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All these planets officially owe allegiance to the Phoenix Throne, currently held by Emperor Alexius Hawkwood. The truth however is much more nuanced: the central government is relatively weak and local rulers may chose to ignore edicts issued by the government. Further complicating things is the fact that the Known Worlds are divided into several factions. The most important characteristic is the lack of any form of faster-than-light communication. News often travels by word of mouth and the Town Criers.

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  • Known Worlds
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  • All these planets officially owe allegiance to the Phoenix Throne, currently held by Emperor Alexius Hawkwood. The truth however is much more nuanced: the central government is relatively weak and local rulers may chose to ignore edicts issued by the government. Further complicating things is the fact that the Known Worlds are divided into several factions. The most important characteristic is the lack of any form of faster-than-light communication. News often travels by word of mouth and the Town Criers.
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  • All these planets officially owe allegiance to the Phoenix Throne, currently held by Emperor Alexius Hawkwood. The truth however is much more nuanced: the central government is relatively weak and local rulers may chose to ignore edicts issued by the government. Further complicating things is the fact that the Known Worlds are divided into several factions. Each world possess a mix of technological levels going from near Urth Dark Ages to second Republic. Their inhabitants are only vaguely aware of where they are in relation to other inhabited worlds in real space, despite the re-emergent science of astronomy. The most important characteristic is the lack of any form of faster-than-light communication. News often travels by word of mouth and the Town Criers. The orders of the central government, located in Byzantium Secundus, have therefore to be carried by a courier ship. This takes a considerable amount of time, and local rulers and officials simply don't have the time to inform the capital and then to wait for instructions and orders. As a consequence they have to investigate, evaluate, judge and decide all pressing matters by themselves. This gives them a considerable amount of leeway, personal power and autonomy. * Byzantium Secundus, capital of the Known Worlds * Stigmata, a garrison world * Tethys * Nowhere * Holy Terra, political and religious center * Artemis * De Moley * Pentateuch * Pyre * Leagueheim, political center * Bannockburn * Kordeth * Madoc * Delphi, political center * Ravenna * Gwynneth * Leminkainen * Velisamil * Aylon * Criticorum * Istakhr * Kordeth * Shaprut * Malignatius * Severus * Cadiz * Cadavus * Pandemonium * Icon * Kish * Midian * Rampart * Ungavorox * Aragon * Hira * Sutek * Vera Cruz * Grail * Apshai * Manitou Beyond the borders of the Known Worlds are the feared Barbarians, alien empires and Lost Worlds.
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