Terran Order
Charged with the task of maintaining the terraformers. Every 1,000 years the terraformers would download upgrades and reboot, due to an inherent flaw in the technology's software. Rather than repairing it, the Galactus Parliament established the Terran order to *hit the snooze* button for another 1,000 years.
Their responsibilities grew to encompass maintenance on planetary equipment (such as Terraformers ) and the authority to collect taxes. To identify themselves and prove their authority, they tattooed the sides of their faces in the Ink of Parliament (a shifting and living ink1).
Upon their dissolution, they sought refuge on their assigned planets. Unfortunately for them, the markings of the Terran Order did exactly what they were supposed to do and marked them for who they were. At best they were driven to the outskirts. Many of them became freebooters, turned to raiding, and established outposts where other pariahs began to flock. Amongst these groupings/clans, the ink became a rite of passage 2.
1. It's said the ink would cause some to go insane, but this was fervently denied by all official bodies.
2. These markings remain on the face and are seen as pride amongst the clan and distasteful amongst outside society.
Their responsibilities grew to encompass maintenance on planetary equipment (such as Terraformers ) and the authority to collect taxes. To identify themselves and prove their authority, they tattooed the sides of their faces in the Ink of Parliament (a shifting and living ink1).
Upon their dissolution, they sought refuge on their assigned planets. Unfortunately for them, the markings of the Terran Order did exactly what they were supposed to do and marked them for who they were. At best they were driven to the outskirts. Many of them became freebooters, turned to raiding, and established outposts where other pariahs began to flock. Amongst these groupings/clans, the ink became a rite of passage 2.
1. It's said the ink would cause some to go insane, but this was fervently denied by all official bodies.
2. These markings remain on the face and are seen as pride amongst the clan and distasteful amongst outside society.
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