Tigress Spinward Marches Deployment

[Swiftbrook]

The 2 Droyne worlds are not a threat to the 11,000 world Imperium unless the Droyne have impacted all the colonization in neighboring worlds through Psionics across multiple parsecs. There are many worlds with Amber zone.
And not politically controlling District 268 and buffering the Imperium in 5 Sisters makes some sense.

The research station is probably working on the Droyne problem instead of blasting them flat. Stephen is more peaceful than some of the predecessors. The situation lacks a lot of basic information. For example, Do the Droyne have an Ancient warship as well? It is an easy assumption, expansion stopped from the Frontier Wars and treaties not the Droyne road bump.

Grandfather.

Some in the Imperium know about Grandfather, or at least the idea of a very powerful race/being that is tied to the Droyne. They have seen whole systems destroyed by Grandfather and his war and they don't want any part of it. They don't want anyone accidentally ticking off Grandfather. They don't want any of Grandfathers little toys getting into anyone hands (except their own). They don't want the Droyne developing faster then normal and becoming a threat. Basically, as I see it, it is in the best interest of the 3I to keep the Droyne and everyone else separate.

-Just My Thougths

 

[rancke]

I assume the word "several" means three or four.

Or five or six or seven or eight.

I see the use of Tigresses as a propaganda move, so their deployment don't have to be practical. Note that stationing a ship at any world other than Andor or Candory does absolutely nothing to improve the effectiveness of the blockade.

'Several' does indeed mean more than two, but there's nothing to show that it isn't several Tigresses in ones or twos over a period of time. If Lioness was stationed there for six months in 1098 and Pantheress was stationed there for six months in 1100 and Smilodontess was stationed there for six months in 1102 and Tigoness was stationed there for six months in 1104, the quote works.

Please note that I'm not saying other interpretations aren't just as reasonable.


Hans

 

[savage]

Separation

Grandfather.

Some in the Imperium know about Grandfather, or at least the idea of a very powerful race/being that is tied to the Droyne. They have seen whole systems destroyed by Grandfather and his war and they don't want any part of it. They don't want anyone accidentally ticking off Grandfather. They don't want any of Grandfathers little toys getting into anyone hands (except their own). They don't want the Droyne developing faster then normal and becoming a threat. Basically, as I see it, it is in the best interest of the 3I to keep the Droyne and everyone else separate.

-Just My Thougths

I see your point but you see they didn't box them in. Taupi and Umian subsector have direct access to Andor & Candory. They did not put a J6 blockade around the systems. Only 3 systems within 3j of Andor and Candory are not amber zones. There is a semicircle of naval/scout bases around the Droyne. The Imperium did not take Umian or District 268 to be certain the Droyne we're boxed in. The Glisten to Wonstar path would've been easy to take over.
Grandfather had no problem wiping out his own children. He had no problem leaving the primitive droyne either. I'd say he protected humanti in the various episodes the Imperium should have heard of...so killing an unnatural Droyne leader should not bother Grandfather.

Establishing 5 Sisters keeps those Droyne out of the Imperium but looks more political than military. The spread of Psionics among Droyne may be
a concern. Still the only reason not to take 268 and Umian are political IMO.
The Zhodani are 2 subsectors away. And Avatar 1 subsector o: