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Hedge here, with my second set of characters-

This guy is Sah'ot (saw-oat), an uplifted dolphin from Startide Rising. He's a generally laid back kindof dude. He's got a thing for human women but probably wouldn't have the foggiest idea what to do if one actually responded to his harrasment. Poor confused dolphin with identity issues.

Also introing is Shen Sajit (homeoftheheart), from the same universe as Elloran. Sajit's a little moody but boy he can play that whisperlyre. He's also Elloran's uke servant.

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The next large event will be a visit to a primitive planet, as the crew stops by on their way to Bohr to refresh their supplies of food and water. Those who go down will meet some of the indigenous population. It turns out the Fay'lia have been here but they come on a five year cycle. In that time though, they've introduced some of their technology and tried to establish a bit of their authority, before departing again.

In this mission i'd like to riff off as many Avatar/Dances with Wolves cliches as possible (without crossing over into territory that's offensive to actual indigenous people, especially making the natives alien enough that they're not simply expies for any indigenous culture from earth). This post's for brainstorming! Go ahead and drop ideas in here for it, even if they're still half formed.

Possible elements so far:

-Fay'lia eco/cultural tourists, dressing up in native costumes and incompetently enacting their ways. They're led by one of the more unscrupulous tribesmen/women.

-tension between tribes or species caused by the introduction of Fay'lian tech. Former peace agreements between them are tested by this, and it's the character's jobs to help renegotiate them

-A riff on the Mightey Whitey trope: One crew member is led to believe that they are fulfilling a "chosen one" prophecy among the natives, but it turns out to be an elaborate prank or something

-An encounter with an unscrupulous dealer of indigenous artwork, who's also on his way to Bohr.

-Psuedo-losttech: The natives formerly had quite a bit of technology. The characters believe they lost it in some kind of disaster, but the natives actually chose to abandon it.