Matt "Mr. Agreeable" Goodman commented that the Sword Worlders were
from Terran "anti-psionic" stock. I do not believe that this is
necessarily true.
Anti-psionics feelings in the Imperium only started in a big way during
the Psionics Suppressions of 800 to 826, due to the failed
psychohistory project. The Sword Worlds settlements began during the
Long Night, well before this date. In the absence of official
information to the contrary, and given the tensions that have always
existed between the Sword Worlds and the Imperium, I would think that a
referee could rule either way on whether or not the Sword Worlders were
affected by the pychohistory project.
It is true that psionics only became prominent during the Long Night,
and it could be suggested that the Sworld Worlders left before the
discoveries were made. However, I would think that this would be
counterbalanced by the alliance with the Zhodani (as Matt points out).
So the Sword Worlds could easily be pro-psionics. Perhaps this is
another reason why the Sword Worlders and the Imperium have never got
along.
Personally, I think that that psionics just isn't Sworld Worlder style.
They seem to be tough, martial folk, where cerebral types and
"Sensitive New Age Guys" interested in wimpy psionics get drafted into
the Army to be made into "Men", and proud of it! :-)
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