Toto

The Toto Civilisation

Data collected by Professors Peterson, Wood, Monsarrat and Holland

Continuing research by Miss Peterson assigned to the SS Free Booster

History

Although shrouded in mystery the Toto appear to have been an advanced civilisation that spanned most of the beta and alpha quadrant. The name Toto comes from a reference from a number of sources but mainly from the Bengany people in the Cataran system but it is believed that this is not their given name. Totoyo the Toto’s home world is believed to be an M-Class planet which was densely covered jungle. (Peterson)

Physiology

From the limited data that have been found over the years the Toto appear to be humanoid bi-pedal in nature and at least live comfortable in earth like environments and other M-Class planets. (Holland)

Science and Technology

It appears that the Toto civilisation at its height was spread between the beta and alpha quadrant. It appears that this was originally done by starships called Biign (Fish) which travelled along the Wawe (River). There have been speculations that the Wawe the Toto mention is the Subspace River that was discovered by the scientists at the Cochrane Research Facility. (Wood)

Society and Culture

The Toto culture was an enlightened one of literature, arts mathematics although they still believed in spirituality and a lot of their history was passed on by myths and legions. This was all displayed in the grand planet library of E’mbachapak which totally disappeared during the beginning of the cataclysmic fall of their civilisation.

There is not much information about how the Toto civilisation was destroyed but from the information that could be found it was quick and bloody. There is mention that even the grate Kurudneri (Sky Spirits) ran from the fall. (Monsarrat)

Language

Scraps of information from the Grand Library of E’mbachapak (Monsarrat)

• Biign: Fish
• E’mbachapak: Story Telling
• Toto: Evil Spirits
• Totoyo: Place where evil spirits live
• Kurudneri: Sky Spirits
• Wawe River
• Wai: Water
• Goonda Wai: Ocean
• Wambetoeri: Dead

Myths and Legions

The Toto had many myths and Legions the made up their culture and history. The myths and legions of the Toto Culture were stored in the repository of the Grand Library of E’mbachapak.

Myths

Creation

Myth:

(Peterson)

Power

Myth:

(Peterson)

Life

Myth:

(Holland)

Death

(Wood)

Myth:

Knowledge

Myth:

(Monsarrat)

Legions

The Flame of Endendry

There was a woman called Endendry who was the wife of a grate fisherman who fished in the Goonda Wai (ocean). They would go fishing for days at a time far out into Goonda Wai to get the biggest and fattest fish. Every night that her husband was away in the Goonda Wai Endendry would go to the highest cliff top over looking the Goonda Wai she would light a fire which could be seen far, far out into the Goonda Wai to help guide her husband home. One time there was a terrible storm which devastated the fishing fleet. Many of the fishing boats were able to return safely by the guiding light of Endendry’s fire but alas her husband did not return and was presumed lost to the Goonda Wai. So now she lights her fire every night so that the fishing boats are guided home safely while she waits every hoping that the fishing boat on the horizon will be his.

Note: The Toto’s reference to Goonda Wai as the ocean it could be postulated that Goonda Wai is not a planetary ocean but space its self. So that fishing boats could be starships travelling between the stars. Also as fish is what they call starships. They may be fishing not for actual fish but for other starships.

(Miss Peterson)