Originally posted here: https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/05/review-traveller-alien-modules-1984_11.html

Alien Module 8 - Darrians

PDF. 50 pages, color cover, black and white interior art.

Our last Alien Module of the Classic Traveller series and one of the last books before the big edition change. The Darrians are of human-ish decent and would be a minor player in the game of Galatic politics save for two reasons. While the majority of the Imperium is TL15 (tech level) the Darrians are TL 16 and have been for a long time. Also they have the knowledge of the "Star Trigger" essentially a weapon that causes a star to go supernova.

For a major power player the Darrians only occupy a small subsector of space. So this make talking about their history into space shorter. This Alien Module covers all the same basics as the previous ones. Again, as expected, since the Darrians (more on that) are from human stock seeded by the Ancients 300,000 years ago there is no comparative anatomy or physiology presented.

"Darrian" can mean many things, a gentic Darrian are the ones that were seeded 300k years ago and evolved on their own in their sector of space. It can also mean someone living in the Darrian Confederecy. It can be anyone that is a citizen of the Darrian Confedercy. These details are explored more in the History and has an effect on Basic and Advnaced character creations. Darrians are golden skinned, tall but slight of build and have pointed ears. If you are thinking "Space Elves" then I am right there with you.

Darrians can be fairly described as the academics of the Imperium. A "Darrian vacation" is going to the library. Or something in the pursuit of knowledge. I kinda like these guys.

We get the usual background information on their history, technology, starships, worlds, society and government.

There is also an adventure, "The Secret of the Star Trigger", included at the end.