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The Humanx Commonwealth is a fictional interstellar ethical/political entity featured in the science fiction novels of Alan Dean Foster.[1][2] The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major sapient species, who jointly inhabit Commonwealth planets and administer both the political and religious/ethical aspects. They are the mammalian Humans of the planet Earth and the insectoid Thranx which dwell upon Hivehom. The Commonwealth is described as a progressive, well-intentioned liberal democracy spanning many star systems, and is somewhat similar to the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek. The Humanx Commonwealth is notable for its portrayal of a human–alien relationship that is not just mutually beneficial but symbiotic, allowing an amalgamation of the two species.

Major species

Minidrags

Main article: List of Humanx Commonwealth races § Minidrag

Minidrags resemble flying snakes, measure about one meter long. They are empathic telepaths, or "empaths" who rarely bond to a sapient being they deem unworthy.

Thranx

Main article: List of Humanx Commonwealth races § Thranx

The Thranx are an insectoid species about 1.5 meters long when on all six legs. They look roughly like very large praying mantises.

Ulru-Ujurrians

Main article: List of Humanx Commonwealth races § Ulru-Ujurrians

The Ulru-Ujurrians are ursine humanoids described as bear-like and two to three times as tall and broad as a human. They are a peaceful race, that communicate largely by telepathy.

Others

Otoids

The aboriginal race of the planet Alaspin. They are described as humanoid, roughly half the height of a human male, have ten three-jointed fingers on each hand, covered in fur, green eyes and a non-prehensile hairless tail.

  • Quillp
  • Tran
  • Vssey

Adaptations

In 1987 Steve Jackson Games published the GURPS Humanx sourcebook for their GURPS roleplaying game.

Commonwealth Stories

Stories featuring Flinx (a.k.a. Philip Lynx)

Icerigger trilogy

Founding of the Commonwealth

Timeline

Planets

Main article: List of Humanx Commonwealth planets

See also

References

  1. ^ Commonwealth Map alandeanfoster.com
  2. ^ Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth Alan Dean Foster
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