The To'ok

Refugees from a fierce and brutal interstellar war, the To'ok were marooned on an unreceptive planet when their ship was badly damaged in transit. Though the land itself was lush and inviting, the indigenous population was not. It was only through strength of arms and vastly superior technology that the to'ok were able to finally prevail over the autochthons. While beaten into submission, the original inhabitants were not wholly destroyed, and after almost a millenium their numbers have recovered. To make matters worse, the to'ok were followed to this new home by the very creatures that drove them off their old world. And now the technology upon which the to'ok rely to defend themselves is slowly failing from age and a lack of replacement parts. 

As a people the to'ok are exceedingly free-willed and high-spirited, being prone to fits of burning rage or cold tenacity, sometimes even simultaneously. Theirs is a free society, though - any to'ok may advance within their heirarchy, so long as he has enough land or money. And both can be earned by fighting, which the majority of to'oks take to quite quickly and from an early age. Physically they resemble nothing so much as a shell-less turtle, though they actually have few reptilian characteristics. They give birth to live young, usually singly. They are warm-blooded omnivores, preominantly grey or green in hue. As they age their colors grow faded and dull, and long, wiry hairs grow from their cheeks. They are a hardy race, resistant to many diseases, and generally quite fertile. Their life spans have diminished considerably from those which they enjoyed before being marooned. It is their pride that keeps their numbers in check as much as their enemies, for they will fight amongst themselves when no other opponent is readily available.

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