巴努

Sentient alien race renowned for commerce
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巴努
Kingdom 智慧生物
Sentient? 有意識
Capital 巴克斯 II (人類假定)
Language 巴努語
Religion 多信仰
Government 巴努保護國 (共和制,次要控制權)
Souli (商會,主要控制權)
Ruler 多個商會領導
Currency Unknown
Territories 7 已知星系
Habitat 溫帶氣候
Status 繁榮
Discovered In 公元2438年; 516年 前 (2438)
Discovered By 維綸·塔爾

Banu ( Banu: ubanu(uBanu); )是一種有意識的、兩足行走的物種。以商業社會為根本,並與所有已知的太空文明保持着和平貿易關係。Banu Protectorate是由行星國家組成的共和國,與UEE建立了牢固的關係,主要基於經濟貿易和文化交流

歷史

巴努是人類第一次遇到的有智慧的物種。由一名名叫維綸·塔爾的導航跳躍員偶然發現了一艘未知船隻。塔爾誤以為巴努的飛船是競爭對手的探險者,於是擅自進行了攻擊。這一行動幾乎引發了兩個物種之間的戰爭,所幸塔爾的射擊並未造成任何實質性的損傷。在意識到自己正在面對一艘全新的外星飛船之後,塔爾將自己的坐標傳達給了United Nations of Earth。由尼爾·索科洛維奇將軍領導的代表團立即被派往該星系,以消除任何外交威脅並開展溝通。[1] 後來發現,該巴努飛行員是因為擅自挪用資金而被當地官員通緝。兩個文明聚在一起並簽署了第一份Interstellar Peace & Trade Accord,他們開始交換信息和技術,相互幫助在宇宙中擴展。而在巴努的勢力蔓延開來後,他們組建了Banu Protectorate,以監管所有的星系。

巴努是宇宙中的商人和「藝術家」。他們的星球多種多樣,色彩豐富。許多陰謀故事都始於其城市的昏暗小巷。巴努公開與所有已知的太空文明進行貿易,包括Vanduul,儘管這種關係十分微妙。

巴努「人」生

巴努是一種擅長太空旅行的物種。他們在技術上非常先進,能夠對行星進行地化改造並通過跳躍點量子航行進行穿越。巴努的壽命顯著短於人類的壽命,[2] 儘管如此,他們的軀體更具韌性,可以在極其惡劣的條件下生存和延續。[3]

有趣的是巴努沒有「床」的概念;他們常常使用坐姿/站姿入睡,大約十分鐘後就能恢復精力,繼續前行。身體疲憊的個體可能一次性睡上90分鐘或更多,但超過這個時間被認為是不健康的。[4]

社交禮儀

每個巴努個體都是眾多Souli'之一的成員,可以看作是人類社會的平行概念。這些由非血緣關係的個體組成的團體構成了巴努的工作、生活和教育年輕成員的環境,讓他們從小就專注於掌握一項技能。[5]

貿易是巴努社會的主要推動力,每個保護國星系都體現了這一點。雖然每個星球都擁有其獨特的文化和傳統,但對金錢和貿易的熱愛將它們緊密地聯繫在一起。巴努的世界充滿活力,危險重重,在各種市場上,犯罪分子和貴族們肩並肩。在這個世界一切榮華富貴唾手可得,只要你有足夠的信用來證明自己。

值得注意的是,儘管多數巴努以利益為本,但也有一些個體重視其他層次的追求,或者對將自己的生活貨幣化到與他們所處的更廣泛物種相比的程度感到不舒服。這些個體寥寥無幾,也很難社會。

社會與文化

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A Banu serving Sloma

巴努歷史

關於巴努的歷史人類了解甚少;他們的文化注重當下,因此他們認為保留歷史或記錄資料沒有太大意義。不過,對於實用的知識,比如技術、貿易路線和文件記錄將會被保存。對於沒有貨幣或實用價值的信息,比如星系發現的日期,他們往往會遺忘掉。[6] 但這並不意味着歷史上的罪人會被遺忘:只要犯罪分子被列入「通緝名單」或受僱承包商進行追獵,他們就會被長期追蹤定位。[7]

