Foreven
(or Iakr, to give it its official Zhodani name) sector is almost exactly
bisected by the rimward frontier of the Zhodani Consulate. Most of the
inhabitants of the coreward subsectors of the sector are therefore racial
Zhodani in all or part. The Zhodani seldom travel officially beyond their
borders, but a few merchant concerns trade with the more stable of the small
empires in the sector; and occasional sightseers travel into the Ramalux
Confederation.
Archaeological
evidence points to the fact that Foreven was fairly generously endowed with
Ancient establishments during the Ancient Period. After the Final War, the
scattered communities of surviving Droyne either died out or survived in their
own way. Quite a few retained enough technology to rebuild an interstellar
community; most dropped back to a simple, rural existence.
The
Vargr were used as Ancient servants quite extensively in Foreven; after the
Final War they remained sequestered on the planets where they had survived
until the arrival of humans with jump drive; nowhere in Foreven did the Vargr
themselves manage the invention of jump technology. Since the acquisition of
starships, the Vargr race has spread throughout the sector, establishing itself
on many worlds. Most of these worlds are exclusively Vargr, as mixed
Vargr/human populations are seldom harmonious.
There
are very few Aslan in Foreven, and no worlds governeed by or exclusively populated
by Aslan. A few travellers from Aslani/Beyond make their way coreward into
Foreven, and several Aslan mercenary regiments operate very profitably in the
less stable subsectors of Foreven. The only Hivers to be found in Foreven are a
small nest established on a minor moon in the Rigel system to study the unique
stars of the Orion Constellation. These keep very much to themselves. K'kree
are seldom or never encountered within the borders of Foreven.
Mal'Gnar
travellers from the Beyond into the rimward subsectors are rare, but not
unknown. Occasional I'Sred*Ni incursions into Foreven have been a feature of
the past three or four hundred years, but unfortunately for the I'Sred*Ni, two
of the best organised and warlike states in Foreven lie between the I'Sred*Ni
and the open spaces to coreward; the Aku Corporation and the Toranaga Cluster.
A few covert I'Sred*Ni PNF scout units are rumoured to be feeling out the
Fessor subsector, but no firm confirmation of this has been received. The
Darrians are (as might be expected) on fairly good terms with the Orion Nebula,
and trade and co-operation between the two are brisk. Despite this, the
Darrians have refused point-blank to share their Star Trigger technology with
the Orion Nebula (who, as master stellar scientists themselves, have a great
interest in it); the Nebula are likewise very cagey with what they have learned
from Ancient sites in the Constellation and Nebula.