Gentlesophonts:
Thanks to the efforts of PBJuzyk, Steve Bonneville and others we've made
some great additions to the TML Regency Sourcebook. Here's the latest
draft. There are still many areas in need of development so please jump
in wherever your interest is piqued.
*SHALL NOT PERISH* - A TML Regency Sourcebook
(Reference TML Msg 586/7338 22-Apr-1994)
REGENCY TIMELINE
Anyone care to add a general history borken out by decades from the Rebellion
to TNE?
1121-1130
312-1130 Quarantine established
1131-1140
1141-1150
1151-1160
1161-1170
1171-1180
1181-1190
1191-1200
Significant dates are still needed for the following:
Declaration of the Regency
The `Rape of Trin' (Gram?)
Death of Norris(?)
Openings to the Zhodani(?)
Others?
THE QUARANTINE LINE
>From PBJuzyk [email removed]:
When Norris established the Quarantine (312-1130) the Patrol was
combined with part of the Regency Interstellar Scout Service
(Exploration and External Mapping branches) to form the Regency
Quarantine Service (RQS). Communications (xboat & courier service) and
Internal Mapping functions remained unchanged (within the borders of the
Regency). The RQS soon became a separate service.
The Quarantine border was extended to more defensible positions and is
several parsecs deep to prevent high jump performance ships from leaping
over the blockade. By 1201 this border ran through the following
subsectors:
Deneb: B - G - K - O
Reft: C - B - F - E - I
Trojan Reach: L - P - O
Riftspan Reaches: C - G - F - E
The Scout/Courier ships now available to the RQS were modified to create
Quarantine Cutters quickly followed by the addition of 70-ton Inspection
Launches. The RQS still wasn't able to maintain a virus-proof seal
along the entire border which resulted in the creation of the RQS
Auxiliary comprised of private citizens assisting the patrol of the
border. Later 150-ton Quarantine Cutters (stretched versions of the
Scout) entered into use by the RQS.
SUBSECTOR MAPS AND UWP DATA
I would suggest a typical subsector on each of the Regency frontiers: the
Zhodani frontier (Jewell), the Vargr frontier (Regina, Aramis, or Pretoria),
the Virus frontier (Lamas, Dunmag or Usani) and the Aslan *ihatei* frontier
(Tobia, Gazulin, Pax Rulin or Glisten). The capital subsector, Mora, would
be representative of the Regency 'core'. Maybe a subsector in the Deneb Wilds?
Let's follow the *Path of Tears* format with Imperial Era (IE) and Post-
Imperial Era (PIE) UWP stats.
MAJOR WORLDS OF THE REGENCY
Major worlds ought to be Mora/Mora, Deneb/Usani, Gazulin/Gazulin,
Regina/Regina, Rhylanor/Rhylanor, Glisten/Glisten, Lintl/Vestus,
Pretoria/Pretoria, Magash/Sabine, Vincennes/Vincennes and Lunion/Lunion.
Any other candidates?
REGENCY GOVERNMENT
Using the *World Builders' Handbook* model, executive authority is obviously
held by a `ruler' - the Regent. What about legislative authority? Under
the Imperium this was also held by the `ruler' - the Emperor. The suggestions
of greater `democracy' in the Regency might be apparent here. In a mulit-
body legislature (Moot?) the aristocracy would certainly still have a voice
so let's call the upper house the `Chamber of Nobles'. A second body might
be the `Chamber of Delegates' that is composed of representatives from
individual worlds (probably with representation weighted by population - one
doubts Pop 1 worlds will have the same say as Pop A worlds, especially since
the Chamber of Nobles will already reflect this bias). Might there be a
third (or fourth?) house? Generally, legislative authority in the Regency
would be classed as `several councils' in *WBH* terms.
While primary authority will be executive (the Regent), secondary judicial
authority might also exist to complement the secondary legislative authority.
Again, under the Imperial system judicial authority was held by the single
ruler and `delegated' down through the aristocracy. My sense is that the
Regents will still maintain judicial authority similar to the Imperial model.
Therefore, in *WBH* lingo the Regency has a primary executive/judicial ruler
with several secondary legislative councils.
*POT* apparently has a table of all RC worlds, their populations, political
bloc and number of representatives. Anyone care to post a list of Regency
worlds with populations (maybe Roger's hypertext can help here?) and we can
work on representatives from there?
REGENCY POLITICS
The Nobility:
Archduke of Deneb and Regent: Norris? Seldrian? Avery?
Duchess of Mora: Elane Shankarr Muudashir at Mora
-Leader of the Aristocratic bloc, possibly
Duke/Duchess of Deneb: Aleksandr Lagaashinga or his heir at Deneb
-Leader of the Imperialist bloc?
Duke/Duchess of Gazulin: Sharik Arcadia or her heir at Gazulin
-The most prrominent new Democrat?
