I can sit up and use a keyboard perfectly well without having my limbs twisted around into an imitation hominid, thank you most kindly. (You anthropocentric jackass.)
Rhif Oüärwaff,
second-iteration dar-bandal,
quoted in Morphology Is Not Cosmetology
Some comments excerpted from an early edition of “The Lonely Galaxy® Unofficial Guide to Working with the Empire’s People”: General * Augmentation is a way of life in Imperial space, and there are probably millions of different augmentations on the market. Do not rely on knowing what one of them
Drink Order: It’s always hard to give solid answers when it comes to these things, but maybe we can have some generalities. The most common (non-alcoholic) drink on Eliéra is esklav, from the bean of Esklavea sendaren, a shrub with no exact Terran analog. It’s close to coffee
Uplifted Animal: Quite a few, in the interests of adding people with different points of view and abilities to the population (see: Intelligent Gerbil). Of the greenlife – and therefore recognizable to Terrans – animals, most prominent are the dogs (dar-bandal), cetaceans (dar-ííche), octopi (dar-cúlnó), rat kings (dar-celmek), and ravens (dar-vorac). Averted
GERRAWAY-BY-CLASS ORBITAL SERVICE VEHICLE Operated by: The canine orbital mechanics of regular orbital mechanics. Type: Orbital transfer/service vehicle. Construction: Horizon Cageworks, ICC Length: 2.2 m Beam: 1.7 m Dry mass: 784 kg Gravity-well capable: No. Atmosphere capable: No. Personnel: 1 smart dog (prosophont bandal partial uplift) Drives:
The Esmérel secretary is a breed of long, low-set bandal with short legs and a deep chest, possessed of great speed, stamina, and grace, as well as a remarkable intelligence and ability to memorize and perform complex tasks without distraction. Secretaries nominally weigh around 30 pounds, and come in a
Undying Loyalty: What a personally-focused estxíjir is (see: Blue and Orange Morality); not common – although more frequently emulated through I Gave My Word – but a recognized trait of the greatest leaders. Also, the reason why the bandal, or dog, is the symbolic animal and avatar associated with Tárvalén, the Binder
From the taking-inspiration-from-other-places department: Meet Rúz alt-Telithos (later Rúz alt-Silverfall), the Alatian Upland Herder later known, after extensive microgravity and extravehicular training at Oculus Station, as the First Dog Bandal On The Moon – travelling there with the Silverfall Five mission, during the course of which he participated in a number