家園...和新家

巴努的起源對UEE來說是未知的,甚至對巴努自己來說也很可能如此。他們居住在幾個星系和其中的行星上,然而,沒有一個星系擁有被發現或殖民的確切日期,因為他們認為這樣的信息並不重要。許多UEE的人推測巴努的原始星球可能是巴克斯II,然而巴努無法證實或否認這個理論,因為他們不傾向於保留記錄。[8] 實際上,當被問及這個問題時,許多巴努個體只會簡單地回答他們的種族家園就是自己的家,或者如果他們是在宇宙飛船上出生的,就是那艘飛船的名字。[2]

定居星系

其中一些星系是在2439年「Interstellar Peace & Trade Accord」簽署後不久「發現」的。巴努向UNE透露了幾個巴努控制的星系的位置,據推測是為了促進貿易。[9]

名稱 描述
巴克斯 這是一個有三顆行星的雙星系統。巴克斯II是許多UEE官員認為是巴努原始星球的行星。這個假設是基於已知信息的影響下做出的,根據這些信息,巴努會在行星表面定期舉行一次整個物種的聚會並做出重要決策。
格登 包含一個恆星,以及一顆獨立的行星繞行。
格登 一個重要的貿易中心,由6顆行星組成,被許多人和外星物種訪問
Kins
Ophos
Trise
Yulin Popular system visited by tourists as a "vacation resort"

Political system

The Banu Protectorate is a republic of Planet-States, each run under its own political system. The leaders (or selected representatives) of each planet will gather for a quorum to discuss/debate legal and trade issues that affect the entire species. Otherwise, each is left to their own devices to succeed or fail.

Diplomatic status

Humans: friendly.

Xi'an: friendly.

Vanduul: precarious but friendly. This breaks down on a planet-by-planet basis, but generally, the desire for money and trade outweighs loyalties and grudges.

Religion

There are multiple deities, out of which Cassa (the Patron of Luck) and Taernin (the Great Traveler) are the most common.

The Protectorate's spiritual center is located in the Trise System. While the Gatherings on Bacchus II handle the legal and political matters, "The Council" is responsible for the social and moral dictums that define and direct Banu society.

Their calling requires pure objectivity when dealing with their race, so they are separated from the rest of their people as much as possible.

There are no great Banu pilgrimages, so worshipers flocking to a system is not to be expected. Separation of the Council from the rest of society is mandated by the law.

As stated above, Banu don't produce works of art unless it has a practical reason for it. However, there is one exception, their monk equivalents produce elaborate copper-based artwork which has a certain kitsch value. Another product of their religion is a variety of medicines, concocted by their healers, which have been shown to have a positive effect on Human diseases.

Military

The Banu don't have a dedicated standing army of any sort. At peaceful times the Banu Militia keeps the (relative) tranquility on a day-to-day basis within their systems. This militia operates on a rotational basis, drawing volunteers (even some criminals) from the various Banu-inhabited planets to keep an eye on things in space. To call their approach to law enforcement 'fast and loose' is an understatement. However, when in conflict or near it, the Banu can quickly pull together a formidable military force not to be reckoned with.

Crime

Suffice it to say, there is a lot of crime in the Banu Protectorate. The woeful lack of communication between the various planet-states means that criminals can simply hop from world to world when their current one becomes too dangerous. Since the UEE (even the Advocacy) is forbidden to pursue criminals over the borders, the Banu Protectorate is a haven for UEE criminals. And if an attempt is made to reclaim fugitives through official channels, it will be rarely met with agreement followed by the extradition of the wanted fugitives.

That hasn't stopped some of the more creative thinkers within the Advocacy from deploying Agents undercover, tracking and abducting fugitives, then smuggling them back into UEE space.

See also

Gallery

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References

  1. Alien Week 2950. 通訊連結. Retrieved 2020-06-13
  2. 2.0 2.1 Loremaker's Guide - Bacchus System
  3. Youtube: Star Citizen Live: Alien Week Roundtable (June 2020), acc. 2020-06-13
  4. Instagram: 2951 Alien Week fact #2 Accessed 2021-08-12
  5. ARK Galactapedia: Banu. 銀河百科. Retrieved 2023-04-05
  6. Star Citizen Live: Alien Week Roundtable (June 2020), acc. 2020-06-13
  7. Star Citizen Live: Alien Week Roundtable (June 2020), acc. 2020-06-13
  8. Loremaker's Guide - Bacchus System (Bacchus II segment)
  9. Loremaker's Guide - Bacchus System (Overview section)


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