Some thought should be given to how Scouts are expected to proceed when they go into the government-related fields that Scout training prepares them for. Do we expect them to shift focus to the Hegemon? Do we expect them to divide their focus? If the latter, we will have to build something into the Unified Government accords to support it. Consider a military officer, who (as of now) swears an oath to protect and defend the state and carry out the orders of his superiors. If you want that person to maintain any focus on the Nomarche line, you probably want to modify his oath of office.

--Hippocrates


I've had this theory that the Hegemony could rule with a lighter hand in the Outworlds, with Scouting and Religion soaking up the extra Psychic Focus, and doing some of the things that need to be done in a Less Government environment. This might be a selling point for the Outworlds, which have benefitted from our help, but will be wary of Inworlds-based government.

--Hippocrates