Known to many Humans as "ratfaces" Tarmin are slightly smaller than Earthlings and look very much like tailless, bipedal rats. They have an undeserved reputation in Terran space for slyness and malevolence, but in fact they're usually honorable to a fault and avenge all insults - especially any derogatory references involving rats.
Tarmin come from the planet Tarmo and have mostly industrial-age technology (ATRI 5); several million of them have emigrated off world. Thanks to their homeworld gravity of 1.2 G, they're slightly stronger, on average, than Humans. They prefer to live near water, and their cities are Venice-like mazes of canals.
Tarmin have +1 STR, +2 PER with Normal Hearing, Swimming +2" and -2" of Running.