Scarabs Expanded

[hazelmouse]

Lore Impact (Small/Medium/Large): Medium

Species: Human

Short Description: This is an expansion to the lore of the politics, economy, and religion of the Scarab Fleet. It expands substantially on each of the five primary Scarab ships, including their political alignments, notable features, and introduces a unique banner for each one, in addition to defining the specific practices and beliefs in Scarab Folk Religion, and specifying the mechanism by which money passes through the fleet.

Scarab Folk Religion is elaborated upon as an animistic tradition centred primarily on respecting and appeasing the spirits of cosmic bodies - both wild cosmic bodies such as asteroids and moons, and also the venerable and benevolent spirits associated with the Scarabs' own ships.

The primary political split of the Scarabs is redefined into a tug of war between anti-coalition and anti-corporate conservatives versus pro-coalition and pro-corporate cosmopolitans, rather than a division on whether they should colonise planets or not.

This is not intended to redefine the Scarabs as a faction. This is meant to bring into clearer focus their culture and exact practices so they can be played more authentically on-ship.

How will this be reflected on-station?: This gives Scarabs an actual religious framework that they can act out on-station, and it also defines a much more precise political system they can discuss with other characters. Additionally, every ship has its culture and structure much more firmly defined, which I hope will give people a lot more to work with when they're choosing the ship their Scarab comes from.

Does this addition do anything not achieved by what already exists?: Yes. It fills in the holes in Scarab lore that have, up to this point, only been filled with the head-canon of Scarab players.

Do you understand that the project may change over time in ways you may not foresee once it is handed over to the Lore Team?: I do.

Long Description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EH_8YN0tDR6w6mav1VokEiCzGLeuWrK7KoGplOKD2Cc/edit?usp=sharing

Edited March 20 by hazelmouse