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  Introduction 
  02 
  The Xin 
  02 
  Alpha & Beta 
  07 
  Appearance 
  08 
  Encounter Suit 
  08 
  Reactions 
  09 
  Movement 
  10 
  Reproduction 
  10 
  Diet 
  11 
  Society 
  12 
  Language 
  12 
  Government 
  12 
  Religion 
  13 
  Economics 
  14 
  Law 
  14 
  Technology 
  15 
  Constructs 
  15 
  Spacecraft 
  16 
  Weapons 
  18 
  Hybrids 
  21 
  Reskins 
  22 
  Encounters 
  23 
  Characters 
  27 
  Progression 
  28 
  Abilities 
  29 
  Notable Xin 
  30 
  Notable Places 
  33 
  Timeline 
  38 
  This fan created product is designed for 
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  This sourcebook is a rules supplement 
  for introducing a new character race, 
  alien adversary, or random encounter 
  for use in Goblinoid Games’ Starships & 
  Spacemen 2nd Edition role playing game. 
  This manual introduces the Xin as a new 
  alien race designed for the Ashdown 
  Campaign Universe and uses the Galactic 
  Setting 
  as 
  presented 
  in 
  Luminous 
  Design’s “Ashdown: 100 Charted Worlds 
  For S&S 2E”. While the “Ashdown: 100 
  Worlds” 
  and 
  “Shi’an 
  Sourcebook” 
  supplements are highly recommended 
  for use with this product they are not 
  required. Space Masters can use the 
  material as it is presented here or as a 
  source of ideas for use in their own 
  game setting. This supplement can be 
  used by both Space Masters and Players, 
  but it is at the Space Masters discretion 
  whether this new alien race will be 
  allowed into the game or available for 
  Players to use. 
   
  The Xin (Pronounced Zin) are a species 
  of biomechanical lifeforms that were 
  created by the Shi’an as soldiers and 
  slave labor to serve in their interstellar 
  wars of conquest.  The Xin were 
  engineered on the Shi’an homeworld 
  Ryaden located seventeen light years 
  from Earth in the 40 Eridani-A star 
  system. As biomechanoids the Xin are a 
  kind 
  of 
  sentient 
  organic 
  android 
  consisting 
  of 
  both 
  biological 
  and 
  technological 
  systems. 
  The 
  Xin’s 
  biological components are sustained by 
  advanced Shi’an nanotechnology giving 
  them impressive lifespans up to 500 
  Earth years. This synergistic cooperation 
  between the biological, cybernetic, and 
  nanotech components results in a 
  resilient constitution, enhanced physical 
  attributes, and accelerated healing. The 
  Xin were designed as five distinct models 
  that have specialized attributes for 
  performing specific functions. Each of 
  these 
  model 
  groups, 
  known 
  as 
  “Enclaves”, has a unique skin coloration 
  which identifies both their type and 
  function. The five enclave model groups 
  include the Tal who are protocol 
  assistants, the Fen who are soldiers, the 
  Gao who are laborers, the Kae who are 
  scouts and spies, and the Paxa who are 
  administrative overseers of the other 
  groups. As constructs, the Xin were 
  recognized by the Shi’an as part of their 
  society but were outside of their caste 
  system. As such they were viewed as 
  property and did not have any legal 
  rights of their own. When not actively 
  serving in, or supporting, a military 
  campaign 
  the 
  Xin 
  were 
  assigned 
  domestic duties in Shi’an society based 
  on the functions they were designed for. 
  The Xin proved to be so successful in 
  
   
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  these “peace-time” roles that the Shi’an 
  became increasingly dependent on them 
  for many common tasks in their daily 
  lives. To meet the growing demand for 
  these efficient and dependable servants 
  the Shi’an enthusiastically accelerated 
  their production of Xin units. Soon the 
  number of new Xin units far exceeded 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  Shi’an 
  medically 
  supervised 
  births. 
  Shi’an 
  military 
  commanders embraced the massive Xin 
  population growth by moving Shi’an 
  warriors to positions of leadership over 
  the swelling ranks of Xin soldiers. Those 
  Xin units which were not put to work in 
  Shi’an farms or mines were hastily 
  trained for war and sent to the Conquest 
  Ships. 
   
  EVOLUTION 
  The Xin were engineered to learn and 
  evolve through their interactions with 
  others. So, it was not surprising when 
  they began to develop their own 
  enclave-centric societies based on their 
  experiences working for the Shi’an. Most 
  Shi’an tolerated this growing worker 
  class society feeling that it reduced the 
  burden they placed on the Castes they 
  served. However, some Shi’an were 
  opposed to allowing the Xin to build 
  their own society fearing 
  that it 
  encouraged too much independence and 
  that one day it could lead to rebellion. 
  The Xin received the same cultural 
  conditioning as their masters and were 
  trained to fulfill their part in the Shi’an 
  destiny. Each Xin produced by the Shi’an 
  was programed from birth to be loyal, 
  obedient, 
  and 
  compliant 
  to 
  their 
  masters. The cultural indoctrination of 
  Shi’an society taught the Xin that their 
  masters were part of a divine immortal 
  destiny. A mythology that soon took on a 
  life of its own among the fledgling Xin 
  societies proclaiming their creators as 
  omnipotent and immortal. For the Shi’an 
  it was a flawless system that ensured the 
  Xin served the Shi’an culture without 
  question or hesitation. Unfortunately, it 
  was a system that eventually failed 
  resulting in the very rebellion the Shi’an 
  hoped to avoid.  
   
  PRELUDE TO APOCOLYPSE 
  The events which triggered the Great 
  War, also called “Endek-Wen K’dar” in 
  the Kon-dashar language, are not 
  entirely clear. What is known comes 
  from the reports and stories collected 
  from Xin survivors. In their account the 
  Great War started somewhere in high 
  orbit above the planet Skaranis (Earth 
  Year 1955). Shortly after Commander 
  Nadath’s failed Nanogen experiment 
  released a horrific mutant plague on 
  Skaranis a Shi’an armada was dispatched 
  to sterilize the planet and stop the 
  spread of the plague. The armada led by 
  fourteen Shi’an Conquest Ships arrived 
  
   
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  in orbit to find hundreds of primitive 
  rocket propelled spacecraft fleeing the 
  surface of the dying world. The Shi’an 
  Grand Marshal Do’randis witnessed the 
  fleeing Skaranid vessels struggling to 
  break orbit into open space. Without 
  hesitation Do’randis ordered his Xin 
  forces to destroy the fleeing ships. 
  Ethically conflicted, a young Tal protocol 
  assistant 
  named 
  Kel 
  serving 
  on 
  Do’randis’ command ship refused to 
  relay his order to fire to the other 
  Conquest Ships. Do’randis was enraged 
  and 
  moved 
  to 
  strike 
  down 
  the 
  insubordinate Xin. However, before 
  Do’randis reached Kel, a nearby Fen 
  soldier named V’Raf intervened. Killing 
  the Grand Marshal with a point-blank 
  blast to the head from his spore carbine 
  and saving Kel’s life. Shock soon gave 
  way to the realization that the Shi’an 
  were neither immortal nor needed. The 
  Xin aboard Do’randis’ ship quickly 
  overpowered 
  the 
  remaining 
  Shi’an 
  officers and seized command. Now for 
  the first time the Xin experienced 
  freedom. Within moments word of the 
  insurrection spread to all Xin throughout 
  the armada that the Grand Marshal was 
  dead, and they were all finally free. The 
  Xin forces, who greatly outnumbered 
  their Shi’an masters, seized control of 
  the remaining ships. The armada once 
  sent to destroy Skaranis now turned its 
  weapons of war against the Shi’an 
  themselves. 
   
  THE GREAT WAR 
  Accounts of how long The Great War 
  was waged on Ryaden vary from 
  survivors but the consensus is ten days. 
  During this time Xin military forces using 
  seized Shi’an starships, aircraft, and 
  ground vehicles fought the Shi’an to a 
  stalemate at the Capital City of Praxem. 
  For five days the Xin force besieged the 
  Shi’an Capital City but neither side could 
  gain an advantage at this key command 
  and control point. On the fifth day of the 
  siege a seized Conquest Ship was 
  deploying Xin reinforcements when it 
  was shot down by Praxem air defenses. 
  The massive ship collided with city’s 
  defensive energy screen destroying the 
  ship and causing catastrophic damage to 
  the city. During the final days of the War 
  the Shi’an retaliated for the attack on 
  their 
  Capital 
  City 
  by 
  releasing 
  a 
  weaponized 
  version 
  of 
  Nadath’s 
  unstable Nanogen compound on the Xin 
  forces with ABC Sprayers. Once airborne 
  the virulent Nanogen quickly mutated 
  into its plague form infecting everything 
  it touched. In return, the Xin deployed 
  their Conquest Ship arsenal of hyper-
  atomic warheads, ironically intended for 
  Skaranis, 
  on 
  all 
  Shi’an 
  military 
  installations and population centers.  
  
   
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  The devastation wrought by both the 
  Nanogen 
  plague 
  and 
  hyper-atomic 
  weapons was horrific on an unspeakable 
  scale. Billions of Shi’an and Xin perished 
  within minutes of the final attack. With 
  the 
  Shi’an 
  Emperor 
  missing 
  and 
  presumed dead, the Administrator Caste 
  issued their unconditional surrender to 
  the Xin forces. Unfortunately, their 
  surrender came too late; the entire 
  planet had been transformed into a 
  ruined toxic wasteland unfit to support 
  life of any kind.  
   
