| Cover of Andorians: Among the Clans | |
| Publisher: | Last Unicorn Games |
| Authors: | S. John Ross, Steven S. Long and Adam Dickstein |
| Published: | November 1, 1999 |
| Pages: | 128 |
The Andorians: Among the Clans is a sourcebook for the Last Unicorn Games Star Trek RPG.
It defines three sub-races of Andorians: the predominant Thalassan, with high, knobby antennae (as seen in the original Trek); the Talish (of ST:TMP), who have forward, tendril-like antennae; and the Bish'ee (of TNG), who have diminishing antennae standing straight out from their head.
The fighting ritual ushaan (literally "private" or "intimate" fight) which is usually fought with a chaka blade was first described within this book. It was established as ritual fight with precise laws by Lor'Vela, the Andorian reformist, in the 17th century (of Earth). It was designed to end the brutal clan wars, but had roots from the time before Lor'Vela's reformation.
- This was picked up by author Manny Coto for ENT: "United" where Archer and Shran fight against each other. Also the idea of an ice covered Andoria originates from this book.
external links
- S. John Ross' homepage where he does present material that didn't make it in this book.