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 Table of Contents:
Welcome to FreeSpace! ................................... 1
Table of Contents: ............................................ 2
FreeSpace Sector Map ..................................... 3
Hex: 0101 ......................................................... 4
Hex: 0102 ......................................................... 4
Hex: 0105 ......................................................... 5
Hex: 0107 ......................................................... 9
Hex: 0109 ....................................................... 11
Hex: 0110 ....................................................... 12
Hex: 0203 ....................................................... 13
Hex: 0205 ....................................................... 14
Hex: 0206 ....................................................... 15
2 Hex: 0209 ....................................................... 18
Hex: 0210 ....................................................... 20
Hex: 0302 ....................................................... 23
Hex: 0303 ....................................................... 24
Hex: 0308 ....................................................... 24
Hex: 0401 ....................................................... 25
Hex: 0403 ....................................................... 26
Hex: 0404 ....................................................... 28
Hex: 0406 ....................................................... 29
Hex: 0409 ....................................................... 31
Hex: 0410 ....................................................... 34
Hex: 0501 ....................................................... 34
Hex: 0502 ....................................................... 35
Hex: 0504 ....................................................... 39
Hex: 0508 ....................................................... 39
Hex: 0601 ....................................................... 39
Hex: 0606 ....................................................... 40
Hex: 0608 ....................................................... 42
Hex: 0610 ....................................................... 43
Hex: 0707 ....................................................... 45
Hex: 0708 ........................................................ 45
Hex: 0709 ........................................................ 59
Hex: 0710 ........................................................ 60
Hex: 0801 ........................................................ 61
Hex: 0802 ........................................................ 62
Hex: 0805 ........................................................ 63
Hex: 0808 ........................................................ 64
Hex: 0809 ........................................................ 65
Hex: 0810 ........................................................ 66
Hex: 0905 ........................................................ 67
Hex: 0906 ........................................................ 68
Hex: 0907 ........................................................ 69
Hex: 1003 ........................................................ 70
Hex: 1005 ........................................................ 71
Hex: 1008 ........................................................ 72
Hex: 1010 ........................................................ 75
Hex: 1205 ........................................................ 76
Hex: 1207 ........................................................ 77
Hex: 1209 ........................................................ 77
Hex: 1301 ........................................................ 78
Hex: 1309 ........................................................ 80
Hex: 1410 ........................................................ 81
Hex: 1502 ........................................................ 81
Hex: 1509 ........................................................ 82
Hex: 1605 ........................................................ 85
Hex: 1610 ........................................................ 85
Wandering Encounter Table – Non-Disabled
Ship ................................................................. 86
Wandering Encounter Table – Disabled Ship .. 88
Races Found in FreeSpace .............................. 90
Credits: ........................................................... 91
FreeSpace Sector Map

Map Scale: 1 HEX = 3.26 Light Years (1 parsec)

Legend: Planetary Symbols

White: Non-Spacefaring Species or Unknown Species Profile
Orange: Possibly Dangerous, Unknown Profile, Incomplete Data
Blue: Spacefaring Species (may be limited distance spaceflight)
Red: Dangerous Region, Avoid Contact

Legend: Ring Symbols

Green Ring: Class A Spaceport
Purple Ring: Tourist Destination
White Ring: Research Station, Fuel Station, or Spaceport of Unknown Class
Red Ring: Extremely Dangerous, Planetary Status Unknown, Incomplete Data
 Hex: 0101
Designer: Mixu Lauronen (Mixula)
System Name: Amiim Ulam, The Bucket-Bong
Planetary Survey: 1 inhabited planet, 2
uninhabited planets, 2 gas giants
Amiim Ulam is the native name for the planet
the visitors simply known as The Bucket-Bong.
The tech level of the planet is pre-space. The
inhabitants, known as the Ulams, resemble
blue biped tigers. They are mostly agricultural,
with no interest in spacefaring.
The most important industry of Amiim Ulam is
tourism. The planet is mostly covered in forest,
the dominating tree being ak'lax. The pollen of
4 ak'lax is highly hallucinogenic, and during the
spring and summer, for about 80 days (each 32
hours long), the air is full of substance which
would be classified as a drug on most other
planets.
This brings enormous masses of visitors to The
Bucket-Bong. The Ulams are immune to the
pollen and thus are able to serve the tourists
who are heavily intoxicated. It is illegal to
export ak'lax or its pollen. The penalty for
smuggling is expulsion for life.
Hex: 0102
Designer: Samuel Byford (Bifford)
System Name: Outreach
The area of space known as "The Outreach" is
only accessible from nearby areas {0101} and
{0201}. It is a backwater of a place and all maps
show it as a deserted area, devoid of pretty
much everything except dangerous fast-moving
asteroid belts mixed with debris, and with
nothing of importance in it. A few travelers
know the truth however, which is that tucked
into the furthest region of the area, through
several layers of nothingness, interspersed with
immensely dangerous fast-moving asteroid
belts, is a bit of a gem.
At the edges of known space, surrounded by
seemingly impenetrable areas of nothingness,
guarded by a multitude of asteroids moving
and spinning faster than most people can react,
is a single planet called Outreach with its' two
stars, B1FF-0RD and B2FF-0RD. This planet is in
the goldilocks zone between the two old stars;
the first of which is fairly close to Outreach,
small and blue, while the other is much larger,
orange, and 3 times as far away. Their
gravitational pull balances out, however, due to
their size, density, and distance.
Trapped between the two gravity fields of
these stars the planet's poles point at each star
and therefore it spins sideways to the stars'
locations, with a slight wobble occurring every
couple of decades as the poles switch direction
due to the competing influences of its' suns.
Outreach's "wobble" causes minor quakes
across the entire planet, lasting for a few
months, as the poles move and settle into their
new direction. There are no sentient species
that we are aware of, only herbivores and
plant-life, but a number of those plants are rare
and exotic, with some of them native only to
Outreach and its unusual ecosystem. The fungi
that grows here is better than any Earth-truffle,
highly sought after and incredibly lucrative
when sold to the right buyer. It is thought that
the constant daylight from two suns, which
provide a variety of wavelengths, are the cause
of the magnificent plant-life.
Outreach and its prizes are a well-kept secret,
known only to a few, and deliberately kept off
the majority of public maps. To those travelers
who make the journey, have cargo holds
correctly equipped to store the valuable flora
and fauna intact for long periods of time, and
have the right contacts to be able to sell them
for ridiculous credits afterwards, this place is a
goldmine. The region is nigh-on impossible to
get to, however, and so the benefits must be
weighed against the costs. Plenty have tried
and failed and so the asteroid belts are as much
debris as rock, further adding to the myth of
this region being impenetrable, with no reason
to go there, and certainly not worth the
potential cost to life and ship.
Hex: 0105
Designer: Caroline Berg (adularia25)
System Name: Modern: Vrukai's Puzzlebox
Classical: Shintok's Jewels | Shintok's Folly
Planetary Survey: Three confirmed planets:
Shiirlon, Meshuun, Iburinum
Major Features: Ring of Madness
Structures: One Dyson Sphere
If players have updated maps: Vrukai's
Puzzlebox is a system of three planets and a
ring of spaceship debris which circle an
enigmatic Dyson sphere. No one knows what is
locked away inside the sphere.
If players have very old or outdated
maps: Shintok's Jewels is a hub of trade, a
prosperous system of eleven planets, each a
shining jewel in the Ladrigal Consortium.
History
Once Shintok's Jewels was a hub of trade, a
prosperous system of eleven planets, each a
shining jewel in the Ladrigal Consortium. The
Jewels were the farthest east the Consortium
ever reached - though some might say they
overreached here, and later in the Consortium
these became known as Shintok's Folly. No one
knows what the folly was.
How Vrukai's Puzzlebox got its current name:
Vrukai was a trader of some renown who had
journeyed to the Jewels, expecting to find
bargains to last a lifetime, and instead
discovered the Dyson sphere. Vrukai called it 5
the Jewelry Box for it held the Jewels locked
inside. But once Vrukai traveled to another
system and explained why they were so heavily
in debt from what was supposed to be a
lucrative journey, the name Vrukai's Puzzlebox
stuck.
Rumors and speculation:
• Lore has it that the sphere was erected while
Shintok's Jewels were still part of the
Consortium.
• There are no records within the Consortium
of such actions being taken.
• Scholars wonder if perhaps some other group
came and built the sphere, encroaching on the
Consortium's territory.
• Perhaps the Consortium, getting wind of
some future threat, embarked on a secret
project to lock this system away.
The Known Planets
The three planets outside of the sphere are
cold worlds, devoid of life. And yet there is a
glimmer as to why they were called jewels in
the first place.
 Shiirlon
The planet Shiirlon is the closest to the sphere.
It is a dawn-shaded world of wondrous
stonescapes, wind carved arches, and haunting
beauty.
If the planet is scanned: The atmosphere is
thick enough to contain strong winds, but any
water was long-since taken away. There are
extensive cave systems under the surface,
clearly they are not naturally made, but they
are also devoid of all artifacts and life.
If on the planet: The winds whistle eerie tones
as they pass through the arches and abandoned
caves. It almost sounds like it is haunting music,
but it is just random enough to be a natural
6 phenomenon.
Meshuun
Meshuun is the middle planet, a gray-green
world that is a frozen portrait of what it used to
be. It comes with a warning not to land under
any circumstances because of the extreme cold
temperatures.
If the planet is scanned: Once it was a jungle
world, lush and green. Some of which can still
be seen when scanned. But the world is
encased in ice. Almost as if it was flash frozen
when the sphere locked out the sun.
If on the planet: Due to the bitter cold, no one
has gotten very far in excavating what secrets
are locked in the ice. Your gear warns you it
would be dangerous to leave your
shuttle/transport. In fact, no one in recent
memory has visited the surface of the planet.
See Alternate Possibilities for more options.
Iburinum
The planet Iburinum is the farthest from the
sphere. The planet has numerous craters and
impacts from extrasolar debris hitting it.
If the planet is scanned: It is covered in fine
lavender sand, presumably eroded from what
once were lavender mountains, but are now
merely hills. Any habitations or plants have
long-since been pulverized.
If on the planet: The planet is bitterly cold with
almost no atmosphere. Anyone who sets down
on this planet feels uneasy. There is an
oppressive feeling here, as if a great loss was
suffered, and etched in the stone. Sand taken
from the planet exude that same sense of
unease. The lavender sand is lovely, but hardly
worth the trip.
Game masters, see Alternate Possibilities for
more options for Iburinum.
Debris Field: The Ring of Madness
Many a xenoarchaeologist, historian, or
treasure seeker has dared to try to open the
Puzzlebox, only to end up with their abandoned
ships forming a belt around the sphere, a
graveyard in testament to the unyielding doors.
This belt of ships is known as the Ring of
Madness, for any captains who set their ships in
orbit of the sphere are certain to never return.

In the ring there is half-a-fleet of crippled and
abandoned living ships. The other half managed
to get inside the sphere the last time it opened;
these ships on the outside have been loyally
waiting to be reunited ever since.
Inside Vrukai's Puzzlebox
The inside of the sphere is a flurry of activity.
The living ships related to those ships on the
outside ferry goods between the four
remaining planets. The four planets are
impressive - each shines like a jewel. In fact,
they are entirely crystalline at this point,
planets of rich blue sapphire, golden topaz,
blood red spinel, smoky quartz. The crystal
planets are irresistible to treasure hunters.
Secrets
This section is for the game master only.
The living ships in the Ring of Madness have
been out here so long they have gone
somewhat mad. They are the real reason no
ships return from trying open the sphere. When
other ships fail to open the sphere, the living
ships destroy them.
The living ships in the Ring of Madness know
how to open the sphere, but the knowledge has
been corrupted from the long centuries of
waiting. The living ships will promise anything -
offers that seem far too good to be true - to be
reunited with their fellow ships, but their
promises are all too easily broken. They are
desperate to get inside the sphere.
See Alternate Possibilities for more options for
the living ships.
The Dyson sphere opens every 1333 years,
based on the orbits of the three outer planets.
When the planets align, the door into the
sphere opens. It first time the door opens for
three hours, then closes. Three days later, the
door opens for six hours, then closes. Finally,
one week after the first time the door opens, it
opens for nine hours, then closes. Anyone must
time their escape from the interior carefully.
Once the door closes for the third time, it
closes for another 1333 years. If any of the
outer planets are destroyed, the sphere would
stay locked. The doors can be tricked, by
nudging or moving the planets into the right
configuration, if there is access to a method to
do so.
The crystals coating the planets are an alien
race the Esh-sheen, sentient with a hivemind,
entirely bent on their own survival. The Esh-
sheen fully control the living ships which
entered the sphere. Once the living ships were 7
inside the Dyson sphere, they became infected
and are covered with beautiful crystalline
growths that speak to one and other in tonal
frequencies that sound like chimes. They have
no memories of the ships that wait outside the
sphere - they have been completely taken over
and should the Esh-sheen be removed from
them, they will die.
The sphere was created as a quarantined
prison. The Esh-sheen were the native life on
one of the planets of Shintok's Jewels, a planet
later destroyed in order to make the sphere.
When the Consortium harvested the crystals,
not realizing they were sentient, it awoke a
deep rage in the Esh-sheen. The Esh-sheen
realized being in one location was not enough,
they must mobilize. Which gave way to a
believe that all non-crystalline lifeforms were
unworthy of being anything but hosts or
vehicles for the Esh-sheen.
The Consortium erected the sphere hastily both
to hide their first-contact mistake as much as to
prevent the crystals from infiltrating too deeply
into the Consortium. Of the eleven original
 planets in the system, four were strip mined,
pulverized, and destroyed to make the
materials of the Dyson sphere.
The Consortium overreacted and also
eradicated all life on the outer three planets
just to make sure, and then purged their
records of this place. The doors open every
1333 years in hopes that the crystals have
forgotten their vendetta and are willing to
become a part of the Consortium, though the
Consortium has long since fallen at this point.
Anyone who enters the sphere has a good
chance of becoming infected with the Esh-
sheen. The infection starts as scaly patches on
skin, but instead of flaking off, they grow into
8 hard crystalline forms of blue, red, yellow, or
grey that eventually coat limbs, infest the
nervous system, and finally take over the brain.
Crystal patches on a person are a good way tell
they are infected - though sometimes the Esh-
sheen are smart about it, and hide where the
crystal patches are, leaving the head and hands
of their host unmarred.
The Esh-sheen
This section is for the game master, and may be
revealed through play to the characters as they
discover more about the crystals.
The crystalline race call themselves a series of
tri-tone chords that sound like music to most
other races, but when they take over carbon-
based races, they are known to call themselves
the Esh-sheen.
The Esh-sheen are hiveminds, but only between
crystals of the same color. All clusters of red
crystals share information, but would need to
speak in their chiming tones to pass the
information they know along to grey crystals.
Esh-sheen consider each color a different family
group, though the terms for the different
groups are lost on non-crystalline lifeforms as
they sound too similar to hear the difference.
The Esh-sheen hivemind does not work through
the Dyson sphere. Any crystals on the outside
of the sphere can talk to each other, no matter
the distance, but cannot talk to those inside the
sphere. Likewise, those inside the sphere
cannot talk to any outside the sphere. This is
true even when the door to the sphere is open.
The Esh-sheen can take over any lifeform that
has liquid in it. Since humans have fluid in cells,
and blood, they make particularly good hosts,
as the Esh-sheen transmute the liquid into the
nutrients they need to grow throughout their
host body. Their preferred method is to have
the potential host cut themselves on a sharp
crystal edge, which allows them to infiltrate
into the blood stream.
Alternate Possibilities
These ideas may be included or discarded by
the game master in any adventure that takes
place at Vrukai's Puzzlebox.
Esh-sheen crystals which had been taken by the
Ladrigal Consortium are still alive, and may be
found out in the galaxy. However, these crystals
have adjusted to their fate as traveling pieces
of jewelry or technology, and have (as of yet)
no desire to take over living hosts. This may
change should anyone take them inside the
Dyson sphere and they learn of the destruction
of their homeworld by the Ladrigal Consortium
to build the Dyson sphere to contain the rest of
their race.
The living ships have also been on the exterior
of the Dyson sphere has also been infected by
the Esh-sheen and have gone mad as they
attempt to fight off the crystals. They are
sometimes under the control of the Esh-sheen,
sometimes under their own control. The Esh-
sheen wish for them to lure others into the
Dyson sphere so they can build up an army of
hosts, while they wish to rescue their fellow
ships from their fate as hosts.
Meshuun is not covered in ice, but is covered in
the green family of Esh-sheen, who left the
Dyson sphere the last time it opened. They are
peaceful and do not want to take over hosts,
refusing to be part of the warlike mentality the
rest of the Esh-sheen inside the sphere have
bought into. The planet houses secrets as to
how to prevent being taken over by the other
Esh-sheen. The secret is to form a symbiotic
relationship with the green crystals, which
attach themselves to the character so it looks
like they are a host. The green Esh-sheen
promise not to take over. Upon returning to
Meshuun, the Esh-sheen will leave without
doing any damage to the person they are
attached to.
The lavender sand on Iburinum is made up of
the lost lavender family of Esh-sheen. The Esh-
sheen inside the Dyson sphere still mourn their
loss for they were often the arbitrators of
conflicts within the Esh-sheen society. If a
bottle of the sand gets into the Dyson sphere, it
will incite the Esh-sheen into all-out war.
Hex: 0107
Designer: Chad Bowser (cjbowser)
System Name: The Dead March (colloquial)
Substellar Objects:
Binary Brown Dwarfs
Rogue Planet: Dillon B1
The Bodies
The Dead March is a fairly empty sector of
space, primarily because the only usable
resource is the vastness of space. Some time
ago, the Bowdici, a sector spanning criminal
organization learned how to make excellent use
of that vastness, by dumping bodies.
At first, it was one or two bodies, but it didn't
stay that way for long. As the Bowdici family
grew in stature and brutality, they dumped
more and more bodies. Over the years enough
victims were dumped that it reached the point
where the accretion of bodies began to show
up on sensors.
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Rather than report this finding to authorities,
other criminal elements began to make use of
the dumping ground. The rate of body dumps
increased exponentially. When the authorities
eventually caught on to the body dumping they
starting patrolling the sector. But, being the
backwater of no-where, some patrols were
bought off, others found better things to do
with their time, and a few figured the crime had
already been committed elsewhere -- what's
the point in watching an empty vastness for
something that they might never see.
Eventually, there were no more patrols.
Now, there are three distinct accretions of
bodies, each over a kilometer in radius. There
are also more than a few derelict spaceships,
some dumped by crime families, a few from
failed Resurrectionist crews, in the proximity of
the accretion disks.