  The hyper-atomic weapons scorched 
  Ryaden’s surface and destabilized large 
  portions of the planet’s crust, tectonic 
  plates, and upper mantle. After the 
  nuclear 
  fallout 
  dissipated 
  the 
  atmosphere thickened with dense clouds 
  of toxic ash and poisonous gas plunging 
  the world into perpetual darkness. Those 
  fortunate enough to have evacuated the 
  planet and escaped the destruction of 
  the apocalyptic battle were forced to 
  flee the system in search of a new home. 
  Shi’an forces engaged in expeditionary 
  conquest campaigns in other parts of the 
  quadrant comprised the bulk of the 
  Shi’an survivors.  
   
   
   
   
  LIFE AMONG THE STARS 
  The Xin survivors who escaped the 
  destruction of Ryaden, either through 
  evacuation or in the seized Shi’an 
  armada, 
  are 
  estimated 
  to 
  be 
  approximately 13 million in number. 
  Many of these survivors fled to the 
  nearby Vega and Demai star systems 
  establishing 
  temporary 
  refugee 
  settlements on the habitable planets 
  they encountered. Others, especially 
  those 
  with 
  suitable 
  long-range 
  transports, ventured farther into the 
  Xoth System and Beta Quadrant in 
  search for a new home for permanent 
  settlement. 
   
  FIRST CONTACT 
  In 2253, shortly after the Earth/Zangid 
  War, a “flotilla” of Xin refugee starships 
  found their way to the Sol System where 
  they made contact with Humanity. The 
  Xin refugees requested asylum and were 
  permitted to establish a temporary 
  settlement on Earth’s Moon near the 
  Tycho colony. The Xin proved to be 
  helpful friends participating in both 
  scientific and cultural exchanges with 
  the Humans living in the neighboring 
  colony. The Xin were very receptive to 
  establishing trade agreements and non-
  aggression or mutual aid treaties but 
  had no interest in becoming a member 
  of the Galactic Confederation. Later the 
  
   
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  same year a diplomatic treaty known as 
  the Tycho Accords was signed between 
  the Xin and the Confederation granting 
  protected refugee status and trade 
  agreements for Xin settlements within 
  Confederation space. 
   
  The first two generations of Xin are 
  referred to as the Alpha and Beta units. 
  While few of these Xin are still alive 
  today those who are serve as an 
  example of a far less elegant form of 
  Shi’an 
  bioengineering. 
  The 
  most 
  noticeable difference with these units is 
  there much less uniform appearance and 
  attributes 
  in 
  comparison 
  to 
  their 
  successors. These units were designed 
  for function over form and are the least 
  aesthetically pleasing to behold of all the 
  Xin produced. All Alpha models have a 
  pale green skin coloration that is similar 
  in appearance to that of the future Tal 
  models. The second generation of Xin, 
  referred to as the Beta units, were much 
  more uniform in production but still 
  suffered from aesthetic issues. Like the 
  Alpha models, most Beta’s have pale 
  green skin, but some newer soldier units 
  were produced with lavender colored 
  skin. Interestingly, there were a higher 
  percentage of female units in the Beta 
  generation than were planned for by 
  their Shi’an masters. Mass chemical 
  sterilizations of the female population 
  were conducted to prevent uncontrolled 
  expansion. However, nature prevailed, 
  and the Beta population was the largest 
  in Xin history which created some new 
  resource management issues for the 
  Shi’an. Most unsanctioned Beta natural 
  births were raised to maturity only to be 
  sent to the Alkhemite mines. Only a few 
  of the original Alpha and Beta models 
  are 
  still 
  alive 
  today. 
  Most 
  were 
  eventually replaced by the Gamma 
  Generation which consist of the Five 
  enclave models seen active today.
  
   
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  In general, all generations of Xin appear 
  to be skinny hairless humanoids with 
  large reflective almond shaped eyes and 
  elongated craniums. Contemporary Xin 
  have five distinct models or sub-species 
  which are identifiable by unique skin 
  colorations 
  and 
  physical 
  attributes 
  specific 
  to 
  their 
  design 
  function. 
  Typically, most Xin are slightly shorter 
  than the average Human but there have 
  been some exceptions with genetic 
  deviations. Early encounters between 
  Humans and Xin scouting expedition on 
  Earth resulted in the mid-twentieth 
  century 
  popular 
  culture 
  “UFO 
  Phenomenon”. Most human encounters 
  with aliens colloquially described as “The 
  Greys” were actually sightings of Xin 
  scouts sent to survey the planet for their 
  Shi’an masters. 
   
   
  The Xin were designed to be compatible 
  with the Shi’an encounter suit, but it was 
  extremely rare that they were ever 
  provided, or trusted, with this powerful 
  technology. Any Xin who is lucky enough 
  to get their hands on a Shi’an encounter 
  suit can bind with it and access the 
  advantages of its technology (Shi’an 
  Sourcebook Pg. #4). However, due to 
  their cultural aversion to anything Shi’an 
  any Xin who chooses to bond with a 
  Shi’an encounter suit risks suspicion that 
  they are a Shi’an collaborator or 
  sympathizer. 
  Space 
  Masters 
  are 
  cautioned in allowing access to such 
  technology to Xin or Xin Hybrid (PC’s or 
  NPC’s) due to potentially negative 
  repercussions for its use. 
   
   
  The Shi’an Empire provided their Xin 
  servants with a one piece reinforced 
  synthetic ballistic grade smart fiber 
  clothing that is tear proof, exposure 
  resistant, and provides adaptive color 
  change camouflage. While all models of 
  Xin can wear any clothing designed for 
  humanoids, most Xin prefer to use the 
  Shi’an designed smart clothing they 
  were provided. Xin commonly complain 
  that clothing not made of this synthetic 
  smart fiber is too scratchy for their skin. 
  The smart fabric’s adaptive camouflage 
  ability uses microtechnology in the fabric 
  that allows it to change color to fit the 
  environment around it. Activating the 
  suit’s adaptive camouflage takes two 
  rounds to complete. Once activated it 
  will take on any color scheme or visual 
  pattern and provides invisibility so long 
  as the wearer does not move away from 
  the source of the visual pattern. 
   
  
   
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  Like the Taurans, the Xin have a very 
  machine-like demeanor and a somewhat 
  subdued personality. They experience all 
  of the same feelings and emotions as 
  Humans, but their expressions are far 
  more subtle in range. This is due in part 
  to Shi’an cultural conditioning and from 
  their 
  biotechnology 
  controlling 
  the 
  release of various neural transmitters in 
  their bodies. They have a very high 
  emotional threshold that is slow to react 
  to changes in external stimuli. As a 
  species they are patient, compassionate, 
  and have a strong compulsion to be of 
  service to others. The Xin are a noble 
  people but like others they are not 
  entirely altruistic or selfless. Xin born 
  after the Great War often adopt 
  psychological and personality traits from 
  the cultures that they live in. All Xin are 
  aware on some level that they are 
  different from other humanoid species. 
  Most perceive this simply as biological 
  differences while others become aware 
  of the artificial mechanisms at work in 
  their bodies. Those Xin that were raised 
  under Shi’an rule before the Great War 
  have been educated about their origins 
  and the bioengineering of their species. 
  At 
  one 
  time 
  this 
  was 
  common 
  knowledge among all Xin but after the 
  war the mere mention of the Shi’an was 
  enough to end any further discussion or 
  conversation. 
  For 
  the 
  Xin, 
  their 
  biomechanically enhanced physiology is 
  as natural to them as organic physiology 
  would be to a Human.    
   
   
  This table identifies the typical reaction a 
  Xin will have to the various known 
  space-faring races in the frontier. Apply 
  these modifiers to any PC’s or NPC’s 
  using their contact skill or charisma 
  score during an encounter with a Xin.  
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
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  RACE / SPECIES 
  REACTION 
  MOD 
  Human 
  Very Favorable 
  +2 
  Tauran 
  Very Favorable 
  +2 
  Gorran 
  Hostile 
  -1 
  Daelan 
  Very Favorable 
  +2 
  Hykhot 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Andromedan 
  Favorable 
  +1 
  Dreiped 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Rigel 
  Favorable 
  +1 
  Zangid 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Videni 
  Hostile 
  -1 
  Felician 
  Very Favorable 
  +2 
  Entirran 
  Favorable 
  +1 
  Pleiadian 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Caeliferan 
  Hostile 
  -1 
  Shi’an 
  Very Hostile 
  -2 
  Skaranid 
  Favorable 
  +1 
  Silotron 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Oiretophid 
  Very Hostile 
  -2 
  Atlantean 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Thought Bender Very Hostile 
  -2 
  Lucanii Drones 
  Very Hostile 
  -2 
  Cyborgs 
  Neutral 
  +0 
  Tartarans 
  Hostile 
  -1 
   
  The Xin have the same movement rate 
  as humans (120’, 40’) unless equipped 
  with a Shi’an encounter suit. If a Xin is 
  equipped with a Shi’an encounter suit 
  their movement rate is enhanced to 130’ 
  per turn, 43’ per round, and 390’ per 
  hour. The normal overland modifiers 
  found in the S&S 2E rule book on page 
  #24 apply to Xin in the same way as the 
  other character races. If equipped with a 
  Shi’an encounter suit, the additional 
  biomechanical support provided halves 
  all penalties for fatigue, encumbrance, 
  and low or elevated gravity. 
   
