[ST:FAB] [WK][80711.23] Re: Notes about the Astramata and Romanum Universe

haya!? and an official welcome to ST:FAB and the USS White Knight



ki, slaves in the imperium are *not* in any particular service but rather are 
*owned* by them... so a slave on a starship is basically Domain Property 
*unless* an officer with sufficient means or of a Prominent House brings them 
aboard for personal service... in which case their tunic/shifts will be of a 
different color, and a symbol in the usual *combadge* location to?indicate 
ownership, like a house crest... BTW, astrafleet slaves wear RED -- gives new 
meaning to "redshirt" -- with a symbol indicating ship, thus while the fleet 
has one symbol each ship also has a "crest" for the slaves ala TOS

slaves in astrafleet as mentioned usually perform menial duties, remember the 
more chain-links on tunic collars the lower their status.. but the lesser the 
higher their status and the more authority they can exert over the "chain 
gangs" under them...? 

NEW Note: embroidery "chainery" will now come in colors; 
> Black - general low level status
> Color - ownership by a business; color specifies area of "artisean" 
> speciality; red specifies Astramata; pink = courtesan/sexslave
> Silver - ownership by a Secondary House
> Gold - ownership by a Primary House
>>?*chainery on black tunics* - Black tunics?(white chainery = usual black)?is 
>>reserved for general service to the Imperium House/House of The Emperor
>>>*chainery on metallic tunics* - metallics is reserved for *House of Ceasar*; 
>>>service to the person of Ceasar

a lot of detail here that might NOT end up being used by the WK plotline.. but 
like i said, the entire universe is so interesting...?so KEEP these notes on 
hand for the future...

lr

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Tennyson <seeten@xxxxxxxxx>
To: stfab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:07 am
Subject: [ST:FAB] Re: [WK][80711.23] Notes about the Astramata and Romanum 
Universe




Hey:

First time emailing on the list, but hopefully most everyone has seen
me either lurking about, or rping in one of the sims lately. So I
guess this is an official hi there!

Also, since this is relevant to the character I was making for the USS
White Knight, could I get some clarification on slavery in the Romanon
Astrafleet? It was my understanding from the conversation I had that
there were slaves in the Astrafleet, but this email makes it sound as
though that is not correct. Would it be more correct to say there are
slaves onboard an Astrafleet vessel, but those slaves are not *in* the
Astrafleet? They would, I gather, be there doing menial tasks/etc?

Any further background would be cool, it sounds like I need to edit
the background slightly based on inferences. =)

Chris
Aim: Ctenseet, which is soon to change =)

On Nov 24, 2007 3:04 AM,  <loverobin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> here are some notes for the USS White Knight's forray into the Roman Empire
> Universe...
>
>
>  okee... first off... the symbol for the Astramata/Astrafleet is the
> top/upward curves of the starfleet/cochrane-delta with an
> arrowhead-n-stubby-shaft filling the center, can be on a red circle... if
> anyone cares to make a stab at drawing this, send it to me for review
>
>  rank is depicted by a series of single wings instead of pips, admiral ranks
> by paired wings ("birds")
>
>  as romans are rather stagnat in their sense of innovation, their technology
> is equivalent to what we have seen in the TMP-era movies
>
>  the master language of the Imperium Romanum is Latin, with some scattered
> greek for scientific terms, but of course there are UTs... note that some
> words and terms are not necessarily authentic or accurate, plus ive taken
> some atristic licensing which i shall explain as either because it was not
> our universe and or that usages changed over the centuries
>
>  here are some of the terms you will find in use:
>
>  > Terre Primus ..... Earth
>  > Imperium Romanum Astrata (Roman Star Empire) ..... analog of the
> federation, including the federation sphere of exploration (romans dont
> explore, they claim and conquer)
>  > Ceasar .... the emperor, in this case Ceasar Quan (::smirggles at cory::)
>  > Counsul .... roughly an ambassador, but instead of promoting peace his
> job is to prompt and express the will of the emperor
>  > Proconsul ..... the governor of a planet, usually a human left in
> oversight
>  > First Citizen ..... the individual of a conquered planet who is
> resposnible for the actions of the people.. depending upon the race/planet
> in question, this can be more a hotseat/punishment with a high turnover than
> a priviledge
>  > Imperator ..... admiral
>  > Prefect ..... in charge of a starbase, a desk-bound praetor
>  > Praetor .... commodore
>  > Primus Pilus .... fleet captain
>  > Primus ..... captain
>  > Centurian ..... commander, responsible for 100 men
>  > Opturian ..... lieutenant commander, a centurian-in-training, literally
> "Optional Centurian" or deputy centurian, responsible for less than 100,
> reports to a centurian, a way for a centurian to have more than 100 under
> his command, or when a department requires less than 100 staff (i.e medical)
>  > cohort ..... crewman
>  > conscript ..... non-human pressed into service to the empire but more
> than a slave
>  > citizen ..... any member of astrafleet past or current in good standing,
> usually human
>  > non-citizen ..... refers usually to a human not in astrafleet
>  > slave ..... generally a non-human in the empire, or a human who was
> dishonarable discharged, outright refused to join astrafleet or otherwise
> *lost* citizenship
>
>  slaves wear simple shifts/tunics with embrodered chains at their collars,
> the number of links in that chain indicated their relative position as a
> slave, the more the lower in stature... they also have a chain tattooed
> about their neck which must remain visible at all times, any attempt to
> cover it is an automatic death sentence which only ceasar may overturn...
> and good luck reaching his attention.... lol
>
>  Vulcan/Vulcans are known by their native name: T'Khasi/Khassu
>  Romulans are known by their native name: Ch'Rihan/Rihannsu... and are the
> strongest opponent to the Imperium
>
>  oh, and klingons have taken the place of "lions" in the arenas, as in
> "throwing christians to the klingons"
>
>  classes of starship will not retain the same names... for example, the
> Enterprise's constitution-class will be the *Tiberus-class*
>
>  lol.. thats the start!  this is actually turning into a fun universe...
> might make it a reoccuring setting....
>
>  lr
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