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Imperialisium wrote:Map

Showing mentioned worlds in the Galaxy (except for lost worlds).

Sadly I think the compression ate your labels. Try saving as a .png

@Imperialisium
Any comments on the Khanate as it stands? Will hopefully get to some chars in the next day or so

G-Tech Corporation wrote:

Imperialisium wrote:Map

Showing mentioned worlds in the Galaxy (except for lost worlds).

Sadly I think the compression ate your labels. Try saving as a .png

https://imgur.com/qzQXofu

should work now. May need to open a new window and zoom. Won't be perfect but should be close enough.

Bentus wrote:@Imperialisium
Any comments on the Khanate as it stands? Will hopefully get to some chars in the next day or so

Looks good so far.

Union Princes wrote:

Remnants of Exilvania wrote:How does the wastebasket feel about...hm...putting its...itredeemables to work elsewhere?

I swear, the mines always need workers.

You ain't stealing Irene's immigration growth, besides, given the two choices: Go to Betreuen and there is a chance for a better life or go work in the mines and be guaranteed to die; the convicts and exiles rather suffer under the boot of Irene than work in the mines for the rest of their lives.

Let's not call it stealing.

Let's...hm...rephrase it into a nicer word. Like trading.

How about some discounts on rare metals and ores?

Remnants of Exilvania wrote:Let's not call it stealing.

Let's...hm...rephrase it into a nicer word. Like trading.

How about some discounts on rare metals and ores?

Woah now, Irene isn't a slaver. She won't trade the convicts like slaves for materials. She would rather buy the ores at full price.

Reverend Norv wrote:A note for all the folks whose characters had the best tutors money could buy - it's pretty likely that one of those tutors was a Deynai, since Magisters often take work tutoring noble children in order to make useful connections and raise money for their other operations. They are especially effective in teaching languages, and are highly sought-after: providing a Deynai tutor for your child is a major prestige move. So a number of these nobles might have known Deynai when they were younger.

Question: would Deynai tutors be willing to instruct pupils in martial arts, or do they strictly teach academic subjects?

Imperialisium wrote:

G-Tech Corporation wrote:
Sadly I think the compression ate your labels. Try saving as a .png

https://imgur.com/qzQXofu

should work now. May need to open a new window and zoom. Won't be perfect but should be close enough.

I'm guessing Sagittar Prime would be somewhere in Joachim's Governorate since that's where I about imagined it along the arm, and also likely the capital instead of Gideon if it's that important.

I think Betreuen is located west of Raithon Prime in one of the spiral rings

Brusia wrote:

Reverend Norv wrote:A note for all the folks whose characters had the best tutors money could buy - it's pretty likely that one of those tutors was a Deynai, since Magisters often take work tutoring noble children in order to make useful connections and raise money for their other operations. They are especially effective in teaching languages, and are highly sought-after: providing a Deynai tutor for your child is a major prestige move. So a number of these nobles might have known Deynai when they were younger.

Question: would Deynai tutors be willing to instruct pupils in martial arts, or do they strictly teach academic subjects?

Deynai martial arts themselves are predicated on the Kabuto Gift and autohypnotic conditioning, so it would be impossible to teach those techniques to a non-Deynai; it's literally impossible to use them unless you have Deynai abilities. But a Deynai tutor might well teach more conventional martial arts to a willing pupil, which would still add up to a very formidable skillset. It would be accompanied by a great deal of Bahai'Shido philosophy, though, since the Deynai believe that how you fight is indistinguishable from why you fight. Martial arts training would inherently be training in the Eight Tenets as well.

Union Princes wrote:

Remnants of Exilvania wrote:Let's not call it stealing.

Let's...hm...rephrase it into a nicer word. Like trading.

How about some discounts on rare metals and ores?

Woah now, Irene isn't a slaver. She won't trade the convicts like slaves for materials. She would rather buy the ores at full price.

And yet again a nearly-free-labour scheme is thwarted xD

Corporate greed must be satisfied in different ways then.

Your crude corporate apathy is only feeding Irene's reputation as a benevolent ruler.

Caltharus wrote:

Bentus wrote:
On a similar note, would you be interested in having House Melodon be involved in the Kai'mir slave trade?

Yes indeed, sounds like something Melodons would love to be involved in. Did you have some particular arrangement in mind?

The Melodons would probably want to focus on forging relations with tribal leaders and the khan especially. The current Khan (app incoming) would be a good mark, as he's primarily driven by self interest and self indulgence. Bribes, gifts, and flattery would go a long way to getting the House favorable trading arrangements. Could have the House primarily work with local slavers, or even get permission from the khan to directly enslave those that oppose him.

Union Princes wrote:which direction is duchy of rosewood located?

The core of it's territory would be close to Nova Terra, being one of the very first Great Houses and having a history older then the Imperium itself. Though they also have holdings across the galaxy as well.

Remnants of Exilvania wrote:

Union Princes wrote:
I'm fine with that, Betreuen is called the "Imperium's Wastebasket" for a reason.

How does the wastebasket feel about...hm...putting its...itredeemables to work elsewhere?

I swear, the mines always need workers.