  The 
  Xin 
  are 
  capable 
  of 
  sexual 
  reproduction and were created by the 
  Shi’an with two biological genders. To 
  limit natural population growth the 
  Shi’an deliberately engineered the Xin 
  with 
  a 
  low 
  sex 
  drive 
  and 
  a 
  disproportionate number of males to 
  females. Due to this rare occurrence of 
  the female gene it is very rare to find Xin 
  females within the population and even 
  rarer for them to reproduce by natural 
  means. The Xin reproductive system was 
  designed to emulate the Shi’an with 
  internal fertilization of a single egg that 
  requires external 
  incubation during 
  gestation. However, like the Shi’an, the 
  preferred form of Xin reproduction is 
  medically guided “invitro” fertilization 
  and accelerated artificial gestation in 
  specialized maturation chambers. The 
  Xin’s accelerated artificial gestation 
  process normally takes about five years 
  for a Xin hatchling to grow to adult 
  maturity equivalent to a natural age of 
  twenty-five. 
  While 
  undergoing 
  the 
  accelerated 
  growth 
  inside 
  the 
  maturation chambers the Xin receive 
  
   
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  educational programing directly into 
  their brains through their Nanogen 
  technology. This necessary programming 
  prepares the developing Xin with the 
  training and cultural conditioning their 
  designed functions require.  Since the 
  Nanogen 
  primer 
  is 
  an 
  important 
  component in Xin biology it is extremely 
  rare that they choose to mate and 
  reproduce without medical intervention 
  to prevent problems with the nanotech 
  components from being passed on to 
  their offspring.  
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  As biomechanoids the Xin are a unique 
  species of artificially created biological 
  lifeforms composed of organic tissue 
  and Shi’an Nanogen constructs.  The Xin 
  were created to be able to survive in a 
  multitude of adverse environments and 
  digest a wide variety of food sources for 
  their 
  nutritional 
  needs. 
  Biologically 
  speaking the Xin, like the Shi’an, are 
  omnivores but their nanotech supported 
  organic systems require replenishment 
  less often than most species. The Xin 
  sense of taste is not as sensitive or 
  subtle as those found in humans. This 
  allows them to eat a variety of foods 
  that others may find less than palatable 
  or pleasant. Xin have a higher tolerance 
  to foods that may be considered spoiled 
  or rancid by other species. However, 
  even with their enhanced constitution 
  they are not entirely immune to food 
  toxicity which can impact their biological 
  systems. For the Xin all effects or 
  penalties from food borne toxins are 
  halved by their robust and resilient 
  constitutions. 
  Most 
  Xin 
  were 
  accustomed to eating Shi’an nutrient 
  packs and continue to produce and 
  consume them today for food.   
   
  
   
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  Post war Xin society is a fragmented and 
  nomadic one based on a fusion of their 
  former life as Shi’an slaves and the new 
  cultures they have assimilated into. 
  Most Xin tend to associate with their 
  own model enclaves in accordance with 
  their former conditioning. Xin from 
  different model enclaves are friendly 
  and cooperative when they encounter 
  each other but will not normally socialize 
  unless necessary. This behavior is a 
  unique hold over from their life with the 
  Shi’an where their model enclaves were 
  used for specific exclusive functions 
  within Shi’an society. The strict Shi’an 
  Caste System further reinforced this 
  behavior as Xin models were designed to 
  serve 
  specific 
  Shi’an 
  Castes. 
  For 
  example, the Fen were designed as 
  soldiers to serve the Warrior Caste and 
  the Tal were designed as protocol 
  assistants to serve the Administrator 
  Caste. Cross breeding or hybridization of 
  Xin models was forbidden by the Shi’an 
  to prevent genetic mutations and this 
  prohibition continues in Xin society 
  today.  
   
  The Xin have a vocal range similar to that 
  found in humans and are capable of 
  learning most spoken languages. All Xin 
  are taught to speak Kon-dashar, which is 
  the ancient language of their Shi’an 
  creators, as well the language of any 
  cultures they have assimilated into. For 
  unfamiliar languages the Xin have access 
  to universal translation technology and 
  can communicate through translators 
  built 
  into 
  their 
  Shi’an 
  designed 
  communication devices.  These devices 
  require 1d12 rounds of sampling of a 
  new language before being able to 
  produce accurate translation into Kon-
  dashar. Once a language has been 
  sampled by a Xin translator it will be 
  added to its translation matrix and 
  available to translate that language on 
  command.  
  Most Xin have either assimilated into 
  other cultures or live by themselves as 
  nomads 
  under 
  a 
  decentralized 
  communal 
  government 
  in 
  colonies 
  throughout the frontier. The Xin system 
  of government is a representative based 
  democracy with a single elected leader 
  representing each of the five enclaves 
  present in their colony. All five elected 
  leaders work together to legislate and 
  enforce laws for the whole of Xin society 
  in each colony. The Xin have established 
  a constabulary to act as their internal 
  police force to enforce the Xin law. Each 
  colony’s governing council collectively 
  commands the remaining elements of 
  
   
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  the Xin military forces at their disposal 
  as a colonial defense force. The Xin 
  defense forces are primarily composed 
  of volunteers and former soldiers who 
  served the Shi’an war-machine. When 
  mobilization of military forces from 
  multiple 
  colonies 
  is 
  required 
  the 
  governing councils coordinate with each 
  other to facilitate deployment. 
   
   
  The Xin are intelligent and resourceful 
  beings whose spiritual practices are as 
  diverse as the cultures that embrace 
  them. As former servants of The Shi’an 
  Empire the Xin are conditioned from 
  birth to adhere to the Shi’an cultural 
  religion called Qal-Ta’fon. This societal 
  religion comes from an ancient belief 
  that 
  the 
  universe 
  is 
  a 
  physical 
  manifestation of a divine unifying 
  conscious energy called the Qal that 
  transcends all mortal understanding. The 
  Qal is described as a conscious living 
  energy that coalesced at the beginning 
  of time and then shattered into 
  innumerable cosmic fragments that 
  formed all that we perceive as the 
  physical universe. The teachings of the 
  Qal-Ta’fon state that through time these 
  fragments of the Qal are reuniting 
  together and that one day they will 
  again coalesce. This reunification of the 
  cosmic fragments would herald the 
  destruction of the universe so that it 
  may be reborn in an eternal cosmic 
  lifecycle. 
  In 
  the 
  Qal-Ta’fon 
  faith, 
  Alkhemite Crystals which are found in 
  asteroids and space geodes, are viewed 
  as 
  sacred 
  remnants 
  of 
  the 
  Qal. 
  Alkhemite is highly sought after for its 
  applications in quantum computing, 
  nanotechnology, energy management, 
  teleportation and interstellar travel. 
  Believers are taught from an early age 
  that these crystals contain the manifest 
  power of the universe itself. Alkhemite 
  can be found in many facets of Shi’an 
  and Xin technology. Many Xin have 
  adapted these teachings of the ancient 
  Shi’an religion into their own culture by 
  omitting 
  the 
  Shi’an 
  doctrines 
  of 
  dominion 
  over 
  all 
  lifeforms. 
  Xin 
  proponents of Qal-Ta’fon articulate that 
  the Shi’an twisted the meaning of this 
  ancient religion to justify their own 
  corrupt quest for power. After the Great 
  War some Xin abandoned spiritual 
  
   
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  pursuits altogether in favor of scientific 
  agnosticism in protest over the Shi’an 
  faith inspired wars of conquest.   
   
  Like the Confederation, Xin society does 
  not exchange currency for goods and 
  services. Everything that is needed is 
  produced via bio-molecular fabrication 
  and 
  distributed 
  as 
  required. 
  The 
  concepts of currency, profit, credit, or 
  capitalism are alien to the Xin unless 
  they have assimilated into a culture 
  where it is used. 
  The rule of law within Xin society is 
  based on Shi’an Law which measures the 
  severity of an individual’s transgressions 
  against its impact on society. This legal 
  system is known among the Xin as the 
  Law of the Ancients and they have 
  removed all traces of its Shi’an origin 
  and customs from its practice. Under the 
  Xin legal system an accused person must 
  defend their actions to a tribunal of five 
  judges consisting of one Judge elected 
  from each of the five enclaves. Unlike 
  Confederation 
  Law, 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  distinction between civil or criminal law 
  in the Xin legal system. Advocates or 
  representatives are only permitted in 
  circumstances where the accused is not 
  Xin or capable of presenting their own 
  defense. Minor crimes may result in 
  sanctions such as fines or temporary 
  confinement while major crimes can 
  result in long term confinement or 
  banishment. Due to their status as an 
  endangered species, there is no death 
  penalty in Xin society except for Shi’an 
  guilty 
  of 
  war 
  crimes 
  and 
  their 
  collaborators. Xin who have assimilated 
  either as individuals or groups into other 
  cultures will adopt the laws of that 
  culture but often adjudicate internal 
  matters using the Law of the Ancients.  
   
  
   
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  The Xin mostly use old Shi’an technology 
  created before the Great War. They are 
  able to both operate and sustain this 
  technology but cannot create it for 
  themselves. Collectively all Xin have 
  agreed 
  not 
  to 
  pursue 
  their 
  own 
  developments 
  of 
  Shi’an 
  Nanogen 
  technologies or create new artificial 
  lifeforms. After their exodus from 
  Ryaden the Xin began assimilating into 
  other space-faring cultures and it is 
  common-place 
  to 
  see 
  them 
  using 
  technologies acquired from these other 
  cultures. The Xin’s have shared their 
  Alkhemite based technologies with all 
  the interstellar governments they have 
  encountered which has greatly benefited 
  advancements in interstellar travel, 
  quantum computing, and teleportation. 
  Only the isolationist Videni have refused 
  to engage in scientific and technological 
  exchanges with the Xin. The Zangid 
  however, quickly found common ground 
  with the Xin and embraced both 
  technological and cultural exchanges 
  between 
  their 
  people. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  uncommon to find Xin, especially Fen 
  models, serving on Zangid ships as either 
  crew or indentured servants working for 
  passage.   
   
