Body +2, Culture (Rusalk) 2, Thick Fur Coat and three bonus points to spend.
Rusalk are humans modified for cold weather climates, mainly through the addition of a fur coat. The majority of the clade lived on the planet Vostok on the edge of the Marches. In the year 500 the population was all but wiped out in a Hen Jaa sneak attack when they seized the world. Owing to the vast distances involved, the State was unable to intervene in time and so Vostok remains in alien hands. (It is rumored that human mercenaries facilitated the invasion for reasons unknown). Those few Rusalk not caught on-planet have since become refugees, resettling in various places across the Thousand Suns. One small but significant community can be found on Junction Station in the Iver’s Junction system.
Rusalk society is typically governed by a democratically elected theocracy. Any member in good standing with the community can put him or herself forward as a candidate.
The Rusalk are the creation of Nick Brown and are used with permission.