Edo

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Edo
Four Letter Code	EDO
Federation Status	Member
Planet of Origin	Rubicon III
Encountered	By the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D on Stardate 41255.6. "Justice, TNG"
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	N-
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Humanoids, who are very similar to Terrans and practice a strange mixture of hedonistic sexuality and puritanical respect for a draconian legal code. Basically, the healthy, blond, skimpily-clad humanoid race believe in complete sexual freedom in a simplistic way and yet are extremely law-abiding. They abide by randomly mobile punishment zones to keep would-be offenders alert under penalty of a swift execution. In the distant past, the Edo were a lawless and chaotic people, through time they developed a legal system where a small number of "mediators" patrol randomly selected "punishment zones" where any infraction, even if accidental, results in immediate execution without appeal. 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 may be a transplanted race since they are governed by a transdimensional craft that the Edo worship as their god. This super-entity is in orbit around the planet.