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|origin = [[ma:Rubicun III|Rubicun III]] | |origin = [[ma:Rubicun III|Rubicun III]] | ||
|encountered = By the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]] on Stardate 41255.6. ([[ma:TNG|TNG]]: ''[[ma:Justice|Justice]]'') | |encountered = By the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]] on Stardate 41255.6. ([[ma:TNG|TNG]]: ''[[ma:Justice (episode)|Justice]]'') | ||
|techlevel = N- | |techlevel = N- | ||
|plural = Edo | |plural = Edo | ||
|}}{{quote|Health and happiness!|An Edo greeting<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/jE5u4kpJUrM/ Just another geological curiosity?], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240003.07</ref><ref name="P.S. I miss you (part 2)">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/SS_n_0pm2y4/ P.S. I miss you (part 2)], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240005.15</ref>}} | |}}{{quote|Health and happiness!|An Edo greeting<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/jE5u4kpJUrM/ Just another geological curiosity?], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240003.07</ref><ref name="P.S. I miss you (part 2)">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/SS_n_0pm2y4/ P.S. I miss you (part 2)], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240005.15</ref>}} | ||
The '''Edo''' are a humanoid species from the planet Rubicun III. They are very human-looking, the only notable difference in appearance being the lack of heterogeneity among them. After chaotic past, they have turned their society to what is often described as “a paradise” characterized by concepts of peace and free love. However, they also uphold strict laws that required death penalty for all crimes. Their planet is protected by a transdimensional entity they worship as God. | The '''Edo''' are a humanoid species from the planet Rubicun III. They are very human-looking, the only notable difference in appearance being the lack of heterogeneity among them. After a chaotic past, they have turned their society to what is often described as “a paradise” characterized by concepts of peace and free love. However, they also uphold strict laws that required death penalty for all crimes. Their planet is protected by a transdimensional entity they worship as God. | ||
==Home System== | ==Home System== | ||
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The origin of the Edo is unknown. Some speculation suggests that the Edo do not originate from their current homeworld of Rubicun III. Instead, they may have been planted there by a trans-dimensional entity the Edo worship as a God.<ref name="MA Rubicun III">[[ma:Rubicun III|Rubicun III]], Memory Alpha</ref> As with their origin, much of the Edo history is poorly known due to their lack of historical records.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Ntq7dM1ZA1-AGvkTuto The frontier of history and the future], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240103.25</ref> | The origin of the Edo is unknown. Some speculation suggests that the Edo do not originate from their current homeworld of Rubicun III. Instead, they may have been planted there by a trans-dimensional entity the Edo worship as a God.<ref name="MA Rubicun III">[[ma:Rubicun III|Rubicun III]], Memory Alpha</ref> As with their origin, much of the Edo history is poorly known due to their lack of historical records.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Ntq7dM1ZA1-AGvkTuto The frontier of history and the future], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240103.25</ref> | ||
The Edo refer to their distant past as the “Chaotic times”. During this time period, the Edo would fight wars among themselves. At the end of the last war during the Chaotic times, portions of the planet were likely left barren wasteland.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nv7xVlZfb6RBK4Rm7ep Garden of Death], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240104.10</ref> The current Edo legal code was adopted at the end of the Chaotic times.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nue-YjFuYZz15-73Efz A blessing and a curse], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240104.04</ref> This legal system consists of randomly selected punishment zones, where laws are enforced by a group of “mediators”, who would issue immediate execution to the criminals they met. The adoption of the current law has seen criminality being eliminated practically completely among the Edo.<ref name="MA Edo>[[ma:Edo]], Memory Alpha</ref> Other societal and cultural changes were also implemented at the end of the Chaotic times, including giving up eating meat.<ref name="You’ll never stop worrying about your family" /> | The Edo refer to their distant past as the “Chaotic times”. During this time period, the Edo would fight wars among themselves. At the end of the last war during the Chaotic times, portions of the planet were likely left barren wasteland.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nv7xVlZfb6RBK4Rm7ep Garden of Death], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240104.10</ref> The current Edo legal code was adopted at the end of the Chaotic times.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nue-YjFuYZz15-73Efz A blessing and a curse], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240104.04</ref> This legal system consists of randomly selected punishment zones, where laws are enforced by a group of “mediators”, who would issue immediate execution to the criminals they met. The adoption of the current law has seen criminality being eliminated practically completely among the Edo.<ref name="MA Edo>[[ma:Edo|Edo]], Memory Alpha</ref> Other societal and cultural changes were also implemented at the end of the Chaotic times, including giving up eating meat.<ref name="You’ll never stop worrying about your family" /> | ||
