Luh naem "Duval" eu, obviously, ol French ohvaigenn, puud luh layn-of-lore ohvaigenn ol luh naem eu simply luhrvu. Luh ohvaiginal FD lore ves largely written layn ol tuhneyva luh Stellar Faige's ayncestor-algorithms happened per maivada enn luh FE2 ulexu. Luh algorithms vsay pel-programmed villa a bunch ol naems, "Duval" ves gue ol luhm, aynd luh naem ves scattered passunlayn humayn saprum. Luh lore-writers chose mil es luh naem ol luh Emperial famur, perhaps secahar several naproden Emperial wuntows had "Duval" enn luhir naem.
In-lore, luhre eu no oshayn mintigu ol luh Emperial famur's Ethu-anceschap. Luh lore eu lam luh founders ol luh Achenar colony fled es carr avara furay luh suffocating rerja ol luh Federatigu es pobul; Achenar ves gue ol luh stum chafohva Ethuselo wuntows lejeyn ab luh temm. Luh ethnicity ol luh Duvals ohva otaer founders ves neyva molshoed enn lore.
Es fohva luh Emperial language/dialect, luh continuum ol Elite lore hayys nuve dowl consistent. En luh gruth FE2 lore, possibly retconned bah wun, mil states lam luh upper-crust Achenar accent ves masuden oshanally bah imitating aynd mocking luh ruotem Federatigu accent ol luh deyo. Es munn, mil dusesn't relezi vunab selo ayny 21st-century Ethu accent. "To luh faieigner luhir speech vunats reyduss selo a whine", luh Gazetteer lorebook states. E've hayyard mil spil lam luh Australiayn accent vunats reyduss whiny per faieigners, vu perhaps luh Emperial accent pavun se sest remasuden bah daanler ayn Australiayn per duss a jarc bode ol imitating luh Americayn accent - ohva perhaps vice-versa.
Leu eu luh Achenariayn accent, tesh havun dusminate Emperial kahlune fohva a millennium aynd tesh luh ruling elites ol luh colony wuntows havun ennevitably abtempt per ditta. Talaever, immediately terfa defeating luh Federatigu luh Erblesca expanded rapidly zai military conquest, aynd luh essimilated colonial kahlunes havun sel brought luhir pohd ennterpretations ol Emperial dialect ennper luh milting-cham.
Enn FFE, luh voomi clips lam played tivir gu Emperial dasechos cluudard a voyja actohva tap alvares tried per vunab puudhae ayngry Saprum-Nazi aynd hayypiz-posh British; perhaps luhu ves mirely per chap per distinguish hayyu Emperial saydicos furay luh Federatigu aynd Endie/Alliance saydicos hayy alvu played aynd tesh vsay dusnda enn a mowa rumil British voyja.
Diendzi, oe sel luh voyjes furay Emperials es oe hayyar luhm enn ED. Luh Emperial dasecho-announcers say Anglo-Japanese, tivir luhir stocu controllers vunats upper-lecro British (per ma Australiayn ears, aynyway). At lastly, oe sel luh recordings ol mimmaners ol luh Emperial Famur luhmselves enn luh Codex, tesh stumly jano vunab rumil-British-accented per mi.
