Size, and a Patron Offer

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

For those mildly bothered by the ambiguity in the size of the Empire heretofore present, I’m here to relieve you of that ambiguity. It is precisely 243 systems in size, of which 226 can be found in the list below, the other 17 being ecumenical colonies whose name and location shall remain obscure so that I can place ’em when I need ’em.

(This also doesn’t count the six naval bases, four naval depots, scientific research stations – like those at Eye of Night (Last Darkness), Leytra (Ringstars), or Serehn (Glimmerstars) – or trade stations – such as Uílel (Csell Buffer) over which no permanent sovereign claim is made, or for that matter the scattering of Imperial exclaves. So its presence is found in rather more systems, but it only claims 243 as sovereign territory.)

The patron offer? Well, here’s the deal and the point in posting this rather lengthy list of systems; pick one, and I’ll tell you something about/set at/etc. it. In some cases you already know something about them, in others you don’t, but either way, give me one of those creativity-stimulating constraints, why don’t you? Open to any Patreon level.

1. Acheva (Methizar Traverse); ecumenical colony
2. Aevarae (Principalities)
3. Aiö (Imperial Core)
4. Alanene (Principalities)
5. Almalex (Flaming Skies Complex); ecumenical colony
6. Almeä (Thirteen Colonies)
7. Amerál (Talie Marches)
8. Anjeä (High Verge)
9. Annabar (Talie Marches)
10. Anniax (Imperial Core)
11. Aperyte (Loroi Quarter); ecumenical colony
12. Arála (Banners)
13. Arathis (Talie Marches)
14. Argyran Depository (Imperial Core); privately held storage facility
15. Asamis (Imperial Core)
16. Asthé (Principalities)
17. Athallar (Imperial Core)
18. Aurel (Imperial Core)
19. Belynar (Principalities)
20. Berrésis (Talie Marches)
21. Brennar (Imperial Core)
22. Brevia (Admigon Corridor); ecumenical colony
23. Bríänth (Principalities)
24. Caliar (Imperial Core)
25. Calíäthé (First Expanses)
26. Caliss (Imperial Core)
27. Calríäkay (First Expanses)
28. Camaríä (Principalities)
29. Cathchal (Principalities)
30. Cepten (Turathi Expanse); ecumenical colony
31. Cerise (Banners)
32. Chenachale (High Verge)
33. Chereth (High Verge)
34. Chessene (First Expanses)
35. Chiríästé (Talie Marches)
36. Cilmínár (Thirteen Colonies)
37. Cinnaré (Imperial Core)
38. Cinté (Thirteen Colonies)
39. Clajdíä (Thirteen Colonies)
40. Coentis (Banners)
41. Conclave (Imperial Core); home of the Conclave of Galactic Polities
42. Corabar (Talie Marches)
43. Corámus (Banners)
44. Coricál Ailék (Imperial Core); Cirys swarm housing the Eldraeic Transcend’s core
45. Corse Eth (Banners)
46. Cortanth (Imperial Core)
47. Corundar (Banners)
48. Culúlic (Talie Marches); mezuar homeworld
49. Daliethé (Principalities)
50. Delphys (Imperial Core)
51. Delthiax (Principalities)
52. Démis (Imperial Core)
53. Desníär (First Expanses)
54. Díärisár (Banners)
55. Dímae (Imperial Core)
56. Dumevoi (Aris Delphi); ecumenical colony; arterial intersection
57. Dvetrameir (Talie Marches)
58. Ecanthé (High Verge)
59. Eilisset (High Verge)
60. Éorre (High Verge)
61. Eldersthine (Imperial Core)
62. Ellisar (Imperial Core)
63. Elúeléä (First Expanses)
64. Esilmúr (Imperial Core); Cirys bubble for energy generation
65. Eskay (First Expanses)
66. Estramír (First Expanses)
67. Estrevess (High Verge)
68. Ethíölár (First Expanses)
69. Fentiríäs (Talie Marches)
70. Fíäcál (Principalities)
71. Fithral (Principalities)
72. Galáré (Thirteen Colonies/Galari Trinary); galari homeworld
73. Gáling (Ring Nebula); ecumenical colony
74. Galiríäl (Principalities)
75. Gíänaxíäs (First Expanses)
76. Golden Groves (Principalities)
77. Hacíäl (High Verge)
78. Harmonious Chorus Eternal (High Verge); conlegial colony
79. Helymene (Principalities)
80. Iliriléä (First Expanses)
81. Intainár (Principalities)
82. Intais (Ley Nebula); ecumenical colony
83. Ionaï (First Expanses)
84. Irétectep (Talie Marches)
85. Irimiril (Principalities)
86. Isefang (Talie Marches)
87. Isilmír (Banners)
88. Isonár (Principalities)
89. Istelrith (High Verge)
90. Jandine (Imperial Core); corporate conlegial colony
91. Janiris (Imperial Core)
92. Jiradar (Imperial Core)
93. Jiraltae (First Expanses)
94. Kaeris (Talie Marches)
95. Kalacha Eth (Banners)
