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Old 12-14-2022, 08:44 PM   #744
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

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Originally Posted by Astromancer View Post
Faeries and Ancient Aliens

Among certain fringe groups the ancient Terran folkloric beings the Europeans called faeries (other cultures had similar beings with different names) are an obsession. Many groups of folkloric beings on non Solimani worlds are claimed as faeries. The Faeries are claimed as an ancient precursor species that caused thousands of anomalous phenomena across the known galaxy.

In mainline Traveller "Grandfather " is often the real explanation. However, pulling in true believers in the faeries could cloud the issue nicely. And maybe Titania and Oberon are to blame in your game. ;-)
Actually I usually just used Ancients as "Yet another thing some folks believe and others think are fun." I use Fair Folk too with a few updates.

I suppose yeah, faeries could easily form things like UFO clubs. They did in the nineteenth century (and not just for Irish Peasants). And of course Ancients are also appropriate for the same thing.

And what if they really exist...

We are not alone. Well yes we have Aslan, Vargr, Hivers, Centaurs, but I mean we are really, really not alone? What, that was a jump anomaly. Yeah, that's what they want you to think. I know the Imperium is hiding something.
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