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The '''Battle Thralls''' of the [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy]] are the species who have pledged to serve the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za]] by helping them enslave other sentient races. Their duties include providing military support for the Kzer-Za and watching over [[slave shield|slave-shield]]ed worlds while their masters pursue more important matters. It is unknown if Battle Thrall status is permanent or if the adoption of a program of Battle Thralls has only been instituted by the Kzer-Za to help put down local conflicts, such as the local wars with the [[Alliance of Free Stars]], and are afterwards slave-shielded. Certainly it seems unlikely that the Kzer-Za fleet has simply left whole civilizations of Battle Thralls free to operate their own affairs indefinitely before moving on to others, given their actions within our own region of space, but the details of administration of the Hierarchy outside of our local wars are unknown.
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The '''Battle Thralls''' of the [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy]] are races that have pledged to serve the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za]] by carrying out military objectives against free worlds and enforcing the [[Oath of Fealty]]. Each new world that is subjugated by the Hierarchy is offered a choice to join as Battle Thralls, or as [[Fallow Slave|Fallow Slaves]], by taking the Oath. It is unknown whether Battle Thrall status is permanent or if these worlds face the Oath once their objectives are completed.
  
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Battle Thralls have rights to travel through space and to retain some autonomy on their homeworlds. If the Kzer-Za judge a particular planetary government to be properly constituted and legitimate, they appear to deputize it as a local government, as was done with the [[Veep-Neep Dynasty|Veep-Neep monarchy]] among the [[Yehat]]. In other cases they have been known to forcibly dismantle governments that appear intractable in their violations of the Ur-Quan Slave Laws and install new ones, such as their intervention in establishing the [[Thraddash]] Culture 19 following the end of Culture 18.
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Thralls appear to exercise autonomy, but not total independence over domestic affairs. During the first [[Ur-Quan Slave War|Slave War]], the Hierarchy recognized the [[Veep-Neep Dynasty]] in the [[Yehat|Yehat’s]] power struggle, but completely intervened in [[Thraddash]] politics to install Culture 19.
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Though they retain control over domestic affairs, Battle Thralls' status depends on their ability to assist the Kzer-Za in their wars, and their military conduct is harshly regulated by Ur-Quan authority. They are not allowed to commit acts of violence against other Thralls or [[fallow slave]] species, and the deployment of their military forces is directly controlled by Ur-Quan commanders; violations of the Slave Laws, when discovered, are punished with swift reprisals against homeworlds.
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The Hierarchy permits their interstellar travel, but not violence against other Battle Thralls, or law-abiding Fallow Slaves.  The setup is essentially an alliance of subservient stars.
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===Hierarchy Battle Thralls during the [[Ur-Quan Slave War]] ([[Star Control I]]):===
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*[[Mycon]] - only known race to actively seek out the Ur-Quan and request Battle Thrall status.
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*[[Spathi]] -  intended to become a fallow species, but were tricked by the Umgah into becoming thralls.
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*[[Androsynth]]
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*[[VUX]]
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*[[Ilwrath]]
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*[[Umgah]]
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*[[Thraddash]] - did not directly participate in the Ur-Quan Slave War.{{ref|1}}
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===Hierarchy Battle Thralls at the beginning of [[Star Control II]]:===
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*[[Yehat]] - the only former [[Alliance of Free Stars|Alliance]] member to choose Battle Thrall status, the Hierarchy [[Veep-Neep]] government can later be [[Yehat Rebellion|overthrown]] by pro-[[New Alliance|New-Alliance]] Starship Clan [[Yehat Rebels|Revolutionaries]].
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*[[Mycon]]
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*[[Spathi]] - can defect to the [[New Alliance of Free Stars]], then will soon after encase their [[Spathiwa|homeworld]] in a slave shield.
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*[[VUX]]
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*[[Thraddash]] - the Hierarchy's Culture 19 government can later be overthrown by pro-New-Alliance Culture 20 government.
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*[[Ilwrath]]
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*[[Umgah]] - eventually enslaved by the [[Talking Pet (device)|neo-Dnyarri]], but revert to Battle Thrall status once freed.
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==Notes and references==
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{{note|1}}''The [[Thraddash]] claim to have been Battle Thralls at the time, told to "guard the flank". They are usually not included in such lists because there is no mention of the Thraddash in Star Control I.''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 27 June 2021

Ur-Quan Topics
Species
Ur-Quan
Kzer-Za • Kohr-Ah
History
Sentient Milieu
Slave Revolt
Slave War
The Words
Doctrinal Conflict
Second Doctrinal War
Personalities
Kzer-Za • Kohr-Ah
Philosophies
Path of Now and Forever
Ur-Quan Hierarchy • Battle Thrall • Fallow Slave • Oath of Fealty Doctrinal Conflict
Ships
Dreadnought • Marauder • Sa-Matra
Science
Excruciator • Slave Shield • Talking Pet

The Battle Thralls of the Ur-Quan Hierarchy are races that have pledged to serve the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za by carrying out military objectives against free worlds and enforcing the Oath of Fealty. Each new world that is subjugated by the Hierarchy is offered a choice to join as Battle Thralls, or as Fallow Slaves, by taking the Oath. It is unknown whether Battle Thrall status is permanent or if these worlds face the Oath once their objectives are completed.

Thralls appear to exercise autonomy, but not total independence over domestic affairs. During the first Slave War, the Hierarchy recognized the Veep-Neep Dynasty in the Yehat’s power struggle, but completely intervened in Thraddash politics to install Culture 19.

The Hierarchy permits their interstellar travel, but not violence against other Battle Thralls, or law-abiding Fallow Slaves. The setup is essentially an alliance of subservient stars.

Hierarchy Battle Thralls during the Ur-Quan Slave War (Star Control I):[edit]

  • Mycon - only known race to actively seek out the Ur-Quan and request Battle Thrall status.
  • Spathi - intended to become a fallow species, but were tricked by the Umgah into becoming thralls.
  • Androsynth
  • VUX
  • Ilwrath
  • Umgah
  • Thraddash - did not directly participate in the Ur-Quan Slave War.1

Hierarchy Battle Thralls at the beginning of Star Control II:[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

1The Thraddash claim to have been Battle Thralls at the time, told to "guard the flank". They are usually not included in such lists because there is no mention of the Thraddash in Star Control I.
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