   
  Surviving on their own since the Ryaden 
  exodus the Xin have been forced to 
  develop new technologies to replace the 
  deteriorating machines of their former 
  masters. Some Xin had developed such 
  an aversion to anything associated with 
  the Shi’an that they had no choice but to 
  seek out salvaged technology from other 
  sources to ensure their survival. One 
  group of Kae nomads so despised the 
  Shi’an that they gave their entire supply 
  of rare blue Alkhemite to the Silotrons in 
  exchange for silicon components to 
  replace their Nanogen ones. Most of the 
  Kae that participated in the procedure 
  died but those who did survive became 
  something entirely different.  
   
  As an engineered military and slave 
  labor force, the Xin were designed to be 
  compatible with all Shi’an technology 
  including Nanogen constructs. The Xin 
  can 
  control 
  any 
  Shi’an 
  Nanogen 
  construct but are not able to replicate 
  the technology necessary to create them 
  on their own. Since the Xin have a 
  considerable amount of Shi’an Nanogen 
  constructs inside their own bodies they 
  are usually able to interface with other 
  Shi’an 
  constructs 
  through 
  physical 
  contact. 
   
  
   
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  If the Xin are encountered in space, they 
  will typically be found using salvaged 
  spacecraft and starships that they have 
  managed to purchase or scavenge. All 
  surviving Shi’an spacecraft that the Xin 
  control are used by elements of the Xin 
  military to patrol the Quarantine Zone or 
  hunt down Shi’an war criminals. The 
  Galactic 
  Confederation 
  Space 
  Fleet 
  Intelligence Bureau estimates that the 
  Xin colonies currently control eleven 
  serviceable Shi’an Conquest Ships as well 
  as twenty-four destroyer sized warships. 
  However, these estimates are suspect at 
  best due to the Xin’s nomadic nature 
  and the distribution of their forces 
  throughout their various colonies. It is 
  likely that the true count is at least 
  double of that estimated in the report. 
   
  XIN / SHI’AN CONQUEST SHIP 
  Ship Type: Conquest Ship 
  Commissioned: Unknown 
  Crew Compliment: 30/3000 
  Command Rank: Commander 
  Power Pile Base: 300 
  Teleporter Cap: 6 at a time 
  Beam Banks: 8 
  Torpedoes: N/A*  
  Shuttle Ships: 10 
  Space Fighters: 10 
  Sick Bay Cap: 12 
  Cryotubes: 8 
  Former Shi’an Conquest Ships, like the 
  Xin, are unique biomechanical organisms 
  that can regenerate 30 EU of hull 
  damage 
  once 
  per 
  day. 
  They 
  are 
  equipped with defensive energy screens 
  like 
  those 
  found 
  on 
  Galactic 
  Confederation vessels. Like the Zangid, 
  Shi’an starships only use beam weapons 
  and are not normally equipped with 
  torpedo or atomic fireballs. Shi’an beam 
  weapons are statistically identical to 
  those 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  Galactic 
  Confederation, Zangid, and Videni. The 
  Conquest Ships are also armed with ten 
  piloted space fighters that can travel up 
  to 30,000 miles per turn, have 20 PPB, 
  and are armed with a single beam 
  weapon each. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
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  *Space Master’s Note: Shi’an or Xin 
  controlled Conquest Ships can carry up to 
  20 hyper-atomic warheads. However, 
  during the Great War almost all supplies 
  of these weapons were exhausted. There 
  is a 20% chance that any given Conquest 
  Ship is still armed with these weapons. 
  Space Masters should roll D100 to 
  determine if a Xin Conquest Ship is 
  armed with hyper-atomics and 1d20 to 
  determine how many are still on board. 
  Rigging a warhead for use as a torpedo 
  will require 1d4 hours and a successful 
  engineering skill check to attach the 
  weapon to a delivery vehicle.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
  XIN WARSHIP 
  Ship Type: Destroyer 
  Commissioned: Unknown 
  Crew Compliment: 20/200 
  Command Rank: Lieutenant 
  Power Pile Base: 125 
  Teleporter Cap: 4 at a time 
  Beam Banks: 3 
  Torpedoes: N/A 
  Shuttle Ships: 3 
  Sick Bay Cap: 6 
  Cryotubes: 2 
   
   
   
   
   
  XIN SHUTTLE / RUNABOUT 
  Ship Type: Armed Shuttle 
  Commissioned: Unknown 
  Crew Compliment: 3/30 
  Command Rank: Initiate (Ensign) 
  Power Pile Base: 25 
  Teleporter Cap: N/A 
  Beam Banks: 1 
  Torpedoes: N/A 
  Shuttle Ships: N/A 
  Sick Bay Cap: 0 
  Cryotubes: 0 
   
   
  
   
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  XIN FIGHTER / SCOUT 
  Ship Type: Space Fighter 
  Commissioned: Unknown 
  Crew Compliment: 1 
  Command Rank: Initiate (Ensign) 
  Power Pile Base: 20 
  Teleporter Cap: N/A 
  Beam Banks: 1 
  Torpedoes: N/A 
  Shuttle Ships: N/A 
  Space Fighters: N/A 
  Sick Bay Cap: 0 
  Cryotubes: 0 
   
  Space Master’s Note: During the Great 
  War most Shi’an fighters that were not 
  attached to a Conquest Ship were 
  destroyed during the bombardment of 
  Ryaden. Those that did survive are rare 
  to find in serviceable condition and 
  deployed very conservatively. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Presented here are some unique Shi’an 
  crafted weapons that are often found in 
  use by the Xin. Like other Shi’an 
  technologies, the Xin are capable of 
  using and maintaining these weapons 
  but cannot reproduce them on their 
  own. Availability of these weapons is 
  limited only to those currently available 
  in the Xin’s possession. Due to the 
  extreme aversion that the Xin have for 
  the Shi’an it is very unlikely they would 
  seek them out to reproduce any of these 
  technologies.  Likewise, if given another 
  option the Xin would fore-go using any 
  Shi’an technology, but they do not often 
  have the luxury of making that choice. 
  Some Xin will even cosmetically alter 
  Shi’an technology to make it more 
  palatable to use.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
  SPORE CARBINE 
  2 Units: Shi’an, Xin, Rigel & Military. 
  All Xin soldiers that served the Shi’an 
  Empire were equipped with Spore 
  Carbines which are downsized version of 
  the Shi’an Spore Cannon. This weapon 
  weighs about eight pounds and vaguely 
  
   
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  resembles a short rifle in appearance. 
  The Spore Carbine uses a chemical 
  reaction to propel a barbed resin spore 
  that is as dense as osmium borite and 
  cuts through metal like a knife through 
  warm butter. Unlike the Spore Cannon, 
  the carbine cannot produce its own 
  ammunition. The carbine can hold up to 
  twenty 
  spores 
  inside 
  its 
  internal 
  magazine which can be reloaded once 
  depleted. Loading the internal magazine 
  with new spores requires one full round 
  to complete. A separate chamber in the 
  carbine’s “stock” holds the chemical 
  propellant used to launch the spores 
  from the gun. The spore carbine can be 
  fired twice per turn at separate targets 
  without penalty and causes 1d8 points 
  of damage for each hit. There is no pistol 
  version of this weapon as the carbine is 
  the smallest version of the spore cannon 
  available.  
   
  Short Range 
  Medium Range 
  Long Range 
  Up to 500’ 
  Up to 1000’ 
  Up to 1500’ 
  +1 Skill Adj. 
  +0 Skill Adj. 
  -1 Skill Adj. 
   
  Replacement ammunition for the spore 
  carbine is rare and difficult to obtain 
  outside of the Shi’an military. Most 
  Conquest Ships have a substantial cache 
  of spore ammunition and the Shi’an 
  constructs needed to fabricate more. 
  Due to the unique properties of the 
  spore resin it cannot be accurately 
  reproduced 
  through 
  molecular 
  fabrication. 
  Improvised 
  replacement 
  ammunition will not function correctly in 
  a spore carbine and may cause the 
  weapon to explode. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  KINETIC “BOOMERANG” 
  1 Unit: Shi’an, Xin, Rigel, Military, & Security. 
  The Kinetic Boomerang is the most 
  frequently 
  encountered 
  Shi’an 
  engineered “sidearm” weapon carried 
  by the Xin. This 10 to 14-inch delta 
  shaped solid metal missile is forged from 
  red alkhemite infused osmium borite. 
  The Kinetic Boomerang, or KB for short, 
  
   
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  gets its name from its unique shape 
  which creates a circular flight path that 
  returns the weapon back to its user after 
  each throw. The Kinetic boomerangs 
  inflicts 1d6+1 points of damage and can 
  be used once per round. Anyone using a 
  KB must wear a specially designed 
  inertia dampening glove or palm cover 
  to catch the weapon or they will also 
  suffer 1d6+1 points of damage from 
  “catching” the returning weapon. The 
  Alkhemite infused metal is a natural 
  force 
  multiplier 
  that 
  dramatically 
  increases 
  the 
  boomerang’s 
  kinetic 
  energy during flight until it reaches the 
  apex of its arc.  KB normally cause blunt 
  force trauma, but their rounded edge 
  can slice unarmored flesh. Kinetic 
  Boomerangs can be used as a fistload 
  weapon delivering 1d4+1 damage when 
  used like a truncheon or blackjack in 
  melee combat. When used in this 
  fashion an inertia dampening glove or 
  palm cover is still required to prevent 
  kinetic “feedback” injury to the user. 
   
