#iotran

San Hill was seated in his office at his preposterously large desk, idly enjoying the view from his window instead of doing anything about the stacks of datapads, credit notes and durasheet documents before him. The intercomm beeped for his attention, and he accepted the call with an annoyed sneer. “What is it? I’m incredibly busy right now.”

But instead of the expected pleasant vocabulator of his secretary droid, a thick cough burst over the line like static, followed by a familiar, growling voice. “Clear your schedule, San Hill.”

The Muun sat up straight as a duranium beam, but remained calm. He depressed the transmission switch. “Good afternoon, Grievous. What, exactly, are you doing on this line? Did something happen to my secretary droid?”

“Yes. I did. I’m coming in.”

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Chapter 10 of Part Four - Collector of the Sahuldeem series is up! This is the FINAL chapter of Part Four! (Chapter art will be posted as soon as I can get to it)

Copying/pasting what I said over on AO3:

And thus concludes Part Four - Collector! Phew. This one took a VERY unexpectedly long time to get through, for which I apologize. For how eager I was to post Qymaen's adventures as a collections agent, I was slammed with a ton of burnout during 2022 followed by a new job, which has kept me busy (though thankfully not as overwhelmed). But WE MADE IT! And now Qymaen is going home.

As usual, I'll need a bit of time before I start up the next part, especially since I have a few RL things going on (family visiting, house-hunting, probably moving, etc). I don't have a set date in mind for when Sahuldeem will resume, but HOPEFULLY not too long. There's still quite a bit to get through, even if the next part will be considerably shorter than 2, 3 and 4! Perhaps in the interim I can finally tackle another Q&A, and record something I've been meaning to for a while...

Regardless, THANK YOU ALL for your comments and support! I know I don't always respond but I promise I read and appreciate all of your kind words. It definitely helps with the motivation! <3

The Iotrans were a militaristic species hailing from the planet of Iotra in the Outer Rim Territories.

Iotrans were atheistic and firmly believed in a strong, stable culture, and saw that as only achievable through a strong military tradition. Even before their planet was unified, their nations possessed strong militaries; after their unification 700 years before the Galactic Civil War, these militaries were merged into the Iotran Police Force (IPF), which enforced law and provided emergency services on Iotra and throughout the Iotran Expanse. The eight top-ranking leaders of the IPF formed the Joint Council, which acted as parliament for Iotra.

From an early age, Iotrans were trained for military service, and in their fourteenth season (approximately 18 standard years of age), they were inducted into the IPF for approximately six standard years. At any given time, nearly half of the population was part of the IPF in one form or another.

Especially talented enlistees in the IPF often became Iotran Bracemen, which tracked down fugitives outside of the Iotran Expanse, often without regard for local laws or for what other species called "jurisdiction"; this often resulted in diplomatic incidents.

Iotran technology was primitive by galactic standards, typified by slugthrowers, surface vehicles, and simplistic computer and droid technology. However, they adopted galactic standard technology for much of their defense industry, and most Iotrans were quite at home with modern tech.

Iotrans, though not generally respectful toward other cultures, did respect stability and might. As a result, they tended to support the Galactic Empire, though some supported the Alliance to Restore the Republic, as the Galactic Republic was historically more stable and just in their eyes. The species' general contempt for the Rebel Alliance brought them down in the eyes of many other species.

Iotrans had smooth skin, dark brown to black in color. They possessed a broad, flat nose, no discernible ears, hands with four digits, and two-toed feet. They had distinctive spots on their bald heads, knobby protrusions at their temples, and short, stubby spikes protecting their shoulders, elbows, and hands.

An Iotran adult stands about 1.75 meters or 5.7 feet tall.

Iotrans age at the following stages:

1 - 10 Child

11 - 16 Young Adult

17 - 44 Adult

45 - 65 Middle Age

66 - 84 Old

Examples of Names: Terika Etan, Mirip Pag, Dira Shal, Rodick Tag, Anvon Trig, Rova Zad.

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