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Who were the Friends?
My friend Dorian Thain was on Earth to negotiate a diplomatic agreement between Earth and our home world, Harappa.
The Earthers took the stance that Harappa belonged to Earth since it was settled by humans from Earth and all humans at the time were subjects of the Leadership Council. Next week we’ll discuss the LC but for now we’ll say that they had once ruled with an iron fist but by the time the Harappans got to Earth their influence has waned.
Much like the Keepers on Harappa the LC had moved to the background. Their influence was felt through the Scribes and Criers guilds.
Several underground groups had been forming in the decades leading to the Earth Revolution. The Knights of Tarsus were one and the Friends were another.
Dorian’s wife Alex was a Friend. They met when she decided to abduct him in an attempt to get the true word out about the Green Bible. She shot my friend with a tranquilizer dart. They still joke about that. Dorian brings up that incident when ever he wants to tease his life partner. More than one I’ve heard her threaten to do it again.
There are rumors that the Friends were an extension of an ancient Earth religious sect but we don’t know exactly what the connection is. So much history was lost in the Great Crash on Earth.
Never mix red wine and Oodo.
Philip Normer
Kushan Year 88
Earth Year 2480
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