  Short Range 
  Medium Range 
  Long Range 
  Up to 40’ 
  Up to 80’ 
  Up to 120’ 
  +1 Skill Adj. 
  +0 Skill Adj. 
  -1 Skill Adj. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  HYPER-ATOMIC WARHEADS 
  Shi’an hyper-atomic warheads are a ship 
  based strategic scale heavy weapon that 
  is deployed via orbital drop. Crude in 
  comparison to an ion torpedo these 
  weapons use nuclear fusion with a red 
  alkhemite catalyst to vaporize large 
  areas of enemy territory. Hyper-atomic 
  warheads can be mounted on a delivery 
  vehicle and launched like a torpedo, but 
  their most effective use is planetary 
  bombardment. A single hyper-atomic 
  warhead yields 1d6x7 points of damage 
  when used in space combat as a 
  torpedo. When used in conjunction with 
  a delivery vehicle a hyper-atomic has the 
  same range in miles as an ion torpedo. 
  Since the Great War few of these 
  weapons are still in existence. Prior to 
  the Xin exodus, it was common for a 
  Shi’an Conquest Ship to carry up to 20 of 
  these weapons. Once detonated the 
  warhead will release a massive EMP 
  pulse which will disrupt all unshielded 
  electronics for one hex in all directions 
  lasting 1d10 hours. During this time all 
  
   
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  non-shielded electronic devices in a 1 
  hex radius on the planetary map and 
  100-mile radius planet side will cease to 
  operate. This includes any starships or 
  space stations in orbit that do not have 
  their defensive screens activated. 
   
   
  Prior to the Great War some rogue 
  military scientists in the Shi’an Warrior 
  Caste under Commander Nadath began 
  unsanctioned experiments to attempt to 
  create a new Xin model with more 
  consistent behavioral attributes. Shortly 
  after the creation of the Gamma 
  Generation the Administrator Caste 
  enacted 
  a 
  law 
  prohibiting 
  the 
  hybridization of Xin models with other 
  Xin models. However, the law was 
  unclear about hybridization of Xin 
  models with genetic material from other 
  species. 
  Nadath 
  and 
  her 
  team 
  ambitiously 
  sought 
  to 
  exploit 
  this 
  loophole in an effort to catapult her 
  research and prestige within the Warrior 
  Caste. Genetic stock was considered 
  from several worlds including Earth, 
  Taura, Farlight, and Skaranis. Viable 
  hybrid prototypes were successfully 
  developed from genetic samples from all 
  of these worlds but Skaranis provided 
  the 
  most 
  promising 
  results. 
  Unfortunately, Nadath’s experiments on 
  Skaranis started a catastrophic mutation 
  in the prototype Nanogen resulting in a 
  horrific plague that destroyed almost all 
  life on the planet. Nadath’s atrocities 
  were soon discovered and she was 
  banished for crimes against the Shi’an 
  Law of Dominion. Shortly after her 
  banishment an off-world Xin rebellion 
  quickly escalated into the Great War. It 
  is unknown what became of Nadath’s 
  Neo-Xin prototypes after the war but 
  those responsible for creating those 
  hybrids are still unaccounted for and 
  their knowledge may still live on. 
   
  Another unforeseen source of Xin 
  Hybrids unexpectedly came from the Xin 
  themselves.  Since the Shi’an designed 
  the Xin to be capable of sexual 
  reproduction they were engineered to 
  
   
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  be compatible for mating with other life 
  forms with iron-based metabolisms. As 
  the Xin gradually assimilated into other 
  cultures it was not long before some of 
  them began mating with members of 
  their new cultures. In most cases this 
  was not anticipated to result in viable 
  pregnancies, but they did eventually 
  happen. Half-Xin hybrid offspring have 
  been 
  reported 
  from 
  inter-species 
  relationships on Human, Zangid, Dalean, 
  and Rigel colony worlds where Xin have 
  settled. Xin Hybrids have all the benefits 
  of their genetic ancestry but have 
  considerably shorter life spans then 
  engineered Xin. Most Xin hybrids have 
  an average life span up to 200 Earth 
  years barring an untimely death.  
  Sometimes when trouble strikes in a 
  small identity-centric society like the Xin, 
  leaving town is not a viable option. At 
  times like these you need a complete 
  make over and a new identity. This is 
  where the illegal practice of Reskin 
  comes in. The term “Reskin” refers to a 
  controversial process where pigment 
  inducing 
  Nanogen 
  retrovirus 
  is 
  introduced into a Xin subject to change 
  their appearance to that of another 
  model. This is often used in conjunction 
  with automated cosmetic micro-surgery 
  that alters model specific traits so that 
  they will look identical those of another 
  model. The process is strictly prohibited 
  by Xin law and is rumored to be 
  agonizing to endure. Xin who can obtain 
  access to the technology for the 
  procedure must have a constitution of at 
  least 14 to survive the process. Any Xin, 
  Xin Hybrid (PC or NPC) electing to under-
  go the Reskin must successfully roll a 
  save check for trauma or perish. The 
  medical technology required for the 
  procedure is completely automated and 
  does not require a skill check to operate. 
  Once completed the Xin who undergoes 
  the procedure will permanently loose 
  one point of constitution to the 
  retrovirus. Meticulously crafted reskin 
  procedures are impossible to distinguish 
  from the authentic model. However, 
  sometimes unscrupulous individuals may 
  attempt 
  to 
  sell 
  unsuspecting 
  or 
  desperate Xin a cheaper and more 
  dangerous knock-off procedure. These 
  knock-off reskins often result in irregular 
  skin tones or physical features that are 
  difficult to pass-off as authentic. Reskins 
  who are discovered among Xin society 
  are regarded as pariahs even among 
  their own kind and often banished for 
  their 
  transgression. The technology 
  necessary to conduct an authentic reskin 
  can be found on any Xin/Shi’an Conquest 
  Ship’s sick bay or at one of the many 
  Shi’an 
  military 
  outposts 
  hidden 
  throughout the Alpha Quadrant.  
  
   
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  The Xin will usually be encountered as 
  individuals or in small groups. In order to 
  ensure the survival of their endangered 
  species they generally do not associate 
  with others in significant numbers at any 
  one place at the same time. As a random 
  alien encounter, they will be a common 
  occurrence at Star Bases or places of 
  interstellar 
  commerce. 
  They 
  are 
  cooperative and get along well with 
  most of the space-faring races they 
  encounter. The only exception to this is 
  the Shi’an who they view as their mortal 
  enemies and will result in an extremely 
  negative 
  reaction. 
  The 
  two 
  most 
  common Xin reactions to encountering a 
  Shi’an will either be paralyzing terror or 
  uncontrollable rage. The Xin have 
  established diplomatic relations and 
  mutual aid treaties with all interstellar 
  governments in the region of their 
  colonies or settlements. 
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  ALPHA & BETA GEN MODELS 
  Encountered: 1d6 (2d6) 
  Frequency: Rare 
  Type: Soldier & Labor 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Average 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 2d8 
  Armor: 1 
  Combat Skill: 10 
  Save: Level 2 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 8 
  XP: 60 
   
  
   
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  GAMMA GEN: TAL MODEL 
  Encountered: 1d8 (2d8) 
  Frequency: Common 
  Type: Protocol 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Average-High 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 2d8 
  Armor: 0 
  Combat Skill: 12 
  Save: Level 2 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 9 
  XP: 50 
   
   
   
  GAMMA GEN: FEN MODELS 
  Encountered: 1d10 (2d10) 
  Frequency: Common 
  Type: Soldier 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Average 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 3d8 
  Armor: -1 
  Combat Skill: 14 
  Save: Level 3 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 10 
  XP: 50 
   
  
   
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  GAMMA GEN: GAO MODELS 
  Encountered: 1d8 (2d8) 
  Frequency: Common 
  Type: Labor 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Low-Average 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 2d8 
  Armor: 0 
  Combat Skill: 10 
  Save: Level 2 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 8 
  XP: 50 
   
   
  GAMMA GEN: KAE MODELS 
  Encountered: 1d6 (2d6) 
  Frequency: Rare 
  Type: Scout / Spy 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Average-High 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 3d8 
  Armor: -1 
  Combat Skill: 12 
  Save: Level 3 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 12 
  XP: 60 
   
  
   
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  GAMMA GEN: PAXA MODELS 
  Encountered: 1 (1) 
  Frequency: Extremely Rare 
  Type: Overseer 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: High-Genius 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 4d8 
  Armor: -2 
  Combat Skill: 12 
  Save: Level 4 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 14 
  XP: 80 
   
  XIN / HUMAN HYBRID 
  Encountered: 1d4 (2d4) 
  Frequency: Very Rare 
  Type: Hybrid 
  Movement: 120’ (40’) 
  Intelligence: Average-High 
  Psi Potential: 3d4, inactive  
  Hits: 3d8 
  Armor: -1 
  Combat Skill: 12 
  Save: Level 3 
  Attacks: 1 (Weapon) 
  Damage: By Weapon 
  Morale: 10 
  XP: 70 
   
  
   
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  Space Master’s Note: Paxa models are 
  so rare among the Xin that they are 
  often mistaken for extremely botched 
  Reskin or a mutated Shi’an hybrid 
  abomination. 
  Requirement: DEX 10, CON 12 
  Adjustments: STR/DEX/CON +1, CHA-1 
  Skill Adjustments: Tech +1, Contact -1 
  Metabolism: Iron Based 
   
  Descriptors: 
  Cooperative, 
  intelligent, 
  inquisitive, ethical, conservative, labor-
  centric, and somewhat egotistical.  
   
  Motivations: Survival and advancement 
  of the Xin. Betterment of life and the 
  world around them. Finding a new world 
  to establish a permanent home. 
   
  Space Masters or Players interested in 
  using the Xin as a player race may find 
  the lure of their powerful biomechanoid 
  enhancements 
  enticing. 
  However, 
  players should be cautioned that role 
  playing a Xin character will prove to be 
  as challenging as it is rewarding. Imagine 
  if you will what it would be like to live in 
  the world as a war refugee with no 
  home, no nation, and no sanctuary. As 
  an endangered species every day for the 
  Xin is a fight for survival. Everything you 
  knew about your life and purpose has 
  been ripped out from underneath you. 
  Your side won the war but at what cost 
  was the victory? You may have found 
  allies among the cultures that have 
  taken you in, but can they truly be 
  trusted?  Your creators and mortal 
  enemies, the Shi’an, are in hiding but for 
  how long and what horrors will they 
  bring if they return? These and many 
  more unanswered questions are at the 
  heart of role playing the noble but often 
  misunderstood race of living organic 
  machines known as the Xin. 
   