96. Kalanár (Banners)
97. Kalmár (First Expanses)
98. Kanatar (Imperial Core)
99. Kordaray (First Expanses)
100. Kythera (Thirteen Colonies)
101. Lantoctectep (Talie Marches)
102. Leiralan (High Verge)
103. Lestíne (High Verge)
104. Lincál (High Verge)
105. Lintis (Banners)
106. Lírakay (First Expanses)
107. Listel (Principalities)
108. Lociltectep (Talie Marches)
109. Loeth (Banners)
110. Losen (Imperial Core)
111. Lostranene (Principalities)
112. Luciverine (Eponian Cluster); ecumenical colony
113. Lumenna-Súnáris (Imperial Core); eldrae homeworld
114. Lunisae (Imperial Core)
115. Madréä (High Verge)
116. Mahalloris (Principalities)
117. Mazir (Imperial Core)
118. Méklish (High Verge)
119. Melancthé (First Expanses)
120. Meliaedár (Principalities)
121. Menéä (Banners)
122. Meridia (Imperial Core)
123. Merísse (Talie Marches)
124. Merrion (Imperial Core)
125. Meryn (Imperial Core)
126. Minisír (First Expanses)
127. Minnemír (First Expanses)
128. Mírlan (Imperial Core)
129. Mishníär (Principalities)
130. Mmrdene (Principalities); esseli homeworld
131. Moníär (First Expanses)
132. Moradímae (High Verge)
133. Muiríbar (Talie Marches)
134. Mynár (Imperial Core); myneni homeworld
135. Natahish (High Verge)
136. Nepenene (Principalities)
137. Neríällár (First Expanses)
138. Níäca (First Expanses)
139. Nivalta Eth (Banners)
140. Ocella (Imperial Core)
141. Ólish (High Verge); ciseflish homeworld
142. Ondrameir (Banners)
143. Opteros (Iesa Drifts); ecumenical colony; arterial intersection
144. Orotai (Talie Marches)
145. Othalbar (Talie Marches)
146. Palaxias (Imperial Core); Capital Fleet naval base
147. Palíbar (High Verge)
148. Paltraeth (Banners); kaeth homeworld
149. Pentameir (Talie Marches)
150. Pentár (High Verge)
151. Perathilár (High Verge)
152. Peréä (Thirteen Colonies)
153. Períäléä (First Expanses)
154. Períëstal (Talie Marches)
155. Phílae (Thirteen Colonies)
156. Pikirímír (First Expanses)
157. Polassár (First Expanses)
158. Ponratectep (Talie Marches)
159. Qaradár (High Verge)
160. Qechra (Imperial Core); Transcend manufacturing world
161. Qeraq (Galari Trinary)
162. Qindár (High Verge)
163. Qoríär (Principalities)
164. Ramír (High Verge)
165. Resplendent Exponential Vector (Imperial Core); private conlegial research colony
166. Revallá (Imperial Core)
167. Rhovan (High Verge)
168. Ríäjdíä (High Verge)
169. Ríällebar (Talie Marches)
170. Rílár (Banners)
171. Rosimír (High Verge)
172. Runiax (First Expanses)
173. Sahal (Cinti Xi); ecumenical colony; arterial intersection
174. Samtabar (Talie Marches)
175. Saradene (Banners)
176. Sarpé (Banners)
177. Sechale (High Verge)
178. Senadár (Thirteen Colonies)
179. Senris (Talie Marches)
180. Seqalla (Principalities)
181. Seranth (Imperial Core); major tradeworld
182. Serenníär (Banners)
183. Sevára (Thirteen Colonies)
184. Sidar (Principalities)
185. Síëntra (Banners)
186. Silariar (Imperial Core)
187. Siríäleth (Talie Marches)
188. Solminae (Azure Fade); ecumenical colony; arterial intersection
189. Ssssuuuuusssicc/Eversky (Principalities); sssc!haaaouú homeworld
190. Sulíäd (Imperial Core)
191. Sy (Imperial Core)
192. Synalish (High Verge)
193. Synergy (High Verge); conlegial colony
194. Talaton (Imperial Core)
195. Tanja (Talie Marches)
196. Taríäkar (High Verge)
197. Taris (Thirteen Colonies)
198. Tarvaray (First Expanses)
199. Temisdár (Banners)
200. Tessil (Galari Trinary)
201. Tevene (Banners)
202. Thalíär (Principalities); shell world
203. Tinf (Nesthin Abyss); ecumenical colony
204. Tireth (Talie Marches)
205. Tisérai (Talie Marches)
206. Torachal (Talie Marches)
207. Toralish (High Verge)
208. Toríänai (Talie Marches)
209. Traxíäs (First Expanses)
210. Uldarimír (First Expanses)
211. Ulsish (High Verge)
212. Valiár (Thirteen Colonies)
213. Vanarál (Talie Marches)
214. Vervian (Imperial Core)
215. Vevial (Starry Lane); ecumenical colony
216. Víëlle (Thirteen Colonies)
217. Vintranár (Principalities)
218. Víöresa (High Verge)
219. Vordon (Lis Corridor); conlegial and ecumenical colony of Ultimate Argument Risk Control, ICC; also known as “Merchome”
220. Votíra Eth (Banners)
221. Vyliar (Banners)
222. Wynérias (Imperial Core); corporate conlegial research colony
223. Wynfang (Imperial Core)
224. Xanthé (Banners)
225. Xirameir (Talie Marches)
226. Zaltéca (Banners)

