Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:49 pm
Yes, the Maiad cultural group (which includes the majority of the colonial population) if by far the largest portion of the Loroi population. While Maia itself is an important commercial center and a strategic crossroads, the Maiad Sector as a whole does not have as many large, productive colonies as some more influential sectors (notably Seren), and it does not have any native alien civilizations.GeoModder wrote:After over eight (Earth) centuries of 'almost' unrestrictive population growth, the Maian population must be double or triple (if not more) that of the other 3 'sister worlds' combined. If not political, did this makes the Maiad sector the economic heart of the Loroi part of the Union?
Yes.GeoModder wrote:And am I right to asssume there's a higher percentage of civvies compared to warriors in the Maian demographics?
While there have been tensions between "old world" and "new world" Loroi, they have mostly been cultural rather than political. In the second Loroi civil war (the Neridi Succession crisis), somewhat ironically it was the sitting Emperor (Swiftsure) who had been trying to democratize and decentralize the government, and it was the regional governor (Eighth Dawn) who ultimately restored Deinar-centric imperial rule, and there were Maia-descended personages on both sides. Although Eighth Dawn was Deinar-born, her base of power was in Seren and many of her lieutenants were Maia-descended Seren natives, and so the Maiad cultural group was fairly well represented in her government. And in the age of colonial expansion and foreign war that followed, the needs and concerns of the colonies were always given high priority (and the Emperor often governed from the frontier), whereas the grumblings of Taben conservatives deep in the heart of the empire where nothing interesting happened might not always get the attention that they felt they deserved.GeoModder wrote:In the Insider tensions because of lopsized political representation between the three original sister worlds is mentioned, of which Perrein and Taben have a smaller population level compared to Deinar. Are there political tensions between Maia and Deinar as well because of a lack of representation in policy making (for example, all emperors have been Deinar natives)? Or does the Diadem Council nowadays have a significant presence of Maia-descended Loroi, possibly mitigating such problems?
They vary according to local customs, but for the most part they are governed by individual wills and contracts. Personal property among the warrior class is subject to a variety of regulations, so a lot of the land and property was held in trust by the extended family group rather than individuals, and distribution of such property was usually controlled by a council of clan elders. If a modern Loroi who holds personal property dies without a personal will or a family contract specifying inheritance, then the eligibility for inheritance follows a path through various relatives (sisters, daughters, cousins, etc.) in an order according to local laws and customs, which vary. But much of a warrior's worldly goods (including housing) will often be provided by the state, and on her death, these revert to the state rather than being transferred through inheritance.Jericho wrote:What inheritance laws do Loroi have actually?
In Deinar history, hereditary titles (such as there were) were often allocated in a similar manner: by decision of an executor council. Important Loroi personages often had many offspring; systems that allocated arbitrarily (such as to the first born rather than to the most powerful) often led to civil war, and those that mandated even distribution among offspring often led to the subdivision, fragmentation, and ultimate dissolution of empires (see: Frankish Empire).
A daughter of a warrior family who fails the trials and is discharged into civilian life is often by custom granted a one-time outlay from the family estate, but then subsequently has no legal claim on the family's property. Inheritance among civilians is determined entirely by will or contract, since many civilians never have children and are often not directly related to those who they live and work with. Many civilian guilds have contracts with their members that mirror the function of the warrior extended families in overseeing inheritance, allocation of joint property, etc. A warrior may not inherit property from a civilian, even if she is related.
Sort of, but not always. In most ancient Deinar nations which had adopted some form of the caste system (the ones that didn't were known collectively as "barbarians"), males were recognized as a protected class, and reproductive access to males was strictly controlled. Males and females alike were the responsibility of the extended family, but in many cases these clans or houses were in effect the local government in semi-feudal systems. Clan rights over males persisted into the starflight era, but this was transferred to the central government along with the abolition of traditional clan names as a result of the first Loroi civil war.Jericho wrote:Where all males wards even in ancient times?