Nomads

Dpending on what source you consult the Nomads are either a lunatic fridge group of dangerous radicals or brave freedom fighters against the Empire. The reality seems to have been different from either view.

There are always those who seek to avoid being governed by a state and Nomads is a catch all term for those individuals within the empire. A distinct culture did form over time but they couldn't be said to be an organised group.

Nomads lived up to their name and would always be on the move. They survived either by criminal activity or hiring out their services and some corporations liked using them as deniable assets. Successful Nomads usually fostered a skill or found knowledge or technology that was lost (and usually forbidden) to the empire at large, making there services valuable.

Over thelife of the empire the Nomads developed a pidgin language that, as is the nature of such things, was constantly shifting over time. This was one of the tools that helped them avoid imperial control.