
Homeworld: Uba IV
Description:
Millennia ago, the Ubese were a relatively isolated species. The inhabitants of the Uba system led a peaceful existence,
cultivating their lush planet and creating a complex and highly sophisticated culture. When off-world traders discovered Uba and
brought new technology to the planet, they awakened an interest within the Ubese that grew into an obsession. The Ubese hoarded
whatever technology they could get their hands on - from repulsorlift vehicles and droids to blasters and starships. They traded
what they could to acquire more technology. Initially, Ubese society benefited - productivity rose in all aspects of business,
health conditions improved so much that a population boom forced the colonization of several other worlds in their system.
Ubese society soon paid the price for such rapid technological improvements: their culture began to collapse. Technology broke
clan boundaries, bringing everyone closer, disseminating information more quickly and accurately, and allowing certain ambitious
individuals to influence public and political opinion on entire continents with ease.
Within a few decades, the influx of new technology had sparked the Ubese's interest in creating technology of their own. The
Ubese leaders looked out at the other systems nearby and where once they might have seen exciting new cultures and opportunities
for trade and cultural exchange, they now saw civilizations waiting to be conquered. Acquiring more technology would let the
Ubese to spread their power and influence.
When the local sector observers discovered the Ubese were manufacturing weapons that had been banned since the formation of the
Old Republic, they realized they had to stop the Ubese from becoming a major threat. The sector ultimately decided a pre-emptive
strike would sufficiently punish the Ubese and reduce their influence in the region.
Unfortunately, the orbital strike against the Ubese planets set off many of the species' large-scale tactical weapons. Uba I,
II, V were completely ravaged by radioactive firestorms, and Uba II was totally ruptured when its weapons stockpiles blew. Only
on Uba IV, the Ubese homeworld, were survivors reported - pathetic, ravaged wretches who sucked in the oxygen-poor air in raspy
breaths.
Sector authorities were so ashamed of their actions that they refused to offer aid - and wiped all references to the Uba system
from official star charts. The system was placed under quarantine, preventing traffic through the region. The incident was so
sufficiently hushed up that word of the devastation never reached Coruscant.
The survivors on Uba scratched out a tenuous existence from the scorched ruins, poisoned soil and parched ocean beds. Over
generations, the Ubese slowly evolved into survivors - savage nomads. They excelled at scavenging what they could from the
wreckage.
Some Ubese survivors were relocated to a nearby system, Ubertica by renegades who felt the quarantine was a harsh reaction. They
only managed to relocate a few dozen families from a handful of clans, however. The survivors on Uba - known today as the "true
Ubese" - soon came to call the rescued Ubese yrak pootzck, a phrase that implies impure parentage and cowardly ways. While the
true Ubese struggled for survival on their homeworld, the yrak pootzck Ubese on Ubertica slowly propagated and found their way
into the galaxy.
Millennia later, the true Ubese found a way off Uba IV by capitalizing on their natural talents - they became mercenaries,
bounty hunters, slave drivers, and bodyguards. Some returned to their homeworld after making their fortune elsewhere, erecting
fortresses and gathering forces with which to control surrounding clans, or trading in technology with the more barbaric Ubese
tribes.
Some Notable Clans:
Guan - Recently enslaved by pirates and taken off world
Malex - Non-traditionalists
Zalth - Have a very strong dislike to strangers
Culaz - Has possibly the largest contingent of Warriors
Kurat - Probably the wealthiest tribe
When playing a Ubese remember that they are:
- Obsessed by technology;
- Not seen outside their armor;
- Have little interest in Galactic matters;
- Usually Mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, Bodyguards or Slavers;
- Usually cold and calculating;
- Generally quite reserved;
- Survivalists;
- Lovers of the open road and like to wander;
- Sometimes vengeful when Yrak Pootzck are involved.
Special Abilities:
Type II Atmosphere Breathing: "True Ubese" require adjusted breath masks to filter and
breath Type I atmospheres. Without the masks, Ubese suffer a -1D penalty to all skills and attributes.
Technical Aptitude: At the time of character creation only, "true Ubese" characters receive
2D for every 1D they place in Technical skills.
Survival: "True Ubese" get a +2D bonus to their survival skill due to the harsh conditions
they are forced to endure on their homeworld.
Voiceless: True Ubese cannot produce the sounds of most languages. They can approximate
those sounds with much training, requiring 4 times the normal skill points to learn spoken languages. (The normal skill point
still allows them to understand the language but not speak it).
Poison Eesistance: True Ubese enjoy a +2 racial bonus to all saving throws against poison. This increases to +6 against inhaled poisons.
