Trunsk

The Trunsks, natives of the planet Trunska, were among the many sentient species enslaved by the Galactic Empire. Descended from predatory mammals, Trunsks were stout fur-covered bipeds with large ears and nostrils, well adapted to their cold, thin-atmosphere home. Their wide, tusked mouth, vestigial horns, and sharp fighting claws gave them a fearsome appearance. Trunsks typically had a fierce temperament, and were paranoid towards outsiders and strangers.

As they progressed from agricultural settlements along the rivers to continent-spanning empires, Trunsk warlords continually feuded with each other. Eventually, the planet was unified by Tyl the Deplorable. By this point, the Trunks had developed information-age level technology. Without wars to slow their progress, they rapidly developed hyperspace technology, and joined the Galactic Republic.



When the Galactic Empire came to power, the Trunsks lost their freedom, becoming one of many legally designated slave species. The Trunsk ruler, Emperor Belgoa, became an Imperial puppet who publicly denounced the enslavement of his people, but secretly allowed the Empire to take slaves (especially Belgoa's political enemies.) The slave trade continued, even though the defiant nature of Trunsks made them unpopular as slaves. Even free Trunsks on Trunska were not allowed access to armed spacecraft or personal weapons, a law strictly enforced by Belgoa's police.