Library Data:Ekhlle Ksafi

Library Data Milieu 1116 

The Ekhlle Ksafi is a Vargr government founded in the aftermath of the First Frontier War. The name translates as 40th Squadron, derived from their name in the Ngoerrgh Togzekhz fleet.

After the First Frontier War, the 40th fought their way back to the Vargr Extents only to discover that the Vargr defeat had led to civil war at home. Commodore Koudvan convinced his squadron to stay together and carve out a niche of their own. Descending on the small neutral cluster of worlds known as the Urdzu Kane, they conquered it in 605 and established a feudal state based on their direct military rule.

Officers from the 40th Squadron govern the state. The Squadron maintains old ranks and discipline dating back to the First Frontier War. Each ship is essentially a closed warrior fraternity; squadron members mate with the crews of other ships and have their own distinct and closed culture, many never venturing onto a world. The planetary governments under their protection are allowed a great deal of autonomy, but the Ekhlle Ksafi keeps the peace between the stars, demands tribute (including new recruits, usually from merchants) and has control over all military starships.

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Other References

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 10,11.
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 47.
• Marc Miller. Fifth Frontier War (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), .
• Rob Caswell. "Snapshots of the Occupation." MegaTraveller Journal 2 (1991): .
• Gareth Hanrahan. Secrets of the Ancients (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 252.
• Martin Dougherty. The Fifth Frontier War (Mongoose Publishing, 2024), 106.