The Edo made first contact with [[Starfleet]] in [[2360s#2364|2364]], when the Edo welcomed a group of officers from USS ''Enterprise'' to the planet for shore leave. Despite the promising beginning, the first contact ended with an incident involving a violation of the Edo law and refusal of an execution. The Edo God met any attempts to take any Edo out of Rubicun III with force and asserted their control over the star cluster in which Rubicun III is located.<ref name="MA Justice">[[ma:Justice (episode)|Justice]], Memory Alpha</ref> | The Edo made first contact with [[Starfleet]] in [[2360s#2364|2364]], when the Edo welcomed a group of officers from USS ''Enterprise'' to the planet for shore leave. Despite the promising beginning, the first contact ended with an incident involving a violation of the Edo law and refusal of an execution. The Edo God met any attempts to take any Edo out of Rubicun III with force and asserted their control over the star cluster in which Rubicun III is located.<ref name="MA Justice">[[ma:Justice (episode)|Justice (episode)]], Memory Alpha</ref> | ||
After the first contact, the Edo and the Edo God began to be more directly involved with each other.<ref name="Luxury Tour">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Invicta/-1435626521000 Luxury Tour], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239206.30</ref> The immediate reaction to the first contact were restrictions on the Edo from leaving Rubicun III or the star cluster.<ref name="Longing for the Paradise">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Excalibur/-NNwvE29INsh3Gt0Fe5a Longing for the Paradise], Ens. Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 240002.10</ref> However, the first contact also led to fast societal changes and lessening of several restrictions and penalties. These changes were accompanied by social turmoil.<ref name="Penalties">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Invicta/-1436335151000 Penalties], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239207.08</ref> Eventually, the Edo started founding colonies on other planets in the star cluster claimed by the Edo God. At some point in or by the [[2380s]], the Edo wishing to leave for worlds out of their area could apply for a permit to do so. Some individuals joined Starfleet at that time<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-115324716000078z8 Ensign Maria's Condition], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.18</ref>. The need for a permission was dropped somewhere in the [[2390s]]. The number of Edo emigrants has remained low, as very few has chosen to leave.<ref name="Longing for the Paradise" /> By the early 2390s, the Edo had joined the [[United Federation of Planets]].<ref name="Luxury Tour" /> | After the first contact, the Edo and the Edo God began to be more directly involved with each other.<ref name="Luxury Tour">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Invicta/-1435626521000 Luxury Tour], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239206.30</ref> The immediate reaction to the first contact were restrictions on the Edo from leaving Rubicun III or the star cluster.<ref name="Longing for the Paradise">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Excalibur/-NNwvE29INsh3Gt0Fe5a Longing for the Paradise], Ens. Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 240002.10</ref> However, the first contact also led to fast societal changes and lessening of several restrictions and penalties. These changes were accompanied by social turmoil.<ref name="Penalties">[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Invicta/-1436335151000 Penalties], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239207.08</ref> Eventually, the Edo started founding colonies on other planets in the star cluster claimed by the Edo God. At some point in or by the [[2380s]], the Edo wishing to leave for worlds out of their area could apply for a permit to do so. Some individuals joined Starfleet at that time<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-115324716000078z8 Ensign Maria's Condition], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.18</ref>. The need for a permission was dropped somewhere in the [[2390s]]. The number of Edo emigrants has remained low, as very few has chosen to leave.<ref name="Longing for the Paradise" /> By the early 2390s, the Edo had joined the [[United Federation of Planets]].<ref name="Luxury Tour" /> | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
They abide by randomly mobile punishment zones to keep would-be offenders alert under penalty of a swift execution. Since the "punishment zones" are randomly chosen and rapidly changing, the system is a powerful incentive to obey all laws. The Edo welcome visitors openly as long as they conform to their system of justice. The Edo system of justice acknowledged only one punishment among them for any crime: execution with a poisoned syringe. Randomly mobile punishment zones kept would-be offenders alert and the Mediators dispensed punishment for any violations in the punishment zones.<ref name="MA Edo /> | They abide by randomly mobile punishment zones to keep would-be offenders alert under penalty of a swift execution. Since the "punishment zones" are randomly chosen and rapidly changing, the system is a powerful incentive to obey all laws. The Edo welcome visitors openly as long as they conform to their system of justice. The Edo system of justice acknowledged only one punishment among them for any crime: execution with a poisoned syringe. Randomly mobile punishment zones kept would-be offenders alert, and the Mediators dispensed punishment for any violations in the punishment zones.<ref name="MA Edo /> | ||
