THE BAL TRAPHU

(PRONOUNCED "BALL TRAF-OO")

The B.T’s are, for lack of a better term, arrogant.

They are a highly secretive race, whose religious beliefs are still not known to the Con-Feds who conquered them.

They are albino-looking in appearance—with long white hair and skin with red, hollow eyes. Their fingers and toes have an extra phalange—making their fingers long and creepy.  They are the only other culture, besides the Con-Fed, whose law prescribes death for violation of racial purity.

Because they believe that they are the chosen species of God, they refuse to speak any language other than their own.  If you want to have a conversation with a B.T.—you’d better have a transcom (translator) computer in your pocket.

The Bal Traphu believe that their being conquered by the Confederacy is all part of a grand design—a punishment for an undisclosed racial transgression against their god, Bal. As a result, they tend to accept their fate on Colony, being highly compliant and obedient.

They live out their miserable lives waiting for Bal’s Judgment Day, when Bal will set them free and carry them all to the “promised land”.

The Traphu are empathic by nature, with senses keenly attuned to the emotions around them—much like sentient lie detectors.

In Colony, their rations are chemically dosed to suppress this inherent ability.

Much like the Taul, the B.T.s will come to believe that Landus’ rebellion against the Con-Fed empire is the fulfillment of Bal’s prophesy. This will cause a heated conflict between the Taul and the BTs—because, in their eyes, Landus is only allowed to be the fulfillment a single faith—theirs.