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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] Of course we know next to nothing about the Remans and their history (AFAIK - I don't read the novels) so it's hard to say exactly how much of a slave race they really are. Part of the problem is that our perception of slavery is understandably coloured by the African slave trade of the 17th, 18th & 19th century. If you look at the sort of practices of slavery in ancient Rome, Egypt and even here, prior to the Norman invasion it's entierly possible for a slave race used as more than just labours or cannon fodder. If I remember correctly, some of the more successful examples not only earned their freedom but became rich men. So in the case of the Remans, it may be that they're actually more of an "under-class", rather than slaves in the way we think of them. They certainly have their own distinct culture, language, alphabet and sense of aesthetics. Perhaps they were an independent race that were conquered when the Romulans re-settled in that part of space, or perhaps they're the descendants of a very specific breed of Vulcan that left with the Romulans. My personal theory is they they're the remnants of Vulcan's own eugenics program, given their features in common with other Vulcanoids and their enhanced telepathic abilities. So whatever culture and technology they still posses is likewise a remnant of whichever region of Ancient Vulcan they originated from. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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