F = Forerunner (sometimes called ‘Founder’)

G = Geneered

H = Hybrid

U = Unclassified

A = Felline

U is provided for where a person is ‘new’ to the gene pool, orphans etc.  Genetic testing of an unknown can usually identify if the person is a ‘G’ but if they are not a G they are assigned a ‘U’.

All Felline IDs start with an A.  Felline IDs are not further affected by the assignment rules below.

 

The initial code letter assigned to a child depends on their parents’ and/or grandparents’ codes, as determined by the following six rules:

These rules decompose to the following table:

Rule	Parent 1	Parent 2	Grandparent 1 of Parent 1	Grandparent 2 of Parent 1	Grandparent 1 of Parent 2	Grandparent 2 of Parent 2	Issue
1	F	F	any	any	any	any	F
1	H	H	any	any	any	any	H
1	G	G	any	any	any	any	G
1	U	U	any	any	any	any	U
2	F	G	any	any	any	any	H
3	F	U	any	any	any	any	H
3	H	U	any	any	any	any	H
3	G	U	any	any	any	any	H
4	F	H	F	F	F	H	F
4	F	H	F	F	F	G	F
4	F	H	F	F	F	U	F
5	H	G	F	H	G	G	G
5	H	G	F	G	G	H	G
5	H	G	F	G	G	G	G
5	H	G	F	U	G	G	G
5	H	G	H	H	G	G	G
5	H	G	H	U	G	G	G
5	H	G	G	U	G	H	G
5	H	G	G	U	G	G	G
6	F	H	F	F	H	H	H
6	F	H	F	F	H	G	H
6	F	H	F	F	H	U	H
6	F	H	F	F	G	U	H
6	F	H	F	H	F	H	H
6	F	H	F	H	F	G	H
6	F	H	F	H	F	U	H
6	F	H	F	H	H	H	H
6	F	H	F	H	H	G	H
6	F	H	F	H	H	U	H
6	F	H	F	H	G	U	H
6	H	G	F	H	H	G	H
6	H	G	F	U	H	G	H
6	H	G	H	H	H	G	H
6	H	G	H	U	H	G	H

NB:  The higher class parent is listed first, in order F, H, G, U.

  

The Rest of the Mer ID

The full Mer ID takes the form

<Gene code>-<Date of Birth>-<System code>-<City code>-<Birth registry code>-<serial>-<check code>

  

Gene Code

Gene codes are as above – ‘A’

F = Forerunner (sometimes called ‘Founder’)  G= Geneered H = Hybrid U = Unclassified A = Felline

  

Date of Birth

Date of Birth is in Cycles, as per the Dominion Calendar (ie. omitting the dot) – ‘999999’

  

System Code

System code is as per the list of main Dominion Systems – ‘AA’. 

It records the place of birth registration, not the place of birth.

Note that this is two characters in Dominion script – conversion to contemporary symbols may give a longer string.  

If a person is born and registered aboard a spacecraft, the usual practice is to give them the system code (and Region Code) of the ship’s origin system (and last docking point).  However, some people are instead given System and Region codes that match the equivalent codes in the ship’s registration code; for a Legion ship, this is the build location code converted to the equivalent xx-xxx System and Region code.  Both practices are legal and accepted.

A person can also be registered at the Separatist world of Gateway, at the Dominion Embassy there.  Such a person is given the System Code of THTH.

  

Region Code

Region code is the three alphanumeric designator assigned to each sub-world Region (similar to airport codes today, but sometimes they contain numbers) – ‘XXX’.  Again, this is the place of birth registration, not the place of birth.  However, Felline will be registered to their home territory, irrespective of where the birth was recorded. 

If a special System Code is assigned, there is a huge list of special region codes that apply.

See Adminstrative Regions.

A person with the System Code of THTH will be given a special region code based on their actual place of birth.  Codes include:

Region Codes for System Code THTH

Code	Origin
SKG	Gateway
SKO	Opulence
SKP	Promise
SKY	Pathway
SOH	Highgate
SOK	Confidence
SOM	Midway
SON	Neargate
SOR	Redgate
SWK	Confluence
SWL	Leap
SWP	Progress
SWR	Soar
SWS	Stepping
SZR	Resolution
SOTH	Separatist Other
NKSH	Naki Kingdom of Shrfss
OTHH	Non Separatist Human

    

Birth registry code

Birth registry code is a two digit code assigned to a facility that can register a birth – ’99’.

For about half the Mers in the Dominion this is ’01’.

There are a selection of special registry codes, see below.

  

Special Registry Codes

Registry Code	Meaning
50 – 59	5-Series codes are reserved for use by the Eugenics Bureau
60	Code 60 is reserved for use by the Nomination Bureau
61	Felline Central Birth Registry (Felline births are often not registered until the hardcopies make their way to the Dominion some time later)
62	Felline Central Birth Registry (overflow/special use)
63	Felline adult birth registration (Plenty of Felline are never registered at birth – a Felline-specific version of code 98)
66	Household Medical (many Overlords have this code)
69	Vizierate Special Use
70-76, 79	7-series codes are reserved for use by the Legion or Vizierate
77	Legion Medical Facility
78	Legion Shipboard Medical Facility
80-86	8-series codes are reserved for special bureaucratic uses
87	Health Bureau (Health Bureau Special Use code – most often, code used for babies that die soon after birth and are not registered via the usual channels, but may be used in other circumstances)
88	Mercantile Bureau (born in space and registered shipboard)
89	Trade Bureau (born in space and registered shipboard)
90, 92-94, 96	9-series codes reserved for admin use
91	A shipboard-registered birth not covered by codes 78, 88 or 89
95	Immigrant – this person was not born in the Dominion; note this code is not reliably issued, sometimes such people get a ’98’ code instead
97	Reissue (This is a New Mer ID, reissued)
98	Late/ Manual Registration
99	Temporary Registration

A person born aboard a spacecraft will either have a code of 78, 88, 89 or 91, indicating the birth was registered on the ship itself, or a 98 code indicating the person was registered later in port.

   

Serial

Serial is a three-digit number starting at 001 and incrementing with each birth registered at that facility on that date.  Code 000 is not used.

  

Check Code

One of the Dominion’s standard check codes:  Z, W, T, TH, F, V, S, N, A, I.

The check code is an implementation of the ‘Standard’ Dunn algorithm.  See this page for details.

  

Examples

Typical Example

Example of a Geneered person born on GRRAS on the day Overlord Zarg took power: 

G-193882-VL-GRR-01-001-W

GRRAS is a small facility and the main registration centre has registered the birth.  This is the first baby registered on that date.

  

Person Entering the Dominion from Separatist Space

A person visiting the Dominion from Separatist Space will have a Gene Code of unclassified, and be assigned their code either at the Dominion Embassy on Gateway, aboard a Trade Bureau ship, or at Newerth on arrival.  Practices for assigning Region Codes at Newerth have varied over time, sometimes the special THTH codes are used, and sometimes the standard Newerth Region code is used, though the border and immigration processing section of Newerth highport actually has its own NBP code and that may be used.

Person entering the Dominion on a temporary visa, birth registered at Gateway Embassy, person born on 200.171 at Resolution.  The serial will be assigned based on the number of people who have ever had this combination of codes.

U-200171-THTH-SZR-99-001-T

Immigrant, born on the same date, registered at Newerth:

U-200171-THV-NBP-95-001-N

  

* Note that all references to character codes are anglicised versions of the Dominion’s phonetic script.