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====== Unity Protocol ====== | ====== Unity Protocol ====== | ||
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|"We ... have ... room ... for you." | |"We ... have ... room ... for you." | ||
- | The **Unity Protocol** is the name of the sprawling artificial intelligence network responsible for maintaining the city of [[planet: | + | The **Unity Protocol** is the name of the sprawling artificial intelligence network responsible for maintaining the cities |
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===== Appearance and Symbols ===== | ===== Appearance and Symbols ===== | ||
- | The general appearance of the Unity Protocol is very muted in normal colours, using grey, white, and occasional licks of blue. Their logo consists of a picture of the [[planet: | + | The general appearance of the Unity Protocol is very muted in normal colours, using grey, white, and occasional licks of blue. Their logo consists of a picture of [[planet: |
The ' | The ' | ||
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+ | Non-humanoid Units have also been observed, ranging from light space craft for planetary and system defence to construction drones to build the cities, and smaller units intended to work in hazardous conditions or crawlspaces. Combat-ready Units may not adhere to strictly humanoid appearances, | ||
For more on the Units which isn't covered here, as well as information for Rogue Units, consult [[species: | For more on the Units which isn't covered here, as well as information for Rogue Units, consult [[species: | ||
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+ | ===== Living with the Protocol ===== | ||
+ | Life within the borders of the Protocol is generally considered quite peaceful, and laid back with living space provided by the cities built by the Protocol. This peace is afforded by the Units and members of the [[organisation: | ||
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+ | Large species groups which live within the Protocol are given assistance to elect a local council to represent the species' | ||
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+ | Generally, ghetto or self-segregation behaviour of species groups is discouraged, | ||
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+ | ==== Responsibilities and Obligations ==== | ||
+ | As a citizen or ward of the Unity Protocol the following obligations and rights apply, as dictated and administered by Units: | ||
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+ | * Property damage to exclusively Unit-owned construction will be met with fines proportional to damage incurred, or community service and labour. | ||
+ | * Property damage to co-owned/ | ||
+ | * Justice is administered by an impartial Unit, designed to evaluate the factual elements of a case bought to their attention. | ||
+ | * A citizen' | ||
+ | * A citizen is entitled to safe haven within Traveller from external aggression. | ||
+ | * Common sense laws apply regarding theft, murder, trespassing, | ||
+ | * Citizens are provided with the following: | ||
+ | * Living space within the colony of their choice, or to a colony which suits their biological needs. | ||
+ | * Access to community-grown food and water, or other sustenance. | ||
+ | * Assistance to seek work. | ||
+ | * In return: | ||
+ | * Citizens must comply with orders made by the Units to move themselves. Assistance with moving belongings will be provided for free. | ||
+ | * Citizens are obliged to donate their resources, knowledge, labour, and technology to the Unity Protocol for the betterment of their peers. | ||
+ | * Citizens may be called upon to defend Traveller and their livelihood in the advent of a large-scale attack. | ||
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+ | Travellers are bound to less restrictions, | ||
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+ | ==== Currency ==== | ||
+ | All businesses within the Unity Protocol may accept local currencies if permitted by the owners, or use UniCur (UC, ¤). Local currencies may be exchanged for UC. UC100 is roughly equivalent to AC1.00. Coins are made from precious-metal alloys, and one side always displays the diamond symbol of the Unity Protocol while the other is stamped with a decorative designed. Rods are made of similar alloys, and range in length from an inch and a half to two and a half inches while value and other information is inscribed on the rod itself. | ||
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+ | The currency denominations for UniCur are as follows: | ||
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+ | ^ Type ^ Value ^ Description | | ||
+ | ^ Coin ^ ¤10 | A copper-alloy coin. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤25 | A silver-alloy coin. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤50 | An electrum coin. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤100 | A gold-alloy coin with a silver outer band. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤200 | A silver-alloy coin with a golden outer band. | | ||
+ | ^ Rod ^ ¤500 | A 1.5" rod made of steel, capped with alloy. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤1000 | A 1.75" rod made of copper, capped with steel. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤2000 | A 2" rod made of silver, capped with copper. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤5000 | A 2" rod made of gold, capped with silver. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤10000 | A 2.25" rod made of platinum, capped with gold. | | ||
