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Marlon: /* Non-Humans */

2024-02-06T02:15:17Z

Non-Humans

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	=== Non-Humans ===		=== Non-Humans ===
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	\|-\|Tajaran Refugees=		\|-\|Tajaran Refugees=
	Largely comprised of refugees who fled the immediate aftermath of the Azunali Revolution, the Tajara Diaspora on Eridani is almost entirely dregs, with a handful of later-reinstated individuals. These groups live in largely segregated communities, partly through choice and partly due to the circumstances of their mass migration. Culturally similar to dregs, they still hold the idea of Sadani in regard, seeing it as a survival guide to the rugged and unpredictable lives led in the system. Many tajara born in Eridani speak their ancestral languages poorly, instead being fluent in Tradeband or Freespeak, depending on their circumstances. Being such a tight knit community, with many forming their own tribes on the planet, there are some Kowloons on Aegir that consist entirely of tajarans, often of varying origins. Their version of freespeak is less guttural, with R sounds rolled to ease their biology. Particularly zealous believers of Sadani end up spending their days as little better than conmen, trying to find a quick "innovation" in the criminal underground, giving tajarans a general regard by dregs as untrustworthy but useful.		Largely comprised of refugees who fled the immediate aftermath of the Azunali Revolution, the Tajara Diaspora on Eridani is almost entirely dregs, with a handful of later-reinstated individuals. These groups live in largely segregated communities, partly through choice and partly due to the circumstances of their mass migration. Culturally similar to dregs, they still hold the idea of Sadani in regard, seeing it as a survival guide to the rugged and unpredictable lives led in the system. Many tajara born in Eridani speak their ancestral languages poorly, instead being fluent in Tradeband or Freespeak, depending on their circumstances. Being such a tight knit community, with many forming their own tribes on the planet, there are some Kowloons on Aegir that consist entirely of tajarans, often of varying origins. Their version of freespeak is less guttural, with R sounds rolled to ease their biology. Particularly zealous believers of Sadani end up spending their days as little better than conmen, trying to find a quick "innovation" in the criminal underground, giving tajarans a general regard by dregs as untrustworthy but useful.
	\|-\|Yzali Tech Princes=		\|-\|Yzali Tech Princes=
	In the past, exiled Tech-Princes arrived in Monaco with considerable wealth and immediately found a home among the cutthroat world of Eridani suits. While some work across the system, they have found a special niche in Monaco and blitzed their way to dominate the industry after spending years carefully studying human psychology.		In the past, exiled Unathi Tech-Princes arrived in Monaco with considerable wealth and immediately found a home among the cutthroat world of Eridani suits. While some work across the system, they have found a special niche in Monaco and blitzed their way to dominate the industry after spending years carefully studying human psychology.

	None in the galaxy can match the glamor and sheen of a tourist district owned by a Tech-Prince, which they have called "Transcends". The entire district is meticulously crafted to evoke the feeling of nostalgia and energy of youth. The music you hear pumped through the streets is the generic and familiar chopped up to be psychedelia and hypnotic, bringing snippets of songs you've heard long ago repackaged with an upbeat sheen.		None in the galaxy can match the glamor and sheen of a tourist district owned by a Tech-Prince, which they have called "Transcends". The entire district is meticulously crafted to evoke the feeling of nostalgia and energy of youth. The music you hear pumped through the streets is the generic and familiar chopped up to be psychedelia and hypnotic, bringing snippets of songs you've heard long ago repackaged with an upbeat sheen.
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	other stuff		other stuff
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	=== Dreg Folklore ===		=== Dreg Folklore ===

Monty: /* Non-Humans */

2024-02-06T00:50:17Z

Non-Humans

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	== Non-Humans ==		=== Non-Humans ===
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	\|-\|Tajaran Refugees=		\|-\|Tajaran Refugees=

Monty: /* Government */ Added all hyperlinks

2024-02-06T00:32:35Z

Government: Added all hyperlinks

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	'''Sector 2''' (Canaria) - [[Hephaestus Industries]]		'''Sector 2''' (Canaria) - [[Hephaestus Industries]]