Duke/Duchess of Regina: Seldrian Aledon or her heir at Regina
Duke/Duchess of Glisten: at Glisten
Duke/Duchess of Rhylanor: at Rhylanor
-Possibly a leader of the Santanocheevists?
Duke/Duchess of Vestus: at Lintl
Duke/Duchess of Pretoria: at Pretoria
Duke/Duchess of Sabine: at Magash
Duke/Duchess of Vincennes: at Vincennes?
-Where does Count Audine Garhik, Marquis Vincennes (Norris's nephew)
fit in here? If Count Audine is Marquis of Vincennes but not Duke
then where is the Duke's seat? Why isn't it Vincennes if the subsector
capital is there?
Duke/Duchess of Lunion: at Lunion
Duke/Duchess of Trin's Veil: no longer at Trin!
-Possibly a leader of the Isolationist bloc
Duke/Duchess of Vilis: at Frenzie
-Prominent in the Santanocheevist bloc?
Duke/Duchess of Lanth: at Lanth
Duke/Duchess of Lamas: at Lamas? (Quarantine Line)
-Prominent in the Expansionist bloc
Duke/Duchess of Inar: at Inar
Duke/Duchess of Dunmag: at Dunmag? (Quarantine Line)
-Prominent in the Expansionist bloc
Duke/Duchess of Star Lane: at Imone
Duke/Duchess of Usani: at Usani? (Quarantine Line)
-Prominent in the Expansionist bloc
Duke/Duchess of Geniishir: at Geniishir? (Quarantine Line)
-Prominent in the Expansionist bloc
Duke/Duchess of Gulf: at Qevar
Duke/Duchess of Zeng: at Zeng
Other dukes/duchesses-in-exile who will be prominent in the House of
Nobles and the Aristocratic and Imperialist blocs:
Duke/Duchess of Antra/Deneb
Duke/Duchess of Million/Deneb
Duke/Duchess of Atsah/Deneb? (overrun by Vargr during the Rebellion)
Duke/Duchess of Tobia/Trojan Reach: heir of Duke Alexander
These political blocs have been suggested:
Isolationists want to maintain the Quarantine.
-Led by the Duke/Duchess of Trin's Veil?
Expansionists want to move out into the Wilds.
-Enjoys Instellarms backing.
Democrats seek to expand `democratic' values.
-Led by the Duke/Duchess of Gazulin?
Aristocrats want to maintain the noble aristocracy.
-Led by Duchess Elane of Mora
-Possibly known as Muudashirists?
-Enjoy much support among the House of Nobles
Tolerants favor a relaxation of psi prejudices.
-Discretely supported by SuSAG.
Santanocheevists oppose any moves toward accommodation with the Zhodani.
-Led by the Duke/Duchess of Rhylanor?
-Enjoys Instellarms backing.
Imperialists still hope to one day resurrect the Old Imperium.
-Led by the Duke/Duchess of Deneb?
-Enjoys support from Tukera Lines.
Autnomists favor independence and a complete break from the Imperial past.
Here's an `alliance' template:
Iso Exp Dem Ari Tol San Imp Aut
Iso - x ? ? ? o x o
Exp x - ? ? ? o o o
Dem ? ? - x o ? x ?
Ari ? ? x - ? ? o ?
Tol ? ? o ? - x x ?
San o o ? ? x - o ?
Imp x o x o x o - x
Aut o o ? ? ? ? x -
codes: o = favorable, x = opposed
What is the nature of the Regency government? Someone mentioned that Avery
from *AV* serves as a cabinet minister(?) to Seldrian (the Regent) which
suggests some sort of ministerial portfolios (cabinet posts for Americans).
What is the nature of the relationship between the Regency Moot and the
Regent? Does the Moot have any `real' power? What about the relationship
between the Chambers of the Moot? How are members of the Chamber of
Delegates chosen? Is this decided by each individual world or are there
`common' standards throughout the Regency? If there is some sort of voting,
who gets to vote? Everyone? Adults only? Literate adults? Propertied
adults? How long after I move from Junidy to Strouden can I vote there?
Remember that even a system where *only* the Chamber of Nobles has some sort
of `limited' veto power over the Regent is one that is more `democratic' than
was the Old Imperium.
REGENCY LANGUAGE
Anyone care to offer a few examples of Riftian jargon after 70 years of
divergence from Galanglic?
QUARANTINE SERVICE AND REGENCY PATROL
>From PBJuzyk [email removed]:
Regency Quarantine Service
When Norris established the Quarantine (312-1130) the Patrol was
combined with part of the Regency Interstellar Scout Service
(Exploration and External Mapping branches) to form the Regency
Quarantine Service (RQS). Communications (xboat & courier service) and
Internal Mapping functions remained unchanged (within the borders of the
Regency). The RQS soon became a separate service.
