Renewal
the process by which the Syndicat that controlled the planet Phindar could wipe clean the memories of a Phindian, leaving them without any idea of who they were or where they came from. This process was used to eliminate any Phindians who posed a threat to the Syndicat's control of the planet. Sometimes, the memory-wiped Phindian was placed on another planet, and the Syndicat would bet on how long they could survive. Sometimes, just to be cruel, the Syndicat would release the "renewed" Phindian on Phindar, and they would be unable to find there way home.