	'''Sector 3''' (Monaco) - Idris Incorporated		'''Sector 3''' (Monaco) - [[Idris Incorporated]]

	'''Sector 4''' (Panama) - [[Charon Shipping Services]]		'''Sector 4''' (Panama) - [[Charon Shipping Services]]

	'''Sector 5''' (Trinidad) - Hephaestus Industries		'''Sector 5''' (Trinidad) - [[Hephaestus Industries]]

	'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]] joint venture		'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]] joint venture
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	'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]		'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]

	'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - Einstein Engines		'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - [[Einstein Engines]]

	== Sectors ==		== Sectors ==

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 |Dregs who associate with suits. Derogatory term for reinstated.
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Monty: Fixed zeng's link

2024-01-30T21:11:41Z

Fixed zeng's link

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	'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]] joint venture		'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]] joint venture

	'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - [[Zeng Hu Pharmaceuticals]]		'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]

	'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - Einstein Engines		'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - Einstein Engines

Monty: /* Government */ Added corporation links

2024-01-30T21:09:56Z

Government: Added corporation links

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	Eridani’s government is largely represented by the Council of Eight - Eight representatives from various megacorporations. Each seat in the Council is tied to a sector, which the chairman’s corporation has full control over. While discussions have been made in the past to expand the number of sectors, this naturally has not come to fruition out of fears of decreased power on the moon. Each sector has also been given an informal name to make conversation easier. Currently, each sector is assigned to the following corporations:		Eridani’s government is largely represented by the Council of Eight - Eight representatives from various megacorporations. Each seat in the Council is tied to a sector, which the chairman’s corporation has full control over. While discussions have been made in the past to expand the number of sectors, this naturally has not come to fruition out of fears of decreased power on the moon. Each sector has also been given an informal name to make conversation easier. Currently, each sector is assigned to the following corporations:

	'''Sector 1''' (Luxembourg) - Idris Incorporated		'''Sector 1''' (Luxembourg) - [[Idris Incorporated]]

	'''Sector 2''' (Canaria) - Hephaestus Industries		'''Sector 2''' (Canaria) - [[Hephaestus Industries]]

	'''Sector 3''' (Monaco) - Idris Incorporated		'''Sector 3''' (Monaco) - Idris Incorporated

	'''Sector 4''' (Panama) - Charon Shipping Services		'''Sector 4''' (Panama) - [[Charon Shipping Services]]

	'''Sector 5''' (Trinidad) - Hephaestus Industries		'''Sector 5''' (Trinidad) - Hephaestus Industries

	'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - Zavodskoi Interstellar joint venture		'''Sector 6''' (Grenada) - EPMC - [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]] joint venture

	'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - Zeng Hu Pharmaceuticals		'''Sector 7''' (Seychelles) - [[Zeng Hu Pharmaceuticals]]

	'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - Einstein Engines		'''Sector 8''' (Faroe) - Einstein Engines

Monty: /* History */ Link to Charon Shipping Services

2024-01-30T20:09:36Z

History: Link to Charon Shipping Services

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	== History ==		== History ==
	Originally sold for the purposes of establishing a port and warehouse to Charon Shipping Services in 2203, initial surveys of Epsilon Eridani appeared grim for profit. Only one planet was confirmed to have existed, the gas giant Aegir with a sole moon. While another planet was theorised, upon arrival this was proven not to be the case, however a much more important discovery was made by the Charon Eridani Fleet: The moon of Aegir was, in fact, habitable. A rudimentary biosphere had led to an atmosphere equivalent to the top of a tall mountain, ever-so-slightly thinner than average.		Originally sold for the purposes of establishing a port and warehouse to [[Charon Shipping Services]] in 2203, initial surveys of Epsilon Eridani appeared grim for profit. Only one planet was confirmed to have existed, the gas giant Aegir with a sole moon. While another planet was theorised, upon arrival this was proven not to be the case, however a much more important discovery was made by the Charon Eridani Fleet: The moon of Aegir was, in fact, habitable. A rudimentary biosphere had led to an atmosphere equivalent to the top of a tall mountain, ever-so-slightly thinner than average.

	With this discovery came immediate colonisation by Charon, who in turn contacted numerous notable corporations with the intent to sell plots of land, mineral rights and shipping services. Many historians theorise that this was done in an attempt to legitimise the relative newcomer to space amongst its new peers, as well as create ties that would form the foundation of the new system’s unique status in Spur-level politics.		With this discovery came immediate colonisation by Charon, who in turn contacted numerous notable corporations with the intent to sell plots of land, mineral rights and shipping services. Many historians theorise that this was done in an attempt to legitimise the relative newcomer to space amongst its new peers, as well as create ties that would form the foundation of the new system’s unique status in Spur-level politics.

ImmortalRedshirt at 15:32, 2 January 2024

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	* The Office: An ironic name for possibly the most secure and brutal prison in the Orion Spur. The Office is rumoured to have every defence imaginable, from air defences to closing wall traps to laser grids closing cells off, only the hardest and most dangerous the Spur has to offer are supposedly housed here. Outsiders often believe The Office is actually many prisons amalgamated into a single prison in the collective consciousness of dregs.		* The Office: An ironic name for possibly the most secure and brutal prison in the Orion Spur. The Office is rumoured to have every defence imaginable, from air defences to closing wall traps to laser grids closing cells off, only the hardest and most dangerous the Spur has to offer are supposedly housed here. Outsiders often believe The Office is actually many prisons amalgamated into a single prison in the collective consciousness of dregs.


			[[Category: Lore]]

Monty: typo fixed

2023-12-17T20:45:16Z

typo fixed

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	\|Following you/somebody. Not necessarily bad.		\|Following you/somebody. Not necessarily bad.
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Monty: /* Dreg Folklore */ Added Shock Namkoisse's tale, forgot to do that when making the page

2023-11-07T03:19:55Z

Dreg Folklore: Added Shock Namkoisse's tale, forgot to do that when making the page

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	The day-to-day life of a dreg can be considered rather varied in comparison to the average 8 to 10 worker of Epsilon Eridani, however this should not be confused with comfort or freedom. Variety comes in problems, primarily lacking work but also sudden loss of power at home, oxygenators breaking or food running out faster than expected. All of these can send a dreg out to purchase, scavenge or steal the necessary parts and equipment to solve their problems, leading to either reliance on the local gangs to pull them out of trouble in exchange for favours, or interaction with the rich barter economy that has formed in the place of sufficient wealth to support a community. In rare cases, some communities have abolished currency entirely and collectivised their resources, instead relying on the community to solve issues, however, this is more of an exception than a rule, with some crediting the cultural osmosis of the “Take care of number one” attitude of corporates permeating into dreg culture for this. This unpredictable lifestyle has created an unusual gap between dreg ages, either dying in their mid-20s from industrial or gang-land related accidents or dying of age related causes in their early 60s, with very little in between. This unusual gap has caused a sort of reverence of older dregs, who are seen as wiser and more capable for having managed to break the 25+ mark.		The day-to-day life of a dreg can be considered rather varied in comparison to the average 8 to 10 worker of Epsilon Eridani, however this should not be confused with comfort or freedom. Variety comes in problems, primarily lacking work but also sudden loss of power at home, oxygenators breaking or food running out faster than expected. All of these can send a dreg out to purchase, scavenge or steal the necessary parts and equipment to solve their problems, leading to either reliance on the local gangs to pull them out of trouble in exchange for favours, or interaction with the rich barter economy that has formed in the place of sufficient wealth to support a community. In rare cases, some communities have abolished currency entirely and collectivised their resources, instead relying on the community to solve issues, however, this is more of an exception than a rule, with some crediting the cultural osmosis of the “Take care of number one” attitude of corporates permeating into dreg culture for this. This unpredictable lifestyle has created an unusual gap between dreg ages, either dying in their mid-20s from industrial or gang-land related accidents or dying of age related causes in their early 60s, with very little in between. This unusual gap has caused a sort of reverence of older dregs, who are seen as wiser and more capable for having managed to break the 25+ mark.

