Tennosian Allied Worlds Nation

Your former oppressors, Part 2.

An aloof and inscrutible bunch, much of the information that exists on the TAWN was supplied - knowingly and otherwise - by the Yohzhu Empire.

The Tennosian civilization is remarkable for its near-total rejection of technology, seemingly in favour of developing their mysterious “psionic” abilities instead. The vast majority of Tennosians live like their ancestors did; spending their days foraging in the underbrush for invertebrates. And yet, it's clear that they do still understand technology. There are only ever a few structures on Tennosian worlds, and while the exact purpose of these structures remains unknown, they bear all the hallmarks of a technologically advanced civilization. What's more, reports of satellites around Tennosian worlds indicate that they maintain the knowledge and infrastructure necessary to regularly produce conventional spacecraft, to say nothing of the fact that dozens of worlds have been terraformed into their ideal habitat.

There is nothing conventional about the Tennosian military, but it would be unspeakably foolish to underestimate its power. The only known beings capable of standing up to, and sometimes defeating, the might of the Yohzhu starfleet, the Tennosians rely exclusively on their “psionic” abilities to combat others, especially given their rather weak physicality. Large groups of individuals gather together to form “psionic clusters”, which function like starships. How these clusters achieve FTL flight is unknown, though some suspect that there is a secret, technological component involved. Nevertheless, these clusters are easily capable of going toe-to-toe with any Kirimashi-class. Very little is actually known about how Tennosian society is actually organized, as they seem to tend to stay away from each other except when searching for a mate or being mobilized for combat. Remote observations suggest, however, that Tennosian government consists of an oligarchy of life-long members, who then elect replacements or additional members by themselves.

There does not appear to be a Tennosian language. Most appear to communicate through a series of honks, squawks and chirps, none of which is especially complex. This is why most experts believe that Tennosians communicate almost exclusively through “telepathy”, as this is how they have traditionally made contact with non-Tennosians, on the rare occasions that they deign to make contact at all.