Regency Matters

David Johnson [email removed] writes:

>BTW, if Sharik succeded Duke Alexander of Tobia as Sector Duke of Troy
>then doesn't that mean that the Duchy of Tobia is vacant?

Heck, since Tobia was overrun by Aslan New Lords fleets, it may be
*gone* as a duchy.  (But still be a friction between the Regency and
the New Lords!)  Of course, it is also possible that there still
is a Duke of Tobia, but was either too young or in the wrong place
(like still at Tobia) to take command of the sectors defense in
1118.  Besides, with the fall of the subsector, the position would
become less important.

>How do we know this `Sector Governor' is from the *Domain of Deneb*
>Regency?  [FACT ALERT: I don't have TNE!]

We don't, of course.  However, I thought that it would make sense,
especially considering that "Spinward Marches" is hardly an
appropriate name for a sector containing half of a pocket empire
and it's capital.  It's not exactly the frontier anymore.
Similarly, I expect a renaming of the Solomani Rim sector,
eventually, and Core.  (Although they may save the old names as
historical nostalgia -- if anyone is feeling that nostalgic!)

>The Sector capital, presumably Duke Aleksandr's seat, at Deneb/Usani is
>not the Subsector capital, which is at Usani/Usani.  Does this mean there
>would be a separate duke at Usani?

Really?  Interesting -- I'll have to have a look at that.  I only
remember a baroness at Usani (in an old TD or MTJ).

>I beleive I read somewhere that Lamas had been destroyed in a Vargr attack
>and that most of the coreward subsectors had been overrun at one point during
>the Rebellion, including Aramis in the Marches.  Can anyone shed some light
>on this.

On Rebellion-era domain maps, I recall even parts of Regina subsector
were over-run.  However, by TNE the area seems to have been re-taken.
Some of those worlds, in the Marches at least, seem to get captured
temporarily every time that there is a Frontier War, but they always
are re-taken.

Of course, this last time wasn't just a frontier war, but things seemed
to be under control on the Vargr front by the time Virus hit.

[comments on Quarantine Line]

It probably isn't that bad.  Remember, the Quarantine Line has to be
fairly *wide* in order to work right.  Some of those subsectors may
be buried in the Quarantine Line but still able to function on some
reduced level -- the RQS probably has bases in there for refueling
and replenishment.  Admittedly, living on a world in the Line and
traveling into the greater Regency would be a hassle, but possible.

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