Tukna'rn

The Tukna'rn are a neo-sapient species of the United Council of Systems.

Description
The Tukna'rn are a large, by UCS standards, robust, muscular, bipedal species not known for hyper-intelligence, cleverness or ingenuity. Their lifespan is relatively short when compared to the Lanaktallan, in the case of Undrat, 5 generations of his family have served under the same overseer.

They have thick skin in multiple layers, able to absorb neural bolt shots with little more impact than a stinging insect bite, their skin flushes a deep blue-green when exposed to higher levels of stellar radiation.

Able to work for a full 9 hours and repeat after 15 hours of rest, they can work on planets with up to 1.6G (Terran) and can lift their own body weight over their heads. They possess enough grip strength to break Lanaktallan bones and to shatter spines with their fists.

The Tukna'rn have excellent memory retention and seem to be immune to the psychic attacks of both the Precursor AWMs and the Atrekna.

Culture
The Tukna'rn are a stoic people who value hard work, perseverance and endurance. They take pleasure in these things, a job well done, the solving of long and difficult tasks, enduring whatever has to be endured.

Largely uninterested in colonies or expanding their race, they have been absorbed into the corporate structure of the UCS, often moved by the tens of thousands to new colonies as they are discovered.

History
Discovered by the Lanaktallan over 50 million years ago, the Tukna'rn are found amongst the neo-sapient species of most UCS planets as manual workers and security guards.

Home System
The Tukna'rn homeworld is lost to history as the entire species has been relocated inumerable times by the Lanaktallan corporations.

Notable Members
Undrat - A loyal worker, nominated for the Confederacy Armed Forces by his overseer and currently training as a Heavy Weapons Specialist in the TC Army.