This graveyard has attracted other elements as
well. Vivisectionists hunt through the bodies
looking for components in decent enough
shape that with a little spit and polish can be
sold off to wetware tech in other systems.
These parts might wind up in a street doc's
portable kit or maybe a cyberwear shop.
Another, less savory element, the
Resurrectionists, try to revive some of the
bodies to create an unthinking, uncaring soldier
that can be sold off to the highest bidder. They
made some headway, but more often than not
the reanimated bodies didn't care who they
killed, so they started with the people who
resurrected them. Unable to do little else, the
reanimated corpses meander the corridors of
10 the Resurrectionist ships until another ship
thinks to salvage the assumed derelict.
The bodies have attracted another entity, a
species that looks like a cross between an
annelid and lamprey. They range in size from 10
cm to half a meter, and inhabit the dead
bodies, slowly feasting on the flesh. They,
however, much prefer fresh meat, so when
new bodies are dumped, they'll swarm across
the accretion to reach the recent arrivals. If
they can sense living flesh, which they can do
even through EVA suits, they'll aggressively
swarm it to try to burrow into any available
orifice or soft tissue with rasping teeth.
Rogue Planet: Dillon B1
Rogue Planet Dillon B1 meanders through the
sector. When it was first discovered, it was
scanned for resources. Despite some iron and
other trace elements, it came up curiously
devoid of exploitable resources. Crews were
sent to the planet and confirmed what the
scanners detected -- there's nothing to exploit.
Its only noticeable characteristic were the
crystalline growths that covered 25% of the
planet. Each crystalline structure consisted of a
few growths not unlike quartz. The largest were
only a meter from tip to tip. A few samples
were taken, but no company wanted to invest
the resources for what was perceived as so
little gain.
If the crews had stuck around longer, they
would have realized the crystalline structures
are the planet's primary lifeform. They're highly
intelligent, sentient creatures that refer to
themselves as "The Light." They have built
three cities deep under the planet's surface,
each several square kilometers in size. They
travel to the surface periodically to stargaze.
When danger is near, the creatures enter a
torpor that renders them indistinguishable
from inert crystal. The survey crews were
unknown, so they were classified as dangers.
Once the creatures wake, small legs emerge
from the body and they go about their
business. They communicate through colors,
shifting the hues of their crystals. If someone
could learn this language, they could learn all
the advanced knowledge the Light know,
including the technology to shield their
underground cities from detection.
Hex: 0109
Designer: rebuscarnival
System Name: Voidcorp Waste Management
Solutions, INC.
Stellar Body: SDSS J0003+0718 Degenerate
Dwarf AKA Nandini’s Star AKA The Incinerator
Planetary Survey: Plutoid Goliad, various
artificial trash spheres
Major Features: Concentric Rings of Refuse,
Goliad City
Structures: All Structures Temporary
General Description
SDSS J0003+0718 is a solitary, degenerate
dwarf star with a single daughter plutoid. The
system is so insignificant as to not appear on
conventional maps and can be difficult to spot
given the weak luminosity of the stellar body.
Concentric rings of manufactured debris have
been arranged around SDSS J0003+0718 by the
former inhabitants of the system.
Political Interests
Goliad Municipality - limited space flight
Pirates - Various rogues and criminals hiding in
the rings
Academia - University based archeology
programs excavating the rings
History
In the wake of the Cosmetic Wars several
privateer organizations surfaced in the
subsector hoping to extract some profit from
the prolonged and destructive conflict. One
such organization was ostensibly a salvage
operation working out of SDSS J0003+0718,
Voidcorp made a reputation for itself of claim
jumping and soft piracy amidst the clouds of
war-debris while amassing a substantial
collection of hulls and ordinance from the
wreckage.
The spoils were secreted away to the White
Dwarf known to old spacers as Nandini’s Star.
The quasi-system is an unremarkable blip in the
sky-infinite, host only to a small, unnamed ice 11
dwarf orbiting the habitable zone of the stellar
remnant. It was here, at the end of a world,
that Voidcorp made its headquarters: a
sprawling, submarine fortress floating deep
beneath the icy mantle of the newly christened
Goliad.
Like most of the privateers operating during
this period, Voidcorp had been formed with an
ulterior motive, namely the construction of a
mercenary fleet that could help unite the Firms
and perhaps recuperate the market shares lost
during the prolonged conflict. The scope of the
project was ultimately unachievable, as the
salvage operation reinvested most of its
resources into the habitat on Goliad.
The Board experienced a demographic shift as
the first children born beneath the ice entered
adulthood and took leadership positions in the
firm. Under new management, Voidcorp
rebranded itself as a multiservice waste
management consultant and began seeking
contracts with various planetary level
producers in the sub-sector. Early clients
included mostly free-stations and mercenary
 outfits but the roster grew to include planetary
governments and megacorps of all sorts as the
second generation of Goliadians rose to
command the company
Subsequent generations saw the formation of
the Trash Rings - great concentric rings of solid
refuse sorted loosely by type, pulverized slowly
by the weak tidal forces of Goliad. Bioengineers
have harnessed the strange, native Cnidaria of
their adopted plutoid and adapted a variety of
vacuum resistant jellies and corals to expedite
the decomposition process. Likewise,
automated scows in the habitable zone help to
funnel accretion substrate to the dying star to
increase the meager output.
12 In all, the business model was wholly inept and
Voidcorp folded less than one hundred years
after its formation. The population of Goliad
rapidly dispersed, leaving an insular and
unambitious citizenry to fend for themselves in
the labyrinthine submarine metropolis.
System: Goliad
The single secondary body of SDSS J0003+0718
occupies the narrow habitable band of the
failing star.
Hex: 0110
Designer: Patrick Zoch (pdzoch)
System Name: Ukko Nebula (“grape nebula”)
This sector is home to the massive Ukko
Nebula. The Ukko Nebula is a collection of
smaller round green gas nebulae the size of
former stars, giving the appearance of a
collection of grapes that inspires its nickname
to astral travelers.
It is unknown how many nebulae make up the
Ukko Nebula, but it is rumored to be in the
thousands. Ships avoid this sector and trade
routes bypass the Ukko Nebula due to the
electrical discharges that plague the nebula.
The nebula collection can be divided into three
sections: the outer layer, the dense layer, and
the hidden core.
In the outer layer, ships may be able to
navigate within the void of space between the
smaller globes of nebulae. Ships traveling
within nebulae on the outer layer will
experience the occasional electrical storm that
may result in electrical strikes on their vessel.
There is a chance that the electrical strike may
cause damage to the ship unless it is shielded
against electrical damage. Communication
transmissions tend to be distorted with static.
A hapless small craft or stranded escape pods
may be encountered, powerless, floating in
outer layer of nebulae. Personnel aboard these
crafts are often discovered to be long since
dead, sometimes for generations.
The dense layer features overlapping nebulae
without any void of space between. The
electrical discharge within the nebula feed each
other causing more frequent and stronger
electrical storms. Even ships with electrical
shielding risk damage. Electrical strikes can
easily overload and destroy systems on vessels.
Any ship that has managed to travel as far into
the Ukko Nebula as the dense layer has decided
to risk no further travel into the nebula for fear
of so much damage to the vessel as to not
escape.
Large vessels have been known to be lost in the
nebula. Rescue and salvage missions were once
attempted ages ago but have long since ceased
due to the risks involved. Science vessels, trade
vessels, military craft, and pirates are known to
have been lost in the nebula.
No one knows what lies at the hidden core of
the Ukko Nebula. Rumors are a ship graveyard
lies at the center.
No life forms are known to exist in the nebula;
however, one type of creature has made the
nebula its home: spark wraiths.
Spark Wraiths: These spectral creatures,
rumored to be the lost essence of souls lost in
space, feed on electrical energy. The natural
electrical discharge in the nebula have provided
the spark wraiths sufficient sustenance to
sustain them. The spark wraiths are contained
to the nebula without another electrical source
to feed on. Passing ships present an
opportunity for the spark wraiths to feed on
new energy and escape the nebula to new
sectors of space.
Spark wraiths look like vaguely human shaped
ghosts and are made of electrical energy. As
such, they have both the properties of undead
and electricity. They can move through barriers
in an incorporeal state, but they cannot move
through material insulated against electricity,
such as rubber. They are immune to small
electrical weapons (e.g. tasers), but they can be
overloaded and damaged by very large
electrical attacks. Devices designed to harness
electricity can capture and contain them. Spark
Wraiths deal electrical damage, naturally.
Hex: 0203
Designer: Mycroft Stout
System name: Ogrean
Home of a primary K8IV subgiant star. The
biozone is safely wide enough for two viable
planets. The first is Kiana. Earth-like with 50%
hydrographics. It is less dense, but has the
same base gravity as Earth, so its circumference
is greater, approx. 28,000 miles. The rotation is
once per 23.2 hours, so the spin rate is faster.
Axial tilt is 28 degrees, with a 1.6 degree
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wobble cycle of 16 local years.
Having a lower density, it still has a decent
magnetic field for its circumstances. One of the
unique aspects of the planet is whenever there
is a large solar event, the aurora extends into
hard space by transforming the energy into
francium. So the following fifteen minutes or so
is extremely valuable time for researchers and
manufacturers. Battles have been fought over
who is where in the queue, or who will not be
permitted, if a rival.
Studies show a unique make up of gases and
heavier molecular compounds in the
ionosphere, a mix painstakingly researched but
not resolved or understood. Artificial
bombardments of the magnetic fields are
capable of producing auroras, but not francium.
The planets seasonality is one of calm, very cold
winters, and calm, very hot summers. Spring
and fall are dynamically chaotic, spring much
more so than fall.
 Kiana has two moons. Cerridwen is the larger,
closer of the two. Dóbhran is a smaller, further
out moon that is often thought of as hiding
behind, or peeking out from Cerridwen when
they overlap in the sky.
The second potential planetary orbit in the
biozone does not have a planet. Looking upon
that as an opportunity, the navy has built a
large installation, to be in artificial sync with
Kiana. Being so close, and in sync, there is also
a class A starport as part of the space station
named ‘Lorelei’. This has become both a repair
and a construction site for many navy ships,
and quite a lucrative earner for businesses on
Kiana.
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Terrestrial world in the biozone at 1.0 au.
'Kiana' Outward drift to 1.2 au.
Asteroid belt at 1.6 au 'Blian'
Medium gas giant at 7.2 au 'Bronntanas', 2
large moons (Currently listed as B1 and B2,
awaiting resolution of a tangled formal
naming.)
Kiana is home to the headquarters of Fr-223b
Corporation. Best known for breakthrough
research on rare elements and compounds.
Hex: 0205
Designer: Andy Leighton (Andyl)
System Name: Cravog System
Cravog - Class L7 brown dwarf.
Radius 0.098 R☉
Mass 0.060 M☉
Temperature 1600K
Cravog 1 - small rocky planet
Cravog 2 - small rocky planet
Cravog 3 - jovian planet
Cravog 4 - small icy planet
Cravog 1 and 2 form a binary planetary system.
The two planets orbit their common centre of
gravity at a distance of 64,402 km apart.
Orbit - Aphelion 0.225 AU, Perihelion 0.208 AU,
Period 80.2 standard days.
Cravog 3 - class II jovian gas giant.
Total satellites 12.
Radius 136216 km
Orbit - Aphelion 5.1 AU, Perihelion 3.8 AU,
Period 6328.4 standard days.
Notes: Cravog 3 has a yellow green colour and
features large cloud formations with bands of
deeper colour. Visible storms are common. The
clouds are water vapour, but the atmosphere
contains high proportions of methane and
hydrogen. Because the orbital inclination of the
planet is different to the other planets and the
orbit is fairly eccentric many planetary
scientists have speculated that it is a rogue
planet captured by the more massive brown
dwarf.

Cravog 3f
Radius: 987 km
Orbit: Semi-major axis: 321047 km, semi-minor
axis 296955 km. Period 40 standard days
Notes: Nitrogen/methane atmosphere 17.2 kPa
(approx 20% Earth Standard)
Cravog 4 - small icy planet
Radius - 296 km
Orbit - Aphelion 24.6 AU, Perihelion 10.2 AU,
Period 16328.4 standard days.
General Information
This system is totally unremarkable apart from
Cravog 3. An early scouting mission surprisingly
discovered intelligent life in the upper
atmosphere of the gas giant. Any use of engines
within the atmosphere led to the destruction of
the ship, as did fuel scooping. So scientific
stations were built in the very top layers of the
atmosphere. Since then they have been
extended and now form one of the more
unusual tourist spots in the sector. The stations
are aimed at the luxury market and are well
known for the widest selection of alcohol, food,
and gambling games from the rest of the
sector. Each have viewing compartments that
are lowered on monofilament cables deeper
into the atmosphere affording fantastic views
of the creatures swooping around in the
yellow-tinged atmosphere.
The Cravog 3 satellites are mostly
unremarkable small rocky and icy moons apart
from Cravog 3f which is large and dense
enough to retain a nitrogen/methane
atmosphere. The atmospheric pressure is high
enough that just pressurised skin-suits are
needed but oxygen must be used. Cravog 3f is
an icy moon with impressive ice cliffs and the
Leumas Chasma which is a large graben (fault)
over 1000 km long and more than 100 km wide
at its widest. Although adventurous tourists go
ice-climbing on Cravog 3f, to this day it has had
little serious study as more attention has been
given to its more unusual Jovian parent.
GM Information and Hooks
This system offers a number of avenues for
adventure.
1) The usual kind of political / criminal
shenanigans you get on resort worlds /
gambling hubs. The stations are ideal for
political negotiations. But also criminal
organisations could be involved in running one
or more of them (maybe secretly via cut-outs)
2) The aliens on Cravog 3. What is their
agenda? How would they react to an
unpowered glider in their atmosphere?
3) The largely unexplored Cravog 3f could allow
for more scientific minded exploration 15
adventures. The ice is thick but there is a
subsurface ocean.
Hex: 0206
Designer: Adrian Kennelly (Azukail)
System Name: Malum
Random Events
A fragmentary and garbled message that is still
clearly a distress call is picked up. The origin of
the broadcast cannot be determined and it only
runs through once. The message may be
received multiple times, in different locations,
and is always identical, down to the
interference.
A rip in space, more fallout from the failed
experiment at Zhorino, opens. Ships may be
swallowed up by it and may be instantaneously
transported to another location, may get lost in
whatever realm the rip opens into, or may be
transported, but rather the worse for wear,
with madness being a common occurrence for
the crew.

Overview
The system used to be occupied by an
advanced species or culture, and some
remnants of this occupation can still be found.
Almost everything of use has been taken; the
primary remnants are stripped bases, wrecked
buildings and the aftereffects of a disastrous
experiment at Zhorino. It would appear that the
system was not the home-world of the previous
occupants, and after the experiment went
wrong, they evacuated the system.
Scattered around the system are various odd,
ancient, and clearly artificial pieces of debris.
These are more leftovers from the failed
experiment at Zhorino and are predominately
16 metallic in nature. Originally, there were other
materials, including organic ones, but these
have deteriorated over time. The metal of the
objects appears to be manufactured, but the
shapes are warped and they do not appear to
be remotely rational in construction.
Star: Malum (G2 V)
Planets
Char (Malum I): The innermost planet, this is a
scorched cinder orbiting close to the sun.
Res (Malum II): The system's sole habitable
planet, it is an Earth-like world with slightly
higher than normal gravity of 1.1 G due to a
higher density, and a green-tinged atmosphere,
caused by microscopic plants in the
atmosphere. The plants give the atmosphere a
slightly minty smell but have no other effects.
There are some ruins from the long-lost
civilisation that built the cloud mining platform,
but there are not enough for the planet to have
been anything more than a minor colony. Since
the accident, the world has been more recently
settled. This was recent enough that settlement
is still sparse and is under 10 million for the
entire planet. A single spaceport supports the
largest city with a small orbital station above.
There is a large, comparatively recent (several
thousand years old) crater that was the location
of the second facility of the transportation
system experiment carried out on the cloud
mining platform in the Zhorino. When the
warping energy swept through the platform
during the test, feedback hit the labs that used
to be where the crater now is, causing a
massive explosion. Some of the warped energy
caused parts of the fauna, flora and buildings to
merge with the surrounding rocks. There is still
a residue of energy affecting the area, and the
local flora and fauna tends to be both strange,
with mobile plants and immobile animals, and
aggressive. Studies have been carried out, but
remaining in the area too long causes creatures
to start suffering mutations.
Res has a single, small and irregularly-shaped
moon, which looks to be a captured asteroid.
There is a base constructed deep within the
moon from the previous inhabitants, but this
has been cleared of everything useful or
valuable. Although there are a number of
airlocks suitable for space vehicles, or single
people, these have all been disguised by the
rock of the moon for some reason.

Asteroid Belt: A typical asteroid belt, there is
evidence of asteroid mining having gone on in
the past.
Zhorino (Malum III): A gas giant of about a
Jovian mass with a muddy, undistinguished
brown colour and an uninteresting appearance
with barely noticeable cloud bands. The main
point of interest floats within the atmosphere
of the gas giant where, deep down, is an
ancient, massive cloud mining platform that has
been long abandoned. Built by an unknown
civilisation, the only way the platform will be
discovered is by descending deep into the
atmosphere. It is located well below where
such might normally be found and it is
surprising that the platform is still maintaining
its position.
Despite its hard-to-detect position, the
platform has been discovered on a number of
occasions, although this is not known, for those
who discovered it never returned. Inside the
platform can be found unrepaired damage, the
marks of weapons fire, and stains, which
sometimes have become part of the surface
they are on, that appear to be organic in
nature. Despite the damage, self-repair
facilities have maintained the primary and life-
support systems in generally working order, but
secondary systems such as lighting tend to be
more erratic.
The platform was not used just for cloud
mining, as it was also used as a laboratory for
experiments, one of which, into near-
instantaneous transport, went very badly
wrong. There were two sites, one on the
platform and one on the system's habitable
planet. On the platform, a field of warping
energy tore through the structure, merging
some of the inhabitants with the structure and
driving others mad, including the AI that ran
the facility. Those merged, died, and odd lumps
can sometimes be seen within the metal and
ceramic plates.
Those visiting the platform will see things such
as shadows moving when they shouldn't be,
shadows being cast by things that are not there
and shapes glimpsed out of the corner of the
eye that disappear when looked at straight on.
The rooms and corridors are warped in a way
that doesn't seem to be geometrically possible
and constantly flickering lights that are at a
frequency that seems to gnaw on the brain.
Visitors are either driven mad, killing each
other and themselves, or the platform's
automation kills them, as the insane AI attacks
with its repair and maintenance robots.
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Zhorino IV: This moon is the most significant of
the approximately 23 orbiting Zhorino but, like
the gas giant itself, doesn't appear that
interesting, being simply a ball of cratered rock.
Again, the interesting part is hidden below the
surface, because the moon housed a secondary
laboratory, related to the instantaneous
transport experiments, buried beneath the
crust. The laboratory was not directly linked
with the experiment itself, unlike those on the
platform and on Res, so came through the
disaster rather better, although the energy
wave did kill all organic beings in the lab and,
afterwards, the AI quarantined the place.
The AI also came through the disaster in better
condition than the platform's AI, but the two
were linked at the time of the incident and
some of the damage to the platform's AI leaked
through in the fraction of a second before the
moon's AI was able to sever the link. The AI's
self-repair systems have been unable to fix the
damage and, whilst not insane, it is not entirely
stable.
 Malum IV: A whitish-yellow gas giant with
about half a Jovian mass with a system of
approximately 13 moons and an
undistinguished ring system.
Malum V: A frigid, blue tinged ice giant about
half a Jovian mass, its atmosphere contains
large amounts of ammonia, methane and water
ice. A single large moon dominates its
approximately 8 moons.
Malum VI: A tiny, frozen chunk of rock of about
a quarter a Terran mass, it has a large amount
of different ices covering its surface.
Hex: 0209
Designer: Quaid Slauson
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System Name: Q-S.0209 Quasremitabf, a
tetrahedral unit of four connected star systems
Description
The region of space has four broadly separated
stars arranged in a nearly perfect tetrahedral
arrangement. The Q-S.0209 tetrahedron is
generally known locally by the epithet
Quasremitabf, or “Four Heaven House.” Each of
the four stars has multiple planets; each of the
four stars has at least one habitable planet with
at least one sentient species living there.
A poorly understood yet decently charted
“stellar current” flows between the four
primary star systems in a seemingly consistent
“loop.” Of various sentient species in
the Quasremitabf tetrahedron, three have
developed enough technology that they can
move around within the star family. The
technology that is used for star travel within
the Quasremitabf is based on creating “sails”
made of triametine crystal fiber to harness the
stellar current. No currents have been found
that lead anywhere other than from one Q-
S.0209 star system to another, and since none
of the sentient species here have yet developed
any other method for interstellar travel, they
have so far been stuck within the Q-S.0209
area.
It is not known if the triametine mineral used to
harness the local stellar current has viable use
or definitive value outside of the Quasremitabf.
The majority of the sailing clans are traders, yet
some are nomads, gypsies, evangelists, or
raiders.
Stars and Planets
Gin
Star Q-S.0209-X Gin
“Front upper” system
Stellar currents from Gin carry to the star
system Maerlpahtayba.
Planets (inner to outer):
Q-S.0209-X1 Sicharth – small, rocky, hot.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-X2 Hebo – medium, rocky, temperate.
Swampy and riverine. Highly populated as
homeworld of one sentient humanoid species,
Kohill. Relatively peaceful. Current-faring.
Smooth-skinned, with large foreheads and large
eyes.
Q-S.0209-X3 Smeeco – large, gaseous.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-X4 Jarlerware – small, rocky, cold.
Uninhabited except for a few mining and
research outposts of the Kohill.

Maerlpahtayba
Star Q-S.0209-M Maerlpahtayba
“Left rear” system
Stellar currents from Maerlpahtayba carry to
the star system Ggef.
Planets (inner to outer):
Q-S.0209-M1 Moth - small, rocky, hot.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-M2 Track - small, rocky, temperate.
Inhabited by sentient reptilian species Liluwn
and sentient fungoid species Jefphoo. Non-
Current faring.
Q-S.0209-M3 Meep - tiny, aquatic. Uninhabited
except for some Herz military outposts.
Q-S.0209-M4 Solemnity - medium, rocky,
temperate. Highly populated as homeworld of
one sentient mammalian species Herz. General
defensive and suspicious. Current-faring. Furry;
wolflike.
Q-S.0209-M5 Bisbytte - gas giant. Uninhabited
except for some Herz military outposts on
moons.
Q-S.0209-M6 Planethum - medium, gaseous,
cold. Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-M7 Lamp - small, gaseous, cold.
Uninhabited.
Ggef
Star Q-S.0209-GG Ggef; “Right rear” system
Stellar currents from Ggef carry to the star
system Hood.
Planets (inner to outer):
Q-S.0209-GG1 Match – medium, gaseous, hot.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-GG2 Luuk – medium, rocky,
temperate. Populated as homeworld of
sentient humanoid species Rel-psi. Highly
religious with numerous monk sects. Current-
faring.
Q-S.0209-GG3 Kuul-dim - medium, rocky,
temperate. Populated as homeworld of
sentient insectoid species Bee-dheer. Highly
trade oriented. Non-Current faring.
Q-S.0209-GG4 Leek – medium, gaseous, cold.
Uninhabited.
Hood
Star Q-S.0209-H Hood; “Front lower” system
Stellar currents from Hood carry to the star
system Gin.
Planets (inner to outer):
Q-S.0209-H1 Gawn 1 – small, rocky, hot.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-H2 Gawn 2 – small, rocky, hot.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-H3 Gawn 3 – small, rocky, temperate.
Uninhabited.
Q-S.0209-H4 Zaal Prime – small, rocky,
temperate. Populated as homeworld of
sentient spideresque species Zaalard. Non-
Current faring. 19
Q-S.0209-H5 Zaal Second – medium, rocky,
temperate. Uninhabited except for trade
outposts of various Quasremitabf species with
nominal rule by the Zaalard.
Q-S.0209-H6 Thug – medium, gaseous, cold.
Uninhabited.
Story Notes:
Journeying along the stellar currents using the
triametine crystal fiber sails is slow going,
taking nearly an entire sremi transit (“year”) to
journey from one star system to the next. Many
locals would like to get their paws / tentacles /
hands / etc. on some real interstellar travel
tech.
The Rel-psi peoples, despite constant political
upheaval, tend to secretly work toward the
downfall and detriment of the other species
out of misguided notions of superiority. The
Kohill might be the most intelligent of the local
species. The Bee-dheer might make the best
allies of the local species.
The stellar current used for travel is going to
reverse direction relatively soon. Some peoples
 have prophecies or morality tales related to a
reversal of the sky river; most do not. It will
generally catch the whole system off guard and
cause chaos and loss.
Hex: 0210
Designer: Eric Brandon Etkin (MOTHdevil)
System Name: (believed translation) Claimed
Prospect 349B of the Gorlan Empire, 12th
Dynasty
Unofficial System Name: Madspace
Planetary Survey: No detected planets; See
Major Features
Major Features: The Void Barrier; The
Wandering World
Structures: Spaceborn Automated Defense
20 Platforms; The Goliath
Known Background:
In the outer reaches of the galaxy lies a system
of rumored terror and riches. In the more
civilized systems, space mariners whisper of the
Madspace, a sector once inhabited by an
ancient, brutal empire, long dissolved by time.
What the Gorlans left behind was a slab of
space so devastated by their diabolical war
machines that no sane traveler would dare
venture near.
Yet stories and legends persist. Tales of ancient
weapons so evil they crush and twist the entire
fabric of spacetime itself, yielding to no one.
Automated platforms of targeting batteries
that prevent entry or passage. Massive
machines long dark that once fed on the matter
of entire planets and suns. Ancient
technologies that unlocked not only the keys to
immortality, but touched the faces of gods.
The Void Barrier:
Assuming safe passage through, the edges of
Madspace yield an impenetrable void. Of the
handful of tales from alleged witnesses, the
Void Barrier is a wall of space so absent of
anything that nothing can push through. What
lies beyond the barrier? No one has yet been
able to tell... And no one has survived the
experience.
The Wandering World:
Rumor persists of single world; remains of the
Gorlan Empire. Yet the location of the world
remains a mystery because it never stays in the
same place. Attempts to collate rumored
sightings have yielded a peculiar pattern - This
world doesn't just drift, it vanishes. No images
of this Wandering World exist, yet maritime
stories insist it to be the source of the Gorlan's
riches - a world that wants for nothing, even
sun, since everything the Gorlans could possibly
need is hidden on its surface.
Automated Defense Systems:
Madspace is rampant with asteroids and other
cosmological debris. Some of these massive
rocks of minerals and ice give off glitchy
composition readings, bouncing back scans
with conflicting data. Attempts to move past or
closer to these rocks often yield another
surprise - automated defenses. The former
masters of this sector spared no expense or wit
devising a series of automated systems
designed to keep out intruders. These systems
appear millennia old, though time hasn't
eroded their potency. Among some of these
traps of mass destruction are:
1) Nanospawn Swarms: Clouds of dormant
microscopic machines orbiting their host
asteroids, waiting for a triggering vehicle to
pass into the cloud. The Nanospawn restructure
the target ship, first deconstructing the outer
hull plating into its component elements, then
working their way inside, with the ultimate goal
of building new Nanospawn Swarms from the
deconstructed materials.
 yields highly unpredictable, often irreversible
results - timeloops, time fragmentation yielding
multiple outcomes from allegedly different
universes, intersection of different times and
locations of existence from within the target's
life experience(s), etc. The resulting attack is a
disorienting soup of impossible or past
experiences, not just those perceived by the
travelers, but also the ship's structure itself.

