On Stavanger, the
senior Baron is the Head of State; with a Chancellor appointed as Head of Government.
Baron Allan, of House Hokksen 996ACF Age 50 Nobles
Leader-3,
Administration-2, Steward-3, Air/Raft-2
Baron Hokksen is driven to see his barony's and his world's economic power increase, to an extent that even mercantile Stavanger sees as excessive.
On Lanzhou, there is a President and Vice President.
President
Long Duyi A788AE Age 38 Merchants
Admin-2,
Computer-2, Jack-o-T-2, Steward-2
President Long is viewed as a wise grandfather who has run his political party for over two decades.
Dekalb is
a Civil Service Bureaucracy so they have a Prime Minister, who is simply a
figurehead. The Business leaders are the real power.
Prime
Minister Cecil Aylsworth 55699D age 42 Bureaucrat
Electronics-1,
Bribery-3, Forgery-1, Streetwise-2
Minister Aylsworth is a cheerful, genial man on the surface. Underneath he is a canny manipulator, playing the business leaders against one another.
On Holtzmann, the Admiral
of Naval Base Holtzmann is the de facto head of state. He
often coordinates with the seneschal of Dimitrov, a private holding of a Talaveran Duke.
Admiral
Jupater 799A8D Age 42 Navy Admiral
Admin-1,
Leader-1, Navigation-1, Pilot-2
The Admiral is an able administrator who chooses to be as uninvolved as possible. He delegates almost all civilian/domestic issues to his staff, leaving him free to run the Navy.
On Tabraz, The
Potentate is an absolute dictator.
Potentate
Indrus 697BCF Age 50 Bureaucrat
Theology
(Islamic)-2, Admin-1, Bribery-2, Aircraft-1, Medical-2
The Potentate is a religious zealot and every bit as xenophobic as the people he leads.
On Dorothua, The
Warlord Horkar Baddon is an absolute dictator.
Warlord
Baddon 98D88F age 38 Army General
Leader-3,
Brawling-3, Rifle-2, T/ATV-2
Baddon is boastful, brash, aggressive and ambitious. He despises anyone who shows sign of anything he considers weakness or passivity.
On Narok, The
Chancellor Kannos Heraklia is a constitutional monarch.
Chancellor
Heraklia 3348BF age 117 Bureaucrat
Administration-3,
Pistol-2, Bribery-2
The Chancellor is a stubborn old goat and an anti-religious bigot. His ruthlessness has kept him in power for most of a century.
Conflict
Zones in the Corridor
- The very destructive civil war on Faldor is now in its sixth year.
- On Chapolco, the
Geder region is in active revolt. Chapolco proper is supported by Stavanger; Geder, by Lanzhou. It is a proxy battleground for the two.
- Pampati's
unpopular king has to contend with multiple small rebellions and intrigues. The local economy is meager enough that Lanzhou is unlikely to expend much effort to help the king.
- Narok could
go the same way as Faldor once the Chancellor dies, as regional lords vie for the Chancellorship.
- Worosha could
try to break away from VanGoff's World by force.
- On Dorothua, The
Warlord wants to re-arm and get out from under the Empire.
- Piracy and Multi-planetary organized crime groups threaten trade everywhere.
- The Lycosky Trade Protectorate will back any group willing to impede the Talaverans, and vice versa.
