Locet

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Locet
Four Letter Code	LOCT
Federation Status	Members
Planet of Origin	Paryat
Encountered
T/E Rating	T0/E0
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List of Named Locets
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Home System

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• Location: Ithassa Region, close to the Tzenkethi Empire.
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Home World

• Proper Name: Paryat
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• Classification: M
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History

They are warp-capable and were inducted into the Federation in 2385 after approximately one century of unified government on their homeworld Paryat.

Encounter with the USS Independence-A

A year after joining the Federation a crime wave began sweeping the planet. Xenophobic Locets began targeting foreigners on the planet and what they called "the infected." "The infected" being a group of Locets that began to develop abilities not previously seen in Locets. What began as vandalism quickly escalated into cases of assault and battery. After a month, with the situation quickly destabilizing, Speaker Kartha Buyen petitioned the Federation for aid in investigating the problem and restoring peace to the planet.

The USS Independence-A was tasked with assisting the local law enforcement, investigating the cause of the new abilities, and hosting diplomatic talks between the opposing parties.

Government

• The Locet have developed a democratic system fairly similar to those across the Federation.
• The Speaker is the head of government and serves a term of 3 years. He or she can serve up to 3 consecutive terms if re-elected.

Description

The Locet are a humanoid species native to the Ithassa region.

Physiology

• Humanoid species
  • They walk on two legs.
  • 3 fingers and a thumb on each hand and 4 toes on each foot.
  • Their height ranges from 4' to 5'6" and with an average height of 5' and a fairly skinny build.
  • Skin tone: light blue-green. (see below)
    • They range in color from a very light blue (almost white) to a rich vibrant blue.
    • Hair color ranges from jet black to deep green to a vibrant purple. Some members of the species have streaks of the various possible in their hair (ie mostly green with a streak of black).
• Their face is flat where the Terran nose would be, but they have a small raised point in the middle of their forehead (similar to a very short "unicorn" horn).
  • Their olfactory organs are two small, round holes behind and below their ears. These are transiently covered by "lids" which can be opened and closed at will (much like "blinking")
• Internal Organs
  • Their blood carries oxygen in a protein with a complex of 4 nickel atoms, instead of iron, at the center, forming a type of nickel-oxide when it is oxidized. This gives their skin the greenish color while the blue color of their skin is the result of chromophore tinting.
  • Their "heart" sits below their three lungs (rather than between) and underneath their diaphragm. It is six-chambered, rather than 4. Systemic blood enters the Low Atrium which funnels blood to the Low Ventricle. This pumps blood to the endpoint digestive organ (functions similarly to the Terran Liver). Returning blood enters the Left Atrium and is pumped out the Upper Ventricle to the lungs (3). Returning oxygenated blood is collected in the Upper Atrium and pumped into the systemic circulation via the Right Ventricle.
  • The Locet Respire through two skinny slits under the "jaw". These are also covered by flaps which can be opened and closed consciously, but usually fall under autonomic control.

Psychology

200 years ago a mutation resulted in modern day Locets having a time-related accumulation of abnormal peptides concentrated in the hippocampal-amygdala region of the brain. This has resulted in a change in Locet brain waves in the form of a 6.8% increase in theta-wave amplitude; however, this does not seem to have lead to an increase in disease prevalence.

Culture

• Families
  • The Locet form family units of 4 adults (two males, two females) plus the children formed from the unions of the partners. Once the unit is formed, it remains unbroken for the life of the members. Surviving members rarely replace a deceased member.
  • Very rarely is biological parentage known. All 4 are seen as equal parents to the children produced.
  • The four adults settle on a new "family name" that their progeny will take. Some adults choose to take that name while other families only pass it on to their offspring.
• Gender Roles
  • The males and females of the Locet share duties and responsibilities fairly equally. Both are found in equal numbers at the highest levels of government.
  • Parental units frequently share 3 jobs similar jobs between the 4 partners and take turns being the one to stay home and raise the children.

Starfleet Intelligence Files

Known Locet

• Jarvet Helyil
• Hetin Porlez
• Kartha Buyen

Paryat Cities

• Kleret - a mid-size city, not far from the capital.

Image Gallery

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  Jarvet Helyil
  spokesman for the "infected"

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  Hetin Porlez
  leader of the xenophobic sect

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  Kartha Buyen
  current Speaker of the Locet Government