Gens

A term referring to “common” people.

Description / Specifications

Specifically it refers to those individuals whose ancestors originated from GenPods and were raised by Hoppers, rather than being descended from Fives, the original settlers and crew aboard the Last Armada.

• The term is often used in a derogatory sense.
• First Gens are those individuals descended from the very first batches of Gens that originated within the Distant Fringe – they are considered to be a social level above other later-descended Gens.

History & Background / Dossier

Social Status

Soc	Ancestry	General Social Status	Title
0		Convict	Outcast
1	Gens	Underclass	Citizen
2–5	Gens	Lower Class
6–9	Gens	Middle Class
A	First Gens	Upper Class
B	Fives	Old Family	Knight
C	Fives	Social Elite	Baron
D	Fives	Tal Varisan heritage	Earl
E	Fives	Old Terran Family	Count
F	Fives	Old Terran Nobility	Duke, Prince

"Ancestry" indicates the character's ancestral origins and lineage based on their generated Social Status score. An individual's ancestry is complicated, however, and it is possible for processes such as genealogical study, genetic evidence or family revelations to reveal otherwise unknown aspects of an individual's heritage, effectively changing their understanding of their ancestral origins.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science