INFO: The Kasa Horansi, a subspecies of the Horansi species, native to Mutanda, were the warriors of the Horansi.
RACE: Kasa Horansi
HEIGHT: 2 to 2.7 Meters Tall
SKIN (FUR): Reddish-orange to light tan (leaders being white)
DISTINCTION: Felinoid, claws
LANGUAGE: Mutanda
HOMEWORLD:Mutanda was a planet in the Kiilaniri system. The planet was a rolling land of grasslands, jungles, and natural wonders. In addition to the sentient Horansi, the world had many different species of big game animals, resulting in a booming legalized safari trade. Primarily, Mutanda was a planet for exotic hunting vacations and was easily accessible because of the spaceport on the satellite of Justa. However, the encroachments of poachers resulted in the extinction of many species of Mutandan wildlife.
Mutanda was a planet in the Kiilaniri system. The planet was a rolling land of grasslands, jungles, and natural wonders. The sentient race, the Horansi, were actually divided into four distinct subspecies. In addition to the Horansi, the world had many different species of big game animals, resulting in a booming legalized safari trade. However, the encroachments of poachers resulted in the extinction of many species of Mutandan wildlife.
Mutanda, like the Killaniri system, were part of the galactic community for hundreds of years. Primarily, Mutanda was a planet for exotic hunting vacations and was easily accessible because of the spaceport on the satellite of Justa.
Mutanda was primarily a temperate plains planet, with wild, open grassland, dotted with copses of trees. The planet was generally warm and arid, with light gravity, few rains and a light but breathable atmosphere. The arid plains had few rains—primarily at the onset of the cooler winter season—and were often under drought conditions. The rare streams, rivers and watering holes were areas of prime contention amongst rival Horansi tribes and wild animal herds. The mountain and forest regions saw much more rain, also primarily during winter, but they were still quite dry and water was a precious commodity.
Many "common" species of the galaxy were also found on Mutanda. Several species grew to larger than typical sizes on this world, and invariably, all of the species were aggressive and dangerous.
LocationsThe Justa starport was a great subterranean complex, with surface-level docking facilities for up to 50 light freighters. Larger bulk transports were assigned orbits around the satellite. Jointly owned by BlasTech Corporation, Czerka Weapons and Blethern Gas Industries, this was truly a corporate facility. All of the personnel were dependent upon the corporations and the prothium refining stations for their livelihood. Ships not owned by these corporations were charged exorbitant fees for the services the starport provides: approximately 200 percent of standard costs.
However, there was also a great deal of opportunity aboard the starport, which was a bustling trade city. The companies generally ignored illegal activities if they were handled with secrecy, and the station became a haven for mercenaries. Many Horansi came to the station and were hired out as scouts, or were very useful in opening up trade with Horansi tribes on the surface of Mutanda. A great deal of trade was also geared to the many hunting expeditions that came to Mutanda, since most of these tourists had a great deal of disposable income.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Kasa stood on average between 2 and 2.7 meters. Although there was variation as to the reddish-orange to light tan coloring of their fur, their black stripes truly mark their race.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:These orange, white and black-striped beings are the most intelligent of the Horansi races. They are found predominantly in forest regions. They are second in strength only to the Gorvan.
The Kasa Horansi are brave, noble, and trustworthy. They despise the Gorvans for their short-sighted nature. Many Kasa can be found throughout the system's starports, and a few have even left their home system to pursue work elsewhere.
As the warrior caste, they felt it was their duty to serve and protect for their Gorvan lord and his fief for generations. They were brave, noble, and trustworthy to an almost fanatical extreme. They were stalkers by nature, and would patiently wait for the right moment to attack. Females and males considered each other as equals, though a pregnant Kasa, or one with young cubs, were given wide berth because of their protective ferocity. Because of their curiosity, the Kasa have been the catalysts in acquiring off-world knowledge, and selective technologies.
The Kasa Horansi get along with one another surprisingly well. Inter-tribal conflicts are rare, although they have been known to cross into the plains and raid Gorvan settlements. They have developed agriculture, low-technology goods (such as bows and spears), and - through the trading actions of their representatives on offworld - have purchased some items of high technology, such as blasters, medicines and repulsorlift vehicles.
All tribal leaderss are albino in coloration. This seems to be a tradition that was adopted many thousands of years ago, but still holds sway today.
APPEARANCES:None
SOURCES:Alien Encounters
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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