Mertun

The Mertuns are an octopoidal race from low gravity planets and may be regarded as similar to H.G.Wells’ Martians in War of the Worlds. The Mertuns are a totally unemotional race devoted to cold, hard logic. Somewhat shy and retiring, the Mertuns will retreat If a battle is going against them, but they show no great fear or courage — which are emotions. Mertuns appear to have no set social organization, but it is suspected that individual communities function on a pattern similar to Athenian Democracy, While not overly hostile, neither are they a ‘friendly’ race.

The Mertuns are quite advanced technologically. All individuals wear personal body armor at all times, equivalent to CBA/7C combination combat body armour or CBA/6E exoskeleton combat armor. They also use heavy Tripod Walkers, equivalent to PAM/1-4 Marauder Powered Armour in battle, with a significant number of Mertun soldiers so equipped. While the Mertuns often live on planets poor in water resources, they are amphibious and adapt to aquatic conditions with ease. They are as resistant to radiation as Bugs.