Jeff M. Hopper
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Following the Civil War (604-622), a popular grassroots movement amoung the nobility came into being. In order to help prevent another civil war and to increase the impact of Imperial culture upon its member worlds, STL vessels loaded with examples of this multi-world Imperial culture (both people and items) are built and launched. Their voyages will begin at Core and radiate outward from there to each domain capital, new ships built and launched
from each domain capital to each sector capital, with new ships built there and launched to each subsector capital, and each subsector capital building a ship to send to each of its high
population worlds. This outward expansion is then followed by an inward return from high population worlds to subsector capital to
sector capital to domain capital to Imperial capital.
This STL cultural reinforcement/exchange program is both designed to strengthen the unity of the Imperial member worlds, act as a sort of 'time capsule', and to act as a hedge against another Long Night (each ship would have a comprehensive library onboard built to assist in the technological bootstrapping of an Imperial world
should its government collapse and the Imperium fall). They are travelling combination museums, libraries, and theaters.
At each stop, the ships are ordered to not only distribute their cultural items but to also collect items of cultural significance from the Imperial member worlds to bring back to Core.
The ships are not jump-capable in order to make use of relativity effects to prolong the lifespan of their cargoes.
Now, tell me if this makes sense as an idea for the 3I. The ships are relatively small (10 kilotons or less, most likely in the 1000
ton range). Cultural items would include entertainments like books, music, dramas, sports, philosophies, religions, anything deemed
significant by that culture. Would the Imperium and its member worlds support such an idea? If not, why? Could the basic idea be modified or improved so that it could work?
from each domain capital to each sector capital, with new ships built there and launched to each subsector capital, and each subsector capital building a ship to send to each of its high
population worlds. This outward expansion is then followed by an inward return from high population worlds to subsector capital to
sector capital to domain capital to Imperial capital.
This STL cultural reinforcement/exchange program is both designed to strengthen the unity of the Imperial member worlds, act as a sort of 'time capsule', and to act as a hedge against another Long Night (each ship would have a comprehensive library onboard built to assist in the technological bootstrapping of an Imperial world
should its government collapse and the Imperium fall). They are travelling combination museums, libraries, and theaters.
At each stop, the ships are ordered to not only distribute their cultural items but to also collect items of cultural significance from the Imperial member worlds to bring back to Core.
The ships are not jump-capable in order to make use of relativity effects to prolong the lifespan of their cargoes.
Now, tell me if this makes sense as an idea for the 3I. The ships are relatively small (10 kilotons or less, most likely in the 1000
ton range). Cultural items would include entertainments like books, music, dramas, sports, philosophies, religions, anything deemed
significant by that culture. Would the Imperium and its member worlds support such an idea? If not, why? Could the basic idea be modified or improved so that it could work?