URUSEI YATSURA - GREAT FATHER ATARU

DAISHI'CHA OF SAGUSSA (KNOWN) LIST

INSTRUCTIONS ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS

Released by Fred Herriot (fherriot@yahoo.com)

"HEY!!!! WE WANT NAMES!!!! GIVE US SOME NAMES!!!!"

Hi, Lufy here! I'm also known as Daishi'cha #29363, one of the one hundred thousand (that's right, 100000) daishi'cha presently on Sagussa. We've got a major problem here; not all of us have names. If you take a look at the daishi'cha list presently on websites and in the UY-TSY ftp site, less that 1/100th of us have them. So, come on, all you anime, manga, sci-fi and other otaku! Give us some names!

What?!

You don't know how to do it?!

Oh, that's no problem! Here's how:

As you notice, the daishi'cha list is ordered sequentially from Daishi'cha #1 (Yoakenikkou, a real nice lady who serves as the Republic's Obundsperson, our special troubleshooter), to #100000 (Tenba, Nassur's first girlfriend and the deputy-head of botany and agriculture). Each entry contains the vital information (no, no body measurements!) on each of us. Here's mine:

029363
Lufy
YE/DI/N3
Gladiator Pilot, R.S.S. Hasei'cha
GF/P

Each entry is read as follows:

Now, the daishi'cha list has explanations as to how these entries are applicable to each of us. All you have to do if you want to name someone is to work with the list's parameters, have two dice (one ten-sided or D10 dice, one twenty-sided or D20 dice) on hand, the will to do a little research and patience. Then you'll make someone on Sagussa very happy!

So, here we go!

STEP ONE - THE SEQUENTIAL NUMBER

Take your D10 dice and roll five times. If you're one of these role-playing game freaks and you're stacked with D10 dice, grab five (this really works with five of different colours), decide which one goes where in the digits, then roll.

Now, you've got two problems right at this stage. First, the chances are there that you'll roll onto a number already taken. If that's so, just simply reduce or advance the number to a clear spot.

Secondly, after Henry (the Gatherer) got Daishi'cha #10000, he and James (the Chamber of Eternity) decided to multiply the number of girls ten-fold to make sure we have as variable a gene pool on Sagussa as possible. Which is really lucky, since five of Ataru's and Lum's six favourite daishi'cha (Noa, Honey, Catty, Makoto and myself, of course) came after #10000 (the other one, BTW, is Mie [#337]). If Henry didn't come after me, my sister Score and I would be dust on Yehisril these days instead of wowing them on Sagussa.

So, keep an eye on the race factor when you come close to a character already on the Daishi'cha List. If you're within 10 numbers of a person, the chances are really good that the daishi'cha's race you're working on is the same as the one already listed. This of course will save you some work in Step Three.

Now to Step Two.

STEP TWO - THE NAME

Impossible! This is no step! WRONG!!!!

If your character has a pretty unique name, which may not be popular in anime or manga, you've got this step made. However, do you want to know how many Lans, Amis/Amys, Hitomis, Megumis, Shinobus and so on are on Sagussa already...and that doesn't mention the three Iczers!

Spend time looking up and down the list. If your character's name matches one that's on the list, you can go one of two ways:

  1. "(NAME)-NO-(SUBNAME)." This is where you add a sub-name (two syllables, please) to the character's name to differentiate her from the ones already named. What you do is that you take the first two syllables from the series you're taking the character from (Japanese spelling please) and add it to the name with a "-no-" particle. For instance, look at Reinoevan.

    Since there is already a Rei on Sagussa (named after Rei Hino a.k.a. Sailor Mars of "Sailor Moon"), the second Rei decided to attach a sub-name to her chosen name. She chose "Evan" from the show she took her name from, "Evangelion." Hence, Reinoevan's name is literally "Rei of Evan(gelion)."

    Now, for those who might be tempted to use North American sci fi shows for character names, use the Japanese phonetic spelling approach to naming shows. For instance, Star Trek is spelt SU-TA-A TO-RE-KU. You would use "suta" as the sub-name. Be careful in case you have two shows starting with the same first two syllables.

