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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thol" data-source="post: 1720693" data-attributes="member: 6365">I was talking about the Vrusk, not the Japanese <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I merely used the Japanese working society structure as a reference to how the Vrusk society was set up.It seems that stereotypes play a major part in the view of how the Star Frontier races should be, and not how they are described and portrayed in the rules and modules.Stereotypes:Vrusk: Smart, inventive, hard-working, insect-like hive cultureYazarian: Dumb, excitable, impatient, earth-monkey likeDralasite: Strong, bendable, goofyReality:Vrusk: Conformist, dedicated, lovers of beauty in spite of their hardline cultureYazarian: Smart, passionate, excitable, mechanically aptDralastie: Sensitive, humorists, laid backThe races are far more complicated than their appearances. We tend to see them and make a judgement based on our experience or perception of them as personified examples of things we are familiar with. It bothers me that people see the Yazarians as screeching, jumping monkeys, and Vrusk as the brilliant scientists.</blockquote>