, it has been searched for and trained by
the White Order since circa 3000 BCE; the first human so trained was
Ranger James Medart, in 2569.

Talent is uncommon among humans, only about half of one percent having
mind shields, though perhaps twice as many have the weaker screens.
Among Sandemans, Talent of shield level is fifty percent, ninety-five
percent for warriors. Very few Sandemans, however, are willing to take
Talent training, seeing it as a violation of privacy, so there is no
way of telling what other aspects they might have.

TARLAC, Esteban: (2533-2568) Imperial Ranger, 2553-2568. His first
solo mission was stopping the Nemran revolt. He was almost killed when
the rebels poisoned him with stingweed, but he was rescued and kept
alive, until Imperial forces arrived with medical help, by 14-year old
David M. Scanlon, who was made a Life Duke for the feat.

Tarlac's greatest accomplishment, though, was his almost single-handed
ending of the Traiti War. He agreed to submit to the Traiti Ordeal of
Honor and succeeded, returning to Terra with the Traiti leaders, who
claimed their rightful place (thanks to their Terran origin) as
Imperial citizens. Tarlac was assassinated during the ceremony, by a
Humanity First fanatic. The Traiti maintain, however, that he actually
died of his Scarring seconds after completing the Ordeal, and became
the last member of the Circle of Lords, their gods; they revere him as
the Peacelord.

TARLAC, Subsector 6-G:
No. systems: 44 Sector: Scorpio
with 3 inhabited planets: 0 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 23

TEACHING TAPE: A standard reading tape "overprinted" with electronic
impulses which can be played directly into a human brain to provide
instant memorization of facts. The recipient must still learn to work
with those facts (e.g., how to pronounce and otherwise use the words
and grammatical rules of a language), but is saved the considerable
time @ would normally have wasted in rote memorization.

TEFNUT, Subsector 12-B:
No. systems: 82 Sector: Eridanus
with 3 inhabited planets: 4 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 8
with 1 inhabited planet: 26

TERRA:
Sector: 1, Orion Year: Standard (365 1/4 days)
Subsector: A, Sol Day: Standard (24 hrs)
System: Sol