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| − | The species has been found evolving separately but concurrently on [[Campoleone]], [[Stein's Folly]], [[Despair]], and other worlds scattered throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery.<ref name=AToWC/><ref name=SAD/><ref name="MC">''MechWarrior Companion'', p. 82: "Neopithecanthropus"</ref><ref name=DOD/> There is a related but [[Old Kentucky Sasquatch|distinct species]] found on [[Old Kentucky]].<ref>''Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky'', p. 11: "Old Kentuckian Sasquatches"</ref> Famously encountered on Stein's Folly by an injured [[Ardan Sortek]]. After ejecting from his [[Victor]] while in battle with [[ | + | The species has been found evolving separately but concurrently on [[Campoleone]], [[Stein's Folly]], [[Despair]], and other worlds scattered throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery.<ref name=AToWC/><ref name=SAD/><ref name="MC">''MechWarrior Companion'', p. 82: "Neopithecanthropus"</ref><ref name=DOD/> There is a related but [[Old Kentucky Sasquatch|distinct species]] found on [[Old Kentucky]].<ref>''Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky'', p. 11: "Old Kentuckian Sasquatches"</ref> Famously encountered on Stein's Folly by an injured [[Ardan Sortek]]. After ejecting from his [[Victor]] while in battle with [[Capellan Confederation]] forces, he found himself encountering a tribe of these creatures which he simply referred to as the "Pinks" due to their unusual eyes. Battling with a high fever at the time, he was uncertain if his encounter with them even happened at all. Ardan would vaguely remember these pink eyed creatures, which he described as having a small fat body, pale skin, and possessing small fur hides. The tribe took him to a clearing where he was tied to a tree surrounded by human skeletons.<ref name=SAD/> |
Anthropologist [[Rodney Tatum]] described an encounter with them in their diaries in [[3055]].<ref name=MC/> | Anthropologist [[Rodney Tatum]] described an encounter with them in their diaries in [[3055]].<ref name=MC/> | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 20 October 2022
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| Neopithecanthropus | |
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| (New Ape Man) | |
| Creature information | |
| Type | Hominid |
| Homeworld | Campoleone,[1] Stein's Folly,[2] Despair[3] |
| Environment | Forests, Grasslands[1] |
| Average mass | 80 kg[1] |
| Creature stats | |
| System | A Time of War |
| STR | 7[1] |
| BOD | 4[1] |
| DEX | 5[1] |
| RFL | 4[1] |
| WIL | 4[1] |
| EDG | 2[1] |
| Traits | Animal Cognition, Pack Hunter (4–20), Tool User[1] |
| Skills | Animal Language +4, AniMelee +4, Climbing +2, Perception +4, Tracking +2[1] |
| Size | Medium[1] |
| Armor | 0/0/0/0[1] |
| Attack | 0M/2[1] |
| Movement | 4/10/12[1] |
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Description
Roughly similar to the Pithecanthropus or "Upright Ape-Man" of old Terra, Neopithecanthropus is a loose grouping of many different species found across human occupied space that have Stone Age technology or lower.
History
The species has been found evolving separately but concurrently on Campoleone, Stein's Folly, Despair, and other worlds scattered throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery.[1][2][4][3] There is a related but distinct species found on Old Kentucky.[5] Famously encountered on Stein's Folly by an injured Ardan Sortek. After ejecting from his Victor while in battle with Capellan Confederation forces, he found himself encountering a tribe of these creatures which he simply referred to as the "Pinks" due to their unusual eyes. Battling with a high fever at the time, he was uncertain if his encounter with them even happened at all. Ardan would vaguely remember these pink eyed creatures, which he described as having a small fat body, pale skin, and possessing small fur hides. The tribe took him to a clearing where he was tied to a tree surrounded by human skeletons.[2]
Anthropologist Rodney Tatum described an encounter with them in their diaries in 3055.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 A Time of War Companion, pp. 126–127, 132: "Neopithecanthropus"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Sword and the Dagger, pp. 122–128, 130–134: Ardan Sortek's fevered encounter with the Swamp People of Stein's Folly.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dragons of Despair
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MechWarrior Companion, p. 82: "Neopithecanthropus"
- ↑ Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky, p. 11: "Old Kentuckian Sasquatches"