Captain Gemzi's Star Fleet

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Captain Gemzi and the Tralvisk Trader
Gemzi entered the spacebar and looked around. The place was dank and dark, the lazer lights only enhancing the awareness of smoke and insufficient oxygen. Just the way he liked it. He grinned and headed for the bar.
"One stout ale." he ordered.
The beer arrived swiftly, cold and with a satisfying frothy collar. But before he could partake, one of the other patrons placed themselves beside the sturdy dwarf.
"I see you are a man of refined tastes." the alien said, "Might I interest you in a deal?"
Gemzi lifted his eyebrows and said: "You being?"
"Vravedekdil-sul-Diltevalut, good sir."
"And what wares are you selling?"
"Tralvisk Eggs. They are a powerful species that will be loyal to the one they consider their master. You good sir seem like someone who could use some of them."
"And why would that be?"
Vravedekdil-sul-Diltevalut came closer, her breath close to his ears and her four arms and bulky body shielding them from the rest of the bar.
"Because you came in here and smiled."
Gemzi laughed and agreed. He just loved sticking his nose into places he shouldn't be. It was part of his nature and one of the things that had gotten him this dead-end mission. But all things considered he was glad of the freedom and thrills it offered.
"I think we have a deal."
Money was exchanged and Vravedekdil-sul-Diltevalut dropped two eggs in his hands.
"It was a pleasure doing business."

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Captain Gemzi hatches some Eggs
Keeping the eggs warm and cosy had seemed to be the most logical course of action. So Gemzi had dropped both of them in a discarded reptile terrarium that now served as a plant display in the mess. There was sand and rocks on the bottom and different plants from various worlds made the whole look quite appealing.
Gemzi went on with his life and would have forgotten all about the eggs if they had not been front and center in his sight every time he visited the mess to eat. Nothing much changed until one day one of the eggs had toppled over. Gemzi and the rest of the crew crowded around the terrarium and observed. Small tremors seemed to ripple across the surface.... and then a crack appeared in the one still standing.
Half an hour later and two horned puppies with scales and long tails were looking up at the assorted humans and aliens that made up gemzi's crew. But before any could  touch the pups, Gemzi growled a command:
"Stand down. I bought them so nobody else can touch them until I say so."
The crew backed off and Gemzi entered the terrarium, taking the glory but also the risk. The Tralvisk pups looked at him for a brief moment but then seemed to decided that he was alright. The fact that he carried some of the mess' meat probably didn't hurt either.

Name: Shadey
Gender: Male
Species: Tralvisk
Colours: Black & Silver
Pattern: Red spots
Pointy?: Horns and shoulders
Height: 3'3" at the shoulder

Personality: outgoing and energetic, always looking to prove himself.

Quirks: Always needs to turn twice before he lays down on his bedding.

Name: Valley
Gender: Female
Species: Tralvisk
Colour: Brown
Pattern: Red spots
Pointy?: Horns and shoulders
Height: 3'11" at the shoulder

Personality: Elusive and cagey, with a soft spot for her owner.

Quirks: Can only sleep when either Gemzi or Shadey is close by.

Tralvisk Information

Origin
Breeding kennels off in one of the Wards of Herakles Station.

Specs
Tralvisk are not sentient, but they are intelligent on a dolphin-like level. Used as watchbeasts and guardians, they develop powerful loyalties to the one they view as their master and react ferociously to strangers. They will not accept a new face as a friend until their master indicates its is alright to do so. In the company of their master, and to a lesser extent anyone allowed as a friend, tralvisk have personalities as widely varied as all the canines of Earth. Their loyalty to their master, however, is always unshakable.
Like baby reptiles, tralvisk are self-sufficient when they first hatch from their eggs. They recognize as their master the being who shows "pack dominance" to them in their first few days, and will NEVER recognize any other. A tralvisk who loses its master will go wild with fury and grief.
Tralvisk grow rapidly, achieving physical maturity at 1 year of age. They live upwards of 30 years. Hatchlings are about 8" at the shoulder. Adults grow to between 3' and 4' at the shoulder, with females being stockier and more powerful than males.

Abilities
*Empathic Telepathy: Tralvisk can convey their thoughts by "speaking" in feral imagery and emotion rather than mind-words, but will only speak this way to the person they view as their master.
*Magic Immunity: Tralvisk are immune to magic in all its forms and neither direct or indirect spells affect them. Fireballs don't harm them, they cannot see illusions, they cannot be thrown off their feet by magical telekinesis, etc.
*Verbal Speech (nonsentient): Though they do not communicate as sentients do, like parrots, tralvisk can learn words to convey their basic needs or point out something they have discovered. "Food", "Danger", "See Stranger", etc.

Trivia
The tycharan word tralvisk means "longhorn".
A tralvisk's horns verge on impossible to break. Despite the slenderness of their necks, a tralvisk's neck muscles are incredibly strong to support the horns' weight and they can efficiently wield their horns as bashing and goring weapons.

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Captain Gemzi dispatches his crew

Story 1: Leave no witnesses!
Story 2: VR ΠRAC
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Lantessama Isle
Background by Zekiran
Portrait made with Portrait Works