Since an incident with a [[Starfleet]] crew, penalties for certain crimes has lessened somewhat - the Edo considered this to be a tumultuous period, but otherwise productive.<ref name="Penalties" /> | Since an incident with a [[Starfleet]] crew, penalties for certain crimes has lessened somewhat - the Edo considered this to be a tumultuous period, but otherwise productive.<ref name="Penalties" /> | ||
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=== Rites === | === Rites === | ||
Funerals typically take place in nature near the community home. The exact rite is not standardised, but each community may choose the course of the ritual. The focus is typically not in the burial or religious or spiritual aspects of the ritual, but rather the commemorating the dead individual and their role in the community. However, due to the beliefs held by some Edo concerning the spirits of the dead, some funerals, particularly those of criminals and victims of crimes might involve addressing the supposed spirit of the deceased. The monuments are typically meant to be only temporary, lasting less than a decade.<ref name="A bond from another universe" /> | Funerals typically take place in nature near the community home. The exact rite is not standardised, but each community may choose the course of the ritual. The focus is typically not in the burial or religious or spiritual aspects of the ritual, but rather the commemorating the dead individual and their role in the community. However, due to the beliefs held by some Edo concerning the spirits of the dead, some funerals, particularly those of criminals and victims of crimes, might involve addressing the supposed spirit of the deceased. The monuments are typically meant to be only temporary, lasting less than a decade.<ref name="A bond from another universe" /> | ||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Some Edo believe in spirits, and the there are several myths concerning the spirits of the dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-1153851540000vbzyi Zombies!], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.25</ref> Due to the entity which they worship as God being a physical being while the spirits are not, the Edo separate “religion” and “spirituality”. Even though an Edo might be a follower of their God, they might not necessarily believe in spirits.<ref name="In the deep end">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/TNyx0Zlc88o/ In the deep end], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240012.09</ref> | Some Edo believe in spirits, and the there are several myths concerning the spirits of the dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-1153851540000vbzyi Zombies!], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.25</ref> Due to the entity which they worship as God being a physical being while the spirits are not, the Edo separate “religion” and “spirituality”. Even though an Edo might be a follower of their God, they might not necessarily believe in spirits.<ref name="In the deep end">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/TNyx0Zlc88o/ In the deep end], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240012.09</ref> | ||
It is generally believed that the spirit of a dead person will eventually fade into the nature and continue strengthening the community that way. Before fading in, the spirits are believed to | It is generally believed that the spirit of a dead person will eventually fade into the nature and continue strengthening the community that way. Before fading in, the spirits are believed to inhabit and possibly interact with the material world. Some spirits, most notably those of criminals and the victims of crimes, might become confused or aggressive, possibly causing harm and being unable to continue to fade in. As such, funeral rites for these individuals might involve attempts to calm down the spirits and convince them to carry on.<ref name="A bond from another universe">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/MSrRPkWY_qI A bond from another universe], Lt Vitor Silveira & LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240012.20</ref><ref name="In the deep end" /> | ||
They are at least aware of the concept of the living dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-11657858400006jo8e It Wasn't Pleasant...], Ens Alashia Edar, {{USS|Independence}}, 238312.10</ref> | They are at least aware of the concept of the living dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-11657858400006jo8e It Wasn't Pleasant...], Ens Alashia Edar, {{USS|Independence}}, 238312.10</ref> | ||
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The Edo have local communities with community leaders. Both the community leaders and the mediators wear a metallic necklace indicating their status.<ref name="P.S. I miss you (part 2)" /><ref name="MA Edo" /> The necklace depicts two swirls, a symbol associated with the Edo as a population.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nsi3XK3BQGFcY4H7J-W The Edo is dead. Only the Romulan remains.], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240103.11</ref> | The Edo have local communities with community leaders. Both the community leaders and the mediators wear a metallic necklace indicating their status.<ref name="P.S. I miss you (part 2)" /><ref name="MA Edo" /> The necklace depicts two swirls, a symbol associated with the Edo as a population.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-Nsi3XK3BQGFcY4H7J-W The Edo is dead. Only the Romulan remains.], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240103.11</ref> | ||
