Difference between revisions of "Yaskoydri Technocracy"
| Line 56: | Line 56: | ||
Precise historical records that could later be verified were not a priority at all. Estimates of their arrival range from [[-6000|-6,000]] to [[-7500|-7,500]]. Neither was maintaining the technological infrastructure; it is estimated they slowly slid down to [[TL-11]] or [[TL-12|12]] before instituting formal education and essentially rediscovering science, having to slowly climb the technological ladder like any race that had never achieved higher technology. | Precise historical records that could later be verified were not a priority at all. Estimates of their arrival range from [[-6000|-6,000]] to [[-7500|-7,500]]. Neither was maintaining the technological infrastructure; it is estimated they slowly slid down to [[TL-11]] or [[TL-12|12]] before instituting formal education and essentially rediscovering science, having to slowly climb the technological ladder like any race that had never achieved higher technology. | ||
| − | Further, multiple waves of refugees arrived over thousands of years (each one having stopped short, then spurred on by what would later be revealed to be the [[Empress Wave]], causing them to flee rather than go insane), the most severe ones causing | + | Further, multiple waves of refugees arrived over thousands of years (each one having stopped short, then spurred on by what would later be revealed to be the [[Empress Wave]], causing them to flee rather than go insane), the most severe ones causing wars (named "Doctrinal Wars" in official Technocracy history, as each one resulted in a major rethink of how the Technocracy conducted itself) before finally being assimilated: |
| − | * First | + | * First Doctrinal War ([[-4013]]-[[-3999]]), "The Overrun War". While there had been prior migrants from coreward, this was the first large and severely antagonistic group, which began bombarding and conquering world after world, faster than the Technocracy could respond at first. Eventually the Technocracy won by retooling industry to build warships, up to a few thousand tons each, that could catch up to and halt the conquerors (which would suffice to handle any hostilities from the next several waves of migrants, and set the standard for Technocracy battle fleets until they proved inadequate in the Fourth Doctrinal War), but by then the damage was done. This war and its aftermath caused the Technocracy to not encounter a lateral offshoot of the [[First Core Expedition]] that entered [{Datsatl Sector]], found the [[Ogna Worlds]] and abandoned Technocracy worlds (colonists recalled to fight the war or annihilated by the invaders), and believed the sector contained nothing but death and destruction, best avoided forever. |
| − | * Second | + | * Second Doctrinal War ([[-2301]]-[[-2268]]), "The Hopeless War". This featured pillaging yaskoydri who had long since abandoned any semblance of following [[Grandfather]]'s teachings. Their typical pattern was to arrive in orbit en masse unannounced, destroy any local defenses, bombard a colony to oblivion, sort through the wreckage for loot and supplies, and be gone within 2 weeks before any escaping ships could jump to the nearest star, summon help, and jump back with said help. Although victory was declared in [[-2268]] when the last pillaging fleet was finally caught and destroyed, there no longer seemed reason to believe that [[Grandfather]] was still waiting for them. The pillagers believed this meant everything was theirs to take; the Technocracy would not go that far, but after news media broadcast the pillagers' dying defiant screed, consensus soon formed that all evidence suggested Grandfather was indeed no longer present. With no guiding purpose, Technocracy society would turn on itself, in some ways continuing to fight the war (though with no more orbital bombardment) until [[-2001]], when the newly risen [[Pirians]]' light speed signal finally reached Technocracy worlds, reigniting purpose: to take care of what Grandfather had left behind. |
| − | * Third | + | * Third Doctrinal War ([[-998]]-[[-937]]), "The False Flag Wars". A far more brutal war than had been seen before (theoretically a series of independent actions, but almost all historians believe they were coordinated by a single hostile agency, that eventually either gave up or died in the collateral damage when their last scheme was foiled in [[-937]]), that spilled over into [[Pirian]] space (which had been governed by the Technocracy ever since the Pirians were granted [[jump drive]] in [[-2001]]) and ravaged them too. Afterward, the [[Pirian Domain]] split off and blamed the Technocracy for the damage, until proof of the Technocracy's innocence could be presented almost a century later. Even after that, the Technocracy had to confront the new reality of politically separate neighbors, after having dominated local space all alone since its founding. Historical tales of this era focus especially on the actions of individuals that swayed the fates of millions; while fiction exaggerates the frequency of this, there were several instances of such action. |
| − | * Fourth | + | * Fourth Doctrinal War ([[249]]-[[255]]), "The Allies' Victory". A larger invasion fleet than had previously been seen by the Technocracy, quickly dealt with once joint task forces from the [[Pirian Domain]] and [[Solomani Preserve]] were constructed and mobilized. Although other large fleets would be encountered at increasing frequency until the [[Empress Wave]] arrived (rather than opportunistic raiders at worst, the Technocracy now faced driven and desperate entire civilizations on the move), the task forces (updated over the years, and largely crewed by the Technocracy once the Preserve shared its designs, in particular for [[Spinal Weapons Mount]]s) prevented anything approaching another war. |
