Evergence: The Prodigal Sun
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6. Bodh Gaya, former capital system of the Dominion, four hundred light-years from Shem, which currently lies fallow.
7. The present Eupatrid, Felix Gastel, like his predecessors, is no fool. Rarely indeed in the history of the galaxy has a High Human of any stature allied itself with a mundane government — especially one that has no apparent desire to Transcend. Regardless how much trade occurs between the two, or for what actual reason the Crescend entered the partnership, the end result will be studied with interest.
8. The present tendency of the COE to rely on military force in its dealings with the Dato Bloc is the end result of centuries of dispute. One could question which came first — whether the militarisation of the Armada is in retaliation to actions performed by its old foe, or vice versa — but such an analysis is beyond the scope of this report. In its dealings with other independent neighbours, particularly the Non-Aligned Realms, it has shown much more restraint.
9. Quaintly referred to in the COE as 'IDnet'. It has become a standard reference point for some of its neighbours — notably the Surin and the Mbata — but has yet to achieve either the depth or breadth of the network of the Eckandar Trade Axis, which has direct (if incomplete) links with that of the Commerce Artel. The major information dissemination service in that region of the Outer Arms belongs to the High Human Crescend.