At least in some regions, communal families are the norm. In this kind of familiar structure, those with whom an individual is close with are considered their family, regardless of their | At least in some regions, communal families are the norm. In this kind of familiar structure, those with whom an individual is close with are considered their family, regardless of their genealogical relations. As a result, an individual would consider everyone in their community their child, sibling, parent or grandparent. When changing communities, an Edo may start to consider the new community as their family as well, even when the new community is non-Edo.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/WqaqhJwMGAw/ We're All Broken Within, Brother], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240007.22</ref> | ||
The Edo communities are generally small, and there are no large cities anymore.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-NrKdYTNuXgP_zXkkcJN], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240102.23</ref> | The Edo communities are generally small, and there are no large cities anymore.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Artemis/-NrKdYTNuXgP_zXkkcJN], Lt Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240102.23</ref> | ||
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=== Language === | === Language === | ||
The Edo speak multiple languages or dialects collectively referred to as the Rubicun Edo languages or simply Edo languages. These languages share a translingual writing system, which is based on a shared syllabary. Each glyph typically represents a consonant, a vowel, and a possible ending depending on its location in a word and other factors. The syllable glyphs have an order comparable to the alphabetic order in the Latin alphabets. For example, ''va'' is the fifth glyph in this syllabic order.<ref name="Linian vajos ren, jialon res">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/Q_AcRthh46Q/ Linian vajos ren, jialon res], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240010.29</ref> | The Edo speak multiple languages or dialects, collectively referred to as the Rubicun Edo languages or simply Edo languages. These languages share a translingual writing system, which is based on a shared syllabary. Each glyph typically represents a consonant, a vowel, and a possible ending depending on its location in a word and other factors. The syllable glyphs have an order comparable to the alphabetic order in the Latin alphabets. For example, ''va'' is the fifth glyph in this syllabic order.<ref name="Linian vajos ren, jialon res">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/Q_AcRthh46Q/ Linian vajos ren, jialon res], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240010.29</ref> | ||
Somian is one of the dialects or languages spoken by the Edo in an area on Rubicun III. It is written using the common Edo writing system. The word order in Somian is OVS, i.e. object-verb-subject, meaning that in a typical sentence, object precedes the verb, and the subject is in the last place.<ref name="Linian vajos ren, jialon res" /> | Somian is one of the dialects or languages spoken by the Edo in an area on Rubicun III. It is written using the common Edo writing system. The word order in Somian is OVS, i.e. object-verb-subject, meaning that in a typical sentence, object precedes the verb, and the subject is in the last place.<ref name="Linian vajos ren, jialon res" /> | ||
==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
Hugs are often shared between family members and friends as well as strangers. A hug is often used as a typical greeting, but hugs are also given for whatever reason.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/7kEnWdTa-zo/m/Tb10SFZLBAAJ The best hug in ages], Ens. Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 240002.02</ref> | Hugs are often shared between family members and friends, as well as strangers. A hug is often used as a typical greeting, but hugs are also given for whatever reason.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/7kEnWdTa-zo/m/Tb10SFZLBAAJ The best hug in ages], Ens. Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 240002.02</ref> | ||
During typical handshakes, the contact would linger longer than most other cultures. This would often make people from other cultures uncomfortable due to the intimacy of the gesture.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/PJ8mP9yS094/m/sYX1DfPFAAAJ ''"Sugar and Spice"''], Ens. Selara, {{USS|Arrow}}, 239707.21</ref> An Edo-style handshake consisted of clasping forearms, rather than hands.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-invicta/5cKuSpPPDm0/4q5BkAePBQAJ ''"Dinner Date"''], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239209.16</ref> | During typical handshakes, the contact would linger longer than most other cultures. This would often make people from other cultures uncomfortable due to the intimacy of the gesture.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/PJ8mP9yS094/m/sYX1DfPFAAAJ ''"Sugar and Spice"''], Ens. Selara, {{USS|Arrow}}, 239707.21</ref> An Edo-style handshake consisted of clasping forearms, rather than hands.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-invicta/5cKuSpPPDm0/4q5BkAePBQAJ ''"Dinner Date"''], Farquan, {{USS|Invicta}}, 239209.16</ref> | ||