| − | + | * Fifth Doctrinal War (circa [[1043]]), "The Last Gift From Home". Not actually a war at all, this was just the [[Empress Wave]]. There is debate as to whether it should be counted as a Doctrinal War, since the "enemy" was not a group of [[sophont]]s that could be fought against. With the immigrants came word of what they were fleeing, so the Technocracy had some warning of the [[Empress Wave]] and was able to take some protective measures, even (eventually) to warn its neighbors and analyze the origin. Once the Wave had passed, it was truly a new era for the Technocracy, as the near-constant migration from coreward suddenly ceased. Further, around this time deeper contacts with Charted Space (what was left of it after the Collapse) were forged, giving the Technocracy new insight as to what Grandfather had left behind - while the [[Pirian Domain]]'s revelation that they had unintentionally been enslaving the [[vargr]] gave the Technocracy pause to contemplate their intention to "take care" of Grandfather's legacy. | |
| − | With the immigrants came word of what they were fleeing, so the Technocracy had some warning of the [[Empress Wave]] and was able to take some protective measures, even (eventually) to warn its neighbors and analyze the origin. Once the Wave had passed, it was truly a new era for the Technocracy, as the near-constant migration from coreward suddenly ceased. Further, around this time deeper contacts with Charted Space (what was left of it after the Collapse) were forged, giving the Technocracy new insight as to what Grandfather had left behind - while the | ||
=== Language & Letters (Communication) === | === Language & Letters (Communication) === | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 23 November 2018
The Yaskoydri Technocracy is a polity located slightly beyond the farthest reaches of Zhodani Space.
- It is barely part of Charted Space.
| Polity | Survey | Code | Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaskoydri Technocracy | Pre-Imperial | YasT | No standard code | None |
| Yaskoydri Technocracy | 1st Survey (300) | YT | 2-ltr code | None |
| Yaskoydri Technocracy | 2nd Survey (1065) | YaTe | 4-ltr code | None |
Description (Specifications)
A human minor race polity primarily located in Datsatl Sector, unknown to Charted Space until 1104. Claim to be Yaskoydri, but this claim is impossible to prove (except insofar as that is the name they call themselves). Somewhat exclusionary even of other human races (...though marriage and interbreeding has softened this over time), as they are taught they have a collective mission (to recontact Grandfather) handed down from their ancestors for thousands of years, and it is their or their descendants' burden to someday finish it.
Culture & Society (Ethnology)
Childhood aptitude testing at around 14 years old, including for psionic potential (which they demonstrate an increased aptitude for relative to most human races), is extremely common. Children are strongly encouraged to follow their initial talents, to the point that there are informal castes, traditionally listed in this order:
- Trainer (child-raisers, educators, and coaches)
- Leader (normally reserved for those with at least 20 years experience in other castes - thus, at least 34 years old for a Technocracy native)
- Technical (engineers, technicians, and the like)
- Creative (artists of most stripes)
- Social (mostly counselors and salespeople)
- Laborer (none of the above)
Some blurring of caste lines is allowed. The traditional examples are doctors (Social and Technical), tinkerers (Technical and Creative), and performers (Creative and Social). Transitioning from caste to caste (or inter-caste) is allowed, but is recognized as a transition. A problem commonly noted by outside observers is that scientists do not fit the normal caste boundaries or inter-caste examples; this is often cited as the reason there are less scientists per capita in the Technocracy than in its neighboring polities. Psionic potential is not viewed as any more caste-worthy than muscle mass: it is merely another natural tool, to be used in different ways by the different castes. (This has not always been the case, but it has been consistently the case since well before 1.)
It is recognized that most people can touch on other castes during their lives. For instance, most parents naturally become at least a little bit of a Trainer, but someone in the Trainer caste is specialized in developmental psychology, nutrition, and other things to make sure children grow up optimally, and will typically be the primary caretaker of a young child. (It is joked that new parents in neighboring polities often turn to Trainer manuals for guides to parenting. The humor is because of the high degree of truth.) Further, castes change over time. Notably, the Warrior caste has come and gone over the years; as of 1105, military duties are broken up among the Leader, Technical, and Laborer castes, while police duties are mostly Social caste.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Technocracy claim to be humans whose ancestors lived near the galactic core, gifted by Grandfather with jump drive and many other technological wonders - but prohibited from seeking out Charted Space and the origin world of humaniti. According to their claim, Grandfather abandoned them, then the core erupted and became unable to support life; the survivors scattered like dandelion seeds.
The specific branch that would become the Technocracy chose to nearly violate Grandfather's orders in order to contact Grandfather. They stopped in Datsatl Sector (their best estimate of the edge of the area Grandfather did not wish them to breach) and made contact with the nearby Droyne, who promised to relay their message to Grandfather. The refugees settled down and waited - and waited, and waited.
Precise historical records that could later be verified were not a priority at all. Estimates of their arrival range from -6,000 to -7,500. Neither was maintaining the technological infrastructure; it is estimated they slowly slid down to TL-11 or 12 before instituting formal education and essentially rediscovering science, having to slowly climb the technological ladder like any race that had never achieved higher technology.
