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SHIP COUNCIL
Precursors of Trade Routes.
They were voyagers, explorers, scientists and artists.
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HIVE MINDS
Evolved artificial intelligences.
They were in command of the huge Interstellar Ships
of Trade Fleet.
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TECHNOCRACIES
Outer oligarchies based on high tech.
These societies were settled by descendants
of crewmen run away when Hive Minds seized power.
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UNIFORMITY
The peak of Clone Dynasties.
Uniformity was a rich, peaceful, disciplined bureaucracy
that lasted millennia.
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AKRITAI
Society with a strong military mindset.
It inherited most of its traditions from the military
of Uniformity.
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HOLOGRAPHICA
Outer society noted for heavy exploration
and archeological activity. It reached for unparalleled
abilities in Higgs boson and field manipulation.
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VUHAN
Descended from a Clone Dynasty of the Narayan period.
They brought genetic manipulations to top level,
using biotechnologies in unexpected ways.
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CANDAL
Clone Dynasty dedicated to building a Dyson swarm
for more than a thousand years.
It was in some way a static and strict society.
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STATE OF THE ART
Confederation of Outer habitats.
It was one of the most advanced Outer societies, second
only to Holographica.
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SHKADOV GROUP
This society was an offspring of the Ukyo artistic movement.
Shkadov were deeply tied to their masterpiece, the Chinvat.
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INDUSTRIAL
CONSTELLATIONS
Common term for clusters of asteroids,
habitats and Outer modules connected via huge pipes.
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MINOR CIVILIZATIONS
Remnants of war.
Failed colonization projects.
Abandoned outposts.
Somehow they survived and grew into low-tech, backwater societies.