Developed Circle

The Developed Circle is an old term used to refer to the earliest colonized areas outside of the Coreworlds.

The term “Devver” is a derogative term used to refer to those who reside in what the USR classifies as the “Developed Ring”. The term sees frequent use amongst those inside the ring who find the USR unlikeable to, and those who see their home as far from “Developed”.

Unfortunately, the Developed Ring is far from a standard place. The many worlds range from Geoengineered paradises to industrial wastelands, from tiny asteroid bound settlements to huge planets entirely settled. Of course, there is some order to the vast number of planets. Those that lie closer to the Coreworlds, or those that hold resources important to industrial complex are often better developed, with more time or money allowing for the growth of the settlement respectively. Those which lay further from the Coreworlds, or exist merely as an accident of administration or a fault in a Generation Ship are often much less developed, some even only just habitable by those that live there.

Many so called adventurers come from the Developed Ring, seeking adventure, fame or money: indeed many soldiers come from the Ring, and also sentimentalists, philosophers, scientists and other radical revolutionaries: The Ring is a large place, sometimes governed or policed poorly, where the influence of the USR is felt but not overbearing: many of the free thinkers come from the Ring.

Devver Traits
Funded Education: The slow expansion in the rings is a polar opposite to the chaos that developed in the Coreworlds: the USR is able to provide education easily. Benefit: Common Knowledge (USR) (Int), Common Knowledge (History) (Int) and Common Knowledge (Technology) (Int) are all basic skills. Literacy (Int) and Numeracy (Int) are trained skills.

Free Thinker: Free from the constant outpouring of propaganda and information of the USR, political free thinking can take root. Benefit: Forbidden Knowledge (Radicalism (Choose One)) (Int) is a basic skill.