s also High Adept of the White Order
General: Discovered in 2527 by Jamie MacLeod, Irschcha promptly joined
the Empire. It is slightly cooler than Terra, and has no large
cities.

IRSCHCHANS: Felinoids averaging 158 cm in height, 50-52 kilos in
weight. They are strong for their size, and fast. Since they are also
covered with thick, tawny fur, it is difficult for humans to tell the
sexes apart--especially since their enthusiastic adoption of kilts
within days after MacLeod's arrival. They were scarcely less
enthusiastic about joining the Empire, and except for an abortive
rebellion, have been good citizens.

The rebellion was motivated by the fact that Irschchans have and use
Talent, which in humans at the time was untrained at best and thought
to be imaginary at worst. The Irschchans have recognized and used it
for approximately 5,600 years, with the best becoming members of what
they considered a natural ruling elite, the White Order. That Talent
seemed to make them equally-natural rulers of the Empire, and in 2569
the White Order, led by its High Adept (who was also the Planetary
Baron) rebelled. The rebellion was stopped thanks primarily to one of
High Adept Thark's students, Corina Losinj, who was persuaded to become
the first non-human Ranger in the process--thus removing the reason for
the rebellion.

ISHTAR, Subsector 16-C:
No. systems: 113 Sector: Virgo
with 3 inhabited planets: 1 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 8
with 1 inhabited planet: 19

ISIS, Subsector 16-B:
No. systems: 83 Sector: Virgo
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 9
with 1 inhabited planet: 19

J

JAEL: A warrior culture on Lupus. When prisoners are taken, the males
are neutered, the females forced to bear a child the captors will keep,
then the prisoners are released.

JASON, Richard: Head of Jason Interstellar Enterprises, until 2624 an
Empire-wide consortium. His unsuccessful attempt to have his thakur-na
(Dana Manfredi/DruAlanna) murdered, followed by his order for her to
seek the death of a 'na who has dishonored @'s thakur, resulted in a
death sentence for him if he remained on Sandeman, and loss of all
property in Subsector Sandeman. The Traiti Sector and several other
jurisdictions followed suit, as far as banning JIE from doing