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The Loroi we've seen so far are all front-line soldiers on hazardous duty with supply lines that are questionable at best; they don't have a lot of opportunity to get fat. I also think there's a limit to how fat a front-line soldier can get without her peers or superiors intervening. Are shipboard ...

Some of the Loroi heroic myths include avenging spirits, sort of a cross between Greek Furies and Sirens. I don't recall whether Valkyries also had that role. Valkyries started out as general spirits and not as hot women. Their role was also a lot more sinister than the later impression formed unde...

Wait.... I saw EMPEROR Loremark in the forum searches. Am I to believe this is the same Loremark that nearly wiped out the Mannadi pro bono? So a former genocidal commander can become emperor? Or was this another person named Loremark (popular name eh?). Perhaps the Loroi public was OK with the gen...

The Azerain is the emperor.

That's why I didn't mention the numbers, the accepted historical fact is that Leopold II brutalized and stole from the population of the Congo to such a degree that the population declined by half in the span of 25 years. From all points of view that is genocide even if it was not an objective to k...

Oh, I'm sure the administration wasn't displeased with the formation of the Union. Neither will there have been heartbroken over the fate of the Mannadi. Once they were (nearly) gone, that sector must now be quite relaxing to work in for the Loroi. @dragoongfa The population figures for the surround...

Every war is expensive. But someone started with Delenda Carthago Est , and this sentence was not used until after the second punic war, and led to the third punic war. Carthago was destroyed when it was NO danger to Rome. Be careful when alleging that I don't know history. Also, there were three p...

I'm not talking about the resistance of a subjugated population, but of political and economic measures taken against the Loroi. We are talking about the same thing then. Then, what will the Loroi do if the various alien firms or even the general populace decides to boycott them? Any measures of "d...

@Cthulhu Ok, but Demarquis has already pointed out how not being able to take ruthles actions does not equal not being ruthless. I have already made the case why the kind of popular resistance you are talking about is extremely difficult against the Loroi. The Loroi would need to be idiots that will...

In the very plot we are witnessing, the main firepower on every Loroi capital are Historian handmedown Pulse Cannons and Delrias-manufactured particle blasters, while the ships themselves all fly on Pipolsid drives. The theater of operations is Neridi space with vital military infrastructure presen...

Over 140 (Earth) years, the Mannadi have been aggressive against Loroi and their allies. Continuously. I wonder, how long Earth politicians would've taken it. (Just see how Earth terrorists hide between civilian populations, and how state forces then react. Gaza is an example - make the civilian po...

@Cthulhu
I see, the effects of a youth bulge on the Loroi must be shown with in depth statistics. But the reaction to genocide can be concluded from a single half sentence.

Your double standards are appalling.

What I was trying to say is that such a bulge is not necessary the cause for destabilization. Which is not what you have said at first and is an irrelevant point anyway. Getting drunk is not required for crashing a car either. Or are you trying to tell us that we can not say whether the principle o...

That "youth bulge" theory is interesting at first glance, but the wikipedia-level of explanation is a terrible oversimplification that will lead to errors in judgement. Its analysis depends on additional factors like the level of education, religion, economic situation, wealth distribution, foreign...

@Werra: That is a fascinating story. Thank you for sharing it. It definately provides an insight into conditions in modern China that one just couldn't get otherwise. One wonders of the conditions she described could possibly be sustainable. Maybe you are familiar with the theory of youth bulges of...

A few years ago I was intimate with a Chinese woman. She told me about her childhood growing up in a farming village in rural China. While the 1-child policy was going strong her mother had seven children until the family finally had a son. That son got first pick on all food items, especially the t...

Given the slow nature of travel in Outsider and the huge sighting distances, Beryl is probably used to waiting hours before an engagement. A few thousand solon can easily be the better part of two hours.

Don't expect heroics from Alex here. He has to measure up to born and bred warriors and is fighting a totally alien enemy. If he pulls his own weight, he's doing well. Is it just me or are the Loroi taking a break? Fireblade was crouched beside the door and she has her back turned to it now, hasn't ...

Fun fact: Ripley was written so they could be played by a male or female actor.

You think the cat just showed up to set and they just rolled with it after it walked through a dozen shots?