Further, multiple waves of refugees arrived over thousands of years (each one having stopped short, then spurred on by what would later be revealed to be the Empress Wave, causing them to flee rather than go insane), the most severe ones causing wars (named "Doctrinal Wars" in official Technocracy history, as each one resulted in a major rethink of how the Technocracy conducted itself) before finally being assimilated:
- First Doctrinal War (-4013--3999), "The Overrun War". While there had been prior migrants from coreward, this was the first large and severely antagonistic group, which began bombarding and conquering world after world, faster than the Technocracy could respond at first. Eventually the Technocracy won by retooling industry to build warships, up to a few thousand tons each, that could catch up to and halt the conquerors (which would suffice to handle any hostilities from the next several waves of migrants, and set the standard for Technocracy battle fleets until they proved inadequate in the Fourth Doctrinal War), but by then the damage was done. This war and its aftermath caused the Technocracy to not encounter a lateral offshoot of the First Core Expedition that entered [{Datsatl Sector]], found the Ogna Worlds and abandoned Technocracy worlds (colonists recalled to fight the war or annihilated by the invaders), and believed the sector contained nothing but death and destruction, best avoided forever.
- Second Doctrinal War (-2301--2268), "The Hopeless War". This featured pillaging yaskoydri who had long since abandoned any semblance of following Grandfather's teachings. Their typical pattern was to arrive in orbit en masse unannounced, destroy any local defenses, bombard a colony to oblivion, sort through the wreckage for loot and supplies, and be gone within 2 weeks before any escaping ships could jump to the nearest star, summon help, and jump back with said help. Although victory was declared in -2268 when the last pillaging fleet was finally caught and destroyed, there no longer seemed reason to believe that Grandfather was still waiting for them. The pillagers believed this meant everything was theirs to take; the Technocracy would not go that far, but after news media broadcast the pillagers' dying defiant screed, consensus soon formed that all evidence suggested Grandfather was indeed no longer present. With no guiding purpose, Technocracy society would turn on itself, in some ways continuing to fight the war (though with no more orbital bombardment) until -2001, when the newly risen Pirians' light speed signal finally reached Technocracy worlds, reigniting purpose: to take care of what Grandfather had left behind.
- Third Doctrinal War (-998--937), "The False Flag Wars". A far more brutal war than had been seen before (theoretically a series of independent actions, but almost all historians believe they were coordinated by a single hostile agency, that eventually either gave up or died in the collateral damage when their last scheme was foiled in -937), that spilled over into Pirian space (which had been governed by the Technocracy ever since the Pirians were granted jump drive in -2001) and ravaged them too. Afterward, the Pirian Domain split off and blamed the Technocracy for the damage, until proof of the Technocracy's innocence could be presented almost a century later. Even after that, the Technocracy had to confront the new reality of politically separate neighbors, after having dominated local space all alone since its founding. Historical tales of this era focus especially on the actions of individuals that swayed the fates of millions; while fiction exaggerates the frequency of this, there were several instances of such action.
- Fourth Doctrinal War (249-255), "The Allies' Victory". A larger invasion fleet than had previously been seen by the Technocracy, quickly dealt with once joint task forces from the Pirian Domain and Solomani Preserve were constructed and mobilized. Although other large fleets would be encountered at increasing frequency until the Empress Wave arrived (rather than opportunistic raiders at worst, the Technocracy now faced driven and desperate entire civilizations on the move), the task forces (updated over the years, and largely crewed by the Technocracy once the Preserve shared its designs, in particular for Spinal Weapons Mounts) prevented anything approaching another war.
- Fifth Doctrinal War (circa 1043), "The Last Gift From Home". Not actually a war at all, this was just the Empress Wave. There is debate as to whether it should be counted as a Doctrinal War, since the "enemy" was not a group of sophonts that could be fought against. With the immigrants came word of what they were fleeing, so the Technocracy had some warning of the Empress Wave and was able to take some protective measures, even (eventually) to warn its neighbors and analyze the origin. Once the Wave had passed, it was truly a new era for the Technocracy, as the near-constant migration from coreward suddenly ceased. Further, around this time deeper contacts with Charted Space (what was left of it after the Collapse) were forged, giving the Technocracy new insight as to what Grandfather had left behind - while the Pirian Domain's revelation that they had unintentionally been enslaving the vargr gave the Technocracy pause to contemplate their intention to "take care" of Grandfather's legacy.
Language & Letters (Communication)
Oynprith is their official language, though after contact from the Solomani Preserve in 1, and especially following the Pirian cultural shift of the 20s and 30s, Anglic is increasingly spoken as a trade language.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This polity can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
Capital/s: 1105
The capital/s of this polity is/are located in the following location/s:
World Listing: 1105
The following systems and worlds are a part of this polity:
| startbacknext(75 listed) |
References & Contributors (Sources)
| This article has a secret. |
|
This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it. |
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Adrian Tymes
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science