  2. "(NUMBER)-(NAME)." If you don't want the headache of creating sub-names for the character, just add a number to the name. Like Japanese and Korean, Sagussan has a "classic" numbering system which goes this way:
    1. (modern reading "ai," old reading "ih")
    2. (modern reading "ei," old reading "ni")
    3. (modern reading "ii," old reading "mi")
    4. (modern reading "oi," old reading "si")
    5. (modern reading "ui," old reading "chi")
    6. (modern reading "ao," old reading "yi")
    7. (modern reading "eo," old reading "pi")
    8. (modern reading "io," old reading "wi")
    9. (modern reading "uo," old reading "ri")
    10. (modern reading "o," old reading "a")

The classic Sagussan numbering system works in the same way as the modern system: 15 = a-chi, 29 = ni-a-wi.

Just add the number to the name. Hence, we have "Nihitomi" (Second Hitomi), Miiczer (Third Iczer), etc.

Now that that's done, here's Step Three.

STEP THREE - RACE

If you have an idea of what race this person might belong to, just confirm it with the racial descriptions contained in the UY-TSY race notes. For instance, if a person is dark haired, she could easily be Fukunokami. Brown skin usually suggests a Toukonokouen. Pale skin could suggest a Tritonian or a Zeiwanite. Of course, you could always make them Terran just to save work.

But if you want to get creative, then follow the steps below:

1) Take a D10 die and make your Basic Race Roll as follows. If you roll 6 or above, you roll again to indicate the specific race:

D10 roll 1 or 2 = Vosian
D10 roll 3 or 4 = Yehisrite
D10 roll 5 = Ipraedies
D10 roll 6 or 7 = INNER RIM WORLDS (roll second time)
D10 roll 1 = Wasurite
D10 roll 2 = Tengu humanoid
D10 roll 3 = Ellsian
D10 roll 4 = Yizibahojei
D10 roll 5 = Fukunokami
D10 roll 6 = Oni-Urusian
D10 roll 7 = Seishin-Urusian
D10 roll 8 = Tritonian
D10 roll 9 = Terran
D10 roll 0 = Noukiite
D10 roll 8 or 9 = OUTER RIM WORLDS (roll second time)
D10 roll 1 = Gomianite
D10 roll 2 = Koomori
D10 roll 3 = Niphentaxian
D10 roll 4 = Gophentaxian
D10 roll 5 = Aimaiyite
D10 roll 6 = Zeiwanite
D10 roll 7 = Yaminokuni
D10 roll 8 = Toukonokouen
D10 roll 9 = Tofunokoibito
D10 roll 0 = Spotakite
D10 roll 0 = OTHER RACES (roll second time)
D10 roll 1 or 2 = A'g'san
D10 roll 3 = Cha'than
D10 roll 4 or 5 = Seifukusu (new one, code SE)
D10 roll 6 = Nekotengu
D10 roll 7 = Hustari
D10 roll 8 = Fukoi
D10 roll 9 = Ikkakusei
D10 roll 0 = Race unknown

And to prevent FAQs, here are some comments:

"What about hybrids like Hazel (#4712)?"

Hybrids are allowed. The most common are azhis'f (Vosian-Yehisrite) hybrids, which occur after #9000. Most hybrids would be obtained after #70000, which is when most of the worlds on this list got into space and began interacting with each other. There are NO Terran-(other race) hybrids!

As for Chief of Hydrographic Sciences Hazel, let's say that her origins are VERY unique. Wait until UY20YL to get the answer. (And for you doom and gloom sayers, no, this isn't the reincarnated Hazel [of Nassur's hybrids]).

"Hey!! Why aren't the Zephyrites and Kurakoans here?!"

That was a decision on the part of the planners of the Grand Design. Zephyrus and Kurakoa were the repositories of all the surviving clones when the Clone Rights War broke out. A bit of prejudice against half-lives (the Sagussan euphorism for a clone, it literally means half-a-life [all body, no brains]), the planners wanted as little Fourth Republic Sagussan influence in the Fifth Republic as possible.

"Hold it!! Planet Elle's a former Sagussan colony world, too! Ataru and Mie found that out in 'Tag Race Mark Three.'"

Actually, I should have said Gisan'cha-era Fourth Republic. Elle was settled WAY before the onslaught of the Age of Gisan'cha, so they held onto a lot of the traditional Sagussan cultural mores (not to mention their empathic potential, which makes them more than perfect to become daishi'cha).

