Hesstlin

The Hesstlin are a former Unified Council of Systems species, now part of the Terran Confederacy.

Description
The Hesstlin are fur covered mammals standing around 5 feet tall, with long ears that press back against their heads when startled or frightened. Female ears are longer than male ears which are short. They have little tails, whiskers and a triangular nose, their leg form is digitgrade.

There is a minor degree of sexual dimorphism as typically seen in Terran primates.

Culture
Young are referred to as pups, family units consist of a male/female pairing and their offspring. Female names begin with a consonant, males with a vowel.

The Hesstlin have an affinity for alcohol similar to that of most Terrans. Popular drinks, amongst teenagers at least, include Uddlevent fruit liquor and Stimfizz (an alcopop).

Some females use fur dye on their cheeks and ear tips as makeup, teenagers make use of fur shaving, piercings and fur dye as a means of individual expressionism.

They appear to be in the early stages of "gentling" by the Lanaktallans.

History
A year ago (prior to Chapter 212 ) the Hesstlin were liberated from the Unified council of Systems by the Terran Confederacy who arrived chasing a Unified Corporate Military Fleet. The Terrans crushed the Corporate Military Fleet, the Executor Fleet, the Military Fleet, and landed on the planet to take the fight to the Lanaktallan Overseers causing them to flee the system.

The Hesstlin have joined the Terran Confederacy and offered their homeworld as a location for integration training of TCAF elements.

Home System
The Hesstla star system is designated Belvak-8 by the Terran Confederacy. Hesstla is a small world, only 80% the size of Terra with two moons, it has both an industrial and agricultural base, crops include; Mellitgrain, Ullikleaf and Whufflegrain. The planet has an orbital space station, mostly used for traffic control.

Notable Members
Atruka - male Space Traffic controller, responsible for trying to get Terran Task Force Tiamat out of trouble when they arrived in system shortly after the Type IV Precursor fleet invaded.

Prektanna - female Orbital Station Supervisor, Atruka's supervisor aboard Hesstlin-Orbital.

Dambree Limberton - 14 year old female whose parents were both killed in the Precursor attack on her homeworld.

She has 3 siblings;


 * Elurta Limberton (aka Elu) her 11 year old brother
 * Truba'an Limberton (aka Tru) her 9 year old sister
 * Pulngee Limberton (aka Punee) her 7 month old sister

Dambree has displayed latent psionic ability while screaming at the PAWMs. She has coined the name Slorpy to describe the Type IV PAWM fliers and stilters, due to the sound they make when extracting and absorbing brains.