the Yautja way of life
the Yautja Code
Hunt worthy game. When hunting, the Hunter must be sure that his prey is considered game, and lawful to kill.
Sometimes the Hunter will equal the odds (not using the plasma-caster or some other weapon). Worthy game must fill the following criteria: Can defend itself and/or is able to kill the Hunter himself, of age (killing children is considered the height of bad manners) not linked to other lives (so that removing the prey will not doom another, e.g. pregnant women) and unwilling to be hunted (what honor in killing one who wants to die?).
Not fail in the Hunt. If the Hunter fails in his Hunt he usually takes his own life, preferring to die than to live in shame. However, some cowards prefer to live in obscurity rather than die. This is considered to be dishonorable and suicide is then "assisted" by an Arbitrator.
Not claim the kill of another Hunter. To take the trophy of another Hunter, living or dead, is considered to be a great insult. For example, two Unblooded go on their first Hunt. One Predator takes on an Alien and both are mortally wounded. While the wounded hunter is dying, the other hunter conveniently finishes off the prey and claims the kill as his own, abandoning the wounded Predator. This is the most embarrassing crime, and the hardest to prove.
Never murder another Predator. To kill another Predator intentionally. This excludes self-defense and killing a foe in a wrestling match to settle a dispute. This is the worst crime.
Never kill while cloaked. It is very dishonorable for a Hunter to kill prey while he is cloaked. It ignores all laws of fair and honorable hunting, and giving the prey a fighting chance. A Predator who is discovered doing this is usually banished from the Clan, and is considered fair game for other Hunters.
The only exception with this is to "remove" anything standing between the Hunter and his prey, or if a creature attacks the Hunter that he is not Hunting.
Never harm the innocent. Those who have done no harm should have no harm done to them.
Only kill the weak when hunting for food. This is to purify the species' line.
Show honor to another's kill. When coming upon game wounded by another hunter, and the animal is dying without sport. If the game still shows sport, it is to be a joint trophy.
Will not join another's hunt, or hunt in their territory, without their permission. All trophies taken by this manner are stolen trophies, and shall be dealt with by the rightful owner.
Will treat those who defeat them in a fair hunt and show mercy as equals. Predator must either kill their opponent and themselves, or treat their opponent as an equal.
Destroy any Predator who breaks the Code. Those who break the Code are renegades, and no longer considered to be a Predator.
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the Yautja way of life 2
em Sábado, 28/07/2012 - 16:41
the Yautja Castes
Bad Blood
Yautja que perderam toda a credibilidade e/ou quebraram o código, pelo que estão marcados pelos Arbitrators.
Eta
Os intocáveis da sociedade Yautja. Podem ter uma deficiência física ou psicológica e, por isso, não poderem caçar. São usados como criados e muitas vezes abusados pelos outros predadores.
Unblooded
Yautja jovens que ainda não se provaram numa Caçada. Estão proibidos de atacar Aliens ou de se desafiarem para duelos até à morte.
Young Blood
Atingiram a sua primeira Caçada. Como todos os adolescentes, são destemidos e teimosos. (Vocês fazem parte desta casta.)
Blooded
Caçadores experientes que derrotaram diversos oponentes.
Honored
A elite na sociedade Yautja. Já caçaram mais do que a maioria dos Blooded.
Ancient
Yautja que bateram todas as probabilidades, sobrevivendo para além do seu auge físico mesmo depois de repetidas Caçadas.
the Yautja way of life 3
em Quinta, 09/08/2012 - 22:48
the Hunt
A Caçada é tudo para os Yautja que têm como objectivo supremo ser o melhor caçador de todos os tempos.
Nada mais interessa para além da Caçada, mas esta tem regras:
Um Yautja tem que rastrear a sua presa e enfrentá-la em combate.
Matar uma presa pelas costas é prova de cobardia.
Um Yautja tentará sempre combater o seu oponente em luta corpo-a-corpo. Quando tal não fôr possível, armas de arremesso são aceitáveis.
O pior que um Yautja pode fazer é matar um oponente, à distância, enquanto "camuflado".
Para os Yautja, se não és um Caçador, és presa.
the Yautja way of life 4
em Quinta, 09/08/2012 - 22:50
the Clan
O Clã é estrutural na sociedade Yautja, só depois a tua parceira e filhos. Mais ninguém interessa.
Os Yautja não se importam com conquistas de grande escala porque só a Caçada interessa.
Volta e meia há, no entanto, conflitos entre diferentes clãs — especialmente se algum lado sentir que a sua honra tiver sido manchada. A palavra do líder do Clã é final e não a seguir é punível com a morte.
Os juízes (adjudicators) administram e arbitram a lei Yautja. Apenas o Conselho do Clã-Mor pode contrariar uma decisão de um juíz.
the Yautja way of life 5
em Quinta, 09/08/2012 - 23:26
the Reputation
Durante uma Caçada cada morte garante reputação para o Yautja que a tiver desferido. À medida que vai ganhando reputação o seu status aumenta perante os seus pares.
Apenas um Yautja Sangrado (blooded) pode competir na Caçada. Para se tornar Sangrado um Yautja tem que concluir um ritual de passagem, que normalmente termina com a morte da sua primeira presa. Depois de se Sangrarem, a sua vida como caçadores começa finalmente.
Há muito poucas lou-dte kalei Sangradas. As fêmeas, apesar de maiores que os machos, normalmente ficam em casa a cuidar das crias e pouco se envolvem quer em Caçadas quer em política interna.
the Yautja way of life 6
em Sexta, 10/08/2012 - 00:57
the Background
The Yautja as a people long ago gave up the arts of psionics and arcane magic, to pursue technology. Most divine magic comes from shamans who venerate the Warrior. As the Yautja have expanded their hunting grounds into the Empire they have encountered the Old Arts. They are starting to see these as acceptable tools to use in the Hunt.
The Hunt continues wherever the Yautja find worthy adversaries, but they know with an organized society as their prey, they must move slowly as to not unite their prey against them. There will come a time in the near future, when they have relearned the Old Arts, that the Yautja will not concern themselves about united preys.
The Yautja homeworld is a swamp-like planet with extremely tall trees and a heavy methanelaced atmosphere. The methane-laced atmosphere is caused by massive chemical releases from the stagnant waters and rotting animal carcasses and vegetation. The tall vegetation obscures the sunlight to let very little, if any, though to the planet surface.
Along with the thick mists caused by the atmospheric gases, the homeworld is close to a second planet, Praedra <pronounced prahdray> or Brother of the Hunt. Praedra is in a
similar orbit around the system’s sun, which obscures Homeworld’s light for much of its solar year.
The homeworld is kept in a perpetual twilight.
This twilight forced all creatures to adapt their vision or perish. The yautjas’ vision lies almost completely in the infrared spectrum. Without a Yautja helmet’s visual helmet, they are virtually blind in other more sunlit worlds.
The Yautja homeworld is very damp and wet with a lot of root like vegetation and trees. In the yautjas’ early evolution, they once lived burrowing amongst the soft mud and still waters of the swamps, until they eventually evolved into a more amphibious life form that took to the trees as a form of Yautja. Over time they evolved further into a more anthropomorphic form as their tool using and building skills provided them more stable platforms upon which to live.