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ICE-BERRIES: Gourmet product of Sandeman, they grow in the Cold Peak Range and are harvested by Clan Torrance Others. It is important to keep them below the freezing point of water; they begin losing their delicate flavor at half a degree above zero, and melt at about ten degrees over that point.
IDUN, Subsector 13-D:
No. systems: 37 Sector: Crater
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 11
with 1 inhabited planet: 24
ILMATAR, Subsector 9-E:
No. systems: 125 Sector: Ursa
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 8
with 1 inhabited planet: 17
INANNA, Subsector 13-B:
No. systems: 134 Sector: Crater
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 12
with 1 inhabited planet: 30
INDRA, Subsector 9-D:
No. systems: 76 Sector: Ursa
with 3 inhabited planets: 1 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 11
with 1 inhabited planet: 24
INDUS, Sector 17:
Ruled by: No. systems: 465
Subsectors: 4 Inhabited planets: 195
A. Alph C. Poseidon
B. Styx D. Aegir
INFERNO:
Sector: 14, Phoenix Year:
Subsector: A, Fenris Day: 720 hr.
System: Origani Gravity:
Settled/established: 2127 (mining only) Axial tilt:
By: Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: INF Continents:
Ruled by: Baron of Origani
General: Although it has a system of non-natural tunnels, concentrated
near the north pole, where there is a permanent mining/archaeology
colony, Inferno is not classified as inhabited. The average
temperature is 153 F; it has no free-standing water, no seasons, and
a "day" 60 standard days long. At night, the temperature drops to
an average of 50 degrees, and rains start. (Linda Gerhart)
INTELDIV: The ITMC Intelligence Division. The smallest of the three major specialty divisions, it is responsible for gathering and analyzing information. Most information gathering is done openly, but occasionally Evaluation Teams, and much of the time field agents, must operate covertly.
INTERNAL COMBUSTION: Power provided by explosions of fuel, usually alcohol, inside a motor. Used very little since the development of fusion and T/CT technology.
IRSCHCHA:
Sector: 8, Centaurus Year:
Subsector: C, Bast Day:
System: Tiandes Gravity: 995 cm/sec2
Settled/established: N/A Axial tilt:
By: N/A Oxygen:
Satellites: 2 % Water:
Ident code prefix: ISC Continents:
Ruled by: The one with strongest Talent,
who is 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