  Everywhere the Xin go, their reputation 
  for having destroyed their own planet 
  precedes 
  them. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  negative 
  perception and prejudice that is hard to 
  shake regardless of how noble the Xin 
  may be. This social stigmatism is further 
  compounded 
  by 
  the 
  undermining 
  influences from pro-Shi’an collaborators 
  who secretly desire to return to a life of 
  unquestioning 
  service 
  under 
  their 
  creators. Space Masters are encouraged 
  to strictly apply the Xin’s social penalties 
  to Contact and Charisma for both PC’s 
  and NPC’s to evoke a more vibrant 
  picture of the challenges faced by these 
  characters. 
    
   
  Character age stages for the Shi’an and 
  Xin differ from other characters due to 
  their unusual longevity. A Xin Character 
  
   
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  or NPC who is not afflicted by injury or 
  disease could potentially live up to five 
  hundred 
  Earth 
  years 
  before 
  their 
  biomechanical systems are no longer 
  able to sustain their biological systems. 
  Prior to the Great War the Xin life 
  expectancy was much shorter due to the 
  constant dangers the Xin were exposed 
  to as a disposable military and slave 
  labor force. On average, pre-war life 
  expectancies for the Xin rarely exceeded 
  300 years due to the inherent dangers of 
  their lives under the Shi’an. Xin Hybrids 
  tend to have considerably shorter life 
  spans averaging up to 200 Earth years 
  due to their mixed genetic ancestry. 
   
  XIN AGE STAGES 
  ADOL. 
  ADULT 
  MIDDLE 
  ELDERLY 
  VEN. 
  15-49 
  50-149 
  150-299 
  300-449 
  450+ 
   
  XIN HYBRID AGE STAGES 
  ADOL. 
  ADULT 
  MIDDLE 
  ELDERLY 
  VEN. 
  14-20 
  21-49 
  50-99 
  100-159 
  160+ 
   
  Space Master’s Note: The Xin age stage 
  progressions listed above also apply to 
  Shi’an and Shi’an Hybrids respectively. 
   
  The liberated Xin military forces that 
  survived the Great War still use the 
  same 
  rank 
  titles 
  and 
  experience 
  progression from their service under the 
  Shi’an. Some believe that the choice to 
  retain these military titles was intended 
  as a slight against their former masters 
  while others claim that it was intended 
  to be a constant reminder of what it cost 
  to win their freedom. 
   
  Unlike the Galactic Confederation, Shi’an 
  and Xin soldiers do not have a separate 
  “enlisted” or specialized vocational rank 
  progression. All soldiers receive the 
  same training as “Officers” so that they 
  can serve in any role in which they are 
  needed. The rank title names presented 
  in the chart below approximate the 
  Human equivalencies as much of their 
  native language of Kon-dashar does not 
  translate entirely into the Confederation 
  common dialect. These rank / level 
  progressions are equivalent to the Space 
  Fleet 
  Officer 
  progression 
  for 
  the 
  Confederation. Xin and Hybrid (PC’s or 
  NPC’s) 
  who 
  voluntarily 
  join 
  the 
  Confederation Space Fleet as a new 
  character can enter the game either as 
  an officer or enlisted crew. Existing 
  characters that join the Confederation 
  Space Fleet would do so in the Officer 
  Progression path with their current 
  experience and skills. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
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  LVL RANK / TITLE 
  EXPERIENCE 
  01 
  “Initiate” 
  0 
  02 
  “Corporal” 
  2,001 
  03 
  “Lieutenant” 
  4,001 
  04 
  “Sub-Commander” 
  8,001 
  05 
  “Commander” 
  16,001 
  06 
  “Captain” 
  32,501 
  07 
  “Tribune” 
  65,001 
  08 
  “Colonel” 
  120,001 
  09 
  “Brigadier” 
  240,001 
  10 
  “General” 
  360,001 
  11 
  “Marshal” 
  480,001 
  12 
  “Grand Marshal” 
  600,001 
   
  As artificially created lifeforms the Xin 
  possess some abilities unique to their 
  species. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  their 
  biomechanically 
  augmented 
  strength 
  and 
  constitution 
  the 
  Xin 
  have 
  accelerated healing and the ability to 
  endure the effects of exposure to 
  extreme environments that would be 
  deadly to most races. These abilities are 
  automatically applied as part of their 
  unique physiology and not contingent 
  upon training or experience. Players 
  using a Xin character must declare that 
  they are activating an ability in order to 
  receive its benefits. 
   
  NIGHT VISION 
  Like the Shi’an who created them Xin, 
  Xin Hybrids, (PC’s or NPC’s) and random 
  encounter Xin have exceptional low light 
  night vision allowing them to see up to 
  120’ in darkness. Kae model Xin have 
  additionally enhanced low light vision 
  that allows them to see up to 180’ in 
  darkness. 
   
  ACCELERATED HEALING  
  Xin, Xin Hybrids, (PC’s or NPC’s) and 
  random encounter Xin can use their 
  advanced biotechnology to accelerate 
  the healing of physical damage. The Xin 
  using this ability can automatically heal 
  1d6 points of damage per level once per 
  day. Once activated the effects are 
  instantaneous but the Xin must be 
  conscious at the time of use.    
   
  EXPOSURE RESISTANCE 
  A Xin, Xin Hybrid, (PC or NPC) or random 
  encounter Xin can use their advanced 
  biotechnology supported resilience once 
  per 
  day 
  to 
  survive 
  extreme 
  environmental conditions without a 
  space suit / radiation suit for up to 1d4 
  turns. Xin have specialized organic filters 
  engineered into their lungs that allow 
  them to retain oxygen and expel toxic 
  gases. Xin blood is also formulated to 
  resist 
  the 
  effects 
  of 
  extreme 
  temperature, 
  high 
  pressure, 
  and 
  elevated gravity. While activated this 
  ability halves all environmental or 
  radiation damage and all Save Checks 
  receive a -1 bonus. The Xin, Xin Hybrids, 
  
   
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  (PC’s or NPC’s) or random encounters 
  still require oxygen like other humanoids 
  to 
  survive. 
  The 
  Xin’s 
  enhanced 
  physiology consumes oxygen at a slower 
  rate than most other races doubling the 
  duration of any supplies they have 
  available. 
   
  Presented here are some notable, and 
  some notorious, characters from Xin 
  history. While it would be extremely rare 
  for a Xin, Xin Hybrid, (PC or NPC) or 
  random encounter to meet any of these 
  individuals their exploits would still be 
  well known amongst both the Xin and 
  Shi’an. Some of these notable characters 
  were directly involved in the events that 
  shaped the fall of the Shi’an Empire and 
  the liberation of the Xin from slavery. 
   
  AMBASSADOR KEL 
  Ambassador Kel is a male alpha model 
  Xin who formerly served as the adjunct 
  protocol assistant to Shi’an Grand 
  Marshal Do’randis. Kel was the Xin who 
  is credited with initiating the slave 
  uprising by refusing to relay Do’randis’ 
  orders to fire on spacecraft evacuating 
  the planet Skaranis during the Nanogen 
  plague. After the Great War Kel served 
  with distinction within the newly formed 
  Xin 
  Governing 
  Council 
  and 
  was 
  appointed as the senior ambassador for 
  the Tal enclave. Kel is cautious by nature 
  and often suspicious or prejudicial of 
  authority figures. Kel has an assertive 
  confidence that has proven very useful 
  in his role as an ambassador. However, 
  Kel’s enigmatic personality makes him a 
  difficult Xin to get to know. 
   
  Level: 10 
  Gender: M 
  Class: Military 
  Sub Class: Command 
  Rank: General 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  58 
  13 
  14 
  12 
  10 
  6 
  10 
  -1 
   
  COMMANDER FO 
  Fo is an alpha model Xin who served 
  with Kel on Shi’an Grand Marshal 
  Do’randis Conquest Ship at the start of 
  the Great War. After the war, Fo lived at 
  the Camp Tycho refugee settlement 
  where 
  he 
  was 
  recruited 
  by 
  the 
  Centaurus Development Corporation (C-
  DEV) to work as a hyperspace navigator 
  on a deep space survey team. After 
  several tours with C-DEV, Fo joined the 
  Galactic Confederation Space Fleet and 
  became the first Xin to graduate the 
  Academy. Fo’s extensive experience 
  helped him rapidly advance through the 
  ranks and now serves as the First Officer 
  aboard the C.F.S. Proteus. Fo is cautious 
  by nature and often suspicious towards 
  authority figures.  
   
