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Shunting Exercise - Nice to see what to do (or not to do!) |
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*Agora; The public open space that
formed the heart of ancient Greek cities and it's the origin of
most western conceptions of public, or civil, space as center of
for social interaction for ceremony and democratic life on a
pedestrian scale. |
‘Then you have a lot to learn about the Kislevites,’ snapped Kaspar and pulled ahead of the knight. The gates swung wide on well-oiled hinges and Kaspar found himself confronting a man with the longest, bushiest moustache he had ever seen. He wore a threadbare surcoat depicting the bear rampant over a rusted mail shirt and chewed messily on a chicken leg. Behind him stood a detachment of armoured soldiers with crossbows and spears. He cast an appraising eye over Kaspar before sliding his gaze across to the carriage and wa gons behind him. ‘Nya, doyest vha?’ he finally barked, obviously drunk.‘Nya Kislevarin,’ said Kaspar, shaking his head. ‘Who you?’ said the man finally, his Reikspiel mangled and barely intelligible.
What you must know !
The Imperial Fleet ! Practically all inter-stellar travel is administered through the priesthood, who sanction routine journeys and direct craft to suit their purposes. There are a few independent ships capable of interstellar flight but these are very rare indeed. The fleet moves cargo and personnel from system to system, according to the dictates of imperial need. The fleet also has routine duties to perform, such as patrolling frontier worlds and scouting for alien intrusion. In all, the fleet numbers many thousands of ships, and the Imperium has a considerable capacity to build and operate spacecraft.