Introduction

Every person of the Dominion is issued with a set of identity documents.  Most people just carry a small metal tag on them that is imprinted with their Dominion Mer ID, Name and a machine-readable section (sometimes called the tag strip).

However, Mers also have a set of paper hardcopies of the information on the tag strip.  Most people would mostly leave the paper documents at home and only carry them when travelling or of they specifically needed to interact with some part of the Dominion Bureaucracy or Legion. 

Tags are commonly worn around the neck, on a band around the wrist, or on a chain, fob-watch style.    

Included Information 

Information includes:

• parents’ names
• parents’ IDs
• grandparents’ names
• grandparents’ IDs
• date of birth
• place of birth
• digital fingerprint
• a photo no more than 3kCy old
• current residential address
• current occupation

   The documents have a complete history of all changes.    Some tags may store additional biometric information, for example if the holder has a high security clearance or is a prisoner.    

Tag Colour Codes

The metal of the tag is coloured:

• Forerunner = Gold
• Hybrid = Silver
• Geneered = Copper
• Unclassified = White
• Felline = Dark Orange

   Some tags also have a coloured border around them: 

• Overlord’s Household = Red
• Dominion Legion Member = Black
• Vizierate Member = Purple for Viziers, hot pink for Vizants and Wardens
• Dominion Bureaucrat = Blue (once reaching senior officer grade and above)
• Foreign Visitor/Temporary Tag = Yellow
• Prisoner/Indentured person = Bright green