removal of the need gland; this turns the warrior into an Other man
with combat skills but none of the other warrior advantages.
Naturally, Sandemans find this idea both repulsive and obscene.

NEEDLER: Sandeman energy handgun. Although it has less raw power than
a blaster, the beam is much more finely adjusted, so it has equal or
greater effective power. While the narrower beam requires more careful
aim, Sandemans prefer its greater precision, most considering the
blaster's wider beam unacceptably sloppy.

NEMRA:
Sector: 13, Crater Year:
Subsector: B, Inanna Day:
System: Gilgamesh Gravity:
Settled/established: Axial tilt:
By: Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: NEM Continents:
Ruled by:
General: Site of the abortive rebellion led by Count Jonathan Kaplan's
son Robert, in which Ranger Esteban Tarlac was injured and David
Scanlon earned his Life Dukedom.

NEPHTHYS, Subsector 15-B:
No. systems: 197 Sector: Auriga
with 3 inhabited planets: 4 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 11
with 1 inhabited planet: 22

NEW BAVARIA:
Sector: 6, Scorpio Year:
Subsector: G, Tarlac Day:
System: Fasolt Gravity:
Settled/established: Axial tilt:
By: Germans Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: NBV Continents:
Ruled by:
General: Most famous product is Doppelbock beer, which is a strong
dark brew that travels well, but is also quite expensive.

NEW ZION:
Sector: 20, Chameleon Year:
Subsector: B, Thoth Day:
System: Solomon Gravity:
Settled/established: Axial tilt:
By: Neo-Christian fundamentalists Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: NZI Continents:
Ruled by:

NIKE, Subsector 13-A:
No. systems: 181 Sector: Crater
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 13
with 1