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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
− | This [[polity]] is a mercantile [[federation]], wherein [[space]] beyond planetary orbit ("beyond the orbit of the furthest [[natural satellite]] plus 50 of its diameters, or 50 planetary diameters, whichever is less, or 25 planetary diameters if there are no [[natural satellite]]s") and [[jumpspace]] between member worlds is territory of the | + | This [[polity]] is a mercantile [[federation]], wherein [[space]] beyond planetary orbit ("beyond the orbit of the furthest [[natural satellite]] plus 50 of its diameters, or 50 planetary diameters, whichever is less, or 25 planetary diameters if there are no [[natural satellite]]s") and [[jumpspace]] between member worlds is territory of the federation, owned and managed for the benefit of the Federation. Officially the benefit is supposed to be for all citizens of the Federation; unofficially, the distribution of benefits favors those in charge, to greater or lesser degrees depending on how philanthropic those in charge at the time are. |
The [[federation]] consists of two [[jump drive|Jump]]-1 [[main]]s, separated by a 1-parsec wide gap in which a [[jump bridge]], [[Mainserai (world)|Mainserai]], was constructed and served as the [[capital]] from the [[polity]]'s founding until the [[Empress Wave]] struck it in [[1052]]. This station "fused" the mains together, allowing cheap [[jump drive|Jump]]-1 [[freighter]]s to ply the [[polity]]'s space. When the station was lost after the [[Empress Wave]]'s passage, [[Core Unity (world)|Core Unity]] became the new capital, though officially only until [[Mainserai (world)|Mainserai]] is returned to service (which becomes truth in [[1137]]). | The [[federation]] consists of two [[jump drive|Jump]]-1 [[main]]s, separated by a 1-parsec wide gap in which a [[jump bridge]], [[Mainserai (world)|Mainserai]], was constructed and served as the [[capital]] from the [[polity]]'s founding until the [[Empress Wave]] struck it in [[1052]]. This station "fused" the mains together, allowing cheap [[jump drive|Jump]]-1 [[freighter]]s to ply the [[polity]]'s space. When the station was lost after the [[Empress Wave]]'s passage, [[Core Unity (world)|Core Unity]] became the new capital, though officially only until [[Mainserai (world)|Mainserai]] is returned to service (which becomes truth in [[1137]]). |