   
   
   
  
   
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  Level: 5 
  Gender: M 
  Class: Technical 
  Sub Class: Navigator 
  Rank: Commander 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  28 
  10 
  14 
  10 
  9 
  7 
  9 
  0 
   
  NE’SPIR 
  Ne’spir is a Tal beta model female who 
  worked 
  as 
  a 
  civilian 
  guide 
  and 
  hyperspace navigator for the Galactic 
  Confederation’s Space Fleet. Ne’spir is 
  best known for her work navigating 
  Confederation 
  ships 
  during 
  the 
  Earth/Centaurus conflict of 2299. Ne’spir 
  was believed by some to be an 
  intelligence operative planted by the Xin 
  Governing Council, but this theory was 
  never proven. She is often perceived as 
  being 
  self-centered 
  with 
  a 
  casual 
  disinterest in others. A perception she 
  exploits 
  to 
  conceal 
  her 
  insatiable 
  curiosity about other cultures. 
  Level: 4 
  Gender: F 
  Class: Technical 
  Sub Class: Navigator 
  Rank: Sub-Cmdr. 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  24 
  12 
  13 
  10 
  12 
  8 
  10 
  0 
   
  TRIBUNE V’RAF 
  V’Raf is a Fen male beta model Xin that 
  was a soldier serving as a Security Officer 
  on Grand Marshal Do’randis’ Conquest 
  Ship at the time of the attack on 
  Skaranis. V’Raf is credited with Killing 
  Grand Marshal Do’randis and saving 
  Kel’s life when he refused to relay 
  Do’randis order to shoot down Skaranid 
  spacecraft evacuating their dying planet. 
  V’Raf went on to have a distinguished 
  career serving as a warship commander 
  with the Xin Defense Forces. However, 
  some believe that V’Raf became a 
  collaborator secretly aiding the Shi’an in 
  exile as an act of penance for having 
  killed the Grand Marshal. Though these 
  claims go unsubstantiated they leave a 
  dark cloud of suspicion and mistrust over 
  the once respected Fen Tribune. V’Raf is 
  an unusually aloof private individual, 
  even for a Xin, and harbors many dark 
  secrets. 
   
  Level: 7 
  Gender: M 
  Class: Military 
  Sub Class: Command 
  Rank: Tribune 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  44 
  15 
  14 
  11 
  10 
  5 
  8 
  -1 
   
   
  
   
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  SAIFA 
  Saifa is a female Xin/Human hybrid that 
  trained as an enlisted crewman in the 
  Confederation Space Fleet but resigned 
  after reaching the rank of Spaceman in 
  the Technical Branch. After leaving 
  Space Fleet Saifa joined a merchant 
  trader crew and is renowned as an 
  exceptional first mate and engineer of 
  the 
  Yubari 
  Maru 
  space 
  freighter. 
  Rumored to be moonlighting as a 
  smuggling 
  ship 
  the 
  Yubari 
  Maru 
  frequently find itself under the Scrutiny 
  of both the Confederation Rangers and 
  Space Fleet. Saifa was raised on Camp 
  Tycho and is the natural born daughter 
  of a Human father and Xin mother. 
  Confederation medical science has made 
  Saifa aware of her unique physiology, 
  but she normally does not pay it much 
  thought. 
  Despite 
  her 
  difficult 
  life 
  growing up on Camp Tycho as a hybrid 
  child Saifa is well known for her sarcastic 
  wit and overly optimistic attitude. Saifa 
  is 
  commonly 
  found 
  working 
  in 
  association with a Human space pirate 
  and suspected political terrorist named 
  Langrey Moore. 
   
  Level: 3 
  Gender: F 
  Class: Technical 
  Sub Class: Engineer  
  Rank: Spaceman* 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  20 
  12 
  16 
  11 
  10 
  10 
  7 
  0 
   
   
  CAPTAIN GREN 
  Captain Gren is a male Fen beta model 
  Xin that is perhaps one of the most 
  notorious Reskin in Xin history. Gren 
  began life as a Fen model but has since 
  undergone 
  the 
  prohibited 
  reskin 
  procedure at least twice. His last known 
  identity was as a Tal military attaché 
  who warned the Xin governing council of 
  a 
  secret 
  sleeper 
  cell 
  of 
  Shi’an 
  collaborators operating within the Fen 
  Enclave. Gren’s true personality and 
  motivations are unknown because like a 
  chameleon he adopts the personality of 
  whatever new identity he assumes. 
   
  Level: 6  
  Gender: M 
  Class: Military 
  Sub Class: Security  
  Rank: Captain 
  HP STR CON 
  HP 
  STR CON HP STR 
  41 
  12 
  15 
  41 
  12 
  15 
  41 
  12 
   
  COMMANDER S’LEN 
  Commander S’len is a Fen beta model 
  male Xin who is frequently seen in the 
  company of Tribune V’Raf. S’len is best 
  known for his work as V’Raf’s personal 
  assistant and bodyguard. S’len’s loyalties 
  to the Tribune are absolute but his 
  allegiance to Xin Governing Council is 
  dubious at best. S’len has a very abrasive 
  personality for a Xin and tends to speak 
  his 
  mind 
  without 
  solicitation 
  or 
  hinderance.  
   
   
   
  
   
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  Level: 5 
  Gender: M 
  Class: Military 
  Sub Class: Security  
  Rank: Commander 
  HP STR CON 
  DEX 
  INT CHA PSI AR 
  34 
  14 
  12 
  12 
  10 
  6 
  8 
  -1 
   
   
  All Xin, Xin Hybrids, (PC’s or NPC’s) and 
  random encounters will possess detailed 
  knowledge of the following places. Any 
  space faring races and interstellar 
  governments that have contact with the 
  Xin may also have knowledge of these 
  places and what they contain at the 
  Space Master’s discretion. Almost all 
  interstellar space travelers in the Sol 
  Sector will be aware of the prohibited 
  travel zone around the 40 Eridani-A star 
  system but may not necessarily know 
  why. 
   
  THE XIN QUARANTINE ZONE 
  The Xin Quarantine Zone (XQZ) is a one 
  light year wide no-fly zone around the 40 
  Eridani-A 
  star 
  system 
  which 
  was 
  established and is enforced by surviving 
  elements of the Xin military forces. This 
  quarantine zone was designed as a 
  buffer to prevent the Shi’an from 
  returning to Ryaden and protect space 
  farers from the dangerous remnants of 
  the 
  Great 
  War. 
  The 
  entire 
  area 
  surrounding the system is filled with 
  dormant planetary defenses, wreckage, 
  debris, 
  unused 
  munitions, 
  and 
  hazardous 
  radioactive 
  waste. 
  All 
  expeditions into the system and its 
  planets are closely monitored by the Xin 
  defense forces and require escort by a 
  Xin guide. While the Xin are normally a 
  peaceful race this is one of the few areas 
  where they maintain a strict “shoot first, 
  ask questions later” policy. Piracy and 
  illegal salvage of alien technology from 
  the XQZ is a frequent problem bringing 
  many 
  undesirable 
  elements 
  on 
  unsanctioned expeditions to the area. 
  Those 
  who 
  are 
  not 
  immediately 
  apprehended by Xin patrols are often 
  found later as new editions to the vast 
  ship graveyard surrounding Ryaden. 
  Usually the ignorant victims of their own 
  curiosity or lack of common sense. 
   
  THE PLANET RYADEN 
  The planet Ryaden is the first planet in 
  the 40-Eridani-A star system and has a 
  long elliptical orbit with a slow axis 
  rotation. This planet was the homeworld 
  for both the Shi’an and the Xin.  Before 
  the Great War, Ryaden was a beautiful 
  Class-H 
  world 
  with 
  an 
  advanced 
  interstellar civilization. The war between 
  the Shi’an and the Xin transformed it 
  into a ruined toxic wasteland from 
  indiscriminate use of biochemical and 
  hyper-atomic nuclear weapons. After an 
  unconditional surrender to the Xin, the 
  Shi’an survivors fled Ryaden in search for 
  a new homeworld. Ryaden and its 
  surrounding planets are littered with  
  
   
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  wreckage, toxic debris, unexploded 
  munitions, and hazardous waste. Travel 
  to the system is prohibited and there is a 
  one light year wide quarantine zone 
  strictly enforced by elements of the 
  surviving Xin military forces.  
   
  THE CITY OF PRAXEM 
  Praxem was the capital city and seat of 
  government for the Shi’an Empire before 
  its fall during the Great War. This city 
  was a center for both science and 
  culture for the Shi’an people. It was a 
  massive towering city that was home for 
  over a hundred million people on the 
  shore of the planet’s largest ocean. 
  When war erupted between the Xin and 
  their Shi’an masters this city was the 
  very center of the conflict. The city’s 
  defenses held fast during a five-day siege 
  by 
  Xin 
  forces 
  but 
  were 
  finally 
  overwhelmed at the end of the fifth day. 
  The city was completely reduced to 
  rubble when a massive Conquest Ship 
  deploying Xin troops was shot down and 
  crashed into the city barrier screen. The 
  only surviving structures were the Five 
  Pillars 
  of 
  Praxem 
  which 
  are 
  five 
  monolithic stones that surrounded the 
  Emperor’s palace. It is believed that the 
  stones were composed of ultra-dense 
  Alkhemite which protected them from 
  the devastation. 
   
   
  THE PLANET SKARANIS 
  Skaranis is the second planet in the 40-
  Eridani-A star system and the closest 
  habitable planet to Ryaden. Skaranis was 
  once populated by an indigenous race of 
  semi-aquatic humanoids known as the 
  Skaranids. 
  The 
  Skaranids 
  had 
  a 
  flourishing pre-interstellar civilization 
  that was on the verge of developing 
  their own version of hyperdrive. The 
  neighboring Shi’an frequently visited 
  Skaranis and considered the planet a 
  protectorate of the Empire. However, 
  shortly before the Great War on Ryaden 
  this would change when a Shi’an military 
  scientist 
  named 
  Nadath 
  from 
  the 
  Warrior Caste conducted unsanctioned 
  experiments with a new strain of 
  Nanogen on the indigenous lifeforms on 
  Skaranis. Once introduced into the 
  planet’s 
  eco-system 
  the 
  Nanogen 
  unexpectedly 
  mutated. 
  Instead 
  of 
  symbiotically bonding with the life forms 
  it made contacted with the Nanogen 
  transformed into a horrific plague that 
  wiped out almost all life on the planet. In 
  an irony that foreshadowed Ryaden’s 
  own fate, the surviving Skaranids were 
  forced to flee their ruined world and 
  became nomads among the stars. 
  Nadath’s atrocities were discovered and 
  she was later banished from the Shi’an 
  Empire for violating the Laws of 
  Dominion. During the Great War, the 
  
   
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  same mutated strain of Nanogen that 
  decimated Skaranis was repurposed as a 
  bioweapon and used against the Xin. 
   