	Unlike the reserved lifestyles of the corporate suits, dregs are known to form close families of either blood family or found family. Family comes before all in dreg communities, and it’s not uncommon for extended family up to one’s cousin to live under the same roof in compound-like shanty homes. These homes might consist of a central living room as well as personal rooms around the edges, with families eating in the courtyard. The only thing that could possibly even hope to match family bonds are community bonds, with even gangs typically helping their immediate community regardless of their known brutality. Recruitment for gangs happens most often inside of these community bubbles as a result.		Unlike the reserved lifestyles of the corporate suits, dregs are known to form close families of either blood family or found family. Family comes before all in dreg communities, and it’s not uncommon for extended family up to one’s cousin to live under the same roof in compound-like shanty homes. These homes might consist of a central living room as well as personal rooms around the edges, with families eating in the courtyard. The only thing that could possibly even hope to match family bonds are community bonds, with even gangs typically helping their immediate community regardless of their known brutality. Recruitment for gangs happens most often inside of these community bubbles as a result.

	Dregs are typically louder and more outspoken than their corporate counterparts, where “spilling honesties” is considered perfectly acceptable so long as it wasn’t done with malice in mind. This can make dregs seem extremely blunt to outsiders, and can lead to misunderstandings outside of Eridani space. A typical dreg conversation will consist of a lot of shouting, arm gestures and teasing, with playful violence not entirely being ruled out. This makes dreg conversations in their native language look like an argument to outsiders, even corporates may struggle to interpret friendliness properly facing these odds.		Dregs are typically louder and more outspoken than their corporate counterparts, where “spilling honesties” is considered perfectly acceptable so long as it wasn’t done with malice in mind. This can make dregs seem extremely blunt to outsiders, and can lead to misunderstandings outside of Eridani space. A typical dreg conversation will consist of a lot of shouting, arm gestures and teasing, with playful violence not entirely being ruled out. This makes dreg conversations in their native language look like an argument to outsiders, even corporates may struggle to interpret friendliness properly facing these odds.

	Similarly to corporates, dregs will usually take their augmentation seriously, having an even closer bond to their roboticist and rarely picking a new one unless it would be geographically impossible to return. Due to the large amount of outward migration by dregs, this attitude is fairly well known in roboticist circles and is regarded with either charm or suspicion, depending on the attitude of the roboticist. Dregs are sometimes described as “overfamiliar” outside of Eridani space.		Similarly to corporates, dregs will usually take their augmentation seriously, having an even closer bond to their roboticist and rarely picking a new one unless it would be geographically impossible to return. Due to the large amount of outward migration by dregs, this attitude is fairly well known in roboticist circles and is regarded with either charm or suspicion, depending on the attitude of the roboticist. Dregs are sometimes described as “overfamiliar” outside of Eridani space.
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	=== Dreg Folklore ===		=== Dreg Folklore ===
	Dregs have constructed a rich tapestry of legendary folk figures, some of which are simply of note while others can be considered tales intended to teach a lesson through the failures or successes of another real figure. While large parts of the folklore are embellished, it is often the case that every story’s primary beats are largely true, immortalising significant dregs in the imaginations of children and adults alike. Some figures are folk heroes, standing defiant against the corporations and the gangs to try and bring dregs into a new era, while others are villains and cautionary tales about what power does to a person. The vast majority, however, are simply interesting figures that have some moral behind their story, their fates ultimately doing little for the cause of the dregs except providing stories to entertain and educate the next generation. The requirements to become a folk figure are murky to say the least, but the most famous typically have the most outrageous stories, to the point that some are doubted to have existed at all.		Dregs have constructed a rich tapestry of legendary folk figures, some of which are simply of note while others can be considered tales intended to teach a lesson through the failures or successes of another real figure. While large parts of the folklore are embellished, it is often the case that every story’s primary beats are largely true, immortalising significant dregs in the imaginations of children and adults alike. Some figures are folk heroes, standing defiant against the corporations and the gangs to try and bring dregs into a new era, while others are villains and cautionary tales about what power does to a person. The vast majority, however, are simply interesting figures that have some moral behind their story, their fates ultimately doing little for the cause of the dregs except providing stories to entertain and educate the next generation. The requirements to become a folk figure are murky to say the least, but the most famous typically have the most outrageous stories, to the point that some are doubted to have existed at all.

