Franklin Fiefs 3058 Update

In recent years, certain pieces of information have become available regarding the Franklin Fiefs. Apparently, each of the planet's ruling families maintains a militia, purportedly to defend its principality against aggressors. In reality, the frequent internecine warfare between the principalities produces few, if any, casualties and no property damage. These conflicts appear to be mere diversions designed to distract the large populations of workers from the underlying inherent inequality and injustice of Novo Franklin's economic system and society. The planet does not appear to possess an organized military, though the principalities' militias have cooperated to brutally suppress the handful of worker revolts that have occurred during the history of the Franklin Fiefs.

Lords and ladies of the territories are given to ritualistic combats (BattleMech jousts are a common entertainment for the masses) and bashing in the heads of their subjects and sometimes each other to enforce family interests. Social and scientific progress are all but absent.

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