"The klaxons screamed bloody murder, then

suddenly dropped silent. At the time, I think I
was in maintenance 17... I commed the bridge,
but didn't get an answer, so I headed back up to
see what the hell was happening.

Soon as I left the bay, the fake-G fell out. I

floated down the access shaft shooting my 21
2) Nuclear warheads: Nothing beats good, old
emergency compressor... and somehow ended
fashioned nukes, and some defense systems
up in the martian church where I got married!
rely on tried-and-true nuclear delivery systems
Except it wasn't my wife waiting at the alter - it
to detonate near or on their target.
was a girlfriend from flight command, Bevvie. A
woman I hadn't seen in twenty years. A woman
3) Gravity Bombs: These asteroids activate by
who should have been dead for at least fifteen
proximity, increasing their gravitational pull
of them.
exponentially and dooming any nearby
travelers to helplessly crash to the surface. If
And that was only the tip of the iceberg.
the passengers survive the sudden increase in
gravitational pull, they may find themselves
I was the only one who made it back to midport
one ship of many clustered with the asteroid.
after our aborted run. The ship was a mess. And
it was months before I'd recovered enough to
4) Power Siphon: Immediately begins depleting
leave the hospital. Most of the time, I thought I
the electrical power of any nearby spacecraft.
was just hallucinating, but when they finally
Power Siphons detect the on-board power of all
decommissioned the Starbird, I was able to tour
electrical energy (including that used in
the decks one last time. My visual logs were still
personal devises) and continue operating until
in play - garbled, but there.
there is no longer any electrical power on the
ship. In this way, power cores themselves
Turns out the computer had recorded
(antimatter, nuclear furnace, hamster wheels,
everything that happened. It was exactly how
etc.) remain unaffected, but any attempts to
I'd remembered it." - Commander Alton
convert that raw power into something usable
Martinez; Chief Engineer, Starbird IX.
by ship's systems or devices quickly fail.

5) Spacetime Mangler: Passage near a Mangler


The Goliath:
The mechanical Goliath oozes through space,
belching clouds of nanospawn machines that
take apart any target perceived as alien to the
sector. Deconstructed targets are consumed by
the Goliath, adding to its bulk and keeping it
(somewhat) active. Rumors circulate that long
ago the Goliath deconstructed and consumed
all suns and planets in the region before finally
growing mostly dormant from lack of
sustenance. Still more rumors persist that
terrorists are determined to find and
commandeer the Goliath, co-opting the ancient
weapon and reactivating it with an eye for
steering it towards neighboring systems.
22 Like the mythical Bigfoot, much speculation has
been written on The Goliath, even if little else is
known about the sector it inhabits. A quote
from The Devil's Machines by Captain Perry
Whitmire (ret.) reads as follows:
"...and that's when [first mate] Reggie
speculated that maybe that Goliath never
reached its actual purpose. Reggie got to
thinking that maybe the Gorlans or whatever
intended that thing to make something,
something big, but it worked against those
goofy bastards before it achieved that purpose.
A Dyson sphere? Who the hell knows. But these
Gorlans think biggly.
I dialed up the Kardashev [civilization
measurement scale] on my Wiki... sure seems
like this Goliath was pushing toward type 3 civ
thinking, to me. Based on Reggie's scans, we
couldn't see nothin' stopping its growth. Those
Gorlans built junk to last... Who's to say the
thing's not still a babe with a lotta growing left
to do? Ugly babe, but babe nonetheless...
Damn baby ate my ship."
Secret: This section is for the game master only.
...No, seriously. You really should be the GM if
you read this.
The Terrible Secret:
There were no Golans. There was no ancient
empire. In fact... there is no logic and
coherence to this system because it literally
butts up against the end of the universe. It turns
out that reality itself is a simulation, and HEX
0210 is the twisted edge of that simulation.
Because of this, reality in this HEX begins to fail.
While the simulation has populated the system
with deterrents keeping travelers from going
farther, the truth is that beyond HEX 0210,
there is literally nothing, and the computer
code making up any ship and travelers crossing
beyond its lowermost border fails.
Many things in the system are relics of old or
bad code - ideas that never completely worked
out, or things that were planned but never fully
executed (like the Goliath).
Travelers skillful enough to avoid deterrents
may find themselves in the position of multiple
fates - complete de-resolution, shunting to
some sort of "pocket universe," or perhaps
even an encounter with the Wandering World -
a nonsensical accumulation of improper
physics, repeated histories, or any number of
alternate realities from simulation tests gone
awry or buried as junk code.
Somewhere on the Wandering World lies
Easter eggs - clues to the Designers of the
simulation and what they are (were?) trying to
achieve. Could this discovery somehow bring
the travelers in contact with the Designers? Is
contact the endgame of the simulation itself?
Would the Designers be willing to transfer the
travelers' code in such a way that it interacts
with their reality?
Or perhaps enough investigating of HEX 0210
could reveal the actual nature of the travelers'
universe, which could fundamentally alter the
campaign itself, particularly if the travelers are
skillful enough to carefully exploit the malleable
reality of the system and return to more
structured space... content to exist in a
simulated reality that they alone know the
secrets of.
Hex: 0302
Designer: Alain Curato (Karkared)
System Name: The Zutawan Bastion, the Time
Bubble
Planetary Survey: 2 inhabited planets, 3
uninhabited planets.
The Zuwatan Empire (off-grid) was once a
major power that collapsed due to a civil war
between competing heirs to the supreme
power.
Amidst the confusion a party of scientists and
military escaped to the remote outpost of 0302
and settled there to prepare a revenge that
never came, as they found that their planets
had been strip-mined by pirate groups during
the time the garrison had been removed.
Today, the Zuwatans maintain their status by
use of a very powerful device their scientists
created: the Warp Manipulator. The WM can
only function and maintain its integrity next to
a sun, which is what prevents it being used
away from the Zuwatan home system. Within
this system, however, it is extremely efficient,
changing the flow of time in any direction and
place. This is used to create fast lanes for
transit, slingshot points for interstellar travel,
and devastating tidal effects upon possible
invaders.
Confident in their might, the Zuwatans have
gradually moved on to completely abstract
(artistic or scientific) pursuits, making them
preferred clients of traders in luxury goods.
The empty planets in their systems are rented
out as storage areas where time does not flow
at all apart from the loading and unloading
windows for merchant ships.
Story hooks:
- One warehouse on the frozen planets
reportedly contains the cryogenized bodies of
an on-the-run dictator and his minions. Only
they know the secrets of their hidden bank
accounts, weapons caches, and allies network.
Plus, of course, their former victims want them
back. 23
- A scientist says the slingshot effects of the
Warp Manipulator could be increased a
hundredfold to create an effective intergalactic
wormhole. Is it genius? Madness? A plot to
plunder the secrets of the engine? A covert
operation to destroy an unknown enemy by
creating a black hole in the targeted system?
- An increasingly influent faction of Zuwatan
nobles want to go full isolationism. Merchant
ships are ruthlessly catapulted across the space
lanes so that they spend less and less time in
the system. After several accidents, the Guild
asks that something be done to calm down the
xénophobes. The only way to sway them is by
their intellect or artistic sense, either by
convincing them or by humiliating them
enough that they will go into hiding.
 Hex: 0303
Designer: Mycroft Stout
System name: BH67-1
BH67-1 is a low level output pulsar with an
abnormal 38 seconds per rotation. There are
two rockball planets over 100 au from the star.
The nearer one has a small but dedicated
research station in orbit, studying variations in,
and microgravitic anomalies around the star.
The station is staffed and funded in large part
by Fr-223b corporation (see HEX 0203). The
research station is co-located with a large
refined fuel depot for passing traffic. A small
navy crew staffs the connected fuel station.
24 The system seems to be an unusually stable
jump point, both into, and out of. At rare
intervals a kind of 'ghost signal' is traced to the
star itself, not its pulse emissions. Researchers
speculate it may be some inner workings of the
stellar core; some of the staff become
disoriented during these events and have odd
vivid dreams for several nights after.
Hex: 0308
Designer: Eric Jome (cosine)
Overview
Orbiting the main star of the Loci system is a
single habitable world called Chaparral. It is
home to the bird-like aliens known throughout
the sector as the Rodo. Chaparral is quite a dry
world but it is not without tectonics and
volcanism with erosion driven by winds, sand,
and rare rain. This has produced endless tracts
of scrub covered flats with occasional buttes,
plateaus, or formations of stone. At least a few
million Rodo call this dusty planet home and
they are well adapted to the difficult life there.
The Rodo
The Rodo are a gregarious species, but are
never very great in number owing to the
difficult, water poor environment of their home
world. The primary occupation is herding their
main food source, a type of hardy goat known
as "blanc". They maintain several starport
facilities planetside; Rodo that leave Chaparral
are usually mercenary bands, famed for their
loyalty and hardiness. The Rodo enjoy a
colorful, peaceful existence trading with
travelers, but they love sporting events and
gambling, especially racing. A Rodo stands as
tall as a typical human, but has greater
endurance and speed in a flightless, avian
frame. They are able to use most tools and
equipment humans can, but anything worn
must be extensively altered. Rodo are
feathered in bright colors, so rarely wear
clothing beyond accents.
Research has determined that the Rodo didn't
evolved on Chaparral. One of the mysteries of
the sector is their origin; there is archaeology
suggesting they've been on Chaparral for
millennia, but the ecosystem has hallmarks of
being engineered. It is still unknown what
civilization in deep time may have arranged this
situation or why.
The Loci system offers good refueling
opportunities from several gas giants and a
stable cosmic environment, but the limited
habitability has left it as something of a
waypoint instead of a more developed
destination.
Hex: 0401
Designer: Alain Curato (Karkared)
System Name: Ivallik, aka The Rock Garden
Planetary Survey: three vast asteroid belts, one
comet cloud, no surviving planets.
The Rock Garden is a very dangerous area of
space as the many asteroids in it cause
perpetual electromagnetic and gravitational
turmoil.
The rare ores in each asteroid are both the
cause for that, and the reason why many
persons would love to get their hands (or else)
on these rocks.
The only ones able to survive the belts' chaos
for long are the Garden's inhabitants, the
Ivallas, creatures of the void that can sense
upheavals in the fields around them. With
technological help from outside partners, they
have been able to set up a mining industry
which provides for half the sector's needs.
Most peculiar is that the Ivallas believe each
rock to have its inner spirit. In order to appease
this spirit, they must embellish the rock by
carving it into a more elegant shape - never
twice the same, as it would cause jealousy.
Having now run out of shapes from their own
culture, they are willing to buy artistic concepts
from foreign cultures.
Therefore, some areas of Ivallik's belts are now
complete galleries of a given culture's (or
several cultures') iconography. Some of these
sculpted rocks have been turned into artistic or
religious colonies. Since these colonies cannot
be sailed to or from without the help of the
Ivallas, they are effectively isolated, islands in 25
space.
Story hooks:
- The party finds itself in the possession of a
book (in any form) that a lot of people seem to
be chasing. But… it's only a children's book?
Yes, but it is wholly new to the Ivallas - who
 would pay handsomely for the weird characters
and fabulous creatures within.
- A rather poor community needs to buy the
mining rights to a big asteroid. They know they
can only achieve this if they join a proposal for
a truly impressive shape with their financial
offer. The party is tasked with finding one,
possibly by seeking a genius artist who
disappeared long ago.
- A monk or artist aboard one of the colonies
goes mad and wants the statue of a "god" or
"ideal" to be "corrected," lest they blow up the
colony together with a few important persons
who happen to be there.
26 - Due to an unexpected storm, two statues of
gods are about to collide. Several sects arm
ships to join the coming "battle of gods," not
really caring how the super-giants will disrupt
all of space and time when they close into each
other.
- Someone (an Ivalla or else) feels offended at
the shape one asteroid received. They trick
outsiders into destroying the rock, not
bothering to make any provisions for ensuring
that they can leave safely thereafter.
- It has been remarked that a few shapes have
been incorrectly sculpted during the past
months. The "errors" are small but there is
definitely a pattern there. Who or what is
causing this? Is it a code, or something else?
Hex: 0403
Creator: Joseph Shufelt (jshufelt)
System Name: Revati
Major Features: Revati Prime, The Revati
Crystal Belt
Current Knowledge: The Revati are a religious
space-faring race, who worship what they call
the "Star Crystals". A belt of over a billion
spherical crystals that surround the local red
dwarf star. The Revati believe that each crystal
contains a fragment of their creator's spirit.
Since the beginning of their interplanetary
travel, they have mandated all citizens make a
pilgrimage to the belt, under penalty of
becoming an outcast.
The crystals vary in size, ranging from spheres
the size of a marble to the size of an average
moon. The larger spheres tend to be revered
more among the Revati, believing the size of
the crystal relates to the more significant
creations. On a clear day on the surface of
Revati Prime, the crystal belt is always visible,
no matter the time of day. As such, they tend
to hold religious ceremonies during clear sunny
days.
But what is more known about the Revati is
their mercantile relationships with other
interstellar travelers. They exploit their planet's DM/GM Info:
rich resources, such as a variety of fuel,
flavorful spices, food, and their renown medical Planetary Survey
supplies. They strongly believe in free trade, Revati
believing that is the best way to manage good Type M7 V Red Dwarf
relationships in the galaxy. "You catch more Radius 2.51 x 105 km (0.36 x sol)
flies with honey than you do vinegar.” Mass 4.38 x 1029 kg (0.22 x sol)
Temperature 2400 K
They also believe to be destined to “the great Luminosity 1.54 x 1025 W (0.04 x sol)
arc”, where they are also trading to gather the
resources and technology to terraform “Revati Revati Prime
II”, a planet they are called to colonize and live Type Terrestrial World
closer to the crystals, which their own planet is Orbital Radius 2.65 x 107 km (0.18 AU)
an acceptable sacrifice to accomplish. Period 1.39 x 103 hours (0.16 earth
years)
A great boon to their calling is the fact that the Physics Standard iron/silicate
Revati have used the neighboring sector 0404 Radius 5576.06 km (0.87 x earth)
to great effect and have established being the Gravity 8.55 m/s2 (0.87 x earth) 27
hub of thousands of trade route that exploit Hydrosphere 20 % water, 9 % ice
the sector’s cosmic stream. Atmosphere Thin reducing
Biosphere Prokaryotic microbes
Civilization Extensive Civilization
Special Ruins of an ancient civilization on
large moon

Revati II
Type Rock Planet
Orbital Radius 4.53 x 107 km (0.30 AU)
Period 3.10 x 103 hours (0.35 earth
years)
Radius 7051.74 km (1.11 x earth)
Gravity 12.54 m/s2 (1.28 x earth)
Rumors/Speculation: Special Large moon
- There are ruins of an ancient civilization on
the moon of Revati Prime.
- The crystals spheres were fabricated over a The Revati Crystal Belt
millennia ago. This rumor is considered heresy, Type Asteroid Belt
which is the only capital punishment in Revati Orbital Radius 6.05 x 107 km (0.40 AU)
Prime. Period 4.78 x 103 hours (0.55 earth
years)

Revati III
Type Rock Planet
Orbital Radius 9.80 x 107 km (0.66 AU)
 Period 9.88 x 103 hours (1.13 earth great importance to interstellar trade. The
years) sector is filled with millions of cosmic anomalies
Radius 4735.95 km (0.74 x earth) that are homogenized into something which
Gravity 7.77 m/s2 (0.79 x earth) formed a cosmic weather system, known
Special Trace atmosphere widely as “The Eye.”

Revati IV The anomalies have created stable cosmic

Type Ice Planet streams of cosmic wind tunnels that are
Orbital Radius 1.63 x 108 km (1.09 AU) analogous to planetary jet streams. They are
Period 2.12 x 104 hours (2.43 earth pseudo-frictionless FTL environments where
years) when matter drifts into the entry point of the
Radius 9701.73 km (1.52 x earth) tunnel, it continues along the trajectory of the
Gravity 5.79 m/s2 (0.59 x earth) tunnel at speeds faster than light. Opening up
Special Heavy volcanism navigational options through the system which
can continue to travel through the stream
Revati V without spending any fuel.
Type Ice Planet
28 Orbital Radius 2.69 x 108 km (1.80 AU) Hundreds of these tunnels have been
Period 4.50 x 104 hours (5.15 earth successfully charted from beginning to end,
years) largely allowing one to enter one end of the
Radius 6865.85 km (1.08 x earth) sector, and exit at the opposite end of the
Gravity 3.64 m/s2 (0.37 x earth) sector, passing by The Eye unharmed.
Special Methane seas

Revati VI
Type Ice Planet
Orbital Radius 5.33 x 108 km (3.56 AU)
Period 1.25 x 105 hours (14.34 earth
years)
Radius 7629.97 km (1.20 x earth)
Gravity 3.82 m/s2 (0.39 x earth)

Hex: 0404
Designer: Joseph Shufelt (jshufelt)

