VERANOL: Developed by Solar Federation researchers in 2096, Veranol is a pale blue liquid which remained the only reliable means of insuring accurate testimony until the mindprobe was developed in 2543. Although it is still used for that purpose when mindprobes are not available, its primary use now is in the anti-interrogation conditioning given Imperials in sensitive or senior positions. There is speculation that it is also used to condition IntelDiv field agents to help them maintain cover identities during covert investigations, but Marine Corps authorities refuse to comment.
VIP CODES: A ship carrying Imperial nobles and/or senior officers will use special designations to inform others of that fact. A vessel carrying the Sovereign will drop its name and use either "Navy One", "Marine One", or (in the rare case of a civilian ship) "Empire One".
Ships carrying other VIPs retain their names, identifying the senior's rank, whether crewwen or passenger, by the following Distinguished Visitor codes:
DV-1: Ranger
DV-2: Duke, Fleet Admiral, or Commandant of the Marine Corps
DV-3: Earl or Admiral
DV-4: Count, Marine Lieutenant General, or Navy Vice Admiral
DV-5: Baron, Marine Major General, or Navy Rear Admiral
DV-6: Imperial Liaison Officer, Marine Brigadier General, or Navy Commodore
VIRGO, Sector 16:
Ruled by: No. systems: 360
Subsectors: 4 Inhabited planets: 200
A. Athena C. Ishtar
B. Isis D. Freya
VISHNU, Subsector 18-D:
No. systems: 198 Sector: Aries
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 21
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WAR DOGS, Sandeman: One of the two types of livestock modified by the Shapers, of the wide variety they took with them. These are Doberman pinschers modified for size (averaging about 45 kilos), intelligence, and speech. Their intellectual ability is about that of a ten-year-old human. The speech modification was less successful; while they can be understood, it takes either concentration or a practiced ear. Clan Shona is the primary breeder and trainer of these dogs, and tends to consider them as members of the clan.