Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20171102001637

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore."

- Carved onto the plauge upon the 500ft tall base of the statue of 'The Emperor' on the port world of Ianua.

Ianua is the migrant capital of the Empire long being the farthest point of true 'civilization' within the Empire (on the side pointing to Andromeda). Every day countless billions maybe even trillions are unloaded on the massive mass transit ships, given rudimentary inspections, and either allowed to enter the Empire or left to rot at the gates.

Ianua is a trade hub as well being a safe bastion in rather violent star systems as well as the only military presence for sectors around. While the huddled masses go through the massive lines of inspections and customs high above the millions of merchant ships and traders go through their own inspections to try and get access to the markets of the Empire or to come home after a long journey beyond the Empire's borders.

As can be expected many millions of individuals make it their life's duty to provide, help, or swindle all sorts of people on Ianua from venders, financial aid, transportation, as well as seedy businesses looking for new clients.

When new migrants arrive they immediately sent through processing and either accepted into the fold of the Empire or denied (very few statistically speaking are denied due to the rather low standards the officials employ here) once they pass through the 'golden gates' and into the Empire they now have a few choices in front of them, or forced upon them:

- They can apply to work for the state and would thus be given a rather stable job, apartment, and decent pay only for the price of being a slave to the state for pretty much the rest of their life and becoming virtually a prole. This is one of the more 'common' choices a new citizen of the Empire will make.

- They can work for some sort of 'private' industry usually in the from of assembly lines, servants, laborers, or sweat shops. Usually they are offered better apartments and pay then what the state offers, but once they stop being of use the overseers tend to throw them back into the streets

- Lastly some are impressed into service or kidnapped by all sorts of people. Sometimes it's the local militia, Imperial regiments in need of recruits, the Imperial Fleet, or all sorts of gangs and cults.

No matter what choice they make they will also be swarmed by politicians (or their servants) looking for the votes of the people. For this purpose they give money, food, and all sorts of hand outs as well as supporting things like hostels and entertainment.

The current lord of Ianua is Lord Cupid de Luxus a rather corrupt and more importantly fat overlord of the port world. He rules with a iron fist and both the local military units and his own private armies. He makes sure that the finest migrants become part of his court, his laborers, or his slaves. Anyone that would dare cheat him will in turn find themselves dead in the streets. 