Much of Traiti society is influenced by their sexual imbalance and (on human terms) severely limited fertility. Only approximately one-quarter of the Traiti race is female, leading to a custom (almost a compulsion) requiring that females and younglings be protected. (Note that because of this, all Traiti fighters are male.) Their "family" structure is by clans ranging from 10,000 members up, with all adult members of a clan acting as parents to all its younglings. Custom restricts sexual activity to within a given clan, which is not, thanks to occasional adoptions and a very stable gene pool, genetically harmful to the race. The general attitude is that sharing bodies is a thing of goodness, between any two adult members of the clan. Heterosex is preferable when available, because of the possibility (however remote) of offspring, but because of the sexual imbalance, the great majority of Traiti males are bisexual in orientation. During peacetime, clans are led by the Ka'ruchaya consulting with the senior fighter, always a Cor'naya; in combat, the senior Cor'naya takes charge, consulting with the Ka'ruchaya. Although she is not in any formal position of authority, both listen to the clan's Speaker for the Circle of Lords, who is their religious leader. The race as a whole is led by the male Supreme and the female First Speaker. TRAITI, Sector 21: Ruled by: Supreme & First Speaker, co-Dukes No. systems: 568 Subsectors: 6 Inhabited planets: 308 A. Homesun D. Kranath B. Peacelord E. Carle C. Davis F. Sepol TRAVELER, Subsector 5-C: No. systems: 93 Sector: Pegasus with 3 inhabited planets: 1 Ruled by: with 2 inhabited planets: 11 with 1 inhabited planet: 28 TREASURE-TUNNELS: Role-playing game derived from the twentieth-century Dungeons and Dragons. It has a steady following in most of the Empire, especially in Subsector Sandeman, where it is a tactical training aid as well as a game. TRIBUNAL, IMPERIAL: A formal hearing by an Imperial officer to determine the facts in a case, then order the appropriate punishment or reward. TRIQUINIA: Sector: 17, Indus Year: Subsector: A, Alph Day: System: Ganges Gravity: Settled/established: Axial tilt: By: Oxygen: Satellites: % Water: Ident code prefix: TRQ Continents: Ruled by: