INFO: The Sekct were a reptilian sapient species indigenous to Marca. Their skin could range from a dark muddy brown to a light tan, their skin lightening as they aged.
RACE: Sekct
HEIGHT: 1 Meter Tall
SKIN: Dark muddy brown to light tan
DISTINCTION: Reptilian
LANGUAGE: Seckt
HOMEWORLD:Marca, the Sekct homeworld, was a planet in the Marcellus Nebula.
About 30 years prior to the Battle of Endor, Dynamic Synergetics, Incorporated established a Hyperbaride synthesis plant on the surface. It was overseen by former retired Imperial Admiral Vost Tyne after DSI was nationalized.
Later, a group of agents working for the Rebel Alliance accidentally stumbled onto the planet while en route to Sumitra sector. After crashing on the world, the Rebels made contact with a group of local Sekct and managed to destroy the DSI plant.
Mosrk'tecks, Swamp serpents, Thunder lizards, Flutterers, Water gliders, and Swamp sharks were just some of the animals native to Marca.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The only sentient life forms native to Marca are a species of reptilian bipeds who call themselves the Sekct. They are small creatures, standing about one meter in height. They look like small, smooth-skinned lizards. Their eyes are large, and set into the front of the skull to provide stereoscopic vision. They have no external ears.
They walk upright on their hind legs, using their long tails for balance. Their forelimbs have two major joints, both of which are double-jointed, and are tipped with hands each with six slender fingers and an opposable thumb. These fingers are very dexterous, and suitable for delicate manipulation.
Sekct are amphibious, and equally at home on land or in the water. Their hind feet are webbed, allowing them to swim rapidly. Sekct range in color from dark, muddy brown to a light-tan. In general, the color of their skin lightens as they age, although the rate of change varies from individual to individual.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:The small bipeds are fully parthenogenetic; that is all Sekct are female. Every two years, a sexually mature Sekct lays a leathery egg, from which hatches a single offspring. Theoretically, this offspring should be genetically identical to its parent; such is the nature of parthenogenesis. In the case of the Sekct, however, their genetic code is so susceptible to change that random mutations virtually ensure that each offspring is different from its parent. This susceptibility carries with it a high cost - only one egg in two ever hatches, and the Sekct are very sensitive to influences from the outside environment. Common environmental byproducts of industrialization would definitely threaten their ecology.
Sekct are sentient, but fairly primitive. They operate in hunter-gatherer bands of between 20 and 40 individuals. Each such band is led by a chief, referred to by the Sekct as "She-Who-Speaks." The chief is traditionally the strongest member of the band, although in some bands this is changing and the chief is the wisest Sekct. The Sekct are skillful hunters.
Despite their small size, Sekct are exceptionally strong. They are also highly skilled with the weapons they make from the bones of mosrk'teck and thunder lizards.
The creatures have no conception of writing or any mechanical device more sophisticated than a spear or club. They do have a highly developed oral tradition, and many Sekct ceremonies involve hearing the "Ancient Words" - a form of epic poem - recited by She-Who-Speaks. The Ancient Words take many hours to recite in their entirety. Their native tongue is complex (even very simple concepts require a Moderate language roll). Sekct have learned some Basic from humans over the years, but have an imperfect grasp of the language because they tend to translate it into a form more akin to their own tongue.
The Sekct have a well-developed code of honor, and believe in fairness in all things. To break an oath or an assumed obligation is the worst of all sins, punishable by expulsion and complete ostracism. Ostracized Sekct usually end up killing themselves within a couple of days.
APPEARANCES:Planet of the Mists
SOURCES:Alien Encounters
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