Zet

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Zet
Four Letter Code	ZET
Federation Status	Unknown
Planet of Origin	Zet, Close to Karemma Space, Gamma Quadrant
Encountered	THO: "The Cost of Forever"|
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	Unknown
List of Named Zets
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The Zets are an insectoid species that has lived in isolation in a remote nebula in the Gamma Quadrant

Home System

• Quadrant: Gamma
• Location: unknown; somewhere closer to Karemma Space, in a highly energetic nebula known as The Edge
• Proper Name: Unknown
• Star: Unknown
• Distance from Star: unknown
• Companions: unknown
• Moons: unknown

Original Home World

• Proper Name: Zet
• Diameter: unknown
• Gravity: unknown
• Axial Tilt: unknown
• Orbital Period: unknown
• Rotational Period: unknown
• Classification: unknown
  • Surface Water: unknown
  • Atmosphere: unknown
  • Climate: unknown
  • Terrain: unknown
  • Population: unknown

History

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Government

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Description

Just like humans and a large number of other species that resemble humans they have a wide range of hair and eye color with various types of body shapes, heights and weights being the normal. For the most part they all seem to be Caucasians in skin tone with the range in color being from a pale shade to a light tan complexion.

Physiology

Genders

The species originally had two genders, but due to extensive mechanical and genetic engineering the designation of one and the other (or neither) often depends on each individual.

Distinguishing physical characteristics

As a general rule, the Zets have a kind of slender body and long, graceful limbs, finished with 3 fingers on the upper limbs and two plus a spur on the lower limbs. Although they generally use a plantigrade gait, many choose a digitigrade locomotion to move faster, with the spur remaining off the ground.

Their skin is soft and smooth, but the back and face are covered with chitinous plaques with small nodules embossed, reminiscent of a protection against ancient predators.

The head is rounded with two bony projections towards the back that are part of the non-verbal communication of the zets: a healthy zet will have long, graceful and well-formed horns, while a sickly individual will usually have small or broken horns. These are present throughout the individual's life and grow continuously, so that elderly Zets possess elaborate horns that limit the mobility of their head.

Its head has 6 eyes that give it excellent spatial vision, along a colour spectrum detection that is superior to humans'. In addition, the short vibrissae on their head give them extra information about surrounding conditions.

Means of locomotion

Bipedal, plantigrade and short digitigrade

Unusual attributes

Zets are divided into two distinct castes: the ---, the dominant caste, are generally taller, slenderer and have characteristics closer to the ideal of the species. Their bodies are brightly and warmly coloured, especially on the back and top of their heads. Oranges, magentas, pinks and reds are regarded as most beautiful colours.

On the other hand, the working breed or Ephemeral, have shorter and more robust bodies and generally are duller in colour, mostly in shades of brown and greys.

Acute sense of smell/perception of pheromones tied to emotional states. Especially pronounced among the Deathless, less so but still there among the Ephemerals.

Psychology

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Religion

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Mythology

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Society

The Zets are organised around Corporations run by one or more Deathless, with a multitude of Ephemerals at their service, subject to debts and life obligations.

Names

Names of non-immortals are styled in the conventional ‘Given name, Surname’ fashion, i.e. John Smith. In the case of the Deathless, they add a sub name each time they ‘re-husk’ into a new body - mostly to show off. Using the example of ‘Anroc,’ his full name is ‘Pitorian Sal’Lat’Ut’Kel’Tras Anroc,’ indicating he has rehusked at least five times, putting his age in the ~600 year range.

Culture

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Glosary

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Customs

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Technology

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Economy

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Military

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Federation Intelligence Files

Members of this species were encountered by the crew of the USS Thor after receiving a distress call while in orbit around New Bajor on 239801.10

The crew of the USS Thor attempter to save the starship on distress.

References

This is an original Starbase 118 species created by the crew of the USS Thor