Elite: Lore
08 Apr 2018, 4:12am
08 Apr 2018, 10:51am
08 Apr 2018, 2:34pm
John KozakTo me, the description sounds awfully like stem cells, which also had a legend about them for being "ethically challenged" method of prolonging life
Well, progenitor cells are a real thing, and yes, they are similar to stem cells. They play a role in healing wounds and replacing cells that die naturally.
09 Apr 2018, 7:15pm
What makes the human race think we'll do any different.... We are doomed aren't we? Its not a matter of if it happens but when....
09 Apr 2018, 8:01pm
Humanity also has one thing the Guardians didn't: protagonists!
10 Apr 2018, 3:34am
So, the population of the Founder's World cannot solely be people with Elite ranks within the PF, right? Like I imagine some Elite pilots who choose to retire there had families prior to becoming Elite that they would take with them. I'd also imagine people are born there.
Specifically looking at someone being born there, would they be kicked out if they decided to join the PF? Like told "Welcome to the Pilot's Federation, now get out and don't come back until you're Elite"?
10 Apr 2018, 4:41am
Roland BlackYou know, I was doing some reading, specifically on Lore and the Founder's World, Dark Wheel, that kinda stuff, and had a thought...
So, the population of the Founder's World cannot solely be people with Elite ranks within the PF, right? Like I imagine some Elite pilots who choose to retire there had families prior to becoming Elite that they would take with them. I'd also imagine people are born there.
Specifically looking at someone being born there, would they be kicked out if they decided to join the PF? Like told "Welcome to the Pilot's Federation, now get out and don't come back until you're Elite"?
Backers in the kickstarter can go without being Elite, that should explain it. That's also why it's called Founder's World.
10 Apr 2018, 6:04am
Roland BlackSo, the population of the Founder's World cannot solely be people with Elite ranks within the PF, right?
I imagine, much like how not everybody in the Galaxy is an independent Commander as well, the Founder's World requires someone to man Jameson Memorial and do everything else that you can't automate for whatever reason. I also always figured the Pilot's Federation would start to hire non-pilots to do clerical work and such when they became more legitimate. If you solely relied on Elite pilots who retired or volunteered you'd have a lot of old farts and a need for costly Progenitor Cells to keep them in working condition. As a tourist beacon states, a lot of Elite pilots are/were just those who have been around long enough, not the best!
Of course my thoughts only go so far if you're talking about the entire system. If we're explicitly talking Founder's World, the planet, it's very believable that literally only Elites can settle it. They're described as being able to retire there in relative anonymity, which on the one hand means they could have a lot of service personnel who aren't Elite, or it could mean you find a nice, uninhabited plot of land to develop where nobody can disturb you if you don't want them to, while having neighbors (in a very rural sense).
Am 100% in favor of kicking out Harmless pilots whose parents got to Elite and retired, though, that's just funny.
10 Apr 2018, 12:07pm
Phelbore
Backers in the kickstarter can go without being Elite, that should explain it. That's also why it's called Founder's World.
Well, I meant more looking at the Lore side of things, since I kinda figured that was explained away or just brushed under the rug.
Namita Pear - Cut for brevity -
Yeah, overall that was what I was imagining, I just couldn't find anything explicitly stated to back it up. I was mostly talking about the planet itself, rather than the whole system though.
10 Apr 2018, 7:54pm
10 Apr 2018, 8:41pm
They don't all live on Jameson.
Just sayin'.
10 Apr 2018, 10:49pm
Marra MorganThe Shinrarta Dezhra system has 85 million inhabitants.
They don't all live on Jameson.
Just sayin'.
Timeshares.
11 Apr 2018, 3:40pm
11 Apr 2018, 3:50pm
GaaveraHello all Gaav here with a question that has always interested me lol like a lot of things in the Elite universe: Now i understand the Pilot Fed ranks such as Elite, Dangerous and so forth, but what really interests me are the ranks for the Empire, and Federation. As we all know, being a Duke is a very high landed noble title and Real Admiral, everyone knows that has a LOT of authority. What i want to know is are these titles, in Elite lore, just for bragging rights, or are they something else entirely? This subject has interested me for as long as i have been playing Elite, so please go all out in your descriptions lol
My understanding is it's a ceremonial role. You get some begrudging respect from the locals but no real power.