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~Kur: a large eight to nine foot furred, mammal having four legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has six multiple-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb. It has two rows of teeth. They are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, regarding humans as food. The ones on the planet are more beasital, while the Kur of the ships are rational beings; members of an alien race called the Kurii -enemies of the Priest Kings.