System Name: The Cosmic Stream

Planetary Survey: None
Major Features: “The Eye” - a collection of
cosmic storm anomalies and natural FTL
Streams.
Current Knowledge: While no planetary bodies
have been discovered in this sector, it is still of
However, The Cosmic Stream also carries its
own legends. Many merchants claim that
several ships which have entered have been
lost and are never seen from again. Others
have claimed that they entered The Cosmic
Stream and have appeared in unexpected
reaches of the known galaxy. There are many
stories and tales about people who have visited
The Eye, but the center of the anomalies
remains entirely uncharted and ultimately
unknown.
DM/GM Info:
Planet: Brumudica, located at the center of The
Eye.
History: Millennia ago, a space faring race,
known as the Muddites, landed upon a planet
which exists in the center of the area now
known as “The Eye”. The first contact with the
Muddites was catastrophic for the Brumudics,
as the visitors brought a tremendous number of
lethal diseases to them, which quickly caused
outbreaks across the planet. The Brumudics
were faced with extinction within a year. The
survival was done only in part by tremendous
advancements in medical technology by a
select few. Discoveries were made in that time
that caused a significant boom in wider fields of
technology.
Driven by fear of the wider galaxy due to the
potential value of their technological advances,
and from their previous encounter with the
Muddites, the Brumduics attempted to develop
a planetary cloaking technology, powered by a
dyson sphere around their sun, which would
hide their location. When they engaged the
cloak, it caused the star to begin rapid
destabilization. Once again, motivated by
survival of catastrophic events, they developed
a dark matter generator which allowed them to
artificially create mass shadows, which allowed
the star’s matter to recollect and refuse
together. They developed the technology to
collect gasses and create stars.
But still fueled to maintain isolation from the
rest of the galaxy, and fearing their meddling
with cosmic architecture would eventually gain
attention, they continued to improve on their
mass shadow technology, to be unseen by
illusionary senses. They developed an
incredible network of anomalous dark matter
slipstreams. They would overwhelm sensors,
telescopes, and probes with so much data, that
it would hide their planet in plain sight, and it
would provide travel lanes that other races
would likely find benefits for.
However, the slipstreams are not always
perfect. On very rare occasions, they will send a
ship hurtling through space. There tends to be a
correlation between that and a ship that has
had damages which leak a gas or plasma.
Hex: 0406 29
Designer: Jim Parkin (Annowme)
"Most folk, void dogs or vanilla spacers alike,
will tell you that monsters are made up--just
jank-rags that survive from our memories of
spook tales or the like back on Sol. For the most
part, that's true. For the most part. Some parts
of space ain't got any stars on the stellar
horizon. Just plain blacked out. They're bleeding
about one spot in particular, really, if you press
them for it. The Gate. Twin burners there phase
 right through the fifth wall to some place only
nightmares live, exceptin' they're real, and not
dreams."
- Peregrine Barrow, from Dogs’ Odyssey
The rumors are true, even if they sound more
like ghost stories than a charted stellar event.
The parsecs surrounding the "Hoss Gate" are
advised to be avoided by all space-faring traffic.
At the risk of indulging cliché, anyone who
tends to enter this part of the sector doesn't
come back. The gate, in truth, is a cataclysmic
variable binary system of dual blue dwarf stars
which beyond explanation has managed to
maintain a sustained mutual orbit. Similar
stellar configurations inevitably result in orbital
decay due to intense gravity, and paired stars
30 collide and collapse. This pair, however, has
been spinning in sync for so long that the fabric
of space has sundered between them.
Modern empirical study has failed to come up
with an explanation for this behavior, despite a
menagerie of probe missions sent to
understand what is actually occurring there.
The long and short of it is that the unique
maintained tension between the stars has
resulted in a stable gate to a different
dimension at their common barycenter. The
wake of the binary star and the otherworldly
effects of the gate render nearby travel
effectively impossible, as gravitational forces
are extreme and kaleidoscopic radiation--some
bands of which are found nowhere else in the
known galaxy--sunder sensor readings and the
strongest hulls available to spacefarers.
The crews of the few vessels that have made it
anywhere near the system and been able to
return to habitable worlds tell of "dark spots"
on the visible star field near the binary star.
Stellar navigational charts clearly show that
there should be detectable light and radio
signatures where the dark spots occur, but to
the ships which have detected these holes in
the sky, there is simply nothing there. What's
more puzzling is subsequent visits to this same
region show that the dark spots move, or at
least seem to.
After an especially ambitious expedition
spearheaded by private sector interests, a
multi-spectrum scan was able to identify...
something... where these dark spots occur:
what appears to be a single-celled amoeba-like
organism of colossal scale. Dubbed "Big Hoss,"
this organism is undaunted by the vacuum of
space, and by all account seems to bend light
and radiation around itself, effectively making
its location invisible. Repeat expeditions to the
edge of this system have discovered an
increasing amount of derelict vessels and stellar
debris, suggesting probable aggression by the
space amoebas.
Possible Hooks
- A research station overseeing the binary star
is still transmitting data, but does not respond
to FTL hails
- A xenocollector puts out a less-than-legal
request to retrieve a sample of Big Hoss for
personal reasons
- Fringe astrophysicists attempt to sponsor an
expedition through the dimensional gate
Hex: 0409
Designer: Caroline Berg (adularia25)
System Name: Syzygy of Thren
Planetary Survey: One gas giant, Calliosa
Major Features: Orrery of the Ever Shifting
Wheel
Structures: Five connected rotating ringworlds
Current Knowledge
The Syzygy of Thren is a system devoid of any
stars. Instead a single gas giant called Calliosa is
at the center of five revolving ringworlds, acting
as a star to them.
The five ringworlds circle Calliosa, revolving at
the same rate, though shifting around the
planet so that no two ringworlds are ever
perfectly parallel to each other. Each ringworld
is connected to another through two
transportation tubes. Not all of these tubes are
functional, so enter at your own risk.
Those who live on the ringworlds consider
themselves the Thren, and they have devoted
their lives to the study of the Ever Shifting
Wheel. Telescopes of all types have been
mounted on the various rings, and outlying
satellites to keep meticulous track of the Wheel
as it turns.
Rumors and speculation:
• The Orrery was once used to view any sector
of space, not just the Wheel. (True, and it could
do so again if someone had the commands.)
• The machinery that powers the Syzygy is
failing! (False, it is the orbit of the Syzygy that is
failing).
• The archives on the Ring of Solitude contain
over 2000 years of stellar observations. (True,
but only for Hex 0410)
• The Ring of Remembrance houses an artifact
left by the creators of the Wheel. (False, the
artifact was left by the builders of the Syzygy.)
The Five Ringworlds
The five ringworlds turn in an elaborate dance
around Calliosa.
Ring 5
The Ring of the Most Devoted. This ringworld is
furthest from Calliosa and the most isolated.
They have given their lives into the service of
the Wheel and use their measurements to
dictate every part of their society.
If the ring is scanned: The two tubes connecting
Ring 5 to Ring 4 have been damaged, which is
why Ring 5 has strayed so far from the other
ring cultures. They haven't heard from the
other rings in so long, they believe they are 31
alone in their calling to watch the Wheel.
If on this ring: Rituals mark every hour of the
day, tied to the Ever Shifting Wheel. When you
are born marks what task you will do in life.
When you arrive marks how you are treated.
The Wheel controls their lives entirely. Odd
numbers mean hardship, even numbers mean
ease, and seven is sacred to them.
Ring 4
The Ring of Pilgrims. This ringworld houses the
Orrery of the Ever Shifting Wheel, an enormous
temple housing a holographic display of the
planets and galaxies making up the Ever
Shifting Wheel. Scientists, scholars, and
members of various religions travel here to
learn more about the Ever Shifting Wheel and
its many configurations.
If the ring is scanned: It is a hub of trade, with
many docks for ships. Both tubes to Ring 3 are
in full working order. The tubes to Ring 5 have
been sabotaged.
 If on this ring: Rumors abound as to the true
nature of the Ever Shifting Wheel. Bets are
placed on planetary configurations, prophecies
are sold about the alignments of the stars,
stellar guides can be purchased informing the
unknowing as to what types of stars make up
the Wheel, T-shirts and mugs featuring the
Orrery are hawked from stalls leading from the
docks.
Ring 3
Ring of Mechanical Marvels. This ringworld is a
mechanical jungle, housing the machines that
make the ringworlds move, as well as
maintenance bays for the repairbots and a
manufacturing sector devoted to repurposing
32 scrap and churning out new materials to
replace anything that has worn out on any of
the rings.
If the ring is scanned: The high concentration of
metal in this ringworld makes it difficult to
scan. Little can be seen before entering it. The
tubes to Ring 2 and Ring 4 are in good working
order.
If on this ring: This ring uses gravity to power
most of the machines here, spinning one
direction to lower the weights, and when they
are at their lowest it spins the other direction
to wind them up again. It can be a bit dizzying
when the switch happens. It is very noisy, with
all the machinery running from here.
Ring 2
Ring of Solitude. This ringworld is dedicated to
the archives of the Wheel. Every written or
digital record about the Wheel has been saved
somewhere on this ring. There are libraries
physical and holographic, audio, visual, and
written. From clay tablets collected from other
systems, to the latest observations from the
Orrery.
If the ring is scanned: A download begins to
upload all digital media about the Ever Shifting
Wheel. This download cannot be stopped
except by hacking, and takes up every space bit
of memory on the ship, often taking other
systems offline in order to optimize the
processing of the data. A full download takes 48
hours.
If on this ring: The ring gets its name, not
because it is quiet, but because it has many
private locations for study of the data housed
here. The location is bustling with all manner of
people here to look at the data generated by
the Wheel.
Ring 1
Ring of Remembrance. This ringworld is a giant
museum dedicated to all the theories of the
Ever Shifting Wheel. Every theory has been
enshrined here, in some form or another.
If the ring is scanned: There is strong
interference from Calliosa, as this ring dips into
the atmosphere. It is hard to get a solid
reading.
If on this ring: There are museums and temples
covering much, but not all, of the surface. The
size of the buildings denotes how many
believed in the theory, and they range from a
small one-room house for theories such as the
Great Cat of the Void who pawed the Stars
together to form the Wheel before it Lost
Interest, and knocked it to send the Wheel
spinning to the massive city-block spanning
temples for the belief that the Viinick, a
mythical precursor race, modified this sector of
space in their search for their homeworld, after
they had been exiled by other precursor races
for aiding lower-tech races achieve spaceflight.
Other such museums of medium size are
devoted to Nalstra's Theory of Multiple Black
Holes, Czrin's Alternate Universe Interference
Hypothesis, and Xhi's Tides of Dark Matter
Axiom.
Secrets
This section is for the game master only.
The orbit of the Syzygy is failing. After all this
time around Calliosa, it is degrading to the
point when the inner ringworld is skipping
along the atmosphere, which is dragging the
entire Syzygy down. In another hundred years,
the inner ringworld will be subsumed. In five
hundred years, the Syzygy will be but a
memory, completely engulfed by Calliosa.
It is suspected that any stars which used to be
in the Syzygy of Thren had, some time in the
past, been moved to the Ever Shifting Wheel
(Hex 0410).
The tubes from Ring 5 to Ring 4 were
sabotaged by zealots on 5 who wished for their
ring to remain pure in their devotion to the
Wheel, and who see any pilgrims as outsiders
to the faith, having not been born in the Syzygy.
However a majority of Ring 5 believes that
military action on Ring 4 against outsiders
caused the damage. A few regret how it has not
yet been fixed, but they lack the skills to do so.
Ring 5 is dying. From once having a few million
individuals, they now have a mere thousand,
clustered around sacred telescopes. They
adhere so strictly to the Wheel for their
schedule they let crops die on the vine if the
time is not right to harvest them. They let
patients die if the hour of the wasting is in
ascendance. In a few generations, there will be
no one left if they continue at their current
rate.
Meanwhile most of Ring 4 has no idea they
cannot contact Ring 5 except for members of
the Orrery who were aware communications 33
broke down some time ago. They could ask for
specialists from Ring 3 to fix the damage, but
most feel they are better off without the
outermost ring. It would take some convincing
to make the repairs worth it.
Ring 3 has been so busy trying to maintain the
failing orbit that it hasn't had time to notice
that Ring 5 has been isolated, much less fix the
problem.
Ring 2 has already begun to transfer all its data
to the surrounding satellites, knowing not much
time is left. This is why scanning the ringworld
automatically triggers a full download of all the
data on the Wheel - they are trying to make
sure the information is preserved for the future
so that their work may live on.
Ring 1 see what is happening as inevitable,
prophesied by the Wheel, and so they do not
try to stop it.
 Alternate Possibilities
The Worldbuilders (Hex 1008) are responsible
for messing with this section of space and built
the Ever Shifting Wheel as an art installation
with no significance at all.
Hex: 0410
Designer: Alex Bokser (bxrrr)
"And so, let me conclude by stating that it has
become my conviction that The Seven are,
indeed, talking to us. What they are saying, I
cannot yet tell. Nevertheless, based on the
evidence at hand, the stars' intention to
communicate, or rather, convey messages to
us, is now clear beyond any reasonable doubt."
34 Dame Ra'ula, speaking at the Great Council of
the Five Ringworlds, year 0 NA (New Age).
System Name: The Ever Shifting Wheel
Star Data: 7 stars.
Planetary Survey: 27 planets, all uninhabited.
Major Features: The Shifting.
The Ever Shifting Wheel is an enigma.
Unprecedentedly, no less than seven stars and
three solar systems exist in what amounts to a
single parsec. And the stars move. Fast.
Ever since the rapid movement of the seven
stars had first been noted by the Thren, the
ESW has been the focus of much scientific,
philosophic and religious speculation. Even in
long-forgotten antiquity The Seven have been
worshipped by the ancients. The peculiar
patterns the stars would routinely align
themselves in were interpreted as signs by
different cultures, but it was Dame Ra'ula who
first suggested the stars were actually speaking
to the Thren. In the millennia that followed,
several schools of thought regarding the correct
interpretation of The Seven’s language and
messages evolved.
No planetary survey has ever found any signs of
life anywhere in the ESW - and plenty have
been conducted ever since the Thren from the
Ring of Mechanical Marvels became sufficiently
technologically advanced to carry them out,
only adding to the region's mystery. If not any
living beings, who could possibly be responsible
for The Shifting? Could it be the gods
themselves?
Hex: 0501
Designer: Patrick McElfresh (Hunting_Phoenix)
This sector is sparsely populated, home to few
indigenous sentients, which is surprising given
the first planet is capable of supporting life and
resource rich planets relatively close to the star.
Recently, rumors have been circulating that the
sector has been claimed by the Tuur Empire.
Perhaps the relatively hospitable system is
what has finally attracted the Tuurs' attention
and led them to add Grunal as a frontier
system.
Little is known about the Tuur at this point and
all of it while rumor. They are psychic and can
control their subjects thoughts. They don't
actually exist anymore, but the empire is so vast
that news hasn't reached the frontiers. It's all a
hoax so that greedy corporations can have the
sector to themselves to explore and exploit.
Visitors to the sector have been reported
missing at an unusual rate recently. This is of
course attributed to these rumors.
Grunal - M-type star, 0.1 solar masses
Grunal 1 - Water World, 100 light seconds (LS)
from the primary. Mostly water, this planet
does have archipelagos and is capable of
supporting life. Much indigenous life is aquatic,
but there is plant and animal life on land. Half a
dozen small communities exist with small
spaceports. An orbital station is present in orbit
of the system. Gravity: .8G
Grunal Belt - an asteroid belt orbits the star at
an average distance of 200 ls from the primary.
A large, hollowed out asteroid serves as a way
station for ships and a mining base.
Grunal 2 - Grunal 2 is an airless planetoid with a
significant concentration of metals in its crust.
It's orbited by three moons. Grunal 2A is a
rocky moon, while B and C are largely ice. It
orbits at an average distance of 611 LS from the
primary. Gravity: 0.4G
Grunal 3 - Another airless, high metal content
planetoid. No moons, but a small outpost does
orbit this planet. Gravity: 0.23G, average orbit
distance: 734 LS
Grunal 4 - the last known planet in the system
is an extremely large, metal rich planet. It holds
a great deal of useful resources, unfortunately
it's hard to access, with its gravity of 7.2G. It is
orbited by two icy moons, Grunal 4A and 4B,
and one rocky moon, 4C.
Hex: 0502
Designer: Alan MacHett (JVgamer)
System Name: Sarrom-Teec
“Made In ST2-Nv3.1b1”
Description:
Situated approximately one light-year from the
edge of the hex bordering the deeper space of
Hex 0503, lies the Sarrom-Teec System,
consisting of binary dwarf stars and three
planets. The primary star, Sarrom, is a class K
red dwarf, orbiting the barycenter of the
system along with the brown dwarf, Teec,
which is itself orbited by a tiny, terrestrial
planet.
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The second planet, Hälendreid, is nearly tidally
locked, having a rotational period that is
approximately 86% of its revolutionary period
around the binary stars. Its orbit lies primarily
at the farthest edge of the habitable zone of
the system, however it has a slightly eccentric
orbit, owing to the gravitational pull of the
much larger third planet, therefore the orbital
apogee takes the planet just beyond the
habitable zone for a small fraction of its brief
orbital period. Hälendreid is small. Any ocean it
might have had has long since been stripped
away by the solar wind, along with its
atmosphere; what little remains is primarily
carbon-dioxide. Part of the outer core remains
molten, however, and the inner core is metallic,
thus the planet retains a small magnetosphere,
somewhat protecting the surface from the solar
winds. Volcanism is present, though rare, and
appears confined to particular regions of the
planet.
Outside of those regions, in the most favorable
terrain, the Trade Unions have developed vast
warehouse and industrial areas, practically
 cities unto themselves, which serve as one of
the main network hubs for the interstellar
trade routes of this sub-sector of the galaxy.
These trade stations exist primarily below the
surface, with certain production centers
located on the surface by necessity. Nearly
anything and everything for sale in the sub-
sector eventually passes through Hälendreid.
Agricultural bio-domes dot the landscape,
providing additional food for the innumerable
workers employed in the facilities, as most
foodstuffs are merely in transit and are not for
local consumption. A few eccentric elite prefer
to live in fancifully landscaped and well-
appointed domes, rather than in the
administrative and habitation stations orbiting
the planet.
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No local government exists, unless one counts
the periodic meetings of the corporations and
trade unions to bicker over deals and contracts
or to blame each other for perceived
infractions. As there is no government, there is
no military or police force. However, each
organization provides their own security forces,
so the planet is generally well protected, even if
in a piecemeal and rivalrous fashion.
As might be expected, the traffic to and from
Hälendreid is significant. Transport vessels of all
sizes and types carry cargo of every kind to and
from the planet’s surface and orbiting
accountancy stations. There is a constant flow
of ships to and fro at all hours. Not every ship
entering orbit or landing is a cargo vessel. A few
are private vessels making a lay-over or in
search of particular goods or repairs. Even
fewer are official cruisers on administrative or
diplomatic business, with their respective
military escorts.
Trailing Hälendreid, at Langrangian point 5,
about a sixth of the way behind in the orbit,
floats the most derelict looking hodgepodge of
a space station, The Dour Coralls, a notorious
hive of all manner of characters. This is black
market and hideout territory. Whatever illicit
service or illegal item you might want, you are
most likely to find it here, assuming you can
talk your way in. Surprisingly similar to
Hälendreid, there are many factions at work in
The Coralls, all vying for supremacy yet
somehow producing a functional and successful
environment. Still, it is an environment that
could get one killed.
The station has no outward security systems, as
the various factions do not trust one another
enough to permit external weaponry or scans.
Additionally, the lack of prominent weapons
keeps Hälendreid from showing much of an
interest in The Corrals, which is further
decreased by the long distance of the station
from the trade planet. Occasional, small-time
piracy is often overlooked, as the expense of
recovery or retribution usually exceeds the
price of the materials lost. Independent visitors
to the system should be wary, however.
The third, outermost planet, Leineedst, is a
blue-green ice giant (a small gas giant
containing elements heavier than hydrogen and
helium), noted for its high concentration of
methane and water ice in the upper
atmosphere. Of the three planets in the
system, this is the only one with moons, one
spherical and three irregular bodies, probably
captured asteroids. It also has a narrow ring
system.
Several small stations orbit Leineedst. They are
luxury habitations for the wealthy elite from
Hälendreid, who have claimed the ice giant for
themselves for the beautiful views of its
turquoise atmosphere, yellow-chartreuse and
magenta auroras, and moonrises. Security
around the stations is strong.
At the far reaches of the system drifts a wide
and tall debris cloud of rocky and icy objects.
The numerous asteroid-like and comet-like
objects are a source of volatile compounds,
minerals, and rare metals. Mining operations
provide regular shipments to Hälendreid.
Back in the stellar heart, the first planet, ST1,
zips around the brown dwarf, Teec, at a rapid
pace. It is such an inconvenient and
unremarkable speck of a planet that it was
never given a name beyond its stellar
designation. However, it is worth noting
because of who has claimed it. Kelmonsu Corp.,
a middling entity of Hälendreid, constructed a
research and development post on the planet
some time back, either because of the close
proximity to the trade hub of Hälendreid or in
spite of it. ST1 is tidally locked to Teec, one side
permanently facing the brown dwarf and one
side alternating between the darkness of the
void and daylight from the more distant red
dwarf, Sarrom.
Kelmonsu's secret research station (yet
everyone seems to know about it) is located on
the Teec-ward side of the planet. It is located
primarily below ground, to shield it from rare
but potential X-ray bursts from Teec and to
shield it from observation. Scanning the station,
particularly from longer ranges, is initially
complicated by its position on the starward side
of the planet and by the planet's rapid orbital
speed. Medium-range scans are inhibited by
jamming satellites located in strategic orbits
around the brown dwarf, and approaches to
the planet are guarded by short-range security
satellites. The few skilled pilots who have made
supply and employee runs to the research
station say that getting onto ST1 is like chasing
a gruslork around a bunyo bush. And foolish,
unskilled pilots do not say anything from their
graves.
Encounters
Hälendreid: Depending on the capabilities of 37
the player-characters and of their ship, and if
the circumstances are correct, a representative
of one or several of the corporations might
quietly approach the crew with an offer of hire.
Rumors have circulated that the upstart
corporation, Kelmonsu, has succeeded in
developing a special kind of instantaneous
ship's drive, variously referred to as a blink
drive, quantum drive, and dark energy drive.
Whatever it is or is called, it would mean
disaster for long-established trade networks in
the sector, particularly for the transport hub of
Hälendreid. They would like you to destroy the
prototype ship, if it exists, and the R&D station
on ST1, if possible; at the very least, sabotaging
the research would be acceptable. Take this
mission at your own risk; we will deny any
association with you if things go badly.
The Dour Corrals: Regardless of the capabilities
of the player-characters and their ship, and if
the circumstances are right, a representative of
a faction within The Corrals might secretly
approach the crew with an offer of hire.
Rumors have spread that one of the rapidly
growing corporations of Hälendreid —
 Kelmonsu Corp. — has built a ship with some
kind of teleportation drive, like a phantom
drive or a point-to-point worm drive. If such a
thing exists, then it would be worth a fortune to
anyone and everyone in the galaxy. Get it for us
and we will cut you in for a portion of the
profits after we use our underground networks
to find the highest bidder. At the very least,
obtain the plans for this miracle drive; that
would not be worth as much, but it still would
fetch a hefty price. And keep this secret; we
can't have the corporations tracing back to us
anything stupid you do.
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ST1: Gaining intelligence about the R&D facility
on the planet or about the prototype ship with
the phantom drive will require extensive
planning and time. Kelmonsu's protective
measures are extensive but not
insurmountable. Depending on circumstances
and player-character actions, the crew might
learn or encounter some or all of the following:
■ At regular intervals, when Hälendreid and
Leineedst are on the same side of Sarrom-Teec,
Kelmonsu carries out test runs of the phantom
ship on the opposite side of Sarrom-Teec.
■ Upon departure and upon arrival, the
phantom drive causes a gravitational burst that
propagates at high speed over a short distance
from the ship. The gravitational waves have the
potential to cause minor damage to small
enough vessels caught by them; very massive
ships would be unaffected, and very small ships
would suffer significant damage.
■ The phantom ship seems to reappear after
the same length of time on each test run.
• 63% of the time it reappears at the same
point,
• 27% of the time it reappears a short
distance from its departure point,
• 10% of the time it does not return (or
returns at some point beyond observation)
(after which time, further tests are delayed
until it returns or another prototype ship is
outfitted).
■ Any previous research at the facility on ST1
appears to have ceased in favor of complete
focus on perfecting the phantom drive.
■ It seems that, for most FTL-capable vessels,
installation of the phantom drive would not
require a complete overhaul, rather the
replacement of certain components and some
reprogramming of certain systems, particularly
navigation.
■ Obviously, it still is a prototype. If the crew
manages to get hold of the components or
plans or both, and if they attempt to install the
phantom drive on their own (or another) ship,
then the following could happen:
% Chance Outcome
Catastrophic Failure: dark energy,
quantum, and gravitational forces rip
01
the ship and crew into a cloud of dust,
guts, and debris
Major Failure: phantom drive burns
02-05 out and causes several ship-wide
systems failures
Minor Failure: phantom drive burns
06-23 out and causes a single other system to
also fail
Phantom Drive Malfunction: nothing
24-78
happens
Phantom Drive Malfunction: you
79-90 transport to a random hex but the
drive then burns out
Phantom Drive Malfunction: you
91-95 transport to a random hex, always to
random hex
it works! you may instantaneously
96-00
travel to any known point
 ■ If Kelmonsu Corp. is able to obstruct or
capture the crew, then they might present a
counter offer, an exchange for the crew's
daring and audacity. Intelligence gathered by
the company indicates that an organization in
an unidentified region of space approximately
25 to 30 light-years distant, in an asteroid field
called, they believe, Nemo's Sis (which is
slightly incorrect intel from Hex 0610), has
specialized gravitational induction and control
systems. Such technology would eliminate the
destructive gravitational pulse generated by the
dark energy drive, thus would be of value to
Kelmonsu Corp.'s research. Obtain this
technology for us and we will overlook your
offense against us and even pay you a small
reward.
Hex: 0504
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
System Name: Nebula Shoals
A dozen small whiteholes, knotted together,
wander this nebula spewing the chemicals to
sustain life. Navigation of this hex is more
difficult than normal, and all passing ships are
slowed at least slightly. Even then there is a
slight (5% or less) but real chance of wreck.
Some ship designs suffer further negative
effects from the nebula, radiation, and shifting
gravity.
However, the life supporting chemicals support
at least 3 known space living life forms: a kind
of bacteria, a krill analog, and the space whales.
The space whales are suspected to have several
senses unknown to civilization, and have
occasionally been observed throughout the
sector leading some to speculate that they have
an organic form of FTL. Only the kookiest
scientist, or formerly shipwrecked spaceman,
would insist that they are intelligent.
Hex: 0508
Designer: Dutys_Fist
System Name: The Altai Quarantine Zone
Planetary Survey: 1 Planet, formerly inhabited.
Notes: Formerly the site of the Altai people,
whose advanced technology continues to elude
scientific explanation, the Altai homeworlds are
now uninhabited after a deadly virus of
unknown provenance wiped out the entire
population in a matter of days.
This shocking event has resulted in the system
being put under quarantine to ensure that the
plague does not spread to other planets. But
the quarantine is rigorously enforced by patrol
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ships of major civilizations for another reason:
So that no nation unlocks the incredible power
of Altain technology and wields it against the
others.
Hex: 0601
Designer: Kyle Peters (Mulligans)
System Name: The Gastro
The outer edges of this sector are filled with
dense clouds of gas, making navigation
questionable for most crafts. In the center of
the sector is a massive blob of gelatinous
consistency. Its shape roughly resembles that of
a human stomach, earning the entity and the
sector surrounding it their names. Any object
that enters the blob will slosh about in random
directions until being pushed out through one
of the several tubes that vent gas from the
blob. Some things stay in the blob longer than
others and it is said that star craft flown by
travelers several millennia ago remain trapped
inside the blob.
 Hex: 0606 Venod.IV
Designer: Chris Abbott (bobcat) Type: 'rock', no atmosphere
Orbit: 7.67x10^7 km (.51 AU) (mean radius)
System Name: Venod Period: 5.371x10^3 hours (224d)
Star M4 Red Dwarf Diameter: 8,220 km
Diameter 5.9x10^5 km Gravity: 1.21
Mass 7.1x10^29 kg Features: debris rings, radiation (at surface,
Temperature 2800K unshielded lethal dose in < 6 hours)
Luminosity 0.12 Lsun
The Venod system has no gas giants and
Venod.I insignificant amounts of liquid water. The
Type: 'rock', no atmosphere system is under the control of the TriEx
Orbit: 1.75x10^7 km (.12 AU) (mean radius) conglomerate (formerly Exoplanetary
Period: 5.91x10^2 hours Exploration & Excavations). TriEx obtained
Diameter: 7,440 km mining rights to the system 23 years ago, with
Gravity : 0.65 77 years of exclusive access remaining.
Features: active volcanoes, unstable crust,
40 particulate cloud Venod.II, III, and IV are suitable for the
extraction of a broad assortment of minerals
Venod.II useful in the construction of corrosion resistant
Type: 'terrestrial', thin atmosphere (~0.31 bar)
Orbit: 3.23x10^7 km (.22 AU) (mean radius)
Period: 1.47x10^3 hours (61d)
Diameter: 17,7780 km
Gravity: 1.3
Features: 5% water (non-potable), 15% ice,
primarily metal ores & silicates, toxic
atmosphere (environmental suits required),
four moons, frequent electro-magnetic storms,
life forms are microbial only (full
decontamination procedures are required for
personnel leaving the surface), a typical duty
cycle for miners in 90 days

Venod.III
Type: 'asteroid belt', no atmosphere
Orbit: 4.67x10^7 km (.31 AU) (mean radius)
Period: 2.54x10^3 hours (105d)
Features: an impressive array of minerals,
abundant water-ice
metal alloys and energy generation. Ore purity
is in the mid to upper-mid quality range.
Venod.II.3 The 3rd moon of Venod.II has a now
quarantined research facility. Contact is
prevented via orbital limpet mines, an
automated pulse laser satellite with friend/foe
discrimination, and a heavily armed interdiction
vessel on station. The existence of this facility is
not known of outside the system, and on a
strict need-to-know basis inside.
This facility was working on self-replicating
nanomachines to remove impurities (such as
organic carbon) from the metallic ore to
improve yield and therefore profits. Procedural
failures during the experiments resulted in the
conversion of all organic matter (including
facility staff) present in the facility to "grey
goo".
Two vessels are docked at the facility, an
unmanned supply vessel and a security ship.
The security vessel and crew were sent to
investigate after loss of contact. Both the
security vessel and the supply ship have been
remotely disabled to prevent uncontrolled
spread of these nano-machines. A pair of
conglomerate executives are currently debating
the weaponization of this technology.
Venod.IV contains extensive deposits of
radioactive elements useful for low-cost, high
profit margin industrial reactors.
The TriEx control station orbits Venod.IV and
supports a handful of well-armed security ships
plus their necessary pilots, crew, and security
details, in addition to the administrative and
technical staff required to manage mining
operations. The station rotates to provide 0.6G
at its outer rim. A number of recreational
facilities and private living quarters are present
to entertain and house mining crews in their
duty rotations.
There are limited refueling facilities available to
ships passing through this area of space. Most
is required for outgoing cargo vessels and in-
system security & transport craft
GM Info:
TriEx planned on operating a series of refineries
orbiting Venod.II. The first went online 10 years
after taking ownership of the mining rights. It
was rendered inoperable at 20 years due to an
"unspecified failure". Investigation results were
not made public. It remains unusable due to
the reportedly excessive radiation levels in the
structure.
The second refinery had started construction at
15 years, and is due for startup "any day now"
after 2 years of delays. A third refinery was
begun last cycle and remains a mere framework
of girders at this point. Construction crews are
housed in orbital stations made up of standard
residential modules connected to toroidal hubs
housing communal hygiene, environmental 41
systems, and basic recreational facilities.
Ore bundles are lifted from Venod.II via linear
accelerators near the equator. Ore from
Venod.IV is almost exclusively obtained via
semi-autonomous, remote operated vehicles.
Surveys of the asteroid belt are handled by
prospecting subcontractors who earn their
percentages from the materials discovered.
Loss of in-system refining capabilities has
greatly reduced the profitability of the
operation after 10 years of excellent returns.
Great pressure has been placed on the
successful start of the new refinery; fortunes
and lives will be lost if it fails.
 Hex: 0608
Designer: Eric Dodd (Red Wine Pie)
System Name: Trivirata System
An unremarkable Main Sequence Yellow sun
with two large gas giants hides an unusual orbit
in the habitable zone. In a single orbit, three
planets are placed equally spaced apart.
Though of different sizes and composition the
planet's masses are so close to being equal that
most of the planets' astrophysicists are
convinced that at least two of the planets are
artificial. So far no totally convincing evidence
has been found that aliens or ancient ancestors
moved the planets into position. But there is
some evidence of the Ancients to be found...
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Pecord UPP439122A is a hard, hot world
orbiting close to the sun. There are 20 scientists
from Magris researching the unusual properties
of this tidally locked planet, with large water
bodies on the surface and underground,
despite the nearness of the solar body.
Magris, Peltar and Sintitar are the three worlds
sharing the same habitable orbit.
Magris UPP472420A is the most technologically
advanced planet in the system, and controls
Peltar economically and politically, a thousand
years after invading that world. All citizens
participate in major decisions (a system also
known as Demarchy). A computer controls
justice and law and order, taking only such
action as it deems necessary to prevent major
harm. It is known only to a few that the
knowledge to reprogram this system has been
lost. There are very high-tech level ancient
laboratories hidden deep underground. The
entire planet was once maneuverable as a
spaceship, but this ability has been lost.
Peltar UPP7677698 Conquered by Magris who
maintain a Naval base in orbit
The most populated world in the system with
20,000,000 native inhabitants and a few
thousand Magris 'overlords'. A strict law level
prohibits all weapons outside of the home and
only bladed weapons to be kept at home for
self-defence. Some trusted police and military
units have access to laser weapons and
helicopters but these are not available to
civilians. Most Peltarians are now unaware of
their conquered nature, the ruling Magrisians
appear to simply be members of old, rich
families. Water and food are exported to
Magris from secret launch sites by automatic
rockets.
Sinitar UPPA686375 is the largest world in the
system, ruled by a dozen families who are
constantly battling each other. A number of
major wars have reduced the populations from
10s of millions to the current level of 3 million.
The non-combatants now hide in remote
communities, while armies and navies pursue
each other across the large world. The people
of Sinitar have access only to fixed-wing aircraft
and radios at their highest tech level. The
Magrisians are disdainful of this world and have
not attempted contact for hundreds of years. If
the waters of Peltar were to fail then Magris
might invade, perhaps uniting the low tech but
fierce warriors of this world against them.
Zathik is the largest planet, a huge gas giant of
churning bands of winds. Space whales secretly
come here to breed. Every thirty years or so
whales of breeding age return to Zathik, where
they lazily orbit ten kilometres below the outer
surface. A rich belt of nutrients at this level
supports the whales during mating and
pregnancy. The occasional giant floating
amoeba grows large enough to escape orbit
and set off on a different voyage across space.
Umoir is a gas giant with a wide ring system
and twenty moons.
There is no asteroid belt, but the Oort cloud is
rich in minerals and a small number of
Ancient's remnants, including a biological
research station and a super-advanced
spaceship.
Plot Hooks
- Arriving in orbit around Magris, a scientific
crew are asked to go to Pecord to investigate
reports of seismic activity. All contact has been
lost with the research base there. On arrival a
close scan reveals a faint signal from outside
the base, but nothing from the main base. The
quake has flooded the base with strangely
irradiated water, while a party of two is
trapped under a rock fall. Time is running out
for the PCs to rescue the Magrisian scientists
and to recover some of the water for later
analysis. Is it radiation, or a strange type of
nanobot encountering living beings for the first
time...
- Putting in a Peltar for urgent repairs, the PCs
come across a riotous mob assaulting a Courier
carrying high-tech weapons. Are the mob
drunken opportunists, criminals looking for an
advantage or rebels trying to break free of
Magris?
- A Rumour brings a hard-luck mercenary cadre
to Sinitar, looking to sell their high tech
weapons and expertise to the highest bidder.
But the unconventional nature of the roving
war makes it hard to contact any organisation.
The PCs come across a crashed spaceship at the
same time as a unit of Fugitives from a nearby
army. The fugitives only want to return to their
families, but are suspicious of any other people,
especially aliens.
Hex: 0610
Designer: Mark A. Wilson (mawilson4)
System Name: Nemo’s Tracks
Planetary Survey: No Planets
Major Features: Several asteroid clusters
Structures: Nemesis Crescent Space Station
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This sector of space was largely devoid of
activity for a vast amount of time, save for
asteroid clusters that dotted the cosmic
landscape. Several generations ago, a man
named Nemo came to the area with some
advanced technology that allowed for the
creation of localized gravity wells and more
stretched out gravity fields. Using this
technology, he and his crew corralled the
asteroids into densely-packed fields, in which
they held space racing tournaments. Eventually
the stakes became higher and the gravity tech
was used to create unpredictable courses that
tested even the most accomplished pilots.
Today this practice has been refined into an
artform to draw in pilots, spectators and
gamblers to fund the crew’s operation.
The crew founded a small space station that
was eventually replaced with The Nemesis
Crescent once it had amassed a vast amount of
wealth from the gambling operation. The
system, which had long been ignored, was
named after Nemo. The crew, or the
descendants of the original crew, continue to
operate the station to this day.
 What Nemo’s intentions and origins are has
been lost to legend. Many have speculated on
how he acquired the technology and wealth to
fund the development in the sector. The
current CEO of Nemesis Station is also named
Nemo, but it is almost certainly an inherited
title, not his true name.
Nemesis Crescent:
A large, crescent-shaped station, affixed via
gravity well technology to the outskirts of three
prominent asteroid clusters that are used for
races. The station features 32 decks, each
roughly 5 kilometers long, and comfortably
houses up to 15,000 visitors at any given time.
As the station’s popularity grew, so too did the
44 offerings of its decks. Several decks are devoted
to a particular type of client or visitor. There
are several gambling decks, from which
spectators can view the races live on massive
viewscreens. There are also decks that cater
specifically to the more prominent races in the
area. A spa deck exists with bathing, grooming
and massage service, and is adjacent to the
culinary deck, replete with cuisine from every
corner of the galactic neighborhood.
The lowest three decks are off-limits to most
visitors and are devoted, respectively, to staff
quarters and accommodations, engineering and
R&D efforts to enhance the station and the
race, and the lowest deck acts as storage and
shipping. It is where cargo ships dock to bring
goods to the crescent. Similarly, the top deck is
exclusively for members of Nemo’s Crew. The
wealthiest gamblers and other dignitaries from
neighboring systems sometimes gain access to
this level through their connections to Nemo’s
organization.
The Races:
Nemo’s crew is constantly creating and
destroying new courses for testing purposes,
and tweaking existing ones to ramp up the
excitement. Three clusters in particular have
become part of the regular rotation, with only
minor alterations in recent years:
Blueberry Run - Notable for having no gravity
devices inside the field that contains the
cluster, the movements of asteroid and other
space detritus is thus predictable in this field.
Additionally, it is the least dense of the three,
making it less dangerous than most others.
“Tour” races through this field are available
from many experienced pilots who regularly
race and make their home in the Crescent.
The Giant's Corpse - Many large, slow-moving
space rocks float through this field. Getting to
the other side is about a pilot’s ability to predict
their movements long-term, and plot a course
accordingly to the other side.
Terminus Cluster - By far the deadliest and
most harrowing of the fields, Terminus initially
looks less densely populated than even
Blueberry Run, with most of the asteroids being
fairly small. However, the presence of gravity
tech nodes throughout the field, each
randomized during races, ensures that the
movements of the asteroids are unpredictable
and scarily swift. A pilot who loses focus for
even an instant risks being vaporized by a high-
speed asteroid that suddenly shifts direction.
Hex: 0707
Designer: Chuck Dee (chuckdee68)
System Name: 8689 Ceti
Star Data: M9 V Red Dwarf Star
Planetary Survey: 5 Planets all uninhabited.
Planet: 8689 Ceti III
Type: Terrestrial
Orbital Radius: 1.36 AU
Solar Period: 1.27 Earth years
Notes: The planet shows evidence of a long-
dead civilization, though no evidence of a
catastrophic event is present.
Other System Notes: Spatial anomaly in the
system between the second and third planets
(1.12 AU orbital distance) with a research
station nearby, studying the anomaly.
Hex: 0708
Designer: Tracy Vierra (tracyv)
Summary: 6 star systems and 6 space stations
surrounding an unstable warp point.
PC Information: System scans indicate the
following information…
Iahamu System - The Iahamu system has one
main star (K4 Orange Main Sequence) and a
close companion star (M3 IV Red Sub-giant),
there are 5 planets, 1 terrestrial world, 1 rock
planet, 2 ice planets, and a Jovian planet with
45 small and 11 large moons. On the Terrestrial
world of N'Tevsi there is a dense toxic
atmosphere, a colony, and the wreckage of a
crashed starship.
Herschelii System - The Herschelli system has
one main star (M7 V Red Dwarf) and a distant
companion star (M3 V Red Dwarf), there are 12
planets, 7 ice planets, 1 terrestrial world, 1
Jovian planet with 46 small and 8 large moons, 45
and 3 rock planets. On the terrestrial world of
Herschelli I there is a thin reducing atmosphere
and heavy volcanism.
Corvilus System - The Corvilus system has one
main star (G8 V Yellow Main Sequence) and a
distant companion star (M3 V Red Dwarf),
there are 8 planets and an asteroid belt, 3 ice
planets, 4 rock planets, 1 terrestrial world. On
the terrestrial world of New Callisto there is a
thin toxic atmosphere, a colony, and the ruins
of an ancient civilization, there are areas of
heavy radiation on the planet as well.
Lyncis System - The Lyncis system has one main
star (K7 Orange Main Sequence) and a close
companion star (M7 V Red Dwarf), there are 8
planets and 2 asteroid belts, 3 neptunian
planets (2 with moons), 1 terrestrial world, 2
rock planets, and 1 ice planet. On the terrestrial
world Lyncis I there is a thin reducing
atmosphere and a quarantine facility.
Tenctu System - The Tenctu system has one
main star (K1 V Orange Main Sequence) and a
distant companion star (M7 V Red Dwarf),
 there are 8 planets and 2 asteroid belts, 3 rock
planets, 3 ice planets, 1 Jovian planet with 11
large moons, and 1 terrestrial planet. On the
terrestrial world of Berith there is a thin
breathable atmosphere, a colony, and the
wreckage of a crashed star ship.
Pallas System - The Pallas system has one main
star (B5 V Blue-White Main Sequence) and a
distant companion star (M3 V Red Dwarf),
there are 9 planets, 4 chthonian planets, 2 rock
planets, 1 ice planet, 1 brown dwarf with 55
small moons and 13 large moons, 1 terrestrial
world. On the terrestrial world of Pallas VII
there is a dense breathable atmosphere and
the wreckage of a crashed starship.
46 DM/GM Info:
Due to the large amount of moons in these 6
systems, any uninhabited moons can be
claimed by players and used for their own ends.
Point 1 - Iahamu System - The Iahamu system
has one main star (K4 Orange Main Sequence)
and a close companion star (M3 IV Red Sub-
giant), there are 5 planets and an asteroid belt,
1 terrestrial world, 1 rock planet, 2 ice planets,
and a Jovian planet with 45 small and 11 large
moons. On the terrestrial planet of N'Tevsi
there is a dense toxic atmosphere, a colony,
and the wreckage of a crashed starship. In the
distant past the colony ship Karnak crashed on
N'Tevsi and due to the toxic atmosphere those
not in stasis or able to get into emergency
space suits perished. The automated functions
of the ship seem to continue keeping the
colonists in stasis alive. The ship has defenses,
and AI entity running the systems, and maybe
some of the crew hiding in shelters scattered
throughout its massive hull.
Point 2 - Herschelii System - The Herschelli
system has one main star (M7 V Red Dwarf)
and a distant companion star (M3 V Red
Dwarf), there are 12 planets, 7 ice planets, 1
terrestrial world, 1 Jovian planet with 46 small
and 8 large moons, and 3 rock planets. On the
terrestrial world of Herschelli I there is a thin
reducing atmosphere and heavy volcanism. Due
to heavy volcanism this is the ideal place for a
mining/refining/mass production site. The
interstellar corporation Omni Manufacturing
has setup a planet-wide sprawling facility to do
just that. Starship parts, robots, droids, android
parts, cybernetic parts, all the way to world-
building factories!
Point 3 - Corvilus System - The Corvilus system
has one main star (G8 V Yellow Main Sequence)
and a distant companion star (M3 V Red
Dwarf), there are 8 planets and an asteroid
belt, 3 ice planets, 4 rock planets, 1 terrestrial
world. On the terrestrial world of New Callisto
there is a thin toxic atmosphere, a colony, and
the ruins of an ancient civilization, there are
areas of heavy radiation on the planet as well.
(Ancient system that has been taken over by
the space faring Alcides mob.) The indigenous
life forms are microbes, the people living there
now murdered and replaced the scientific
colony that was studying New Callisto and its
inhabitants. Now the colony is home to the
Alcides mob. They use this system as a hidden
hideout with plenty of storage space on the
moons of the ice planets in the Corvilus system.
Point 4 - Lyncis System - The Lyncis system has
one main star (K7 Orange Main Sequence) and
a close companion star (M7 V Red Dwarf), there
are 8 planets and 2 asteroid belts, 3 neptunian
planets (2 with moons), 1 terrestrial world, 2
rock planets, and 1 ice planet. On the terrestrial
world Lyncis I there is a thin reducing
atmosphere and a quarantine facility. The
quarantine facility is long abandoned, not much
is known about who or what ran it. An
extensive search would be necessary to learn
any information on its use, by who, and what
dangers are still present.
Point 5 - Tenctu System - The Tenctu system
has one main star (K1 V Orange Main
Sequence) and a distant companion star (M7 V
Red Dwarf), there are 8 planets and 2 asteroid
belts, 3 rock planets, 3 ice planets, 1 Jovian
planet with 11 large moons, and 1 terrestrial
planet. On the terrestrial world of Berith there
is a thin breathable atmosphere, a colony, and
the wreckage of a crashed starship. Berith is
home to the Alliance Colony which is a
corporate-state society. They are spacefaring,
have cybernetics, advanced laser weapons,
everything a cyberpunk colony needs! Plenty of
corporations to work for or plot against,
freelance opportunities, deckers, runners,
anything you can find in the sprawl you can find
here! Not only are there over 2 million people
in the colony, there are about another million
living in converted spaces on the wreck of a
starship that had crashed here long ago.
Point 6 - Pallas System - The Pallas system has
one main star (B5 V Blue-White Main
Sequence) and a distant companion star (M3 V
Red Dwarf), there are 9 planets, 4 chthonian
planets, 2 rock planets, 1 ice planet, 1 brown
dwarf with 55 small moons and 13 large moons,
1 terrestrial world. On the terrestrial world of
Pallas VII there is a dense breathable
atmosphere and the wreckage of a crashed
starship. If Pallas V, a rock planet with no
atmosphere, is scanned and searched an
advanced alien artifact will be found and can be
recovered. On Pallas VII there is a terrestrial
world with no water, but 25% ice that can be
harvested and if scanned and searched the
wreckage of a crashed starship can be found
and pillaged. Pallas VI is a brown dwarf planet
with 55 small moons and 13 large ones.
Unidentifiable ships can be seen moving around
the moons, possibly mining?
Space Station #1 216 inhabitants and 63 guests,
there are strange space creatures near the
space station, there is also a rodent problem
plaguing the station. If rumors are checked, this
station is used as a delivery point for pirated
and stolen antiquities. The main purpose of this
station is starship refueling. The station leader
is Robin Trask, an ex-hover bike racer.
Space Station #2 103 inhabitants and 32 guests,
there are asteroids near this space station
which makes supply delivery few and far
between as no one wants to risk the asteroids.
There is a known bar that caters to exotic drink,
food and sex! The main function of this station
was a science research station until it was taken
over by Tragg, a wandering mercenary.
Space Station #3 1015 inhabitants and 114
guests, there are remnants of old derelict ships 47
from a space battle from long ago, there also
seems to be some enemy ships in the area as
well. The Nobles / Aristocrats on this station
are related to a crime family (Alcides). There is
also a notable starship sales depot for used
ships. This space station started as a junker /
salvage outpost and has grown from there
under Victor Nym, an Aristocrat.
Space Station #4 345 inhabitants and 32 guests,
there is a nebula near the station that is being
researched, due to the unpredictable nature of
the nebula’s energy this station has power
fluctuations from time to time. If rumors are
checked it can be found that the main bar on
this station is an active fence and connection to
the underground. The main purpose of this
station is science research and seems to have
an underbelly connection to the mafia ever
since Vincent Razar took over the station a few
years back.
Space Station #5 2400 inhabitants and 475
guests, there is a fleet of unidentified ships
near the space station and the station has had a
recent outbreak of a debilitating disease spread
 like wildfire throughout the station. If rumors
are checked the engineer uses station
equipment to fabricate highly valuable faux
jewels. On the station there is a very well
known cybernetics chop shop that can do
anything for almost any price. This is primarily a
trader outpost station run by Carissa Vargass,
an aristocrat pirate.
Space Station #6 2200 inhabitants and 361
guests, there are strange space amoebas
floating near the space station with no
apparent intent. If rumors are checked it can be
found that weapons smugglers use this station
to conduct transactions. There is a large robot
production plant as well as resort facilities, and
hydroponic farming large enough to sell excess
food on the station. This station has low crime
and even though there are weapons traders
about, the guests seem to feel safe and have
fun at the resort. Devin James, a retired
mercenary has learned how to keep a space
station profitable and well respected.
Unstable warp point - entering this point is
safe enough but where you end up is not
predictable! (see unstable warp point table
below)