+ | ^ ::: ^ ¤25000 | A 2.5" rod made of diamond, capped with shimmering bismuth-like ends. | | ||
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+ | **Note:** The shapes of individual coins and rods may vary somewhat, in addition, but these are the widely accepted standards for physical currency. Banknotes and electronic commerce through personal devices is available too. | ||
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+ | **Note:** It is acceptable to underline and/or superscript the last two digits of UniCur, to denote the smaller values in a larger amount of money. ¤505050 may be written as ¤5050< | ||
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+ | **Note:** The ¤ symbol may also be replaced with " | ||
===== Relationship with Others ===== | ===== Relationship with Others ===== | ||
- | The most curious component of the Unity Protocol is its relationships with other races who enter its system. Units appear to be happy to accommodate new races so long as there is available space throughout Starshade or in orbit. | + | The most curious component of the Unity Protocol is its relationships with other races who enter its system. Units appear to be happy to accommodate new races, so long as they' |
The general process has been documented by foreigners as thus: | The general process has been documented by foreigners as thus: | ||
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* If no similar species can be found, Units let the person decide. | * If no similar species can be found, Units let the person decide. | ||
- | Spacefaring species who have heard of the Unity Protocol but stay away from it cite the shadowiness of their apparent motives, keeping interactions with Units and other Unit-controlled infrastructure to a minimum and trading directly with traders who work in independently owned space stations within | + | Spacefaring species who have heard of the Unity Protocol but stay away from it cite the shadowiness of their apparent motives, keeping interactions with Units and other Unit-controlled infrastructure to a minimum and trading directly with traders who work in independently owned space stations within |
- | ==== System | + | ==== Planetary |
- | Due to how the Unity Protocol is laid out and fundamentally | + | Due to how the Unity Protocol is laid out and fundamentally |
- | Another popular theory is that the servers remember all the information an individual Unit will need to know, and a severed connection means the Unit must now rely on any data stored internally. Reports of 'Rogue Units' wandering outside of Unity Protocol' | + | Another popular theory is that the servers remember all the information an individual Unit will need to know, and a severed connection means the Unit must now rely on any data stored internally. Reports of 'Rogue Units' wandering outside of Traveller, presumably disconnected from the central network relying on an internal storage. The Protocol offers their most handsome rewards to those who bring Rogue Units in. |
===== Self Defence and Justice ===== | ===== Self Defence and Justice ===== | ||
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For crimes perpetrated by people towards others with minimal Protocol property damage, the Units may assist with the local investigation by providing footage and metrics where possible to see that the crime is resolved in the perpetrator' | For crimes perpetrated by people towards others with minimal Protocol property damage, the Units may assist with the local investigation by providing footage and metrics where possible to see that the crime is resolved in the perpetrator' | ||
- | Generally, outrageous actions by individuals can draw the Units' ire towards their whole //species// if incidents persist, leading to punishments ranging from indiscernable | + | Generally, outrageous actions by individuals can draw the Units' ire towards their whole //species// if incidents persist, leading to punishments ranging from indiscernible |
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- | For threats beyond the system which require further pursuit, the Protocol enlists the help of United People to enlist in the **United Defence Directive**. They reward those who bring their quarries to justice with some respect and the hunter' | + | |
- | ==== General Points ==== | + | For threats beyond the system which require further pursuit, the Protocol enlists the help of United People to enlist in the [[organisation: |
- | * Property damage is highly frowned upon. | + | |
- | * Sabotage is met with stiff resistance. | + | |
===== Quotes ===== | ===== Quotes ===== | ||
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|"We act on our maker-given Protocol to offer safe haven for you and your kind, and all other polite kinds; Whether you're here for a day, or for the rest of your life. All we ask in return is to let us decide how you will live with us, and to defend our interests when called upon. We enjoy the company of ' | |"We act on our maker-given Protocol to offer safe haven for you and your kind, and all other polite kinds; Whether you're here for a day, or for the rest of your life. All we ask in return is to let us decide how you will live with us, and to defend our interests when called upon. We enjoy the company of ' | ||
- | |"The Units? Them? I had better luck figuring out brick walls. Surely there' | + | |"The Units? Them? I had better luck figuring out brick walls. Surely there' |
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