Yaskoydri Technocracy
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.
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.
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), each one causing doctrinal wars before finally being assimilated. The last of these arrived in 249; fortunately, the Technocracy had strong allies (mainly the Pirian Domain and Solomani Preserve) to help it weather this invasion with no collapse.
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:
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