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Bundle: 559
Archive-Message-Number: 7034
Date:         Tue, 22 Mar 94 00:42:28 EST
From: "Susan M. Shock" [-- REDACTED --]
Subject:      Star Vikings and the Regency

The "Star Vikings" (a name which THEY did not choose, by the way) are the
members of the Reformation Coalition Exploratory Service, based out of the
rimward subsectors of the Old Expanses. The Regency is the old Domain of
Deneb (and a few additions), and includes the Spinward Marches. It is as close
to the old Third Imperium as you can get in today's Traveller universe. There
seemed to be some confusion about this, so I thought I'd explain it.
   Anyone remember the "Yankee Air Pirates"? These were a group of guys who
were given that name by the North Vietnamese, which they later wore with pride.
Is this really any dumber than "Star Vikings" (which, incidentally, was first
used-with a different meaning-in "Assignment: Vigilante")? The "Star Vikings"
name is part of an anti-RC propoganda campaign being waged by the Guild.
Sometimes you don't get to choose these things.

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