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2018/01/12/size-and-a-patron-offer

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

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@Specialist290 <carpentereli@outlook.com> on 2018-01-13 10:55:51 wrote

I forget: What exactly are ecumenical and conlegial colonies again?

@Alistair Young <athanasius.skytower@arkane-systems.net> on 2018-01-13 12:02:54 wrote

On the former, I quote:

"In political galactography, the principal distinction to make is that between the two sets of worlds found in most developed polities, the Metropolitan and the Ecumenical. In the beginning, whether through caution, limited colonization budgets, or having begun with subluminal colonization using lighthuggers or generation ships, most polities begin colonization with worlds close to their homeworld. This tightly bound knot of worlds forms the metropolitan segment of their polity, as the Imperial Core forms the Metropolitan Empire.

In short order, though, the majority of polities realize that to attempt to maintain territorial integrity in space is a dubious proposition, given the sheer size and freedom to travel it permits, even with stargates as bottlenecks. To do so also requires colonization of unsuitable candidate worlds, and holding on to many unprofitable or unuseful worlds, while there are many better candidates for colonization elsewhere in the Worlds and other polities who would gladly colonize the worlds of little use. Thus, these polities spread out across the Worlds, colonizing suitable worlds in many constellations and star systems also occupied by other polities and species, and allowing worlds within their own systems to be colonized by those who want them. The majority of the Associated Worlds is made up of this type of cosmopolitan territory, and these worlds are referred to as the ecumenical segment of the parent polity."

Conlegial colonies (and conlegial spaces in general - lots of habs run this way) are those where executive governance and certain sovereign rights, including private legislative privilege (within, but not contradicting, Imperial law) and its first-line enforcement, have been delegated to the private owner, instead of having a normal runér’s governance in charge.

So Resplendent Exponential Vector, for example, is run by the Resplendent Exponential Vector Science Triumvirate (made up of the Supreme Investigator, the Dean of Evidence, and the Sane Man); while Vordon is run by UARC’s Executive Director for Private Planetary Affairs (known locally as “Mister Signature”), and Wynérias by the Wynérias Development and Holding Executive Board.

@Specialist290 <carpentereli@outlook.com> on 2018-01-13 22:59:41 wrote

And now I’m highly curious as to what sort of role the “Sane Man” fills on the Science Triumvirate.

Actually, I might as well make that my official request for Resplendent Exponential Vector (Imperial Core), with particular focus on the history of the REV, the roles of the three members of the Science Triumvirate, and how the “Sane Man” got their role and title.

@Robert Houghton <sudragon2k3@gmail.com> on 2018-01-14 05:51:59 wrote

‘Sane Man’. Someone who isn’t a Mad Scientist or a Minion

@Specialist290 <carpentereli@outlook.com> on 2018-01-14 09:20:29 wrote

I figured as much, but the thrust of my question was more: What use could a bunch of Mad Scientists have for a Sane Man?

@Robert Houghton <sudragon2k3@gmail.com> on 2018-01-14 22:35:08 wrote

Control group?

@nweismuller <nweismuller@hotmail.com> on 2018-01-15 22:22:27 wrote

Loroi Quarter? Coincidence, or Outsider reference?

@Alistair Young <athanasius.skytower@arkane-systems.net> on 2018-01-17 14:05:13 wrote

Both.

It came out of my language tables one character off, so I fudged it as a wee homage.

