Identification: diminutive, acquisitive, reclusive packrat scavengers
Variants: spacehamsters in cowls or cratermice in knitted armour
Also Known As: Scavvers, Kleptids, or Wahwahs
Origin: a seemingly lifeless desert planet which is nonetheless populated by a variety of other things (though one subtribe of packrat‐people appears to be native to Earth's Wimbledon Common)
| LOOKS: | can be either cute and charming or weird and sinister | B− |
|---|---|---|
| BRAINS: | can repair any sort of automaton, but never think to build a production line | 115 |
| LETHALITY: | cowardly and useless in a fight – even stormtroopers use them as target practice | 0.01 |
| CULTURE: | constructed from the leftovers of more industrious civilisations; ingenious, but insanitary | 54 |
| HARDNESS: | engineers in a universe where all technology is magic | 3½ |
| TOKENISM: | get lots of points for recycling | 76 |
Religion: believe in a cycle of death, composting, and rebirth
Call: unintelligible jabbering/
Favoured System of Government: military dictatorship
Wardrobe: could be Pantellurian Fraternity‐approved, but isn't
Natural Predators: those darn Felinoids
Affiliated With: associate members of the Silicon Federation (as tech support)
Not To Be Confused With: the similarly dressed Teratocephaloids