====== Jonathan Hryken and the Exodus ======

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Aakash Hryken, Jonathan’s father, was CEO of the Maecenas conglomerate and influential Council member who openly opposed the Council’s caste mandate in the 2150’s.

The Council passed its caste mandate in 2156, but failed to do so unanimously.

Aakash’s dissenting vote left the possibility it could be overturned.

Many corporations used that possibility as an excuse to delay implementation.

The Council knew that breaking the Hryken faction would induce others to follow.

The Council rallied and managed to imposed the caste mandate specifically on Whalen’s Reach in 2163.

Jonathan had become CEO in 2160.

Jonathan adopted the caste system by making all members of the Maecenas payroll on the Reach Starcaste.

By 2171, Jonathan was desperately fighting to meet the demands of his caste implementation.

Each year, Starcaste entitlements grew, the Starcaste pulling ahead of the other castes.

Maecenas lacked the means to treat both its star-tech and base-tech employees as Starcaste.

Aakash’s Earth based empire was sold to cover Jonathan’s caste implementation 2167 to 2174.

Maecenas failure on the Reach demonstrated, “not everyone could or should be Starcaste.”

The Council was happy to let Maecenas failure run its course.

◢ [[:l2:locations:Whalen’s Reach]] (L2)

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