@nweismuller <nweismuller@hotmail.com> on 2018-01-23 04:12:42 wrote

On a semi-related note, I imagine the Empire of the Star would react with fierce seething hate to both the Loroi Union and the Umiak Hierarchy. Neither is precisely anywhere near fitting rigorous Imperial ethics, I should think.

@Jade Nekotenshi <nekotenshi0@gmail.com> on 2018-01-23 12:42:43 wrote

Oh, hells, that would be ugly as sin. Both of them are, at a bare minimum, slaving, defaulting bastards, and quite possibly worse.

I would imagine the Umiak’s offer of “join us as vassals, or be forcibly subjugated and join us as vassals anyway” would probably be replied to with overwhelming volleys of mass driver fire. The Loroi’s “join us with an illusory promise of self-determination, or be exterminated” offer would not likely be better received, I wouldn’t think. At least the Umiak’s offer is honest, if brutal.

Somehow I’m envisioning a counterproposal along the lines of “No. How about we stay neutral and you keep your damn war the hell out of our space? If not, we make you incapable of prosecuting your war within our space, by whatever means prove necessary. We have just demonstrated the capability, and if you don’t believe us about intent, I suggest you ask our neighbors just how seriously we take contracts.”

I would imagine their offers wouldn’t be very well received by the League, the Vonnies or the Waserai, either.

That said, I don’t think either of the major factions in Outsider have bumped into a Kardashev II civilization before - that fact alone might make them seriously reconsider trying to strong-arm the Empire or the Republic (which is Type II as well, IIRC, if more tenuously so).

(OK, I admit to having something of an unreasonable fondness for seeing irrational asshats get the ever-loving crap smacked out of them for being asshats, and/or being forced to confront the consequences of their own asshattery.)

@Specialist290 <carpentereli@outlook.com> on 2018-01-27 08:48:18 wrote

On a related note: I’ve always wondered what the Empire of the Star would make of the Humankind Empire Abh from Crest of the Stars and its sequels. There do seem to be a few uncanny parallels, though I imagine the Eldrae might find the Abh method of expansion to be a tad questionable…

@Jade Nekotenshi <nekotenshi0@gmail.com> on 2018-01-23 12:44:38 wrote

I typoed a closing tag, whoops.

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

I may open this offer again to one and all. Post your candidates in the thread.

[ahd]

@avatar

Thalíär

The shellworld, or the system (if sufficiently weirdseeker-compatible); dealer’s choice.

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

Already got a write-up of that one (also Vordon and Lumenna-Súnáris). Please choose again.

[ahd]

Well, if more information on the shellworld is not available, then, please hold while I roll 2d144…

Esilmúr.

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

You got it.

And a Bottle of Sun

[ahd]

Ta muchly.

(and filler characters to 20…)

[doctorcatfish]

Luciverine (Eponian Cluster); ecumenical colony

I mean, I can think of one reason to claim a colony in the Periphery as sovereign territory, but are there others? Or is the interest in another of the Precursors’ greenlife experiment-worlds – one packed with sophont species - sufficient?

(Cross-cultural connections in the Draconic Age being an obvious reason Earth and Eliera have legends of sevdra despite neither having any knowledge of each other or of the Phosphoros system…)

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

So, do you want the shardverse version or strict canon?

(I can do either, but they are somewhat different.)

[doctorcatfish]

You mean I have to choose?

I mean, I was curious about what the staging area for Equus would be like, but I was also curious why an entire ecumenical colony would be out there in canon without the strong lure present only in the shardverse…

[JHPrime (Justin Hu)]

Might I ask about Wynérias and what exactly CMS Greed and Mass-Energy was shipping there?

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

@doctorcatfish

You mean I have to choose?

I mean, I was curious about what the staging area for Equus would be like, but I was also curious why an entire ecumenical colony would be out there in canon without the strong lure present only in the shardverse…

What the hell, I can do both.

(Although, really, most ecumenical colonies exist for the very simple reason that while there is low secular population growth, there still is some. The Empire, being one of the polities that runs a massive exploratory service, has the privilege of grabbing the interesting ones early.)

@JHPrime

Might I ask about Wynérias and what exactly CMS Greed and Mass-Energy was shipping there?

Well, you can ask about Wynérias and I’ll tell you. As for what they were shipping there… [looks up earlier entry]

Oh, the laser pigs?

Nothing very interesting. Is pig. Goes in pipeline to clean it, yes? Just uses laser to make pipe very clean and seal any cracks.

(Also to vaporize buildup of various ices, since the planet is very, very cold.)

[avatar (Alistair Young)]

There’s Wynérias for you.

Welcome to the planet of the labs!