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Revision as of 17:59, 29 September 2018
House Salos | |
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Family Profile | |
Title(s) | Duchy of Gulkana |
Affiliation | Federated Suns |
House Salos are the rulers of Gulkana.
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History
In recent years House Salos is probably best known for their inaction to the rise of Thomas Yarborough in the early 3020's. Then a member of the planet's militia, Captain Yarborough overthrew the civilian government and declared himself ruler. The noble families on the world didn't oppose Yarborough as he promised to honor their positions. Though initially the Captain's rise to power was seen as a good thing, opinion quickly turned against him when he declared the "Competency Laws". These regulations called for every citizen of Gulkana to receive an IQ test and be assigned a job appropriate to their IQ. People who scored high on the test were given important jobs while those who scored low were destined for manual labor.
Unfortunately the Competency Laws were a complete sham. Biased against the majority of the planet's population and wildly inaccurate, the results were enforced by Yarborough's well-armed followers. The effect of these test results were immediate and dramatic: The entire world, including Yeffters Weapons Factory, came to a standstill.
Hanse Davion became aware of the situation when Yefferts stopped production. Though unable to directly interfere with the planet's government, the prince put pressure on the world's duke to evict Yarborough. In addition several lesser nobles were interested in fighting Yarborough's troops with their own retainers, but the duke's inaction prevented that. A grassroots campaign to remove Yarborough.[1] blossomed into a growing armed rebellion. The situation finally came to a head when Christine Salos assumed the Duchy of Gulkana from her father in 3033 and requested the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns step in. Even with this outside assistance it would be many years before the planet stabilized and order was restored. [2]
Known members of the family
- Kevin Salos, Duke in the 3020s.
- Christine Salos, Duchess 3033 until after 3067. Kevins daughter.
- Carlton Salos, Duke by 3055, Christine younger brother.[3]