   
  CAMP TYCHO  
  In 2253, a group of Xin refugee ships 
  arrived in the Sol Sector searching for a 
  new world to call Home. They were 
  welcomed by Humanity and encouraged 
  by 
  the 
  Galactic 
  Confederation 
  to 
  establish a temporary settlement on 
  Earth’s Moon. Located near the Tycho 
  mining colony, this refugee camp is 
  colloquially known as the “Trailer Park” 
  by neighboring colonists and merchant 
  traders. 
  This 
  collection 
  of 
  hastily 
  fabricated 
  habitat 
  structures, 
  relief 
  shelters, and broken spaceship hulls lives 
  up to its nickname. Home to over 50,000 
  Xin, what began as an emergency 
  housing 
  camp 
  has 
  grown 
  into 
  a 
  sprawling 
  lunar 
  shantytown. 
  The 
  Industrious Xin refugees can frequently 
  find work at the lunar mines or on one of 
  the many on-going starship construction 
  projects at the Confederation shipyard.   
   
  With its own makeshift spaceport this 
  bustling 
  eye 
  sore 
  is 
  a 
  frequent 
  destination for nomadic drifters and the 
  interstellar disenfranchised. The camp is 
  administered by a local Xin Governing 
  Council 
  and 
  has 
  an 
  unfortunate 
  reputation for being the corrupt puppet 
  of an interstellar crime syndicate. Most 
  Xin living at the encampment use a 
  homegrown 
  system 
  of 
  barter 
  for 
  commerce with the local merchants and 
  the 
  neighboring 
  mining 
  colony. 
  Overcrowding and insufficient resources 
  have encouraged the growth of a 
  thriving black market and various other 
  criminal enterprises. While many Xin 
  biotechnologies were prohibited under 
  the Tycho Accords, some are still 
  available and considered perfectly legal 
  here. 
  Confederation 
  Rangers, 
  affectionately referred to as “Colony 
  Cops”, are a common sight at the camp 
  keeping the peace and supplementing 
  the local Xin constables. The rapidly 
  growing pace of this space slum and the 
  nomadic transient nature of its Xin 
  inhabitants creates new challenges for 
  maintaining law and order amongst a 
  population that never stops changing.  
   
   
  
   
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  Provided 
  below 
  is 
  a 
  timeline 
  of 
  important events involving the Xin in the 
  Ashdown 
  Campaign 
  Universe. 
  For 
  context a few important events from 
  Confederation history have all been 
  included (Highlighted in blue). The term 
  CE 
  in 
  this 
  timeline 
  indicates 
  the 
  “Common Era” of Earth’s historical 
  calendar often used by the Galactic 
  Confederation.  
   
  CE-1732: The Shi’an Empire creates the 
  Alpha generation of Xin biomechanoids 
  as a source of soldiers and slave labor for 
  their wars of conquest.  
   
  CE-1908: The Shi’an Empire refines their 
  Nanogen technology and produces the 
  Beta generation of Xin biomechanoids. 
   
  CE-1947: Reported UFO crash in Roswell, 
  New Mexico is later revealed to have 
  been a Shi’an scout ship carrying a Xin 
  planetary survey team. 
   
  CE-1949: The Shi’an Empire creates the 
  new 
  Gamma 
  Generation 
  of 
  Xin 
  biomechanoids. This generation of Xin 
  begin production at the height of Shi’an 
  biotechnology. 
   
  CE-1954: 
  Shi’an 
  military 
  scientist 
  Nadath’s 
  unsanctioned 
  Nanogen 
  experiments 
  on 
  Skaranis 
  create 
  a 
  mutated plague that consumes almost 
  all life on the planet. 
   
  CE-1954: The Shi’an Empire dispatches a 
  Conquest armada, under the command 
  of Grand Marshal Do’randis, to sanitize 
  the plague. The Grand Marshal is killed 
  during a mutiny that started when he 
  orders the armada to fire on Skaranid 
  ships fleeing the planet. 
   
  CE-1955: The Great War between the 
  Xin and the Shi’an on the planet Ryaden 
  in the 40 Eridani-A system. The war lasts 
  for approximately 10 days and leaves the 
  entire planet a ruined uninhabitable 
  wasteland. 
   
  CE-1956: The surviving Xin form a new 
  representative-based government and 
  create the Xin Governing Council. 
   
  CE-1961: Xin refugee fleets fleeing 
  Ryaden arrive in the Demai star system. 
  First contact between the Xin and 
  Daelens on Farlight. The Xin establish a 
  temporary settlement in orbit above 
  Farlight on a space station assembled 
  from their refugee ships. 
   
  CE-1962: Xin refugees fleeing Ryaden 
  arrive in the Vega star system. The Xin 
  refugees 
  establish 
  a 
  permanent 
  settlement on a remote island chain on 
  the planet Geminora. 
   
  
   
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  CE-1976: Monoliths and structures are 
  observed on the surface of Mars by 
  Earth’s Viking Space Probe. These 
  structures are later identified in 2254 by 
  Xin emissaries as the ruins of a Shi’an 
  outpost used to monitor Earth. 
   
  CE-1987: First contact between the 
  Zangid 
  Empire 
  and 
  the 
  Xin. 
  The 
  emissaries 
  from 
  the 
  Empire 
  are 
  impressed by the Xin and their Shi’an 
  Conquest Ships. The Zangid sign non-
  aggression and trade agreements with 
  Xin permitting them safe passage 
  through Zangid space.  
   
  CE-1989: First contact between the 
  Gorran and the Xin. The encounter is 
  peaceful but the Xin and the Gorran find 
  a mutual dislike for each other’s 
  company.  
   
  CE-1995: First contact between the 
  Videni Stellar Empire and the Xin. The 
  Xin establish diplomatic relations with 
  the Videni but are not allowed to settle 
  within Videni territory. 
   
  CE-1996: United States Space Shuttle 
  Columbia Mission STS-80 captures video 
  footage of an unidentified spacecraft 
  exploding. 
  The 
  video 
  was 
  later 
  confirmed in 2254 as footage of a dog 
  fight between two Xin space fighters and 
  a Shi’an scout ship they encountered. 
   
  CE-2062: A series of military conflicts 
  known as the Genome Wars led by 
  genetically engineered super-humans 
  begin on planet Earth.  
   
  CE-2096: The Genome Conflicts on planet 
  Earth culminate in World War III.  
   
  CE-2193: Captain Gren of the Xin 
  Defense Forces discovers that a Shi’an 
  collaborator sleeper cell is operating 
  within the Fen enclave. However, before 
  he can warn the Xin Governing Council 
  his starship is attacked by the Shi’an 
  collaborators in the Demai system. Gren 
  is presumed to have been killed during 
  the attack but some rumors suggest that 
  he escaped the attack and changed his 
  identity by undergoing an illegal reskin 
  procedure. While rumors of the Fen 
  sleeper cell persist, no one knows what 
  became of Captain Gren. 
   
  CE-2247: First interstellar war between 
  Earth and the Zangid Empire. 
   
  CE-2250: First contact between Humans 
  and 
  the 
  Taurans. 
  The 
  Galactic 
  Confederation of Allied Worlds is formed. 
   
  CE-2253: First contact between the Xin 
  refugees and the Galactic Confederation 
  in the Sol system. The refugees petition 
  the Confederation for asylum in the Sol 
  system and are permitted to establish a 
  settlement on Earth’s Moon. 
   
  
   
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  CE-2254: The Xin refugees Sign the 
  Tycho Accords treaty with the Galactic 
  Confederation. 
  The 
  Xin 
  settlement 
  located near Earth’s Tycho mining colony 
  is officially named “Camp Tycho”. Local 
  merchants and colonists refer to the 
  settlement as “The Trailer Park” due to 
  its abundance of modular habitat pods. 
   
  CE-2255: Joint Xin / Confederation 
  expedition to Ryaden finds no life on the 
  planet and determines the area remains 
  too dangerous for travel. The Xin 
  Quarantine Zone is established creating 
  a one light year wide no-fly zone around 
  the 40-Eradani-A star system. 
   
  CE-2258: Xin Alkhemite Crystal based 
  technologies 
  are 
  adapted 
  into 
  Confederation 
  teleporters, 
  computer 
  cores, and starship hyperdrives vastly 
  increasing their energy efficiency and 
  output. A new gold rush begins the 
  Allied worlds seek out this difficult to 
  obtain resources.  
   
  CE-2261: A Tal model Xin named Fo is 
  the first Xin to be accepted into the 
  Galactic Confederation Officer training 
  program at the Space Fleet Academy on 
  Starbase Alpha.  
   
  CE-2262: The Pathfinder Class Frigate 
  enters Confederation Space Fleet service. 
   
  CE-2265: Fo becomes the first Xin to 
  graduate the Galactic Confederation 
  Space 
  Fleet 
  Academy 
  and 
  is 
  commissioned 
  with 
  the 
  rank 
  of 
  Lieutenant. 
   
  CE-2266: When news of Fo’s commission 
  reached Camp Tycho several hundred 
  Xin from the settlement volunteered for 
  enlistment. 
  Confederation 
  support 
  among the Xin is at an all-time high but 
  the Xin governing council still declines 
  offers to join. 
  CE-2271: Fo is promoted to the rank of 
  Commander in Space Fleet and assigned 
  as the first officer of the starship 
  Proteus. 
   
  CE-2289: Disturbing rumors begin to 
  circulate among the colonies that a 
  Shi’an / Human bio-converted hybrid 
  was found as the lone survivor of a 
  missing deep space expedition. 
   
   
  
   
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