http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/ 2008-05-24T03:19:43+01:00 http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/ http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-05-16T10:51:35+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/vorrutyer_ges?rev=1179309095&do=diff1179309095 Ges Vorrutyer is most notably remembered as a close friend and comrade of Prince Serg. Before taking this role though, he had had an affair with Aral Vorkosigan shortly after the suicide of Aral’s first wife. The end of the relationship left Vorrutyer with a burning hatred of Aral. text/html 2007-05-16T10:30:56+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/sidebar?rev=1179307856&do=diff1179307856 * Start Page * The Universe of Miles Vorkosigan * The Universe of Chalion * The Universe of the Sharing Knives Notes for Editors text/html 2007-05-16T10:28:08+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/notes_for_editors?rev=1179307688&do=diff1179307688 This wiki is a collaborative project. Everyone is encouraged to add to the information here. Getting Started * First of all, register a user name for this site. * I recommend reading up on the Formatting Syntax and on doku>wiki:namespaces. Have a play in the Play Ground. * Take a look at the wanted page to see where you can contribute a new page. * Keep an eye out for missing pages as you browse the site and consider creating them. text/html 2007-05-16T10:24:39+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/vorbarra_liase?rev=1179307479&do=diff1179307479 Toscane, Laisa, Komarran heiress, now Empress of Barrayar. text/html 2007-03-19T19:53:14+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/misc/wormhole?rev=1174333994&do=diff1174333994 Wormholes are the method by which humans have managed to explore and colonise space. They are naturally occurring 5-space anomalies. Many wormholes are connected to a counter-part. When an appropriate energy field is generated in a wormhole, the ship generating it is, to all external appearances, instantly transported to the counter-part wormhole. These energy fields are generated by necklin rods. text/html 2007-03-19T19:45:44+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/misc/time_of_isolation?rev=1174333544&do=diff1174333544 Sometimes abbreviated to ToI. This represents the dark-ages in Barrayaran history. Shortly after the planet was colonised the only existing wormhole collapsed and the planet was isolated from human space. Over the following centuries the colonists devolved into a feudal society with middle-ages style technology and attitudes. text/html 2007-03-19T19:39:57+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/vor?rev=1174333197&do=diff1174333197 The Vor are the aristocratic/warrior class of Barrayar and their creation dates back to the Time of Isolation. The origin of the name and recognisable characteristics of its members, are the “Vor” prefixes to the Family name. The Vor class is guided by a very strict honour system and most of the serious crimes in Barrayan law, if committed by the Vor, are considered treason. text/html 2007-03-19T19:37:48+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/playground/playground?rev=1174333068&do=diff1174333068 The Vor text/html 2007-03-19T19:36:53+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/quaddies?rev=1174333013&do=diff1174333013 The Quaddies are a race of genetically engineered humans that were created using Uterine Replicator technology, shortly after its invention, over 200 years ago. They are classified as Homo Quadrimanus. The race was designed and created by Doctors Cay and Minchenko working for GalacTech. That company had decided to fund the project to create the perfect zero-G construction worker. text/html 2007-03-19T19:31:54+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/equipment/necklin_drive?rev=1174332714&do=diff1174332714 The Necklin drive is the invention that allows spaceships to manipulate the space around wormholes to instantly transport the ship from one wormhole to its connected counterpart. Necklin Rods are used to generate a 5-space energy field which triggers the wormhole to transport the ship. They are the primary component of a Necklin drive. text/html 2007-03-19T19:27:24+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/graf_leo?rev=1174332444&do=diff1174332444 Leo Graf was an engineer working for GalacTech and specializing in testing and failure analysis. During his eighteen year career with the company he gained a very high reputation and helped a number of accident investigations come to a successful close. During at least one of these investigations Leo was responsible for the discovery of fraudulent inspection records which had resulted in the deaths of eighty-six people. text/html 2007-03-19T19:22:40+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/vorhalas_carl?rev=1174332160&do=diff1174332160 Carl Vorhalas was the son of Count Vorhalas and the brother of Evon Vorhalas. During a party, shortly after Aral Vorkosigan became Regent, Carl became drunk and he and a friend had an argument. During the argument both managed to get hold of two blades. In an accident Carl Vorhalas killed his friend with his sword. text/html 2007-03-19T19:20:41+01:00 Martin Gill http://impsec.martinsgill.co.uk/vorkosiverse/people/vorhalas_evon?rev=1174332041&do=diff1174332041 Evon Vorhalas was the son Count Vorhalas. When his brother Carl was executed by Aral Vorkosigan‘s government, Evon developed a passionate hatred for Vorkosigan. This hatred culminated in him perpetrating an assassination attempt on Aral Vorkosigan, as part of Vidal Vordarian‘s coup attempt, using a soltoxin gas grenade.