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** The novel indicates that the Slasher Smile is pretty much present in the social arsenal of every Abh, and the meaning of it is unmistakable, something along the lines of getting "a bouquet of scorched roses".

* [[Slave Collar]]: All the Baron's maids wear one; Lafiel compares them to trained cats.

* [[Sociopathic Hero]] - Admiral Spoor. She ain't called [[~~Earned Title~~|"the Lady of Chaos"]] for nothing. She finds anything less than a life-or-death struggle 'boring' and when she captured an enemy vessel she once gave the crew the [[Morton Forks|choice between execution or 1 year's rations for 100 year journey home through normal space.]]

* [[Sociopathic Hero]] - Admiral Spoor. She ain't called [[Sobriquet|"the Lady of Chaos"]] for nothing. She finds anything less than a life-or-death struggle 'boring' and when she captured an enemy vessel she once gave the crew the [[Morton Forks|choice between execution or 1 year's rations for 100 year journey home through normal space.]]

* [[Space Opera]]

* [[Space Romans]] - Abh didn't copy all the external bells and whistles, but many features of their life are a dead ringer. Their penchant for conquest, their four-level citizenship structure (very similar to the late Republic to early Principate plebes-patricians-equestrians-senators) and demography, their love for intrigue, the level of autonomy they usually give to conquerred provinces, etc. Even their controversial status as a [[Designated Hero|good guys]] is similar.