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Triumph
May 31, 2006 18:50:10 GMT -5
Post by The Enigma on May 31, 2006 18:50:10 GMT -5
Triumph is a tiny moon in orbit around the Heinlein gas giant near the edges of the system. With little to offer other than small areas suitable for farming, the moon became a refuge for folk who wanted nothing to do with modern life. The Triumph settlers live the Amish of Earth-That-Was, using little in the way of advanced technology.
The people follow their own customs. For example, in one town, the younger girls are raised in a convent called the Maiden House. Trained to be subservient and to respond to a man's needs, girls are married off in trade--a form of currency for settlers who have little else to offer.
Thugs and bandits find the settlements easy pickings, since the people are pacifists. The thieves steal goods and rough up the locals. The people of Triumph sometimes arrange with bands of mercenaries to protect them.
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