	Some famous folk heroes include:		Some famous folk heroes include:

	* David Insurgent: Nicknamed for his revolutionary tendencies, David is believed to have been the first to draw blood against corporate mercenaries during the Thermostat Revolution. A native of Faroe, David was already well known for his combat related prosthetics and had a reputation for fair pricing and skilled craftsmanship. Most stories surrounding him take this angle, portraying him as an honest man turned revolutionary leader, ultimately betrayed by Little Mojisola in exchange for a sum of money that varies story to story.		<Tabber>
	* Mairo Oku Mpu~~, also~~ known as Mairo Diver~~: A~~ sort of living legend within the ECA, hero to dregs and horror story to corporate network security. While technically not quite a folk hero, due to her living status, she is so embroiled in myth and misinformation due to her secretive life that she has become entirely separate to her legend. Confirmed actions include leaking Zavodskoi Interstellar body-camera footage of war crimes committed by the corporation, releasing documents detailing the unethical nature of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals test subject selection, and the destruction of an Idris server farm. However, the folk lore version of her can commit acts that are dubious if even possible through traditional hacking methods, while often emphasising her whimsical nature contrasted against her numerous warrants for arrest in all major nations. She is rumoured to reside in an abandoned space station with her co-conspirators and romantic partners, plural.		\|-\|David Insurgent=
	* Old Toyin: Famous for one act and one act only, Old Toyin is both a hero and a cautionary tale of what happens when one stands up against the criminal syndicates that dominate the dreg world. While some take her story to be an example of what happens when an old dreg is underestimated, many take it as a warning to expect war if one attacks these gangs. Old Toyin’s story typically goes as such: Old Toyin had lived in her sector of her kowloon for almost her entire life, to the point that nobody on her corridor remembered when she moved in. One day, a group of the Three Star Syndicate demanded that she move out of her home, so that they may turn it into a gambling parlour. Old Toyin refused, stating they would have to kill her to get that property from her. After some arguing, the gangsters left, promising to return with more men. In this time, Old Toyin prepared dinner for her infirm neighbour, said goodbye to her grandson and turned her room into what could qualify as a fortress. By the time the gangsters returned, she had armed herself with a borrowed rifle and walled herself into the room with the help of her neighbours, having a handful of holes to fire out at the gangsters through. Details of the gun fight differ, but the death toll of the gangsters before they demolished the wall and killed Old Toyin is always two digits in all accounts. Almost all accounts emphasise that despite her age and bravery, she was spared no mercy and killed just as brutally as a young dreg would have been.		Nicknamed for his revolutionary tendencies, David is believed to have been the first to draw blood against corporate mercenaries during the Thermostat Revolution. A native of Faroe, David was already well known for his combat related prosthetics and had a reputation for fair pricing and skilled craftsmanship. Most stories surrounding him take this angle, portraying him as an honest man turned revolutionary leader, ultimately betrayed by Little Mojisola in exchange for a sum of money that varies story to story.
			\|-\|Mairo Oku Mpu=
			Also known as Mairo Diver, she is a sort of living legend within the ECA, hero to dregs and horror story to corporate network security. While technically not quite a folk hero, due to her living status, she is so embroiled in myth and misinformation due to her secretive life that she has become entirely separate to her legend. Confirmed actions include leaking Zavodskoi Interstellar body-camera footage of war crimes committed by the corporation, releasing documents detailing the unethical nature of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals test subject selection, and the destruction of an Idris server farm. However, the folk lore version of her can commit acts that are dubious if even possible through traditional hacking methods, while often emphasising her whimsical nature contrasted against her numerous warrants for arrest in all major nations. She is rumoured to reside in an abandoned space station with her co-conspirators and romantic partners, plural.
			\|-\|Old Toyin=
			Famous for one act and one act only, Old Toyin is both a hero and a cautionary tale of what happens when one stands up against the criminal syndicates that dominate the dreg world. While some take her story to be an example of what happens when an old dreg is underestimated, many take it as a warning to expect war if one attacks these gangs. Old Toyin’s story typically goes as such: Old Toyin had lived in her sector of her kowloon for almost her entire life, to the point that nobody on her corridor remembered when she moved in. One day, a group of the Three Star Syndicate demanded that she move out of her home, so that they may turn it into a gambling parlour. Old Toyin refused, stating they would have to kill her to get that property from her. After some arguing, the gangsters left, promising to return with more men. In this time, Old Toyin prepared dinner for her infirm neighbour, said goodbye to her grandson and turned her room into what could qualify as a fortress. By the time the gangsters returned, she had armed herself with a borrowed rifle and walled herself into the room with the help of her neighbours, having a handful of holes to fire out at the gangsters through. Details of the gun fight differ, but the death toll of the gangsters before they demolished the wall and killed Old Toyin is always two digits in all accounts. Almost all accounts emphasise that despite her age and bravery, she was spared no mercy and killed just as brutally as a young dreg would have been.
			\|-\|Shock Namkoisse=
			A famous singer and advocate for dreg freedom, Namkoisse is often a stand-in for stories that were very unlikely to have actually been him. His role in dreg culture is as the hero everybody can love, and documentation of his real life is often dreary in comparison to his folklore existence. Namkoisse has been confirmed to have organised illegal raves inside corporate offices, his claim to fame, and ultimately was charged and jailed for his actions. His trial was a show trial, intended to show the dreg population what happens to rebels, but instead it immortalised him as he read a prepared speech on the witness podium and openly criticised the language and methodology of the court. He has since become the symbol of social rebellion against corporations, and many an aspiring musician have copied his illegal raves in his honour.
			</Tabber>