Now with that done, here's the big step.

STEP FOUR - JOB

There are no "civilians" among the daishi'cha, meaning that there are no people without a job to call their own. Everyone has a place on this planet, which is seen as VERY necessary. To determine what job your girl will have, you could just create one out of thin air by looking at the list (if the job suits the temprement of the character you're basing the person on) or else follow the creative steps listed below.

Before we get to that, though, here are the general job listings and their basic equivalents on Earth (and, FYI, their uniform colour-codes, plus their rank titles and codes):

ADMINISTRATION
The secretaries and administrators which run the rural communes, the various city halls, the Provincial Legeslatures and the Republic as a whole. Basically people who have experience organizing and running government. These do NOT include the people who actually are alderwomen, mayors, councillors, ministers and prime councillors. They fall in Government. (Primary = dark green, Secondary = dark green, Tertiary = black)
M3 Chief of Administration
M2 Deputy Chief/Provincial Chief Administrator
M1 Administration Officer
T4 Chief Superintendant Clerk
T3 Chief Clerk
T2 Supervisor Clerk
T1 Clerk
CHILD SERVICES
Everything from running the gene pool to midwife duties to daycare centres. All Child Services fall under the Medical category, so Child Service officers are known as "I'sagh" (healer). (Primary = light green, Secondary = light green, Tertiary = silver)
M3 Chief of Child Services
M2 Director of Child Services
M1 Doctor of Child Services
T4 Senior Child Services Nurse
T3 Child Services Nurse
T2 Child Services Nursing Assistant/Daycare Technician
T1 Child Services Technician
COMPUTER SERVICES
Running Sagussa's Internet, the Dreamscape, plus repairing the various AIs (Henry, James, etc), and also the techno-entertainment industry (holosuites and the like). Falls under Administration. (Primary = dark green, Secondary = silver, Tertiary = black)
M2 Director of Computer Services
M1 Computer Services Specialist
T3 Computer Services Articifer
T2 Computer Services Technician
T1 Computer Services Programmer
DEFENCE
Sagussa's armed forces. Under the umbrella title "Sagussan Defence Force," it is more commonly referred to as the Sagussan Navy. The SDF is split into the following departments which have their own colour-codes as follows (read primary-secondary-tertiary):
DENTAL
Quite self explanitory. Dentists are also addressed as "I'sagh." (Primary = light green, Secondary = light green, Tertiary = dark green)
M3 Dental Surgeon-general
M2 Dental Director
M1 Doctor
T4 Chief Dental Services Nurse
T3 Dental Services Nurse
T2 Dental Hygienist Technician
T1 Dental Assistant
EDUCATION
Sagussa's teachers, normally called "thoughtmistresses."
BIG NOTE HERE: this is the only department which is race-specific; ALL thoughtmistresses on Sagussa are Tritonian-born daishi'cha. If you select this category, this will affect your race selection. (Primary = silver, Secondary = silver, Tertiary = dark blue)
M3 Thoughtmistress-prime
M2 Department Thoughtmistress
M1 Thoughtmistress
In all cases, Administration provides clerical staff to Education offices.
ENGINEERS
Sagussa's public works builders. They are split into four main categories: General Engineering, Architecture and Maintenance; Fleet Engineering; Construction Engineering; and Weapons Engineering. Read the colour codes as you read for defence:
M4 Engineer Commander
M3 Engineer Director Chief *
M2 Engineer Division Chief *
M1 Engineer Unit Chief *
T4 Chief Engineer Articifer
T3 Engineer Articifer *
T2 Engineer Technician *
T1 Engineer Journeyman *