Specific Star System Statistics: Close Companion

Point 1: Iahamu Type: M3 IV Red Subgiant
48 Star Data Distance: 5.97 x 107 km (0.40 AU)
Type: K4 V Orange Main Sequence Radius: 1.59 x 106 km (2.29 x sol)
Radius: 6.26 x 105 km (0.90 x sol) Mass: 1.53 x 1030 kg (0.77 x sol)
Mass: 1.59 x 1030 kg (0.80 x sol) Temperature: 2900 K
Temperature: 4300 K Luminosity: 3.55 x 1027 W (9.27 x sol)
Luminosity: 1.19 x 1026 W (0.31 x sol)

Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special

I Rock 2.57 x 108 km 1.57x104 hrs 13423.39 km 17.57 m/s2
(1.72 AU) 1.80 earth yrs 2.11x earth 1.80x earth
II Terrestrial 4.30 x 108 km 3.40x104 hrs 6593.62 km 11.09 m/s2 Wreckage
(2.87 AU) 3.88 earth yrs 1.03x earth 1.13x earth of crashed
starship
III Asteroid 8.30 x 108 km 9.12x104 hrs
Belt (5.55 AU) 10.44 earth yrs
IV Jovian 1.53 x 109 km 2.28x105 hrs 79800.05 km 8.28 m/s2 45 small, 11
(10.24 AU) 26.14 earth yrs 12.53x earth 0.85x earth large
Moons
V Ice 3.27 x 109 km 7.12x105 hrs 17287.23 km 9.89 m/s2
(21.83 AU) 81.42 earth yrs 2.71x earth 1.01x earth
VI Ice 5.91 x 109 km 1.73x106 hrs 27623.71 km 14.59 m/s2 Advanced
(39.52 AU) 198.32 earth yrs 4.34x earth 1.49x earth Alien
Artifact

N'Tevsi Details Land Area: 4.53 x 108 km2 (3.04 x earth)

Physics Mass: 7.26 x 1024 kg (1.21 x earth)
Type: Standard iron/silicate Density: 6.04 g/cm3 (1.10 x earth)
Radius: 6593.62 km (1.03 x earth) Composition: 46.8% iron, 22.4% oxygen, 14.2%
Surface Area: 5.46 x 108 km2 silicon, 11.9% titanium, 4.7% other metals,
trace other elements Tech Level: Spacefaring (orbital spacecraft,
Gravimetry cybernetics, laser weapons)
Gravity: 11.09 m/s2 (1.13 x earth) Special Features: Wreckage of a crashed
Escape Velocity: 12.09 km/s starship
Rotation Period: 51.41 hours
Axis Tilt: 15.89 ° Point 2
Hydrosphere: Water 18 %, Ice 12 % 6279 Herschelii
Atmosphere Type: Dense toxic Star Data
Pressure: 162.62 kPa (1.61 x earth) Type: M7 V Red Dwarf
Composition: 79.1% carbon dioxide, 20.9% Radius: 2.91 x 105 km (0.42 x sol)
oxygen, trace other gases Mass: 6.79 x 1029 kg (0.34 x sol)
Climate Type: Cool Temperature: 2400 K
Min Temp: 242 K (-31 °C) Luminosity: 8.85 x 1024 W (0.02 x sol)
Avg Temp: 296 K (23 °C)
Max Temp: 320 K (47 °C) Distant Companion
Biosphere Type: M3 V Red Dwarf
Chemistry: Carbon Distance: 9.16 x 1010 km (612.17 AU)
Lifeforms: Prokaryotic microbes Radius: 2.50 x 105 km (0.36 x sol) 49
Civilization Type: Colony Mass: 4.30 x 1029 kg (0.22 x sol)
Population: 243000 Temperature: 3000 K
Society: Aristocracy Luminosity: 1.52 x 1025 W (0.04 x sol)

Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special

I Terrestrial 2.18x107 km 8.33x102 hrs 798.50 km 1.37 m/s2 Heavy Volcanism
0.15 AU 0.10 earth yrs 0.13 x earth 0.14x earth
II Rock 4.05x107 km 2.11x103 hrs 8617.29 km 12.32 m/s2
0.27 AU 0.24 earth yrs 1.35 x earth 1.26 x earth
III Rock 6.06x107 km 3.86x103 hrs 6144.39 km 9.48 m/s2
0.41 AU 0.44 earth yrs 0.96 x earth 0.97 x earth

IV Rock 9.66x107 km 7.77x103 hrs 8971.12 km 13.06 m/s2 Heavy volcanism,

0.65 AU 0.89 earth yrs 1.41 x earth 1.34 x earth planetary rings

V Jovian 1.64x108 km 1.72x104 hrs 73631.85 km 24.91 m/s2 Planetary rings,

1.10 AU 1.97 earth yrs 11.56 x earth 2.55 x earth 46 small, 8 large
moons
VI Ice 3.16x108 km 4.60x104 hrs 15221.24 km 8.47 m/s2 Methane seas
2.11 AU 5.26 earth yrs 2.39 x earth 0.87 x earth

VII Ice 5.90x108 km 1.17x105 hrs 23791.10 km 12.88 m/s2 Planetary rings
3.94 AU 13.40 earth yrs 3.73 x earth 1.32 x earth

VIII Ice 1.19x109 km 3.36x105 hrs 10062.44 km 5.36 m/s2

7.96 AU 38.47 earth yrs 1.58 x earth 0.55 x earth
 Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special
IX Ice 2.37x109 km 9.44x105 hrs 26242.69 km 14.90 m/s2 Heavy volcanism
15.85 AU 108.03 earth yrs 4.12 x earth 1.52 x earth

X Ice 4.41x109 km 2.40x106 hrs 13425.22 km 8.25 m/s2

29.48 AU 274.07 earth yrs 2.11 x earth 0.84 x earth

XI Ice 9.30x109 km 7.34x106 hrs 7937.57 km 4.66 m/s2

62.19 AU 839.69 earth yrs 1.25 x earth 0.48 x earth

XII Ice 1.98x1010km 2.27x107 hrs 13534.05 km 7.52 m/s2 Electro-magnetic

132.08 AU 2598.58 earth 2.12 x earth 0.77 x earth storms
yrs

6279 Herschelii I Point 3

Physics 2671 Corvilus
Type: Small ocean Star Data
Radius: 798.50 km (0.13 x earth) Type: G8 V Yellow Main Sequence
Surface Area: 8.01 x 106 km2 Radius: 7.44 x 105 km (1.07 x sol)
50 Land Area: 2.40 x 105 km2 (0.00 x earth) Mass: 2.00 x 1030 kg (1.01 x sol)
Mass: 1.32 x 1022 kg (0.00 x earth) Temperature: 5100 K
Density: 6.18 g/cm3 (1.12 x earth) Luminosity: 5.26 x 1026 W (1.37 x sol)
Composition: 43.5% iron, 21.0% oxygen, 16.6%
nickel, 12.7% silicon, 6.2% other metals, trace Distant Companion
other elements Type: M3 V Red Dwarf
Gravimetry Distance: 4.35 x 1010 km (291.00 AU)
Gravity: 1.37 m/s2 (0.14 x earth) Radius: 3.12 x 105 km (0.45 x sol)
Escape Velocity: 1.48 km/s Mass: 8.42 x 1029 kg (0.42 x sol)
Rotation Period: 38.22 hours Temperature: 2900 K
Axis Tilt: 28.03 ° Luminosity: 1.34 x 1025 W (0.04 x sol)
Hydrosphere: Water 98 %, Ice 30 %
Atmosphere Type: Thin reducing
Pressure: 13.01 kPa (0.13 x earth)
Composition: 55.4% argon, 25.3% methane,
19.2% sulfur dioxide, trace other gases
Climate Type: Cool
Min Temp: 112 K (-160 °C)
Avg Temp: 282 K (8 °C)
Max Temp: 386 K (113 °C)
Biosphere
Chemistry: Carbon
Lifeforms: Microbes
Special Features: Heavy volcanism
 Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special
I Rock 6.21 x 107 km 2.33 x 103 2633.70 4.42
0.42 AU hours (0.27 km (0.41 x m/s2 (0.45
earth years) earth) x earth)
II Rock 1.18 x 108 km 6.10 x 103 5884.63 9.25
0.79 AU hours (0.70 km (0.92 x m/s2 (0.95
earth years) earth) x earth)
III Terrestrial 1.83 x 108 km 1.17 x 104 4301.60 7.18 Heavy radiation,
1.22 AU hours (1.34 km (0.67 x m/s2 (0.73 ruins of an
earth years) earth) x earth) ancient
civilization
IV Rock 2.95 x 108 km 2.41 x 104 9387.30 13.66
1.97 AU hours (2.76 km (1.47 x m/s2 (1.40
earth years) earth) x earth)
V Rock 5.34 x 108 km 5.88 x 104 919.47 1.53 Heavy
3.57 AU hours (6.73 km (0.14 x m/s2 (0.16 volcanism,
earth years) earth) x earth) planetary rings
VI Ice 1.0 x 109 km 1.51 x 105 13404.73 6.37 3 small moons
2.0 6.70 AU) hours (17.27 km (2.10 x m/s2 (0.65
earth years) earth) x earth) 51
VII Ice 1.95 x 109 4.11 x 105 23146.90 12.84 Large moon
km (13.05 AU) hours (46.97 km (3.63 x m/s2 (1.31
earth years) earth) x earth)
VIII Ice 3.47 x 109 9.73 x 105 27900.01 14.35 2 small moons
km (23.20 AU) hours (111.35 km (4.38 x m/s2 (1.47
earth years) earth) x earth)
IX Asteroid 7.74 x 109 3.24 x 106
Belt km (51.73 AU) hours (370.66
earth years)

Axis Tilt: 15.56 °

New Callisto Hydrosphere: Water 46 %, Ice 27 %
Physics Atmosphere Type: Thin toxic
Type: Small iron/silicate Pressure: 78.49 kPa (0.77 x earth)
Radius: 4301.60 km (0.67 x earth) Composition: 76.2% sulfur dioxide, 23.8%
Surface Area: 2.33 x 108 km2 oxygen, trace other gases
Land Area: 1.28 x 108 km2 (0.86 x earth) Climate Type: Cool
Mass: 2.00 x 1024 kg (0.33 x earth) Min Temp: 235 K (-38 °C)
Density: 6.00 g/cm3 (1.09 x earth) Avg Temp: 291 K (17 °C)
Composition: 36.4% iron, 19.6% silicon, 18.0% Max Temp: 361 K (88 °C)
oxygen, 16.5% aluminum, 9.6% other metals, Biosphere
trace other elements Chemistry: Carbon
Gravimetry Lifeforms: Microbes
Gravity: 7.18 m/s2 (0.73 x earth) Civilization Type: Colony
Escape Velocity: 7.86 km/s Population: 20.94 billion
Rotation Period: 20.45 hours Society: Representative Democracy
 Tech Level: Spacefaring (orbital spacecraft, Temperature: 3900 K
cybernetics, laser weapons) Luminosity: 1.33 x 1026 W (0.35 x sol)
Special Features: Heavy radiation, ruins of an
ancient civilization Close Companion
Type: M7 V Red Dwarf
Point 4 Distance: 2.32 x 107 km (0.15 AU)
1851 Lyncis Radius: 2.77 x 105 km (0.40 x sol)
Star Data Mass: 5.90 x 1029 kg (0.30 x sol)
Type: K7 V Orange Main Sequence Temperature: 2400 K
Radius: 6.37 x 105 km (0.92 x sol) Luminosity: 1.40 x 1025 W (0.04 x sol)
Mass: 1.67 x 1030 kg (0.84 x sol)

52

Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special

Lyncis I Terrestrial 1.16 x 108 km 5.58 x 103 hrs 2265.56 km 3.07 m/s2
(0.77 AU) (0.64 earth yrs) 0.36x earth 0.31x earth
II Rock 1.63 x 108 km 9.33 x 103 hrs 2164.85 km 3.21 m/s2
(1.09 AU) (1.07 earth yrs) 0.34x earth 0.33 x earth
III Rock 2.71 x 108 km 2.00 x 104 hrs 8225.45 km 14.87 m/s2
(1.81 AU) (2.29 earth yrs) 1.29x earth 1.52x earth
IV Rock 4.49 x 108 km 4.27 x 104 hrs 6040.89 km 9.25 m/s2
(3.00 AU) (4.88 earth yrs) 0.95x earth 0.95x earth
V Asteroid 7.65 x 108 km 9.48 x 104 hrs
Belt (5.11 AU) (10.84 earth yrs)
VI Neptunian 1.62 x 109 km 2.93 x 105 hrs 29156.60 km 6.16 m/s2 5 small, 4 large
(10.86 AU) (33.54 earth yrs) 4.58x earth 0.63x earth moons
VII Neptunian 3.10 x 109 km 7.73 x 105 hrs 25512.76 km 2.83 m/s2 30 small moons
(20.73 AU) (88.45 earth yrs) 4.00x earth 0.29x earth
VIII Asteroid 5.60 x 109 km 1.88 x 106 hrs
Belt (37.43 AU) (214.61 earth yrs)
IX Neptunian 1.19 x 1010 km 5.78 x 106 hrs 25279.97 km 9.88 m/s2
(79.29 AU) (661.71 earth yrs) 3.97x earth 1.01x earth
X Ice 2.52 x 1010 km 1.79 x 107 hrs 11576.81 km 6.10 m/s2 Trace
(168.32 AU) (2046.71 earth yrs) 1.82x earth 0.62x earth atmosphere
1851 Lyncis I Avg Temp: 282 K (9 °C)
Physics Max Temp: 286 K (13 °C)
Type: Small iron/silicate Civilization Type: Quarantine Facility
Radius; 2265.56 km (0.36 x earth) Population: 1488
Surface Area: 6.45 x 107 km2 Tech Level: Spacefaring (orbital spacecraft,
Land Area: 6.51 x 107 km2 (0.44 x earth) cybernetics, laser weapons)
Mass: 2.37 x 1023 kg (0.04 x earth)
Density: 4.87 g/cm3 (0.88 x earth) Point 5
Composition: 39.8% oxygen, 36.7% iron, 21.1% Tenctu
silicon, 2.2% other metals, 0.1% other elements Star Data
Gravimetry Type: K1 V Orange Main Sequence
Gravity: 3.07 m/s2 (0.31 x earth) Radius: 5.37 x 105 km (0.77 x sol)
Escape Velocity: 3.73 km/s Mass: 1.00 x 1030 kg (0.50 x sol)
Rotation Period: 26.69 hours Temperature: 4700 K
Axis Tilt: 41.66 ° Luminosity: 1.68 x 1026 W (0.44 x sol)
Hydrosphere: Water 0 %, Ice 25 %
Atmosphere Type: Thin reducing Distant Companion
Pressure: 32.95 kPa (0.33 x earth) Type: M7 V Red Dwarf 53
Composition: 72.2% hydrogen, 16.5% sulfur Distance: 9.20 x 1010 km (615.14 AU)
dioxide, 8.2% methane, 2.9% argon, 0.1% Radius: 2.66 x 105 km (0.38 x sol)
nitrogen, trace other gases Mass: 5.22 x 1029 kg (0.26 x sol)
Climate Type: Cool Temperature 2300 K
Min Temp: 264 K (-8 °C) Luminosity: 1.76 x 1025 W (0.05 x sol)

Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special

I Rock 6.37 x 107 km 3.42 x 103 hrs 9373.60 km 13.97 m/s2 4 small moons
(0.43 AU) 0.39 earth yrs 1.47x earth 1.43x earth
II Terrestrial 1.09 x 108 km 7.71 x 103 hrs 3810.51 km 5.91 m/s2 Wreckage of
(0.73 AU) 0.88 earth yrs 0.60x earth 0.60x earth crashed starship
III Rock 1.62 x 108 km 1.39 x 104 hrs 5871.97 km 7.91 m/s2 Planetary rings
(1.08 AU) 1.59 earth yrs 0.92x earth 0.81x earth
IV Rock 2.33 x 108 km 2.40 x 104 hrs 4292.45 km 7.31 m/s2
(1.56 AU) 2.75 earth yrs 0.67x earth 0.75x earth
V Asteroid Belt 3.85 x 108 km 5.09 x 104 hrs
(2.57 AU) 5.82 earth yrs
VI Jovian 7.87 x 108 km 1.49 x 105 hrs 75800.84 km 24.45 m/s2 11 large moons
(5.26 AU) 16.99 earth yrs 11.90x earth 2.50x earth
VII Asteroid Belt 2.93 x 109 km 1.07 x 106 hrs
(19.61 AU) 122.34 earth yrs
VIII Ice 5.68 x 109 km 2.89 x 106 hrs 15663.09 km 8.31 m/s2
(38.00 AU) 330.09 earth yrs 2.46x earth) 0.85x earth
IX Ice 1.10 x 1010 km 7.79 x 106 hrs 7394.01 km 4.18 m/s2 2 small moons
(73.64 AU) 890.65 earth yrs 1.16x earth 0.43x earth
X Ice 2.36 x 1010 km 2.44 x 107 hrs 8426.79 km 4.17 m/s2
(157.70 AU) 2790.82 earth yrs 1.32x earth 0.43x earth
 Berith Chemistry: Carbon
Physics Lifeforms: Microbes, algae
Type: Small iron/silicate Civilization Type: Colony
Radius: 3810.51 km (0.60 x earth) Population: 2.09 million
Surface Area: 1.82 x 108 km2 Society: Corporate State
Land Area: 1.28 x 108 km2 (0.86 x earth) Tech Level: Spacefaring (orbital spacecraft,
Mass: 1.29 x 1024 kg (0.22 x earth) cybernetics, laser weapons)
Density: 5.57 g/cm3 (1.01 x earth) Special Features: Wreckage of a crashed
Composition: 34.1% iron, 24.6% oxygen, 11.6% starship
silicon, 10.3% nickel, 5.8% sulphur, 9.3% other
metals, 4.3% other elements Point 6
Gravimetry Pallas
Gravity: 5.91 m/s2 (0.60 x earth) Star Data
Escape Velocity: 6.71 km/s Type: B5 V Blue-white Main Sequence
Rotation Period: 27.33 hours Radius: 5.48 x 106 km (7.88 x sol)
Axis Tilt: 20.04 ° Mass: 5.10 x 1031 kg (25.65 x sol)
Hydrosphere: Water 31 %, Ice 28 % Temperature: 18300 K
54 Atmosphere Type: Thin breathable Luminosity: 6.36 x 1030 W (16607.24 x sol)
Pressure: 79.04 kPa (0.78 x earth)
Composition: 74.6% argon, 21.8% oxygen, 1.3% Distant Companion
carbon dioxide, 1.2% sulfur dioxide, 1.1% Type: M3 V Red Dwarf
nitrogen, trace other gases Distance: 3.16 x 1011 km (2114.73 AU)
Climate Type: Cool Radius: 3.11 x 105 km (0.45 x sol)
Min Temp: 201 K (-71 °C) Mass: 8.36 x 1029 kg (0.42 x sol)
Avg Temp: 290 K (17 °C) Temperature: 3000 K
Max Temp: 381 K (107 °C) Luminosity: 1.96 x 1025 W (0.05 x sol)
Biosphere
Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special
18267.55 26.34
3.73 x 108 km 6.81 x 103 hrs
I Chthonian km (2.87 x m/s2 (2.69 x
(2.50 AU) (0.78 earth yrs)
earth) earth)
7697.11 11.75
2.19 x 104
8.14 x 108 km km (1.21 x m/s2 (1.20 x
II Chthonian hours (2.50
(5.44 AU) earth) earth)
earth years)

