Aslan (Traveller)
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The Aslan are an extraterrestrial "Major Race" (eg., a race of intelligent beings) from the Traveller roleplaying game universe. They are four-limbed, upright, bipedal carnivore-pouncer lifeforms. They originally evolved as solitary creatures in trees and have a vague resemblance to the lion. They are nearly human-sized (average height: 2.0 meters and weight: 100 kg).
[edit] Established interstellar empire
The Aslan an established reign spinward and rimward of the Imperium. In addition to the previous settled area, they have also immigrated and settled within the Imperium.
[edit] Name
Marc Miller, the creator of the Traveller universe, has stated that the character of the same name in The Chronicles of Narnia and the name for this race are both taken from the Turkish word for "lion", as the Aslan are a lion-like race of hunter-pouncer ancestry.
[edit] External articles, references, and further reading
- Jimmy Simpson, Library Data. January 2005.
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