ir rooms in the main clanhome, while
Other children remain with their parents until they marry or establish
their own homes. Warriors and w'women maintain ties, often close ones,
with the families who raised them and will, in many cases, raise their
children.

Most traditional Sandeman names are Gaelic, Gaelic-flavored, or
Norse-Germanic. There is no naming distinction between the castes
other than the clan-prefixes, or between the sexes except that names
ending in -a are female; anything else can be either. Nicknames may be
proper names shortened to first or last syllable, or an occasional
positive-attributive descriptive nickname. Full first names are always
proper usage, with 'the warrior' or 'the lady' added when speaking
about a warrior or w'woman, and 'warrior' or 'lady' may be used instead
of one's name when addressing @.

SATYR PLAGUE: (Kingdom Systems) A mutant plague strain that appeared
on St. Thomas in 2542. Its "victims" (few of whom consider themselves
as such) develop an increased sexual drive and capacity, as well as
other minor enhancements. Once its effects became known, it spread
rapidly throughout the Systems, and has caused a number of societal
changes, including the Families. It is not contagious in normal
contact; the risk (or chance) of contagion otherwise depends on
intimacy of contact.

SCANLON, David Mark: (2541- ) Captured during the Nemran Rebellion
(2555) shortly after his fourteenth birthday, he was helped to escape
by one of his captors who did not wish to be involved further when
Ranger Esteban Tarlac was taken prisoner. He then rescued the Ranger,
who had been seriously injured, from the rebel camp, nursing and
guarding him until Imperial Marines landed with medical help. For his
actions, he was created a Life Duke.

SCORPIO, Sector 6:
Ruled by: No. systems: 710
Subsectors: 7 Inhabited planets: 365
A. Shiva E. Selket
B. Odin F. Kore
C. Osiris G. Tarlac
D. Mithra

SCULPTOR, Sector 3:
Ruled by: No. systems: 104
Subsectors: 2 Inhabited planets: 101
A. Asgard
B. Olympus

SEAL, IMPERIAL: A stylized planet with a sun emerging above and a moon
below. It appears on the Imperial Arms in color, and is sometimes
used, in the form of platinum pins or a badge, as the Sovereign's rank
insigni