near the Empire's--devastate it and
proceed to another. However, no Empire-level civilization is attacked
more than once, because a civilization at that stage can, and so far
always does, defeat them. After such a defeat, the Ravagers retreat,
and it is several years before they attack again anywhere. This is the
reason Empires in various alternate universes cooperate to develop
Empires or the equivalent in still other alternates.

RATRI, Subsector 13-C:
No. systems: 43 Sector: Crater
with 3 inhabited planets: 4 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 8
with 1 inhabited planet: 23

REDDEN'S WORLD:
Sector: 5, Pegasus Year:
Subsector: A, Bayard Day:
System: Lindbergh Gravity:
Settled/established: Axial tilt:
By: Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: RED Continents:
Ruled by:

RELIGION: Human Imperials follow all of the major religions from
before the Empire, and many of the minor ones, though all have been
modified to a greater or lesser degree by the discovery of other worlds
and races. There are also new religions, of which Omnism is the
commonest, and the Traiti faith picks up some human adherents after the
War.

RELIGION, Sandeman: Created, like most of Sandeman culture, by the
Shapers, this is a polytheistic faith loosely based on Shinto, Islam,
and Odinism with a strong emphasis on honor. The deities are warriors
and warriors'-women who have died in honor. They have no particular
duties in the sense of most Terrestrial pantheons; they are more of an
example, a goal to strive for. However, it is believed they will
occasionally come to the aid of a worshipper in extreme straits, or
sometimes give a helping hand simply because they feel like it.

The afterlife is much like life, only better. For the warrior caste,
it is a blend of Valhalla and the Mohammedan Paradise; for Others, it
is what they had before, but better and with more intensity.

Although reincarnation was not a part of the original religion, there
is one sect of Others who believe that if they please the gods during
their first life, they will be reborn into the warrior caste and have a
chance to become gods themselves.

RETALIATOR, Subsector 19-F:
No. systems: