Ustelet

Ustelet is an Hakanian of the middle planet in the green zone of the Kteshaka'an system.

Description
Ustelet is a Lemur-like primate, standing around four feet tall.

History
Ustelet was a gardening slave for one of the families of Lanaktallan Overseers that governed his homeworld in the Kteshaka'an system, provided with food rations and allowed to live in a burrow warren with his burrow-mates, within the city confines.

When the Precursor AWM's invaded the system, the Overseers either retreated to sealed underground shelters, or fled the system in various starships.

Initially, Ustelet carried on caring for the plants in his Overseer's manor but received no ration coupons and so went hungry, then one morning he encountered a group of Hakanian females holding infants and leading children looking to see if anyone had any food. In desperation Ustelet had opened an Overseer food box, handing out the food to the females. He waited for an Overseer to rush up and discipline him for opening the box, but nothing happened.

Many of the Hakanian began to leave the cities, streaming out into the fields and farms and great sculpted parks, but Ustelet stayed in the city. He painted arrows to where food plants were, to where water was, and wandered the empty streets.

On his travels he found a display screen. On it he managed to puzzle out the meaning of the pictures. The pictures were asking if he needed help, if any of the Hakanians needed help, he pressed the icon that he needed help. The icons asked if someone could come in to help him, Ustelet pressed yes and forgot about it.

A few days later Ustelet met his first Terran Warborg, who asked if he need help. Ustelet explained that he was looking for lost females and immature Hakanians and the Terran promised to help.

Some days later, Ustelet was awakened by the return of the Overseer starships, and their emergence from their underground shelters. The Terran Warborg witnessed a Female Lanaktallan chastising her slave, and intervened, protecting Ustelet. In the course of this encounter the Lanaktallan socio-police, LawSec and CorpSec performed The Prime Miscalculation, resulting in the immediate death of many Lanaktallan and the capture and subsequent expulsion of all those remaining in the system.