STUNNER, NEURAL: A blaster setting or special-purpose handgun that stuns rather than injuring the one shot. Although it causes no actual damage, the victim does wake with a severe, migraine-like headache.
STYX, Subsector 17-B:
No. systems: 115 Sector: Indus
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 21
SUBSECTORS: The second subdivision of the Empire, ruled by earls. There are 106 Subsectors, having an average of 53 planets in 36 systems.
SUCCESSION, IMPERIAL: After considerable study of possible alternatives, Emperor Chang decided that the Imperial succession should be based, with one modification, on the Roman Catholic method of selecting Popes. That difference was timing; rather than wait until the Sovereign died to elect a new one, thus risking a period without a ruler, the Conclave would elect a Successor as soon as the new Sovereign ascended the Throne. Acting on that, a Conclave to elect his Successor was held a month later; that was Ranger Susan Lindner, who followed his example, as has been done ever since. See below for a list of the first twenty-five Sovereigns and the dates of their reigns.
Cheong Chang, 19 Jan 2128 - 1 Jan 2149
Susan M. Lindner, 1 Jan 2149 - 9 Nov 2182
Bjorn Bengtsson, 9 Nov 2182 - 7 Jul 2230
Juana Mendez, 7 Jul 2230 - 10 Feb 2249
Christopher J. Kyle, 10 Feb 2249 - 19 Apr 2256
Mohammed Gamayel, 19 Apr 2256 - 10 Dec 2280
Corwin M. Jacobs, 10 Dec 2280 - 20 Aug 2315
Brandy P. Lansky, 20 Aug 2315 - 17 May 2333 (female)
Halona Strider, 17 May 2333 - 18 Aug 2366
Nicholas C. Browder, 18 Aug 2366 - 23 Sep 2382
Eileen P. Holt, 23 Sep 2382 - 4 Aug 2395
Grant L. Barton, 4 Aug 2395 - 26 Jan 2420
Leonard M. Frey, 26 Jan 2420 - 7 Nov 2488
Joyce G. Kingsley, 7 Nov 2488 - 25 Jan 2508 (male)
Adli Yasunon, 25 Jan 2508 - 28 Mar 2553
Charles Davis, 28 Mar 2553 - 20 Sep 2577
Rick Forrest, 20 Sep 2577 - 11 Apr 2603
Corina Losinj, 11 Apr 2603 - 19 Feb 2624 (female, Irschchan)
Jasmine Wang, 19 Feb 2624 - 29 Nov 2630
Ray Kennard, 29 Nov 2630 - 29 Dec 2678
Anna A. Peterson, 29 Dec 2678 - 14 Sep 2700
Konstantin J. Gagarin, 14 Sep 2700 - 8 Jun 2753
Sharon T. Windsor, 8 Jun 2753 - 6 Mar 2804
Prae Ofyn, 6 Mar 2804 - 21 Feb 2862 (male, Irschchan)
Einar J. Lang, 21 Feb 2862 - 26 Dec 2893
SURYA, Subsector 1-B:
No. systems: 193 Sector: Orion
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 24
SUSANOWO, Subsector 12-E:
No. systems: 193 Sector: Eridanus
with 3 inhabited planets: 1 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 20