Reverend Norv wrote:
True enough; and because you'll rarely see more than one Deynai at a time, all the more true for that reason. They're not an army. But if you have to sacrifice a battalion or more to kill one man, they still make for one hell of a speed bump.

Feels like the Jedi vs the Droid Army situation.

I like the relative time-cost investment scales

Segmentia wrote:
The core of it's territory would be close to Nova Terra, being one of the very first Great Houses and having a history older then the Imperium itself. Though they also have holdings across the galaxy as well.

I see, I'm pretty far away then.

I find it odd that most ancient Great Houses isn't located in the Orion Spur... I mean, there's where old Earth is located. As for New Shanghai/Urigrad, it's located on the tip of the Cygnus/Norma Arm (connecting the Arm with the Galactic bar). The history is that it's once a People's Republic of China colony, operating sort of a mixed mining and settlement colony (as it's located at the gateway of the Veil Nebula, one of the Milky Way's largest and most productive star factories).

I want to place it on the Orion Nebula originally (that's quite near old Earth, still in the Orion Spur), but I can't find a habitable exoplanet there, so I used Kepler-452b in the Cygnus constellation instead. The reason for this is since the planet is already known from pre-FTL days, they'd likely pick it as the prime candidate for colony, thus allowing the planet to be settled earlier, industrialized earlier, becoming a trade hub, etc.

Reverend Norv wrote:

Brusia wrote:Question: would Deynai tutors be willing to instruct pupils in martial arts, or do they strictly teach academic subjects?

Deynai martial arts themselves are predicated on the Kabuto Gift and autohypnotic conditioning, so it would be impossible to teach those techniques to a non-Deynai; it's literally impossible to use them unless you have Deynai abilities. But a Deynai tutor might well teach more conventional martial arts to a willing pupil, which would still add up to a very formidable skillset. It would be accompanied by a great deal of Bahai'Shido philosophy, though, since the Deynai believe that how you fight is indistinguishable from why you fight. Martial arts training would inherently be training in the Eight Tenets as well.

Gotcha, thanks for the info!

What sort of positions of power in the Imperium might be occupied by an AI? I was thinking of making an robot character, and I initially considered making them part of/the leader of Imperial Intelligence, but then I realized an AI might not be trusted enough to be given that kind of position.

Sarderia wrote:I find it odd that most ancient Great Houses isn't located in the Orion Spur... I mean, there's where old Earth is located. As for New Shanghai/Urigrad, it's located on the tip of the Cygnus/Norma Arm (connecting the Arm with the Galactic bar). The history is that it's once a People's Republic of China colony, operating sort of a mixed mining and settlement colony (as it's located at the gateway of the Veil Nebula, one of the Milky Way's largest and most productive star factories).

I want to place it on the Orion Nebula originally (that's quite near old Earth, still in the Orion Spur), but I can't find a habitable exoplanet there, so I used Kepler-452b in the Cygnus constellation instead. The reason for this is since the planet is already known from pre-FTL days, they'd likely pick it as the prime candidate for colony, thus allowing the planet to be settled earlier, industrialized earlier, becoming a trade hub, etc.

This is largely due to Earth and other ancient worlds being lost well before the Imperium got rolling. So the Orion Spur just isn't given the significance it is today in regards to Humanity and our location in the Galaxy.

Utceforp wrote:What sort of positions of power in the Imperium might be occupied by an AI? I was thinking of making an robot character, and I initially considered making them part of/the leader of Imperial Intelligence, but then I realized an AI might not be trusted enough to be given that kind of position.

Various. Often AI are purpose built, but never in a position where a human cannot order them to do something or be controlled.

Imperialisium wrote:This is largely due to Earth and other ancient worlds being lost well before the Imperium got rolling. So the Orion Spur just isn't given the significance it is today in regards to Humanity and our location in the Galaxy.

Speaking of that, are there at least any active archeological sites though in that part of the Galaxy? At least in regards to Earth and the original colonies?

Wasi State wrote:

Imperialisium wrote:This is largely due to Earth and other ancient worlds being lost well before the Imperium got rolling. So the Orion Spur just isn't given the significance it is today in regards to Humanity and our location in the Galaxy.

Speaking of that, are there at least any active archeological sites though in that part of the Galaxy? At least in regards to Earth and the original colonies?

There are archeological sites dotting the Galaxy. However, due to the sheer expanse of time and knowledge having been unfortunately lost between the 30th century and the late-26th millennium: As far as the Imperium is concerned there are no archeological sites turning up to reveal itself as being on Earth or even in the Sol System. There is a lot of conjecture among Imperial Scholars, both skeptics and believers, that Earth exists and where it is. In terms of the Original Twenty there are still some around. Sagittar Prime is Sagittarian and therefore one of the oldest still inhabited worlds with ruins predating the Imperium itself. However, there isn't any reliable back tracking available to find Earth or any of the Originals like Aurora or Solaria.

What's the standard Imperial rifle given to the everyday solider?

The Empire of Tau wrote:What's the standard Imperial rifle given to the everyday solider?

An unloaded bolt-action is provided to 50% of all soldiers.

The other 50% get the ammunition for when the man with the gun drops during the charge.