	More sparingly is the use of folk villains, usually cautionary tales intended to warn others against considering corporate affiliation. In particular is a famous story that almost every dreg knows:<blockquote>Malcolm Oyibo is not so much a figure with a consistent story more than a stock character, a villain that fills the void in the collective memory of dreg folklore when telling the story of a more obscure hero. Malcolm is more of a series of characteristics that make for a villain to the story, inconsistent and often not even in the same job twice. He may be a quartermaster one day, or a mercenary the next, or maybe even a CEO. The important part is that he is a backstabber and a foreigner that desperately seeks to be accepted by his corporate overlords, a rather naked allegory for the view of dregs on reinstated.</blockquote>And finally come a unique aspect of dreg folklore, at least in terms of modern folklore: legendary locations. These locations may range from safe-havens for the most wanted of Epsilon Eridani’s underworld to rumoured paradises of workers’ rights within the very borders of the hell scape that is Aegir’s moon. Some of these locations include:		More sparingly is the use of folk villains, usually cautionary tales intended to warn others against considering corporate affiliation. In particular is a famous story that almost every dreg knows:<blockquote>Malcolm Oyibo is not so much a figure with a consistent story more than a stock character, a villain that fills the void in the collective memory of dreg folklore when telling the story of a more obscure hero. Malcolm is more of a series of characteristics that make for a villain to the story, inconsistent and often not even in the same job twice. He may be a quartermaster one day, or a mercenary the next, or maybe even a CEO. The important part is that he is a backstabber and a foreigner that desperately seeks to be accepted by his corporate overlords, a rather naked allegory for the view of dregs on reinstated.</blockquote>And finally come a unique aspect of dreg folklore, at least in terms of modern folklore: legendary locations. These locations may range from safe-havens for the most wanted of Epsilon Eridani’s underworld to rumoured paradises of workers’ rights within the very borders of the hell scape that is Aegir’s moon. Some of these locations include: