Ythri, League And Empire

The Technic History is mostly the League period followed by the Imperial period but is not just that. First, there is a before, a between and an after. Secondly, in The Earth Book Of Stormgate, an Avalonian Ythrian of the early Imperial period looks back at:

human discovery of Ythri during the Grand Survey;

the Polesotechnic League;

joint human-Ythrian exploration, then colonization, of the planet Avalon which is in the Domain of Ythri, not in the Terran Empire.

Thus, Ythrians are a third major strand in the History.

The League and Avalon are linked by David Falkayn who is a major figure in the former and the Founder of the colony on the latter. In fact, Falkayn becomes a more influential figure than his employer and mentor, van Rijn.

Dominic Flandry of the Empire later cites Avalon as as interesting inter-species culture. Flandry's influence extends well beyond the Fall of the Empire.