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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
They do not as a species tend to make good traders and while a very small percentage of them do manage to make a fair living by operating freighters the majority of them either sell out their services to the highest bidder, go raiding, become pirates, mercenaries or body guards. | They do not as a species tend to make good traders and while a very small percentage of them do manage to make a fair living by operating freighters the majority of them either sell out their services to the highest bidder, go raiding, become pirates, mercenaries or body guards. | ||
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==Military== | ==Military== | ||
While little has been seen that would indicate any governmental or military organization in Nausicaan society, the 22nd century saw coordinated acts of piracy. Hunting parties of several warp-capable raider starships armed with plasma cannons and protected by deflector shields, worked out of asteroid bases. The pirate crews were armed with hand-held directed energy weapons. | While little has been seen that would indicate any governmental or military organization in Nausicaan society, the 22nd century saw coordinated acts of piracy. Hunting parties of several warp-capable raider starships armed with plasma cannons and protected by deflector shields, worked out of asteroid bases. The pirate crews were armed with hand-held directed energy weapons. | ||
Over the next two centuries, however this seems to have changed. Now most contact with Nausicaans is in the form of isolated run-ins with single ships or in rare cases with two or three ships belonging to the same small isolated group of independent operators. Surprisingly the practice of using asteroids as settlements and bases for small bands of pirates, criminals or mercenaries did not go out of practice. | Over the next two centuries, however this seems to have changed. Now most contact with Nausicaans is in the form of isolated run-ins with single ships or in rare cases with two or three ships belonging to the same small isolated group of independent operators. Surprisingly the practice of using asteroids as settlements and bases for small bands of pirates, criminals or mercenaries did not go out of practice. | ||