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| {{Disambiguation|Borellian Nomen (alternate)|depictions of the '''Borellian Nomen''' in [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] materials}}[[File:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]
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| The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the {{TOS|The Fleet|Fleet}} that is apparently controlled by Nomen {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}. Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the {{TOS|Cylons}} more, as they are machines {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}. The Nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies. | | The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies. |
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| Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}. Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}. They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]]. | | Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). |
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| == Significant Dialogue ==
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| * '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this {{TOS|The Fleet|Fleet}} with equal rights and privileges? {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
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| == Notes ==
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| * ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
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| : The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs," as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
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| : Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
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| : As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian [''sic''] Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian [''sic''] Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead to Borallian [''sic''] Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
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| : The Borallian [''sic''] Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly," made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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