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The planet harbors a native sentient race, the J'aadje. The population of Gaajpadje is governed by the Gaajpadje Oligarchs who rule the balkanized city-states of the J'aadje Nations. Inhabiting a separate, eastern continent of the world are the T'Kring, a militaristic human race. Tensions between these two groups of inhabitants continue to run high, but the planet's oceans are an effective barrier to large-scale warfare.

Hero (or rather, main character) of an old vilani folk tale about a foolish wandering explorer who found and entered an enchanted castle where he slept for ten _kargukula_ (roughly 130 years). On returning to his village he found his young fiancee on her deathbed surrounded by the children, grandchildren, great-, great-great-, and great-great-great-grandchildren that could have been his.

Vilani name for a winkle (which see). Named after the hero of an old Vilani folk tale.

Called kehe'ea in Trokh, gruuts are a small reptile herbivore with marsupial features, found on several Aslan-inhabited worlds of Reavers' Deep. Populations are known to exist on Oihoiei (Reavers' Deep 0230), Khyaleiftaoaoher (Reavers' Deep 0332), Hrike (Reavers' Deep 0530), and Hrealeiwea' (Reavers' Deep 0531). Adults grow to mass approximately 20kg. Females lay clutches of eight eggs, which are incubated in large hip pouches. Females typically eat one or more of their own eggs. This is an instinctual reaction, and serves to keep the gruut population from exceeding the local food supply.

Hatchlings are cared for by the mother until they are old enough to provide Hatchlings are cared for by the mother until they are old enough to provide for themselves, typically sixty standard days. Gruuts are nocturnal, and their diet consists of watergrass and some small fruits. Domesticated gruuts are rare, and do not make good pets.