* All these titles have either "Architect," "Maintenance," "Fleet," "Weapons" or "Construction" placed in front of them according to the assignment.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
They who talk to other peoples. (Primary = black, Secondary = light blue, Tertiary = gold)
M3 Minister of External Affairs
M2 Junior Minister of External Affairs/Ambassador
M1 External Affairs Officer
In all cases, Administration provides clerical staff to External Affairs offices.
GOVERNMENT
They who run the whole show. Government works on three levels: Republic, Provincial/Colonial, Local. But they all wear the same uniform: black top, black pants and gold trimming. However, the rank insignia varies according to which part of government you work for, which are listed as follows:
All subordinate governments (city and commune) wear the same rank colours as their provincial legislators.
National Government Ranks:
M5 Head-of-State
M4 Prime Councillor
M3 Minister
M2 Junior Minister
M1 Official
T4 Master-at-Arms/Obundsperson
Provincial/Colonial Government Ranks:
M3 Prime Councillor/Governor
M2 Minister
M1 Official
T4 Master-at-Arms/Obundsperson
Local Government Ranks (City):
M2 Mayor
M1 Alderwoman
T4 Obundsperson
Local Government Ranks (Commune):
M2 Commune Warden
M1 Alderwoman
T4 Obundsperson
In all cases, Administration provides clerical staff to Government offices.
INTELLIGENCE
Sagussa's version of the CIA, MI6, Mossad and all the other alphabet soup spy agencies. Enough said. (Primary = dark green, Secondary = dark green, Tertiary = red)
M3 Director of Intelligence
M2 Department Director
M1 Intelligence Officer
T4 Chief Intelligence Operator
T3 Department Chief Intelligence Operator
T2 Supervisor Intelligence Operator
T1 Intelligence Operator
INTERNAL SECURITY Sagussa's police force, known officially as the Sagussan Internal Security Force (SISF). All wear the same coloured clothing: black top, black pants, dark blue trimming. However, they are split into three Forces and the central command, which have different rank insignia as follows:

Ranks are listed in the Daishi'cha List.

JUDICIAL AND CORRECTIONS SERVICES
They who sit in judgement, as well as punish. (Primary = black, Secondary = green, Tertiary = gold)
M3 Judge Advocate General
M2 Director Judge/Corrections Services Chief
M1 Judge/Corrections Services Officer

Internal Security provide technical support to Corrections Services.

LOGISTICS
General society support and services, from supply to finances to accomodations to transport. This department is split into three broad categories: General Logistics (including Transportation and Accomodations), Supply (they who get the stuff and hand it out) and Resource Management (they who pay for it). All are marked as follows:
M3 Chief of Logistics
M2 Logistics Department Chief
M1 Quartermaster-general/Chief Comptroller
T4 Chief Quartermaster of Logistics
T3 Quartermaster/Deputy Comptroller
T2 Junior Quartermaster/Comptroller Chief Clerk
T1 Supply Technician/Comptroller Clerk
MEDICAL AND LIFE SERVICES
They who heal everyone. Remember, Doctors ARE God on Sagussa. (Primary = light green, Secondary = light green, Tertiary = gold)
M4 Surgeon-General
M3 Department Chief of Medicine
M2 Director of Medicine
M1 Doctor
T4 Chief of Nursing Services
T3 Nurse
T2 Nursing Assistant
T1 Medical Assistant
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION
They who practice preventive medicine. (Primary = light green, Secondary = red, Tertiary = gold)
M3 Chief of Physical Recreation and Education
M2 Provincial Chief of Physical Education
M1 Physical Education Officer
T4 Chief Physical Education Instructor
T3 Senior Physical Education Instructor
T2 Physical Education Instructor
T1 Physical Education Equipment Technician
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Sagussa's chiropractic services. (Primary = light green, Secondary = grey, Tertiary = gold)
M3 Chief of Physiotherapy
M2 Director of Physiotherapy
M1 Physiotherapist
T3 Physiotherapy Nurse
T2 Physiotherapy Nursing Assistant
T1 Physiotherapy Medical Assistant
PSYCHOLOGY
They who heal the mind. These are also doctors. (Primary = light green, Secondary = dark green, Tertiary = gold)
M3 Chief of Psychology
M2 Director of Psychology
M1 Psychologist
SCIENCE
Sagussa's science core. These are split into six broad departments which will handle the physical restoration of Sagussa. Each has their own colour codes as follows:
General Sciences (light blue-light blue-gold)
Archaeology (light blue-tan-gold)
Botary and Agriculture (light blue-dark green-gold)
Geology and Terraforming Sciences (light blue-brown-gold)
Hydrographic Sciences (light blue-dark blue-gold)
Zoology (light blue-red-gold)
M4 Head Scientist
M3 Chief of Science *
M2 Director of Science *
M1 Scientist *
T4 Chief Science Articifer *
T3 Science Articifer *
T2 Science Technician *
T1 Science Journeyman *
* These are basic titles. They vary according to discipline.