The Scout/Courier ships now available to the RQS were modified to create
Quarantine Cutters quickly followed by the addition of 70-ton Inspection
Launches. The RQS still wasn't able to maintain a virus-proof seal
along the entire border which resulted in the creation of the RQS
Auxiliary comprised of private citizens assisting the patrol of the
border. Later 150-ton Quarantine Cutters (stretched versions of the
Scout) entered into use by the RQS.
The above data on the RQS is pieced together from Survival Margin and
T:TNE manual. The following is my conjectures on tactics of the RQS as
well as some additional necessary assets. For each system that contains
gas giant(s) and/or a world with water present the RQS will need to base
assets able to defend those sites and send messages to other systems in
the Zone. This would include manned bases in position around such
planets and small fighter craft in addition to the ships normally in use
by the RQS.
When a ship arrives at a system within the Zone and is detected by RQS
sensors they will be hailed. If they respond they will be instructed to
rendezvous with either a Quarantine Cutter or an Inspection Launch
depending on the size of the ship. If any problems arise when
communication is attempted the RQS will dispatch armed craft (either
Cutters or fighters who tend to shoot first and ask questions later.
Fighters would be designed with high manuever capabilities and would be
based at all refueling sources.
They would not be launched until a suspect ship is fairly close. This
provides multiple benefits: the fighters have ample fuel, the incoming
ships are low on fuel, the bases are close-by so are able to provide
heavy fire support (Particle Accelerators and Meson Guns). Another
option would be to replace some or all of the fighters with remotely
piloted vehicles operated from the base.
Finally should incoming hostile forces overcome an RQS base there must
be some means for notifying other nearby systems. This is accomplished
by maintaining a small unmanned station outside of the 100 diameter zone
which contains jump torpedoes. When RQS forces are nearly overwhelmed a
signal is sent to the station which then launches all of its torpedoes.
Each torpedo is preset to enter jumpspace at the proper time. One
torpedo is sent to each nearby system. As part of the notification
signal additional data can be transmitted and sent with the torpedo such
as compostion of enemy forces. When the torpedo arrives at its
destination it begins broadcasting its message to RQS bases. This
system is a response to the Rape of Trin and currently only 1 in 3
systems are equiped with these stations.
REGENCY NAVY AND ARMY
This would seem to follow pretty much the Imperial model although there
looks like there might be a good debate taking off on this issue now.
QUARANTINE AREA OF OPERATIONS
>From PBJuzyk [email removed]:
> The Quarantine border was extended to more defensible positions and is
> several parsecs deep to prevent high jump performance ships from leaping
> over the blockade. By 1201 this border ran through the following
> subsectors:
>
> Deneb: B - G - K - O
> Reft: C - B - F - E - I
> Trojan Reach: L - P - O
> Riftspan Reaches: C - G - F - E
So the Quarantine Line runs through Lamas/Deneb, Dunmag/Deneb, Usani/Usani,
Kamlar/Deneb, C/Reft, Macon/Reft, F/Reft, Usher/Reft, L/Trojan Reach,
P/Trojan Reach, O/Trojan Reach and the subsectors in the Riftspan Reaches.
Who maintains the Line in these *ihatei*-occupied subsectors in Trojan
Reach and the Riftspan Reaches?
What's the mission of the Quarantine Service? Can anyone produce a map
of the entire Quarantine Line? Are there any places were the Quarantine Line
has recently been expanded? To follow the *POT* template we ought to provide
maps and UWP data for such worlds.
REGENCY MEGACORPS
Delgado Trading (miniturization, heavy mining & refining, publishing and
trading)
- -A key player in the war against the Virus.
General Products (starships, non-starships, heavy machinery)
- -Quality problems were threatening existence by Rebellion. Domain/Regency
susbsidies would be likely in order to maintain a major shipbuilder (cf.
the Chrysler bailout).
GSbAG (starships)
- -Probably doing well equipping the Quarantine Service and the Deneb Navy.
Hortalez et Cie (banking and investment)
- -With addition of Zirunkariish assets most likely dominates Domain.
Instellarms (military products)
- -Probably doing well, although mercenary actions can be expected to be
limited in Deneb by government efforts to conserve resources. Can be
expected to favor the Expansionists and Santanocheevists.
Ling Standard Products (mining, electronics and computers, starships,
starship systems, power generation, small arms)
- -Probably the primary commercial and military contractor combating the Virus.
SuSAG (chemicals, pharmaceuticals, geneering, extra-Imperial psi drugs)
- -Will the illegal psi drug manufacturing move into the Regency? Obviously,
SuSAG will support the Tolerant bloc, if not openly then certainly with
financial backing.
Sternmetal Horizons (mining, manufacturing, power generation, food processors)
- -Probably doing well.
Tukera Lines (shipping)
- -Probably still active and possibly a supporter of the Imperialist bloc.
Vilani Bureaux (probably not active in Deneb after the Collapse):
Makhidkarun
Sharurshid
Naasirka (assets acquired by LSP?)
Zirunkariish (assets acquired by Hortalez)
*****
Happy Travelling,
David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA