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Star Kingdom Of ManticoreThe Star Kingdom of Manticore, also known as Manticore and abbreviated as SKM, is a fictional human star-nation in the "Honorverse", the setting for a series of books written by David Weber and published by Baen Books. History Manticore began as a slow boat (sublight ship) colony sent from Earth. It was particularly well planned, however, and money was left on Earth in case faster transport was developed while the slow boats were in transit. It was and the arriving colonists found themselves greeted by employees already building infrastructure on Manticore, the most temperate of the three habitable planets orbiting the two stars in the system. Not long thereafter, there was a plague (probably locally derived) which killed more than half of the population, setting the colony back substantially. It was in reaction to that circumstance that the aristocratic dominated monarchical polity was begun, as new colonists invited to make up for the losses of the plague were not intended to be part of the power structure. It was these colonists (the Yeomen, in current SKM parlance) from whom much of the current population is descended. These plans of aristocratic control went awry when Elizabeth I, the second monarch, proved to be better at political manuvering than the nobility. After her, the SKM had an effective monarchy, not merely a figurehead. Political structure SKM is a constitutional monarchy. Its current ruler is a queen (Elizabeth III). Parliament consists of an upper house (Chamber of Lords) whose membership is hereditary, and a lower house (the Commons) whose members are elected. Foreign affairs SKM is allied with: SKM is at war with: SKM is at cold war with: SKM is neutral towards: Location Its home system is Manticore system – a binary star system. Its major systems and planets: - home system:
- Manticore A 3: Manticore a temperate planet with an exceptionally mild climate; gravitation is 1G
- Manticore A 4: Sphinx a cool planet with a very long year and very harsh winters; native species include the intelligent treecats; gravitation is 1.35G
- Manticore B 4: Gryphon a cool planet with more than Terran axial tilt, resulting in extreme seasons; slightly higher than 1G gravity
- Basilisk System: the system closest to one of the Manticore Nexus terminals
- Medusa inhabited by an intelligent species (Medusans) still in the Stone Age (or equivalent) when discovered
In the course of the history told in the novels and stories, the SKM also acquires: - the Trevor's Star system (one of the termini of the Manticore Wormhole Junction) within the current boundaries of the Republic of Haven
- A large portion of the chaotic star nation of Silesia, although it is not specified how much.
- San Martin the heaviest gravity world inhabited by humans, formerly independent, then conquered and occupied by the Republic of Haven. It requested, and was granted, membership in the Star Kingdom after the Havenites were evicted by the Alliance.
- the Talbott cluster:
- a group of stars with several inhabited planets very near the border of the Solarian League, but some hundreds of light years away from the Manticore system; one star system (Lynx) is very close to the last discovered Manticore Wormhole Junction terminus. The cluster also requested Star Kingdom annexation / membership as a better alternative to incorporation into the Solarian League as 'frontier worlds' without full membership.
Economy SKM is the owner/operator of the Manticore Wormhole Junction, a volume of space with access to seven wormholes. It is the largest (nr of termini) Junction known. These provide "shortcuts" through interstellar space between Phoenix (in Solarian League space), Gregor (in the Andermani Empire), Trevor's Star (within the space controlled by the 'expanded' Republic of Haven), Basilisk, Lynx (in the Talbott Cluster), Beowulf (also in the Solarian League), Matapan (which we know nothing about),and Manticore itself. Tariffs and transit fees paid by ships passing through the Junction are an important part of the SKM government's income. Military Its space navy is known as Royal Manticoran Navy. Famous people External link
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