Pleasantdale is one of those ironic names given to worlds that are anything but. It’s a large, hot world with a thin, barely breathable atmosphere. And to top it off, it has horrible natural resources compared to other worlds in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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My family in America did what we always do in every nation. We promoted local business, helped elect friendly politicians, and waved the Red, White, and Blue like everybody else. From New England to Dixie, we became pillars of our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After The War and Charles’ little family issues boiled over, we sorta just went out did stuff. We traded all over the place, flew everywhere we could reach, and did a lot of research and other stuff too. Even me.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are many different types of cybers. Fighter, ship, administrative, manufacturing, and many others. Every family specializes in certain jobs, or certain types of people. Some cybers are born to work with a single person, others to work with thousands. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While France suffered through revolutions every few months, the majority of my family decided to make certain they would not have another chance to conquer the known world. One of our more successful agendas was the unification of the Germanies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Constantinople Trade Network goes everywhere that humanity has gone. We puny Earthlings at least. They’ve even set up some offices in alien space. Yeah, I’ve been to some of them too. I’ve really gotten around since The War. Actually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the defeat of the French Republic, we installed those nobles who still lived back in command of France. Unfortunately, they were as unpopular as they had been before the French Revolution, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Constantinople created a lot of trade worlds as we expanded into the stars. Arcturus. Antares. Celaeno. Canopus. Polaris. Rastaban and more. They all orbit giant stars that twist the fabric of hyperspace more than standard stars. Starships can sail between[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After the French Revolution, the man known simply as Napoleon rose to power and conquered Western Europe. My family organized coalitions of the most powerful nations of the time to fight France, but coalition after coalition failed to do the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Byzantium is an amazing place. The planet, not the old city name. She’s ringed by orbiting space stations that do nothing but trade and buy and sell stuff. It’s like a giant outlet center in places. In other places, it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…