1.12 x 109 km 3.53 x 104 15053.12 23.67

III Chthonian (7.48 AU) hours (4.04 km (2.36 x m/s2 (2.42 x
earth years) earth) earth)
1.88 x 109 km 7.69 x 104 23513.02 36.19
IV Chthonian (12.57 AU) hours (8.79 km (3.69 x m/s2 (3.70 x
earth years) earth) earth)

49268.89 64.22
1.96 x 105
3.51 x 109 km km (7.73 x m/s2 (6.57 x Advanced alien
V Rock hours (22.43
(23.45 AU) earth) earth) artifact
earth years)
 Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special
5.40 x 105 67668.71 1165.20 Planetary rings,
Brown 6.89 x 109 km
VI hours (61.72 km (10.62 x m/s2 (119.14 55 small moons,
Dwarf (46.06 AU)
earth years) earth) x earth) 13 large moons
8395.93
3.53 x 106 Wreckage of
2.41 x 1010 km km (1.32 x 14.27 m/s2
Pallas VII Terrestrial hours (403.70 crashed starship
(161.09 AU) earth) (1.46 x earth)
earth years)
: 21151.68
1.03 x 107 34.84
4.91 x 1010 km km (3.32 x
VIII Rock hours (1173.35 m/s2 (3.56 x
(328.07 AU) earth)
earth years) earth
99399.79
2.85 x 107 47.10
9.69 x 1010 km km (15.60 x
IX Ice hours (3255.17 m/s2 (4.82 x
(647.74 AU) earth)
earth years) earth)

Pallas VII Random event if you enter the warp point (d4)
Physics Roll Event
Type: Large iron/silicate 1 Teleport to other unstable warp points in
this sector (see below) 55
Radius: 8395.93 km (1.32 x earth)
2 You come back to the point of origin
Surface Area: 8.86 x 108 km2 3 Teleport near to one of the star systems in
Land Area: 8.95 x 108 km2 (6.01 x earth) this hex (roll d6 to determine exit point)
Mass: 1.51 x 1025 kg (2.53 x earth) 4 Teleport near one of the 6 space stations
Density: 6.11 g/cm3 (1.11 x earth) (roll d6 to determine which one)
Composition: 31.0% iron, 24.9% oxygen, 21.9%
titanium, 10.4% silicon, 11.8% other metals, Unstable warp point exit in this sector (d6)
trace other elements Roll Exit Hex
Gravimetry 1 0707
Gravity: 14.27 m/s2 (1.46 x earth) 2 0401
3 0302
Escape Velocity: 15.48 km/s 4 0206
Rotation Period: 26.65 hours 5 1509
Axis Tilt: 31.77 ° 6 1508
Hydrosphere: Water 0 %, Ice 25 %
Atmosphere Type: Dense breathable
Pressure: 207.85 kPa 2.05 x earth)
Composition: 81.0% argon, 19.0% oxygen, trace
other gases
Climate Type: Cool
Min Temp: 243 K (-29 °C)
Avg Temp: 288 K (15 °C)
Max Temp: 294 K (21 °C)
Special Features: Wreckage of crashed starship
 Random encounter table:
Roll d4 to determine which table, then roll d10
Table 1:
Roll Encounter
A verdant planet orbits a blue star. It is home to a nickel-age
1 civilization of phytoids, the descendants of an ancient colony
spaceship.
A derelict exploration spaceship drifts in empty space. Its
2 distress beacon is still active, but seems to be sending random
data.
A female scientist named Kathy Hilly, master of the Ptolemy.
3 She is conducting an unusual experiment, which has flooded the
sector with radiation.
A robot merchant named Deckard, master of the tramp
freighter Kreeshu Zephyr. It has gotten stuck with a cargo of
4
unnecessarily complex fruit juice makers, and is eager to sell
them.
A female explorer named Aryn Marte, master of the Valentina
Tereshkova. She has rescued several mammalians from the
5 temporal anomaly.
failed colony on New Iapetus, but they seem to be dying for no
apparent reason.
A robot explorer named XBN-27, master of the scout vessel Will-
o-Wisp. Its research has convinced it that a nearby barren
6
planet was the home of the P'Alan, a legendary species of
psionic humanoids.
56 A female mercenary named Phyllia Wardson, master of the
7 Gauntlet of Telli. She has been learning something called
"freestyle rap," and is eager to try it out with another spacer.
The Stellar Destiny, a passenger shuttle with an elegant hull. Its
8 crew has lost control of the ship to a rogue AI, and requests
assistance.
9 A derelict space station, torn open from within, orbits a pulsar.
A female pirate named Kathra Robell, master of the raider
10 Forward. She has recently upgraded her ion cannons, and is
looking for a fight to test them.
Table 2:
Roll Event
A robot merchant named Jackenn-396, master of the free trader
1 Hornet. It has painted its spacecraft's hull with verdant
camouflage.
A derelict combat spaceship drifts in empty space. It has
2 disguised military vessel, built around a massive
become infested by alien vermin.
The Solar Constellation, an exploration spaceship with a sleek
3 hull. Its crew is searching for a legendary alien world lost in
hyperspace.
A living nebula orbits a crystalline planet, preparing to divide
4
and reproduce itself.
5 A field of extremely radioactive debris orbits a red dwarf star.
A rift in space suddenly tears open. Beyond it lies an alien
6
structure at the edge of a black hole's event horizon.
A female scientist named Manda Lere, master of the Standard
7 Deviation. She is conducting an unusual experiment, which has
made FTL travel impossible across the sector.
The Longshot Hypothesis, a research spaceship equipped with
autonomous observation probes and a defensive force shield.
8
Its crew is desperately battling a bio-engineered monstrosity,
and requests assistance.
A female explorer named Micha Phughy, master of the External
9 Reflection. She has been learning something called "CB slang",
and is eager to try it out with another spacer.
The Hard Bargain, a cargo spaceship with a plain hull. Its crew
10 has lost control of the ship to a rogue AI, and requests
assistance.
Table 3:
Roll Event
A derelict privateer spaceship orbits a neutron star. Its
1
self-destruct system is still active, but held at 1 second
The Cicada, a cargo spaceship with a narrow hull and
2 three engine nacelles. It is transmitting an indecipherable
signal across multiple channels.
An assassin robot drifts in empty space. Its body is
3
smeared with blood.
A derelict capital spaceship suddenly falls out of
4 hyperspace. It has been hit by a nuclear weapon, and is
extremely radioactive.
5 Twelve hours suddenly pass in the blink of an eye.
An ancient colony spaceship flies through space. It has
6 been severely damaged, but several hyper sleep capsules
are still functional
An entire planetary system lies frozen in time by a
7
An ancient colony spaceship flies through space. It has
8 been severely damaged, but several stasis pods are still
functional.
A lost space station orbits an alien planet. It has been
9 abandoned, except for a corps of xenophobic combat
robots to thwart intruders.
A cyborg space kraken, collecting energy to open a
10
wormhole.
Table 4:
Roll Event
A crystalline planet orbits a red star. It is covered with
1 the ruins of an industrial-age civilization, incinerated
by nuclear war.
A derelict research spaceship orbits a pulsar. It has
2 been hit by a nuclear weapon, and is extremely
radioactive.
A volcanic planet orbits a red star. It is covered with
3 the ruins of a silicon-age civilization, wiped out by
environmental changes.
A female mercenary named Annen Arker, master of
the cutter Glorious. Her spacecraft is a barely-
4
missile launcher.
The Pyri Wanderer, an exploration spaceship entirely
5 crewed by robots. It has come alongside a derelict
alien spacecraft to study it.
U-479, a robot mercenary, master of the Kusanagi. Its
6 FTL drive has been damaged by a gravitational
anomaly, and it requests assistance.
A female scientist named Sheri Johnson, master of the
research vessel Explorer. Her subspace field transition
7
experiment has gone spectacularly wrong, exchanging
her with her mirror universe counterpart.
A domed city floats in the atmosphere of a gas giant. It
8 has been abandoned, except for a corps of
xenophobic combat robots to thwart intruders.
A female pirate named Karia Whayeson, master of the
9 privateer vessel King's Rook. She is searching for an
alien artfact named the Idol of Hupa.
Moni, a male mammalian scientist, master of the
research vessel Stellar Endeavour. His quantum field
10
transition experiment has gone spectacularly wrong,
exchanging him with his mirror universe counterpart.
Sci-fi Space Jobs table: Table 3:
Roll d4 to determine which table then roll d10 Roll Job
Table 1: An alien diplomat named Dori B'Zhinga needs someone to
1 discover the fate of a passenger spaceship lost in the Tema
Roll Job
System. Further, the job must be completed unusually quickly.
A mammalian alien named Nucta needs someone to transport
1 A charming aristocrat named Joyce Jenkins needs someone to
3000 tons of metal alloys to a distant world. 2
expose a corrupt military officer. However, the job is a trap.
A phytoid alien named Autwid needs someone to rescue a
A cryptic military officer named Joyce Sonand needs someone
2 hostage from the pirates of the D'Syntha Expanse. In addition,
3 to hunt down and destroy a rogue medical robot. However, the
the crew's electronics randomly fail at a critical moment.
job is a trap.
An arachnid alien named Kr'Isaul needs someone to rescue a
3 A diplomat named Jimmy Wreenett needs someone to escort a
hostage from the pirates of the V'Oton Nebula. 4
group of robot cargo spaceships to a remote space station.
A shady government official named Sara Homan needs
4 A corporate agent named Justin Cotte needs someone to
someone to transport 5000 tons of water to a local star system.
investigate mysterious lights which appear in the Whrlitu
A felinoid alien named H'Veri needs someone to recover an 5
5 System. However, the job turns out to be very different than
object from the ruins of the New Ganymede Colony.
described.
An alien diplomat named Triani S'Jezzo needs someone to
6 A wealthy military officer named Stimy Riguez needs someone
transport a hovertank to a local colony.
6 to transport him to a remote star system. However, the job
An avian alien named Slebi Vorcia needs someone to transport a
turns out to be very different than described.
hovertank to an uncharted space station in the M'Centa
7 A shady explorer named Dithy Rownels needs someone to hunt
Expanse. In addition, the crew encounters an old enemy on the
7 down and destroy a rogue medical robot. In addition, the crew
same job.
must deal with an obnoxious alien.
A crime lord named Manda Thesell needs someone to help him
8 A government official named Glynie Collee needs someone to
escape from a robot assassin.
escort a group of robot cargo spaceships to a remote space
An alien corporate agent named Bronii needs someone to hunt 8
9 station. Further, the crew must travel through clouds of
down and destroy a rogue assassin robot.
radiation. 57
A frantic military officer named Paulie Gerson needs someone
An alien government official named K'Hiri needs someone to
10 to escort a group of robot cargo spaceships to a local space
9 transport a racing hovercraft and its pit crew to a nearby colony.
station.
However, the client can't pay them cash, and must owe a favor.
Table 2: An alien corporate agent named Zyga needs someone to
Roll Job 10 explore the Eruld Maelstrom. In addition, the crew must deal
A military officer named Willie Peray needs someone to hunt with an obnoxious alien.
1 down and destroy a rogue exploration robot. However, the Table 4:
client can't pay them cash, and must owe a favor.
A phytoid alien named F'Bota needs someone to transport a
Roll Job
2 A military officer named Aran Pery needs someone to help him
scientific module to a nearby star system. 1
A mammalian alien named Alfan Gethi needs someone to escape from a robot assassin.
3 A frantic government official named Milie Leman needs
transport it to an uncharted star system in the Chydri Niani Rift.
A scientist named Jose Jonez needs someone to expose a someone to salvage a derelict exploration spaceship in the
4 2
corrupt military officer. Magga Salou Cluster. Further, the crew must travel through an
An alien aristocrat named Saloo needs someone to salvage a ion storm.
5 derelict passenger spaceship in the Wani Nebula. However, the A guarded corporate agent named Denie Rison needs someone
job turns out to be very different than described. to recover an object from the ruins of the Treni Station above
3
An alien diplomat named Vr'Sarti needs someone to explore the Tani. However, the job turns out to be very different than
6 K'Naara Rift. In addition, the crew gets caught in an unrelated described.
firefight. An android alien named E'Drani needs someone to expose a
4
A shady crime lord named Randy Soner needs someone to corrupt military officer.
transport him and an entourage of three assistants to a nearby An arachnid alien named Runni needs someone to explore the
7 5
star system. In addition, the crew is hunted by a dangerous alien Droni Nebula.
creature. A guarded academic scholar named Sara Sonand needs
A charming scientist named Mara Gerson needs someone to someone to recover an object from the ruins of the Haga
8 6
escort a group of robot cargo spaceships to a local colony. Station above New Rhea. Further, the crew must travel through
An academic scholar named Bethy Carte needs someone to an ion storm.
9 discover the fate of a reconnaissance patrol lost in the Isaul Kani An alien corporate agent named Krisa needs someone to hunt
7
Sector. down and destroy a rogue combat robot.
A mammalian alien named Au'Sycia needs someone to recover A phytoid alien named Tati needs someone to help him escape
10 8
an object from the ruins of the Phtora Colony. from a bounty hunter.
A humanoid alien named Meri needs someone to salvage a
9
derelict cargo spaceship in the Syka Rille Maelstrom.
(The above tables generated at A charming crime lord named Liamy Bricia needs someone to
https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/#type=space_encounter and 10 salvage a derelict exploration spaceship in the Tlaxu Nebula.
https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/#type=space_job) Further, the job must be completed unusually quickly.
 Space station name generator:
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/space-colony- Space amoeba table (d6)
names.php Roll Damage Type
1-2 take acid damage
Random encounter in space table (d6) 3-4 take heat damage
5-6 take energy damage
Roll Encounter
1 Derelict ship (see below)
2 Asteroid Space cricket info (d6)
3 Comet Roll Damage Type
4 Space faring creature! (see below) 1-3 take chewing damage
5 Operational ship with crew (see below) 4-6 take no damage
6 Ship malfunction! (see below)
Spaceship name generator:
Derelict ship type (d6) https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/name/#type=sx;sx=spaceship
Roll Ship Type
1 Derelict satellite Random space encounter generator:
2 Derelict freighter https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/#type=space_encounter
3 Derelict colony ship
4 Escape pod empty Space NPC generator:
5 Derelict Pilgrimage vessel https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/#type=space_npc
6 Derelict Military vessel
58 Random Encounter on Planet (d6)
Operational ship with crew (d6) Roll Encounter
Roll Ship Type 1 Roving band of marauders
1 Religious pilgrimage 2 Trade caravan
2 Scientific discovery research vessel 3 Migrating peoples
3 Colony (see below) 4 Military group
4 Freighter 5 Carnival / Festival
5 Space pirates! 6 Traveling royalty
6 Trade caravan
Plot Generator: The players must [Do][Something] at
Colony Ship (d6) [Location] against [Opposition]. (d6)
Roll Colony Type
1-3 Specific Target (GM Decides) Roll Plot
4-6 Exploration 1 The players must chase information in a war zone
against a former ally.
Ship Malfunction (d6) 2 The players must investigate a corporation at a Nexus
against a fringer.
Roll Malfunction
3 The players must locate primitives at a secret location
1 Warp (FTL) drive failure
against merchant.
2 Life support systems failure! (To the suits!)
4 The players must assist a planet at a space station
3 Weapons systems failure
against a hazardous environment.
4 Navigation systems failure
5 Shipboard AI failure
5 The players must combat anomaly at a junkyard
6 Impulse (sub-light) drive failure against an organization.
6 The players must conceal a base in urban sprawl
Space faring creature (d4) against aliens.
Roll Creature
1 Space crickets (see below) The above plots generated using the Sci-Fi Random Adventure
Generator, courtesy of GeekKen.wordpress.com
2 Space amoeba (see below)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_VXGwQiKFTKZnJvRGR4Ri1y
3 Space gas anomaly (corrosive damage!)
YWM/view
4 Space gas anomaly (sings while getting into your
head! Confusion!)
Hex: 0709
Designer: Steven Robert (vestige)
The Twin Lighthouses
This area is home to a rare binary pulsar: two
neutron stars orbiting each other, each
surrounded by powerful magnetic fields that
accelerate relativistic particles, which in turn
generate luminous beams of radio waves
oriented along their magnetic poles. In this
system, the magnetic poles of the neutron stars
are aligned, so that the high-energy beams are
also aligned.
The rarity of this kind of system makes it
something of a landmark in the surrounding
region, especially because the two neutron
stars orbit so closely that the system works as a
powerful testbed for theories of gravity. Dozens
of advanced civilizations have established
research stations here to improve their
understanding of gravity and/or to harness the
vast amounts of energy released by the orbiting
giants. Nearly all of these civilizations have
fallen by now, their research stations
abandoned - but they were built to withstand
such extreme conditions that the stations still
orbit.
None of these efforts appeared to be successful
in harnessing the energy of the Twin
Lighthouses, but there are so many that the
conventional wisdom throughout the sector is
that the necessary information must have been
collected by them at some point - it just needs
to be extracted from the many different
stations, translated, and assembled into a
coherent whole. This “wisdom” has led to the
construction a second generation of stations,
orbiting farther from the Lighthouses -
exploration bases for less advanced
civilizations, looking to loot the knowledge of
their predecessors. Many of these stations are
governmental, but others are run by
corporations or other private initiatives. None
of these missions has been entirely successful
either - not least because stations built to
withstand the Twin Lighthouses’ environment
are, by necessity, also extremely difficult to
break into!
Tourists occasionally visit the system as well,
though such endeavors are becoming more
rare as conflicts between the explorers become
more common. Still, a visit to the Twin
Lighthouses is a badge of honor for the
intelligentsia of many civilizations - and also for
thrill seekers. Three merchant companies -
nearly as competitive as the salvage operations
- have turned “bungee pulsaring” into one of
the sector's more dangerous pursuits. 59
PCs visiting the Twin Lighthouses to explore the
ancient research stations are likely to have to
navigate the shifting webs of the other factions
hellbent on looting their secrets. Should they
gain entrance to one (or more) of the stations,
they’ll have to overcome the defenses left by
their inventors, science experiments gone
woefully awry, and finally somehow piece
together what the station was trying to
accomplish. And, of course, they’ll have to
navigate the extreme environments near the
neutron stars, which may require the alien
technology they are struggling to understand….
 Hex: 0710 especially effective against a swarm,
Designer: Jeff Woodman (Jethreal) conventional ballistics are almost useless.

This system contains 6 planets:
- one of which is in the Goldilocks zone
- 2 are further in close to the star
- the other 3 are further out
Each planet has between 1 and 3 moons in
stable orbits
The planet in the Goldilocks zone is known as;
Maggie’s World:
This world is a verdant garden world, filled with
trees that tower above the worlds forest floor
(on average 200 feet) with vast expanses of
60 oceans, which harbours a dark and dangerous
secret.
This world was previously home to a war-like
bioengineering race which created the
instruments of their own demise.
The other species native to Maggie’s World is a
rodent-like creature with overly large, round
ears, and wide set eyes about the size of a small
dog/large rat. These creatures are herbivores
and will bolt into burrow-holes under the trees
at any noise. Though timid, these creatures can
be domesticated and make a very
companionable pet.
The last notable feature of the world are the
vast pyramidal alien cities, though the forest
has overgrown the structures making them
nearly invisible, an odd power signature is
detectable from orbit (a good excuse to bring
the adventurers down). As a last-ditch effort to
protect themselves from annihilation the aliens
created powerful sub-sonic generators that
keep the Ra’al-echelathon at bay (about a 20
foot safe zone around each pyramid).

The Bugs (Ra’al-echelathon in their own

language) are bioengineered to resemble the
leaves on the towering trees. When aggravated
the Ra’al-echelathon reveal wing cases along
the lateral lines of their bodies, releasing
themselves from the trees they swarm, their
mandibles designed to cut through re-enforced
body armor they quickly overcome and strip
anything organic down and consume it, then
the engorged insects crawl back up to the
forest canopy to mate and lay eggs.

