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Line 1: The '''Outback''' is a region of the [[Federated Suns]] comprising some of its poorest and most underdeveloped worlds. The '''Outback''' is a region of the [[Federated Suns]] comprising some of its poorest and most underdeveloped worlds. − As it is not an officially designated area, the Outback's exact boundaries are not set, though in [[3067]] [[Woodbine]] was informally considered to be its "capital".<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 103, "Woodbine"</ref> In general worlds considered to be part of the Outback are situated in the outer regions of the nation's [[Capellan March|Capellan]], [[Crucis March|Crucis]] and [[Draconis March|Draconis Marches]], nearer to the [[Periphery]] than to [[New Avalon]] and the Suns' prosperous core. Outback worlds are characterized by their near-total lack of education and subsistence levels of living and culture.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 86</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 92</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 98</ref> The Outback also has the dubious honor of including the only anarchic planetary governments in the entire Federated Suns, and hosting animal blood sports unknown to the rest of the nation.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 119</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 167</ref> + As it is not an officially designated area, the Outback's exact boundaries are not set, though in [[3067]] [[Woodbine]] was informally considered to be its 'capital'.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 103, "Woodbine"</ref> In general worlds considered to be part of the Outback are situated in the outer regions of the nation's [[Capellan March|Capellan]], [[Crucis March|Crucis]] and [[Draconis March|Draconis Marches]], nearer to the [[Periphery]] than to [[New Avalon]] and the Suns' prosperous core. Outback worlds are characterized by their near-total lack of education and subsistence levels of living and culture.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 86</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 92</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 98</ref> The Outback also has the dubious honor of including the only anarchic planetary governments in the entire Federated Suns, and hosting animal blood sports unknown to the rest of the nation.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 119</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 167</ref> English is the most widely spoken language in the Outback, followed by Spanish and Italian. Numerous unique dialects exist as a result of the educational rift between the Outback and the more advanced parts of the Suns.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 136</ref> English is the most widely spoken language in the Outback, followed by Spanish and Italian. Numerous unique dialects exist as a result of the educational rift between the Outback and the more advanced parts of the Suns.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 136</ref> − The Outback's most notable deficit is in education, with cities often having a single high school to educate both children and adults. Small settlements are fortunate to have a single teacher, and often the only schooling many Outback denizens possess is whatever their parents could teach them. The [[Vagabond Schools]] program, established early in the [[thirty-first century]], attempted to redress this problem but with limited success.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 155</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 159</ref> On the other hand decent, if basic, medical care is widely available, and the [[Green Star Corporation]] provided a much-needed boost to essential services during the mid-thirty-first century.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 152</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 177</ref> + The Outback's most notable deficit is in education, with cities often having a single high school to educate both children and adults. Small settlements are fortunate to have a single teacher, and often the only schooling many Outback denizens possess is whatever their parents could teach them. The [[Vagabond Schools]] program, established early in the 31st century, attempted to redress this problem but with limited success.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 155</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 159</ref> On the other hand decent, if basic, medical care is widely available, and the [[Green Star Corporation]] provided a much-needed boost to essential services during the mid-31st century.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 152</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 177</ref> The Outback's fortunes took a turn for the better after [[3079]]. With secessionist fever running high in the region during and after the [[Jihad]], [[Princess-Regent]] [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] established the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]], incorporating most or all of the Outback worlds and placing them on a (theoretically) equal footing with the rest of the nation.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 35, "New March, Dukedom for Marsin"</ref> The Outback's fortunes took a turn for the better after [[3079]]. With secessionist fever running high in the region during and after the [[Jihad]], [[Princess-Regent]] [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] established the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]], incorporating most or all of the Outback worlds and placing them on a (theoretically) equal footing with the rest of the nation.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 35, "New March, Dukedom for Marsin"</ref> Line 15:
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The '''Outback''' is a region of the [[Federated Suns]] comprising some of its poorest and most underdeveloped worlds. | The '''Outback''' is a region of the [[Federated Suns]] comprising some of its poorest and most underdeveloped worlds. | ||
| − | As it is not an officially designated area, the Outback's exact boundaries are not set, though in [[3067]] [[Woodbine]] was informally considered to be its | + | As it is not an officially designated area, the Outback's exact boundaries are not set, though in [[3067]] [[Woodbine]] was informally considered to be its 'capital'.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 103, "Woodbine"</ref> In general worlds considered to be part of the Outback are situated in the outer regions of the nation's [[Capellan March|Capellan]], [[Crucis March|Crucis]] and [[Draconis March|Draconis Marches]], nearer to the [[Periphery]] than to [[New Avalon]] and the Suns' prosperous core. Outback worlds are characterized by their near-total lack of education and subsistence levels of living and culture.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 86</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 92</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 98</ref> The Outback also has the dubious honor of including the only anarchic planetary governments in the entire Federated Suns, and hosting animal blood sports unknown to the rest of the nation.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 119</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 167</ref> |
English is the most widely spoken language in the Outback, followed by Spanish and Italian. Numerous unique dialects exist as a result of the educational rift between the Outback and the more advanced parts of the Suns.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 136</ref> | English is the most widely spoken language in the Outback, followed by Spanish and Italian. Numerous unique dialects exist as a result of the educational rift between the Outback and the more advanced parts of the Suns.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 136</ref> | ||
| − | The Outback's most notable deficit is in education, with cities often having a single high school to educate both children and adults. Small settlements are fortunate to have a single teacher, and often the only schooling many Outback denizens possess is whatever their parents could teach them. The [[Vagabond Schools]] program, established early in the | + | The Outback's most notable deficit is in education, with cities often having a single high school to educate both children and adults. Small settlements are fortunate to have a single teacher, and often the only schooling many Outback denizens possess is whatever their parents could teach them. The [[Vagabond Schools]] program, established early in the 31st century, attempted to redress this problem but with limited success.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 155</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 159</ref> On the other hand decent, if basic, medical care is widely available, and the [[Green Star Corporation]] provided a much-needed boost to essential services during the mid-31st century.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 152</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 177</ref> |
The Outback's fortunes took a turn for the better after [[3079]]. With secessionist fever running high in the region during and after the [[Jihad]], [[Princess-Regent]] [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] established the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]], incorporating most or all of the Outback worlds and placing them on a (theoretically) equal footing with the rest of the nation.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 35, "New March, Dukedom for Marsin"</ref> | The Outback's fortunes took a turn for the better after [[3079]]. With secessionist fever running high in the region during and after the [[Jihad]], [[Princess-Regent]] [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] established the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]], incorporating most or all of the Outback worlds and placing them on a (theoretically) equal footing with the rest of the nation.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 35, "New March, Dukedom for Marsin"</ref> | ||
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