And now with all that said and done, let's get to the way you decide which one of these departments gets your girl:

1) Roll D10 for basic category, then roll a D20 for specific job category, then D10 again (and again if necessary) if there has to be any further subdivisions. This master list should solve all questions to that end:

After you choose the work category, roll D10 to determine if the person is affiliated with the SDF. D10 roll between 1 and 8 is a negative answer, D10 roll 9 and 0 a positive answer. If so, turn back up to the Defence listings and follow the D10 rolls as if the person was a member of the SDF (in a sense, she will be).

>From here, go to Step Five =>

STEP FIVE - RANK

As you can see from the Daishi'cha List, all positions of command (usually M2, O2, G2, I2 and above) are taken. If you want to write a story about someone who may one day be Prime Councillor, Engineer Commander, Head Scientist, etc, then by all means go ahead. What you are doing is determining the rank of the person NOW (at the end of UY-GFA). So, simply take a D10 and roll as follows:

D10 roll 1: M1, O1, G1, I1 rank
D10 roll 2: T4, N4, S4, P4 rank
D10 roll 3: T3, N3, S3, P3 rank
D10 roll 4-5: T2, N2, S2, P2 rank
D10 roll 6-0: T1, N1, S1, P1 rank

Then go back to the rank listings and determine which rank the person is addressed by. If they're in the SDF or SISF, it's very easy to determine; the ranks are right there. If, however they're in other departments, you'll have to look above. For science ranks, you'll have to also turn to the Daishi'cha List to get the specific title. For instance, if your girl is in Botany and you roll for T3, she is addressed as a Botanist Articifer.

Note that certain disciplines do not have technician ranks. If they are slated for Government, Education, External Affairs or Judiciary/Correction Services, the job switches to Administration (for the first three) or Internal Security. Psychology receives no technical/nursing assistance directly from Medical.

Now go to Step Six.

STEP SIX - POSITION

Here's where it gets really research-intensive.

First of all, if you haven't figured it out in the job listing, roll a D10 to indicate province of residence. (Sen'sha Seven, since it's a colony in a dome on a Pluto-like planet at the edge of Sagussa's home system, really wouldn't apply as a place to live). SISF and SDF personnel: this doesn't apply. Go as follows:

D10 rolls 1-4: Tere'na
D10 rolls 5-7: Kyre'sha
D10 rolls 8-0: Ly'sha

To list all the departments and units on Sagussa would take another 30 KBs on their own (and Fred left his master list back in Canada!), so just run through the Daishi'cha List and pick a position applicable to the person you've created.

We're almost done. Now to Step Seven.

STEP SEVEN - SERIES

This is really simple. Just choose or create a code for the series you took the story from. Look at the Daishi'cha List to ensure that the code you created hasn't already been used. Maximum five letters.

Now, Step Eight.

STEP EIGHT - NOTES

This is reserved for special notes which may apply to the person in the future.

If you created a Yehisrite daishi'cha between 20000-70000, you might want to make her a pirpirsiw'r like me. You might want to make her an affiliate of Ataru's Bodyguards (our answer to Megane and his kimei'ne patrol). You might want to make her a part of the Ikkoku Gang. Or there might be other things which would interest her, especially if you want to create this girl for your own fanfic story.

Also, since you're the one who's adding to this list, you'll be credited for your contribution, either by name or your net name.

And you're done! Simple, eh?!

If you want to expand on this basic listing, by all means do so. For instance, you might want to choose a bond-mate (marei'cha) for her (mine [romantic sigh] is Catty). Choose her musical talent of choice if you want (I play the drums, for example, as part of the "Hasei'cha's" ship's band, the Eternal Band). Write a small biography if that suits you. The list doesn't have to be that impersonal, you know.

Let your imagination fly!

Well, that's it for now. When you're done with this, e-mail Fred at gorgo@net.co.kr so he can amend his list.

So, stop staring at this and get to work!!

Remember...the wing always rides the air!

Lufy, P/CPO Daishi'cha #29363 R.S.S. Hasei'cha (via Seoul, Korea, Earth)