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[[File:Kdatlyno.png|thumb|A Ktadlyno from the [[Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch]] video game]]'''Kdatlyno''' are sentient bipedal humanoids native to [[Kdat]]. Kdatlyno are chiefly known for their touch sculpture, their sonar "vision" and for being a race subjugated by the [[Kzin|Kzinti]].<ref>[[Hal Colebatch]] - [[Music Box]] ([[Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War]])</ref>
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[[File:Kdatlyno.png|thumb|A Ktadlyno from the [[Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch]] video game]]'''Kdatlyno''' are sentient bipedal humanoids native to the planet Kdat. Kdatlyno are chiefly known for their touch sculpture, their sonar "vision" and for being a race subjugated by the [[Kzin]]ti.<ref>[[Hal Colebatch]] - [[Music Box]] ([[Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War]])</ref>
 
==Anatomy==
 
==Anatomy==
 
In appearance they are a physically large and powerful bipedal species with muscular build, rough scaley skin, retractile claws and thick hides, growing up to eight feet tall. Kdatlyno are one of the few sentient races that can physically intimidate an adult Kzin.
 
In appearance they are a physically large and powerful bipedal species with muscular build, rough scaley skin, retractile claws and thick hides, growing up to eight feet tall. Kdatlyno are one of the few sentient races that can physically intimidate an adult Kzin.
   
They have no eyes, having evolved on a world which instead drove the development of echolocation rather than vision of the visible light portion of the EM spectrum. A large membrane called ''[[typmanum|tympanum]]'' makes up most of the head; by making a constant ultrasonic signal, it can sense size, motion, range, temperature of remote objects and their interiors.<ref name=enc/>
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They have no eyes, having evolved on a world which instead drove the development of echolocation rather than vision of the visible light portion of the EM spectrum. A large membrane called ''tympanum'' makes up most of the head; by making a constant ultrasonic signal, it can sense size, motion, range, temperature of remote objects and their interiors.<ref name=enc/>
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
The Kdatlyno were invaded by the [[Kzin]]ti and lost a long and bloody war which made them a slave race.<ref name=enc/>
 
The Kdatlyno were invaded by the [[Kzin]]ti and lost a long and bloody war which made them a slave race.<ref name=enc/>
   
There is at least one mention of them being used as elite Imperial Guards for the [[Kzinti Patriarch]], presumably due to both their great strength and their uninvolvement in Kzin imperial court politics.
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There is at least one mention of them being used as elite Imperial Guards for the [[Patriarchy|Kzinti Patriarch]], presumably due to both their great strength and their uninvolvement in Kzin imperial court politics.
   
 
Kdat was liberated during the [[Second Man-Kzin War]].<ref name=enc/>
 
Kdat was liberated during the [[Second Man-Kzin War]].<ref name=enc/>
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Migrant Kdatlyno excel in professions pertaining to their sensorium such as medicine or touch-sculpting.<ref name=enc/> The most famous Kdatlyno is [[Lloobee]], a touch-sculptor who works primarily for a human audience.
 
Migrant Kdatlyno excel in professions pertaining to their sensorium such as medicine or touch-sculpting.<ref name=enc/> The most famous Kdatlyno is [[Lloobee]], a touch-sculptor who works primarily for a human audience.
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
<references />''Grendel'' (short story), in ''Neutron Star'' (New York: Ballantine, 1968, pp. 51-72 ISBN 0-345-29665-6)
<references />
 
''Grendel'' (short story), in ''Neutron Star'' (New York: Ballantine, 1968, pp. 51-72 ISBN 0-345-29665-6)
 
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 08:08, 9 February 2019

Kdatlyno

A Ktadlyno from the Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch video game

Kdatlyno are sentient bipedal humanoids native to the planet Kdat. Kdatlyno are chiefly known for their touch sculpture, their sonar "vision" and for being a race subjugated by the Kzinti.[1]

Anatomy

In appearance they are a physically large and powerful bipedal species with muscular build, rough scaley skin, retractile claws and thick hides, growing up to eight feet tall. Kdatlyno are one of the few sentient races that can physically intimidate an adult Kzin.

They have no eyes, having evolved on a world which instead drove the development of echolocation rather than vision of the visible light portion of the EM spectrum. A large membrane called tympanum makes up most of the head; by making a constant ultrasonic signal, it can sense size, motion, range, temperature of remote objects and their interiors.[2]

History

The Kdatlyno were invaded by the Kzinti and lost a long and bloody war which made them a slave race.[2]

There is at least one mention of them being used as elite Imperial Guards for the Kzinti Patriarch, presumably due to both their great strength and their uninvolvement in Kzin imperial court politics.

Kdat was liberated during the Second Man-Kzin War.[2]

Culture

They are suspicious of outsiders and aloof to alien species and have a strong sense of personal honor and vengeance, comparable to that of the Kzinti.[2]

Migrant Kdatlyno excel in professions pertaining to their sensorium such as medicine or touch-sculpting.[2] The most famous Kdatlyno is Lloobee, a touch-sculptor who works primarily for a human audience.

References

Grendel (short story), in Neutron Star (New York: Ballantine, 1968, pp. 51-72 ISBN 0-345-29665-6)

External links

  • Kdatlyno at the Encyclopedia of Known Space