Canon Subject 1: Imperium and Member Worlds

[Drakon]

How I see it and think the canon is as related to Lemish.

This is how I see it as applied to Lemish.

The Imperium owns Lemish Imperial Starport, Lemish Imperial Naval Station (Lemish INS, homeport for 60th and 105th fleet), and Scoutbase Lemish. All facilities are run by the LIS Starport Authority (LIS SPA). The local Imperial nobles (duke, baron and knight) have seats on the SPA board, however usually each noble appoints a proxy on the board.

The land around the starport is the XT zone, where Imperial law applies and is enforced. Outside the fence is Startown, (actually 2 Startowns, at EastGate and WestGate). Both Startowns are under authority of Lemish Planetary Government, and governed locally and enforce local law, rather than Imperial law. (Law level 12.) In addition, WestGate is inside the Lemishian Ducal fiefdom, and tends to be more classy as it hosts dignitaries and agents of other subsector governments as well as the Vargr worlds to Coreward.

The Imperial fiefdoms belong to the Imperium / Emperor, but are governed by local law. None of the three nobles on Lemish are above the law, however, due to Lemish's relatively small population (1 million), the local nobility are instrumental in the local and subsector governments.

Obviously the Imperial Navy and the IISS operate their own facilities respectively. Each have liasons as board members on the SPA board of directors. The IISS also maintains a pair of X-boat tenders in the system.

The Imperium does not tolerate spinals on civilian craft. Diplomatic missions from the Vargr worlds have protocols for safing their spinals during visits, (at least during Imperial Rule). The Imperium also does not tolerate overly armed civilian ships, civilian nukes, (or baronial nukes, darn it) nor psionics.
Slavery and piracy are also prosecuted with extreme zeal in the Lemish and Weyland systems.

Bad war is not a problem on Lemish as it is a peaceful farming community with more land than the locals know what to do with. Political dissent is also not a big issue on Lemish. Lemishians pride themselves on their loyalty to the Imperium, due to the colony's history.

Running without transponder is illegal inside the Lemish system and will result in a visit from the Lemish System Defense Fleet, augmented by the Imperial Navy. If you look like a pirate, you will be treated as a pirate.

The Lemish System Defense Fleet patrols all of the Lemish system with the few boats she has. Primarily they patrol the space as far out to 100 D of each planet, especially the gas giant.

 

[Timerover51]

Given the following statement:

Running without transponder is illegal inside the Lemish system and will result in a visit from the Lemish System Defense Fleet, augmented by the Imperial Navy. If you look like a pirate, you will be treated as a pirate.

The Lemish System Defense Fleet patrols all of the Lemish system with the few boats she has. Primarily they patrol the space as far out to 100 D of each planet, especially the gas giant.

What is the 360 degree spherical detection range of a System Defense Boat in clear interplanetary space, and what is the detection range inside of the atmosphere of a Gas Giant?

How many System Defense Boats can be supported by a population in the millions that is dependent upon agricultural exports for income, and must import a large portion of their advanced technology?

 

[tjoneslo]

This is how I see it as applied to Lemish.

The SPA employs 1500 people, to handle the 18,773MCr per year of trade and 32,000 passengers annually.

That volume of trade exceeds the GWP (4,000 BCr) of the world. Lemish relies upon the starport fees to pay for the small fleet of SDBs. The fact that Lemish is the subsector capital, the Duke can, as needed, order the IN to assist with (under the guise of "training exercises") any patrolling of the system. The personnel manning the ships are probably retired IN or new recruits hoping to be noticed and get step up to the IN.

 

[GypsyComet]

The fact that Lemish is the subsector capital, the Duke can, as needed, order the IN to assist with (under the guise of "training exercises") any patrolling of the system. The personnel manning the ships are probably retired IN or new recruits hoping to be noticed and get step up to the IN.

Lemish has an actual Navy Base, so the Imperial Navy probably patrols even without specific directives from the Duke.

While outside the official borders of the First Imperium (looking at the map in MT Ref's Manual), Lemish was very close to that border, and the world's name suggests a long-standing Vilani population. The interactions between the nobility and the Navy are probably colored by Vilani attitudes and traditions. Vilani "tradition" is also probably why Lemish remains the subsector capital, when the current UWPs suggest that Tamilaa should be. I note that Tamilaa also has a Duke in residence, which could make for some interesting local politics...

 

[ovka]

MCG Final Victory @ Emerald

Oh, man. You were *THAT* guy? Cool!

Cheers,

Baron Ovka

 

[Barrel]

The Traveller Adventure, in the description of the Imperium, mentions it is more correct to view the Imperium as ruling the sea of space between the systems.
The are are too many references to frontier worlds being free to govern themselves, what is less clear is how 'free' core sector worlds are to self govern.

All of these are grey areas, there are examples in canon of every single one being bent if not broken, and then there are rules such as the Imperial Rules of War which are unwritten and thus not strictly legally enforceable...
Note that the AHL bought by Oberlindes lines can not come back to the Imperium until it has its spinal deactivated - implying that spinals are out for civilians.

political dissent...

Ask Oberlindes lines - they had a merchant blown away by the IN due to transponder irregularities.

Yes, and in the Traveller Adventure we see Oberlindes equip the March Harrier with a variable transponder. Seems the powers that be are aware of Oberlindes messing around with transponders and gave him a warning. Unless it really was just a stupid accident...