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A race of hardy space pioneers, the Bardeezans are traders, pilots, couriers and even smugglers. They have a squat appearance and a tanned complexion, whilst their hearty manner make them great drinking companions and trusted friends - so long as you don't cross them in business. | A race of hardy space pioneers, the Bardeezans are traders, pilots, couriers and even smugglers. They have a squat appearance and a tanned complexion, whilst their hearty manner make them great drinking companions and trusted friends - so long as you don't cross them in business. | ||
For decades, the Bardeezan people have suffered constant raids from their more powerful neighbours, the Dorfmen of [[Byzatium]], with many Bardeezans being taken as slave labour to work for the Dorfmen. Consequently, the Bardeezan rulers have appealed to the Federation and other neighbouring systems for help fighting off Dorfmen piracy. However, matters are complicated politically as the nominal Dorfmen government on Byzatium is allied to the Federation too, and blames the slave trade on rogues, brigands and privateers. | |||
A quirk of their culture is that everyone and place on Bardeez is numbered, so all proper nouns are a phonetic pronounciation of the first nine numbers. For example, [[Landinam Losifar|Landinam Losifar]] is 1-5-6-4.<br> | A quirk of their culture is that everyone and place on Bardeez is numbered, so all proper nouns are a phonetic pronounciation of the first nine numbers. For example, [[Landinam Losifar|Landinam Losifar]] is 1-5-6-4.<br> | ||