Niric, Under Colonization

(Journal continued...)
As you can see, most of the buildings slide into place after the base is built. To the left of the ship is a greenhouse that has raised a forest and to the right is a deep-core mining operation. Valuable resources for the fledgling city come from not only the ship but also the planet's crust.

In the background, LRC-11246 (Long range colony) is making its scheduled landing after a year of preparation. There are over two hundred ships like these which will land over the next ten years. After I've taken in the sights, I'm booked on a sleepliner to Kyrenie.

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Mjuka, A Cloned Original

There are five moons, all too small to be of significant importance either for colonizing, raw material, or tactical location. Mjuka remains pristine and has one of the clearest atmospheres in the Old Empire sector. It was the first world to be duplicated by the Terraformer's Circle of Fellowship. However, New Mjuka does not have the same clarity in its atmosphere and is under study to correct the defect.

Recent reports of shapeshifting cat/humanoids have surfaced here, but there are no verified sightings. Like Drated, this has been considered a hoax.

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Kyrenie, World of Firestorms

Her Majesty the Conqueror, Empress Rheyn Destoiya has recently given her personal attention to the problem and as part of her mandate for better conditions, passed the Khyff Law. Signed into legislation in 4662 tradestandard (at the end of the book At the Mercy of Her Pleasure), it requires slavemasters to educate the children under their care. Government contracts are not given to any company whose slaves cannot pass a basic literacy test and a tradestandard physical. The law honors Khyff Antonello.

Until recently, no one had ever seen a firestorm up close or holofilmed one of the instantaneous orbs of lightning that melt sand and fuse it into fire crystal. The electromagnetic pulse unleashed by a firestorm disrupts all power around it.

However, an old technology used in a new way by adapting wafers of the fire crystals themselves has now made it possible to capture the first images. Using this new technology will enable scientists to study the age-old question of why and how the firestorms are created. Kyrenie fire crystals range from clear to the finest quality ice blue. Their cost is far beyond diamonds.

As soon as a pit cools enough to enter, miners go in after the crystals, which have technological uses as well as decorative. Because adult slaves cannot stand up inside the mines, miners are all under age ten. Due to the rugged working conditions, child slaves are worked only two hours at a time, with four-hour rest periods between.

However, unscupulous slavemasters have been known to keep child slaves laboring half a day in dim light reflected from uncut gems. As soon as an improperly run child labor camp is identified, it is shut down by the Tradestandard Labor Board. Unfortunately, another usually pops up elsewhere before the day is out.

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Kivahndo-Passat, Unified Border World

Each group believed the other had lied about their origins on the planet. Neither had any written or oral history mentioning the others, yet genetically, the groups were identical. How their world managed to evolve without leaving a history as to their shared background is a mystery.

Deepening the curiosity is the fact that their languages are based on Etymis, the tradestandard language of the empire.

Because Kivahndo-Passat is located so near the edge of the galaxy, its night sky is almost devoid of stars during some seasons and completely filled with them during others.

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Kelthia, home of the Thieves’ Guild

Kelthia holds the distinction of being the wealthiest world in the Empire, Tarth only slightly behind. This is due in part to Kelthia's natural resources, but a large portion is earned through a most unusual source.

The Thieves' Guild has existed for centuries, and is a union-operated business. There are forty-six levels, each attainable only by rigorous testing. Kelthian law protects members of the union by granting immunity from prosecution for thieves operating under valid contracts. Thieves from this union are in demand on all worlds in the empire, and are especially useful in corporate environments. Pilfered trade secrets, gained under the auspices of a valid thief-contract, account for nearly twenty percent of the gross income for the planet.

Members of the union pay taxes on only the first ten percent of their earnings, hence the common slang term for getting away with something, "He pays a thief's taxes".

Prostitution is legal throughout the empire, but it is lauded here, and Kelthian sex workers are often the epitome of beauty. Kelthia is also known for the manufacture of fine liquor, jewelry, and high fashion.

Kelthian natives are almost all dark-skinned, with jet-black, tightly curled hair and brown eyes. Only a small percentage have fair coloring.

One of the best-known Kelthians in the empire is Luc Saint-Cyr, aka "the Man," or the Harbinger, so-called for his ability to spot trends and influence. At one time he served as the Grand Master of the Thieves' Guild, but retired and turned his hand to business on Tarth. He is the wealthiest man in the empire, and is considered second in influence only to Empress Rheyn Destoiya, the Conqueror. The phrase "a harbinger of wealth" refers to earning power, and is a direct reference to him.

The Thieves' Guild Council is considering opening for the first time to non-humans such as the Kin, Tyran, and Chiasmii, this will undoubtedly be the subject of much debate.

A skeleton key has always been the symbol of the guild. When wearing their cloaks (earned at Level Fifteen) thieves are able to enter through the wall bearing the giant key symbol. The cloak enables disruption of a special field which then allows its wearer to bypass what seems like solid marble. The cloak is activated by the wearer's DNA, thereby preventing its use by anyone other than the true owner. It has many other features.

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Felidae, Homeworld of the Kin

The Kin population is feline in appearance. They have cat-like irises, sharp teeth, and long incisors (fangs). Deadly claws hide beneath human-looking nails. They have downy furskin all over their bodies, with a texture like velvet, or a plush toy.

Males have few if any rights, and are kept in seclusion once married. Due to dwindling birth rates, it is required for warrior females to have more than one mate. Female breeders may be added to the family if no children are born within a few years. The Pride Council oversees marriage contracts and breeding arrangements.

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Unregistered firing weapons may be confiscated by the Weapons Regulation Board of the Imperial Armada. For the safety of all citizens, the Parliament on Tarth has banned any firing weapon not used for hunting.
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