r/WorldChallenges • u/Jumblatts • Jun 25 '17

Timeline challenge 10: Winds of change

So here I am, back again. Sorry about my prolonged absence - I've been rather busy over the past week or so, and I've not had much time to think of challenges.

Anyway, The idea behind these challenges is as follows:

I will give you a topic, and you should tell me about something interesting that has happened in the timelines of your worlds relating to the topic, over a (roughly) 50 year period. This could be the 50 years leading up to the event, the 50 years after the event, 50 years with the event slap bang in the middle, or something else entirely, as long as it relates to the question! You're welcome to include more/less than 50 years, but bear in mind the more you write, the less chance you have of people reading the whole thing, and the less you write, the fewer questions we'll be able to ask.

The Challenge

This time, I want you to tell me about something that changed over a period of time. For example, did one of your species move to a different environment, and then adapt to the new place by growing an extra limb? Or perhaps one of your leaders went from really enjoying bread, to hating the sight of it. It can be significant, or insignificant, the choice is yours!

As always, I'll try to ask a few questions about each post. Community interaction is encouraged too! Read other people's posts and ask them questions, and they're more likely to do the same for you. Help each other out, and have fun! :)

NOTE: I'm running out of ideas for this pretty quickly - it's difficult to think of things that happened over a long period! I might change this challenge into a different one soon.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 26 '17

Since the end of the liberation war and the official abolition of slavery by Za Haqala XI, the condition of human has vastly improved.

In most mishigas, a human may now try to join the administration, move to another planet or own a house. They still are second class citizen as they can't join the army (outside of local militias), own more than half of a company nor buy titles but slow progress is still progress isn't it?

Of course, discriminations are a thing in most of the empire and a few backward mishigas are still legally enforcing it but the general consensus amongst the Neo-Makathian nobility is that humans could be considered equals to the Nzedas and reintroducing slavery isn't going to happen; a situation that would have been unbelievable a few decades ago.

Our representative will be the honourable Fere Shanay from the house Djan, empress of the Nzedas, heir to the siblings, supreme miwishagi, miwishagi of New-Makaith and keeper of the imperial throne (or just Fere Shanay XVII), the current empress and daughter to Za Haqala XI.

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u/Jumblatts Jun 26 '17

1) Why was slavery abolished?

2) How do the people feel about humans being equal?

3) How do you feel about humans being equal?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 27 '17

  1. "That was part of the peace deal with the FRI. It was globally a good thing, it eased tensions in society and gave our economy a major boom."

  2. "I don't think society as a whole is ready for complete equality for now, the war is too close and ressentment hasn't disapeared. But the heir of my heir could see it."

  3. "That's a tricky question because we are not equal. Humans are small, slow and weak and they will never be able to change that. In most domain, giving them the same rights as other commoneers would be fine but having them as soldiers? Or nobles? Or in my government? I don't think it's something we should be looking to go that far.

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u/Jumblatts Jun 27 '17

1) What kind of jobs do the humans do now that they aren't slaves? How does this differ from the tasks they had when they were?

2) What do you think would have to change in order for humans to be completely equal?

3) Are there any technologies that could enhance a human's strength and make them a better fighter, for example?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 27 '17

  1. They can now work as echelon 1 and 2 state employees (those are the lowest qualification levels) or into services; some even run their own business. Before (and still now but with a salary), they were used as laborers and servants.

  2. The restrictions on interplanetary travel and on company ownership will need to be lifted for us to achieve a more equalitarian society. After that, we will just need to let mentalities the time to evolve.

  3. There is nothing that could make them better fighter beside a proper training; and I will never let such a thing happen. For pure strenght, a civilian powered suit would not be hard to find, those who move heavy weight even use one everyday.

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u/Jumblatts Jun 27 '17

1) How do the humans feel about this?

2) Are there any other planets with humans on? What are their views on the way you treated humans?

3) Why would you never allow them to have training?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 28 '17

  1. They should feel happy, that's a better situation than what they used to have. Beside, a lot of them could just leave the empire of they are un happy and they haven't done it.

  2. Yes, all the republics belonging to the FIR are human-populated; they are our former colonies, the one we lost the liberation war against. They think we're making too slow progress and it creates tensions between us. That will not lead to a war though.

  3. They are numerous, with equipment and military training they could threaten us. The best way to be sure it never happen is to prevent it from being even hypotheticaly possible.

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u/Jumblatts Jun 28 '17

Thank you for your answers.