The Ra’al-echelathon hunt by sound, a twig that

snaps, a cough, anything above a whisper,
though the noise of a shuttles engines will
overwhelm them temporarily. Individual Ra’al-
echelathon are more of a nuisance than Unfortunately this sub-sonic field has a
anything, however a swarm is a deadly threat. negative effect on human (possibly other
Area effect, fire/burn type weapons are species) physiology. Subjecting them to
growing headaches after an hour of exposure
to unconsciousness within 2-3 hours, humans
will eventually experience ruptured ear drums
and, if exposed long enough, will begin to bleed
internally.
Most alien tech found within is primarily geared
towards stealth/noise elimination. If the teams
make it inside the cities deeply enough they will
eventually find a mass of dead aliens centered
around the sub-sonic generator, having been
driven insane by the constant pressure of the
tech that was supposed to save them from the
bio-weapon tech of the Ra’al-echelathon. These
generators eventually destroyed their species.
Hex: 0801
Designer: Cindy McDaniel (Siren)
System Name: Sale System
Planetary Survey: Yellow sun, two uninhabited
planets, one inhabited planet and
Interdimensional Wormhole
Fire and Clearance: The first and second
planets of the Sale systems. They are lifeless
chunks of rock. Developers have considered
terraforming these planets for additional
housing or pleasure facilities. Unfortunately for
them polls have shown no one is interested in
anything that far away from the wormhole.
There are rumors that a crime syndicate
running things on Sale might have holed up on
Fire.
Sale: Sale was originally a lifeless chunk of rock
like the other two planets in the system. It was
terraformed due to the proximity it has with
the wormhole. Then the spaceport went up and
merchants realized there was money to be
made. No goods may pass through the
wormhole, so many things are left behind at
the wormhole. Also, there are visitors that are
in the dimension for the first time eager to try
these from their new surroundings. So over
time the large shopping area built up with
goods from around the dimension. This has led
to some of the best cuisine in the dimension
being made there due to all the ingredients
available. There is a culinary school on the
planet due to this as well. These merchants
found that many people were coming to Sale to
have a good time shopping and decided to
make a theme park as well. South of the
Wormhole has taken over a fourth of the planet
with games, rides, and a waterpark. Many of
the rides are based off prominent planets or
wormholes. Crime in the form of kidnapping
and stealing are a problem on Sale because
criminals can often get lost in the constant
crowds. 61
Wormhole: No one is allowed to take items
including their own clothes with them through
the wormhole. There are special ships and
clothing items made to help with the transition
through the wormhole. Many problems came
up in the past with people taking things
through that were not compatible with other
dimensions. Smuggling ships that bypass the
spaceport without proper gear often have
deaths or just go missing. To go through the
wormhole, visitors have to have proper
paperwork filled in at the spaceport and a
background check from their home planet.
 Hex: 0802
Designer: Jeff G. (Bulldog93)
System Name: “Kancree 3”
A pair of planets that orbits a neutron star. An
asteroid belt (previously a planet) orbits the
star as well. This system also features a large
spaceship graveyard.
The Kancree 3 system is a pair of planets and
one former planet that orbits a neutron star.
What makes these planets different is that they
are made of diamonds in a liquid, amoeba-like
form, sometimes pulsing as if they had a heart.
Scientists are unable to confirm how these
planets were created, but they surmise that the
density of the neutron star played a part in
62 their formation.
victims of the Diamond Belt. Another danger of
the Diamond Belt is that shields do not protect
a ship from the asteroids as their physical
makeup is such that they naturally cut through
anything that they encounter.
If visitors to the system insist on navigating
through it, there is always the possibility that
something of salvageable value can be found.
Not all of the derelict spacecraft are fully
destroyed, some might have been damaged
just enough to require a crew escape or for the
life support system to malfunction.

The former planet, known as the “Diamond

Belt”, is the main danger of this system. While
no one knows when or why the Diamond Belt
came to be, it is mutually agreed upon that it
was a third planet in the system, having the
same characteristics as the remaining two
planets. While many beings have tried to
harvest the raw diamonds from either the
planets or the belt, most have met premature
deaths as the belt orbits the star at a very fast
orbit and the orbiting pieces frequently crash
into each other, launching into unpredictable
directions. Another dangerous thing that they
do is that they flow towards objects that are
unlike itself or its sibling planets. For this
reason, those harvesters found that the
expense of life and spacecraft was not worth
the minimal amount of diamonds that they
were able to extract from the system.

While the Diamond Belt is the focus of anyone

maneuvering within the system, they
frequently overlook the vast graveyard of
spacecraft that float throughout the system,
Hex: 0805
Designer: carlc
Star: Zhi-Nu K6 V Orange Main Sequence
Planets: 8
1. Rock planet. Uninhabited.
2. Rock planet. Uninhabited. 2 moons
3. Rock planet. Uninhabited.
4. Yao-Chi.
Yao-Chi is mostly uninhabited with the only real
place of interest being a space port that is
maintained by the residents of the system to
serve as a base for the local anti-piracy/security
fleet. Virtually everyone on planet is connected
to the local security services and their function.
As well as the local security fleet the port also
houses prisons, courts of law and law
enforcement services barracks. Visitors are
allowed on planet but are restricted to the
main parts of the space port. At any one point
the port will be home to two patrol cutters
whilst two others will be patrolling the system.
5. Lei-Zu
Lei-Zu is a safari planet maintained as an
exclusive hunting reserve for the residents of
Kui-Xing. The planet is stocked on a regular
basis by dedicated curators who explore the
known galaxy for exotic species to entertain
their customers. Recently a number of
customer deaths on planet have been claimed
by a militant animal rights group who say they
have dropped dedicated teams onto the planet
to hunt the hunters and thus make it ‘fairer’ for
the animals. The planet management deny the
existence of any militants on planet stating that
the recent accidents are a result of over excited
hunters getting too close to some particularly
dangerous specimens. However, rumours are
circulating of ‘golden’ tickets being offered to
loyal customers. These golden tickets are said
to offer the opportunity to undertake hunts for
particularly unusual and unusually dangerous
prey.
6. Chang-Er
Chang-Er is a vassal planet answerable to the
residents of Kui-Xing. The majority of the
population are involved with farming or fishing.
The vast majority of the population are serfs
who have been sold to Chang-Er VII by debt
management companies and are working to
pay off their debts. Unfortunately, as serfs are
also charged for food, accommodation, and
medical care the possibility of ever paying off
any debt is limited. Any debt remaining at
death is passed down to any offspring born on
world and thus there are families that stretch 63
to several generations on planet still trying to
pay the debt of a forebear. Once the debt has
been paid off then the family is released from
serfdom. As transport off planet is prohibitively
expensive most freed serfs remain on planet
and continue to work in the hope of being
recruited into a supervisory or management
role.
7. Kui-Xing
Kui-Xing is no longer a single planet but a belt
of planetoids orbiting Zhi-Nu. Originally a single
massive planet Kui-Xing was deliberately
demolished and a necklace of 30 planetoids
were created and set in orbit at set regular
intervals from each other. 29 of the planetoids
are the home of one of 29 supremely rich
families who have bought their ‘home’ and also
pay ‘service charges’ towards the common
needs of the system (including system security).
The thirtieth planetoid is a hotel for guests to
the system who come to use the facilities on
Lei-Zu. Each planetoid is a self-contained unit
terraformed to the particular wishes of the
resident family and is considered independent
territory.
 8. Fu-Sang
Fu-Sang is a small rocky planetoid that is only
home to the ‘gate-keeper’ base to the Zhi-Nu
system. The orbit of Fu Sang around the central
star is relatively fast making the posting
somewhat unpopular as the effect of such
speed leads to a constant unpleasant feeling in
the stomach and an ache in the bones. The
base on Fu-Sang is permanently manned by
personnel from Yao-Chi who rotate to the post
on a monthly basis. The staff on Fu-Sang
maintain a series of security/monitoring
satellites that ring the system on the same orbit
as the planetoid. Any ship entering the system
are required to report to Fu-sang before
proceeding any further. Some ships choose to
64 skirt the system until they reach Fu-Sang whilst
others will maintain station until Fu-Sang
comes around to them.
Hex: 0808
Designer: Clark B. Timmins (ctimmins)
This space hex is dominated by the Trusted
Hypermotive company's extensive holdings of
decommissioned spaceships, derelicts,
technology scrap, and other salvage, wreckage,
flotsam, jetsam, and lagan. The business is run
from the centrally-located, constructed
planetoid Bomber Jack. The hex perimeter
features space buoys that alert ships they are
entering "private space" that has numerous
navigation hazards.
Valuable ships, components, and wreckage are
held closer to the center of the hex in a close
sphere around Bomber Jack. Scrap and garbage
are held near the edge of the hex, in a vast
sphere around Bomber Jack. Generally, the
commercial value of a particular ship or item
can be determined - more or less - by its
distance from Bomber Jack.
Items remaining in arbitrage of droit d'achat by
the Galactic Receiver of Wreck generally are
organized as other items, except they are
retained more or less along an imaginary line
extending from Bomber Jack toward Hex 0709,
and marked with a special flagging/alerting
tracker.
The sprawling yard of Trusted Hypermotive
may appear to be largely vacant of directed
activity, but it is well-known to be well-
protected. Constant, automated patrols by a
variety of small robotic units are conducted
around the hex perimeter. These "Junkyard
Dogs", or "Scamps", come in a variety of
models with various types of sensors and light
weapons capable of destroying minor threats
(automated facilities on Bomber Jack construct
several "Junkyard Dog" units every day). A
further hardened, resilient, and adaptive
network of defensive robots, including marine
strike androids ("Operational Detachment
Alphas") aboard larger derelicts and pieces of
derelicts, and mobile K5083 Autonomous
Fighters ("Hurricanes"), patrol the hex. Scores
of larger, cloaked, crewed YF-23 Assault Units
("Black Widows") are available for rapid
dispatch from Bomber Jack.
Trusted Hypermotive does not have a "zero
tolerance" policy of theft - defensive responses
are based entirely on a cost/benefit algorithm
that includes a consideration of public
relations, reputation, and return customers.
Generally, "insignificant" occasional theft is
more-or-less ignored; valuable items are
protected vigorously.
Trusted Hypermotive is a long established,
intergalactic corporation that has a solid
reputation for providing derelict ships and parts
with no warranty and somewhat inflated, but
always negotiable, prices. Premium salvage
usually is priced well above market value and
held until auction. Pieces that do not sell at
auction are retained long-term with gradually
declining prices. Trusted Hypermotive will
repair, rehabilitate, and deliver items with
reasonable charges, no warranties implied.
Most Trusted Hypermotive business functions
are performed by "intelligent" robots that can
deal with anything routine. Bomber Jack
supports perhaps one hundred humanoid
employees that intervene as necessary to
ensure reliable business processes. The
company motto, "If You Really Want It, We
Have Something Like It," generally is correct.
The company is owned and run by Nikky
"Spline" Roxam - everybody knows that, but
nobody sees "Spline" anywhere too far away
from a party (preferably far away from Bomber
Jack). Trusted Hypermotive buys all types of
ships and wreckage, especially if the
provenance and paperwork are in order. The
company owns and operates a small fleet of a
variety of hyperspace tugs and specialized
vehicles capable of supporting long-range
salvage across the sector.
Occasionally, Trusted Hypermotive plants
"honeypots" in the Hex (often, near the
boundary with Hex 0908). These are designed
to appear as very mobile, very high-value,
current high-technology items that are placed
much further out in the hex and protected far
less than they "should be". In fact, surrounding
pieces of wreckage conceal heavy assault units
with extensive sensors and tracking abilities. If
an attempted theft occurs, the "honeypot"
derelict usually turns out to be mobile and fully
capable of taking care of itself while the
surrounding assault units vigorously attack.
Hex: 0809
Designer: Clark B. Timmins (ctimmins)
System Name: Spline’s Spacefill (colloquial)
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This space hex derisively is referred to as
"Spline's Spacefill". It is claimed by Trusted
Hypermotive and used as a vast sorting and
disposal area for very-low-value items. The hex
perimeter features space buoys that alert ships
they are entering "private space" that has
numerous navigation hazards. Most space
navigation charts/systems flag the hex as a
navigation hazard and strongly warn of high-
speed transit.
Tens of thousands of ZSP ("Zidentyfikuj Sortuj
Przenieś") units (of a huge variety of types) flit
around the hex, picking up, sorting, and
concentrating items according to type and,
especially, material content. Customers can
make requests for certain types of bulk items
(something like "hull plating type VII/B") or
materials (something like "chromium"), and the
ZSP units will begin to assemble the
requisitioned amount from throughout the hex.
Sorted and collected items can meet a variety
of constraints and can be loaded into nearly
any type of container or transport unit. The
 time needed to complete an order varies
enormously, based on the order parameters
and the general rarity of the desired item in the
spacefill. Trusted Hypermotive charges can be
fairly reasonable if there is not a tight time
constraint on the order.
The ZSP units are assisted by a few dozen space
tugs, transports, heavy wreckers, and ZSP
tender ships that tend to operate close to the
border with Hex 0808.
The hex is routinely patrolled by humanoid-
captained, pinnace-class ships ("Reapers")
suitable for extended, local activity. Generally,
these ships are constructed by Trusted
Hypermotive from suitable salvage - their
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though by no means are they more than a local
"police" force. The ships' captains typically have
an assigned patrol route and they are by no
means above taking bribes to overlook trespass
(hence, 0809 often is the informal, short-term
base for pirates and smugglers) or allow
"illegal" dumping (hence, 0809 often receives a
variety of contraband or dangerous
substances).
Hex: 0810
Designer: Steve Donohue (sdonohue)
System Name: JADA (Just Another Dead Area)
This sector has a single large yellow sun and 10
planetary bodies. Beginning with the 4th
planet, they each have a satellite.
The fifth planet is the most interesting, it lies
just outside what is known as the sweet spot
for life. The planet itself is devoid of life and is
covered in a dust layer -- it has no atmosphere.
The satellite is a frozen moon with a thick
covering of methane. The ice crust is about 10
miles thick in most places. Underneath the
crust there is enough pressure and heat to form
liquid water in a band about 8 miles deep and
which nearly circumnavigates the globe with
the only exceptions being at the poles.
An advanced civilization exists at the confines
of this band of water. They are at a tech level
roughly equal to modern earth although they
have a much better understanding of their
ecosystem and, of course, almost none of their
technology is based on burning hydrocarbons.
Instead, their technology relies almost
exclusively on cold fusion.
The people are roughly humanoid with slightly
larger hands and feet which are webbed. Their
eyesight is also superior in low-light but they
are blind to most color changes. Their
civilization has not yet been discovered.
They understand that they live inside a dome
and have recently begun probing the dome to
see what might be beyond it. These
experiments may result in them being
discovered. It is unclear how they would travel
through the dome or how others could travel
through it either.
Hex: 0905
Designer: carlc
System Name: T’Centri
Star: T’Centri F1 V Yellow-white Main Sequence
Planets: 3
1. Pyra
Pyra is home to Protobase Services Unlimited, a
bio-technology company dedicated to gene
technology and manipulation of the human
genome. The planet itself lacks atmosphere and
Protobase is housed in a connected series of
domed sections. Whilst more than happy to
entertain paying customers sightseers and
journalists are prohibited from landing at Pyra.
Even paying customers are limited as to where
they can go in the complex and most are
‘entertained’ in the main dome where a
luxurious series of suites and communal
lounges offer luxury rehabilitation from the
various procedures on offer. Paying customers
are given the semblance of privacy on Pyra only
having to wear a radiofrequency tag on their
clothes and cameras only being visible in
communal areas. Staff (known as ‘partners’)
have radiofrequency tags implanted discretely
under the skin and all staff sections of the
complex have explicit camera surveillance and
overt security. Every element of a partner’s life
is monitored and controlled.
The system of ‘employment’ in Protobase is a
bio-technocracy, as partners climb the ladder of
corporate rankings perks include enhanced
genome manipulation leading to improved
physical attributes, attractiveness, and
longevity. Senior managers are said to be at
least 200 years old and are normally very
attractive and physically robust. One of the less
publicised aspects of promotion in Protobase is
that privacy and privileges also increase in line
with organisational rank. The ruling council of
Protobase has never been seen and, as can be
expected, rumours have arisen as to the
reasons for this. Some say the council are so old
they are now held in nutrient-rich tanks
connected to external sensors, some say the
council members are all dead and the council is
actually an artificial intelligence created in the
early days of Protobase and grown to
sentience, others say the ruling council is
actually an alien intelligence carrying out
research into the human genome for its own
reasons.
2. Uninhabited rock planet.
3. Arethusa
Arethusa is an ice planet that at a passing 67
glance is uninhabited. However, anything more
than passing interest will show sources of
radiation emanating from the planet and
interplanetary traffic coming and going on an
infrequent but regular basis. Arethusa is a small
planet that has been hollowed out and is the
site of Protobase’s military research arm
(MilGen). MilGen is known throughout the local
sector as the source of highly effective military
forces for hire. MilGen personnel are gene-
modified and are colloquially known as HuBots
(human robots) due to their extreme tolerance
for inhospitable environments and fanatical
devotion to following orders, in fact HuBots
have never been known to disobey orders.
MilGen are proprietorial about their technology
and any contract for personnel carries the rider
that any organic material (no matter how small)
is property of MilGen and must be returned to
MilGen in whatever state it is found.
 Hex: 0906 occurrence of this beam of light always occurs
Designer: carlc when the cloud that orbits beyond Reshep is in
the path of the beam and thus stops the light
System Name: Mendez continuing into space and causing havoc
elsewhere in the galaxy.
Star: Mendes A9 V White Main Sequence

The Mendes system is subject to much

speculation as it seems to be a system of
anomalies and spectacles.

Planets: 4

1. Teta
Teta is a rocky planet that is unremarkable
except for the fact its orbit is perpendicular to
the other planets in the system.
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2. Pascia
Pascia is not a single planet but an accretion of
asteroids and planetoids held ‘together’ by an
unknown gravitational force. The collection of
4. Reshep
asteroids and planetoids are geometrically
Reshep is uninhabited and has no atmosphere.
arranged and constantly rearrange themselves
However, it does have 15 moons. All the moons
according to a complex mathematical pattern.
are of the exact same size and maintain the
same orbital distance from the planet. Each
3. Ashima
moon is tidally locked to the planet below and
Ashima is a crystal planet. Made of a crystal
the outside surface of each moon is carved with
that is exceptionally (some say impossibly) clear
a single face that covers the entire surface and
the planet is ‘see through’ except where land
is visible from several hundred miles. No one
masses occur. Several land masses are present,
knows who the faces belong to and several of
and each is separate and distinct from the
the ‘faces’ are not humanoid and belong to no
others. Each land mass is made of a translucent
known race.
material and each is a different colour. Oddly
the land masses all occur on one side of the
Beyond the orbit of Reshep a ‘cloud’ of black
planet and thus sunlight refracted through the
matter/fluid orbits the system. To date the
planet radiates a single colour depending on
cloud has resisted all attempts to study it and
the angle that the planet is viewed from. Once
any ship or probe that enters the cloud is never
a year the alignment of Ashima and Mendes
seen again. Scientists have calculated the cloud
means that Ashima refracts the light of Mendes
has no discernible density and carries no
into a single beam of intense light. Anything
charge, though they admit this could be an
caught in the beam of light is instantly
error with their calculations.
destroyed by the intense heat. Luckily the
Hex: 0907
Designer: Adam Taylor (DicingWithDearth)
System Name: The Grid
Planetary Survey: None remaining
Major Features: Three stable, yellow dwarf
stars
Structures: The Grid
Background
Almost the entirety of this sector is filled with a
single, vast civilisation inhabiting a staggeringly
large artificial environment - hundreds of
thousands of space stations connected by an
incredibly complicated matrix. The Grid is
powered by directly tapping into the energy of
the three suns which it encompasses. Every
planet, every asteroid, every stray meteor in
the sector was dismantled for its mineral
wealth thousands of years ago, now the
continuing expansion of The Grid is reliant for
minerals upon trade with surrounding
civilisations.
Culture
The principal exports of The Grid are novelties:
gadgets, gizmos and ephemera; music,
holoplays, games and other entertainments;
new cuisine, drinks and intoxicants. However,
The Grid is also a trading hub and just about
anything can be found within its shops and
bazaars.
Records of the founding of the grid are rare and
fragmentary, what is certain though is that it
has existed for at least ten thousand years. It is
an incredibly successful and ever expanding
civilisation - however, its critics would suggest
that it has stagnated. There have been no
major cultural, technological or societal
changes in at least five thousand years of
recorded history. Those in other nearby, rapidly
growing and developing societies often
compare The Grid to one of its most highly
prized trade commodities - the Wind Spider.
Wind Spiders originate on a distant planet
where they evolved to escape their land-bound
predators by spinning beautiful, delicate
bubbles of iridescent silk - allowing them to
float away on the air. However, several of their
predators have now evolved the power of flight
- turning the spiders into a gently drifting
buffet. Wind Spiders are highly valued as pets
due to their abilities but also their swiftly
dwindling wild population.
Technology
The creation of The Grid was an extraordinary
technological achievement and its continued
expansion has been made possible by
generations of engineers who have carefully 69
maintained and passed down the secrets of its
creation. It’s transport systems [teleportation /
lightspeed / near-lightspeed transporters -
whatever works within the technological
constraints of your game] mean that the entire
grid can be traversed in a matter of days - on a
system much like a large city’s underground rail
network. The scientists and engineers of The
Grid are pushing the boundaries of some
technologies - including racing ships intended
for Nemo’s Tracks, neural-interface
entertainments and synthetic intoxicants - and
the most advanced technology available in
neighbouring systems can be found for trade -
but they are no longer a technological force to
be reckoned with. Legend has it that the
designs for The Grid’s systems - especially the
star-harvesters - came from some external,
alien benefactor.
Expansion and The Shadow
The fringes of The Grid have been reaching
further and further out for thousands of years.
However, despite the efficiency of the harvest
and transfer of energy from its captive suns,
there is a limit to how far the colony can extend
 away from them. Gridians are once again
beginning to debate expansion inwards, into
The Shadow.
At the very heart of The Grid is an expanse of
dark, empty space - a sphere almost a quarter
of a parsec in diameter. The structures of The
Grid extend almost right to its edge - an edge
which is demarcated by a swarm of endlessly
circling - seemingly perpetually powered -
sentry-bots. Beyond the sentry bots, there are
dense, dark clouds of matter. What’s further
beyond is entirely unknown. Myth, legend and
superstition have all manner of answers to
what lies beyond the clouds - but all of them
agree that to explore The Shadow would mean
the end of The Grid.
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However, with the desire to expand ever
increasing, more and more voices have begun
to say that Gridians should not be held back by
these ancient superstitions - whatever their
ancestors may have feared within The Shadow
must surely have perished by now and even if
not, it would be no match for their advanced
technology.
The Truth - GMs Only
Twelve thousand years ago, the ancient
ancestors of the Gridians lived on a planet in
one of the local systems and had begun to
develop increasingly sophisticated space-travel.
As they began to whizz back and forth and to
explore their surroundings, including a nearby
molecular cloud, they encroached upon the
space of The Philosopher - an ancient, immortal
being living in the heart of the cloud, whose
sole joy in life was the quiet contemplation of
the nature of the universe. It was greatly
disturbed by these tiny creatures flying around
it and foresaw that, even if it destroyed them,
more would follow. In order to ensure its
uninterrupted contemplation, it turned its
staggering intellect upon the technology of this
fledgling civilisation and showed them how to
create the space stations, their rapid transport
technology, the sun harvesters, gravity
manipulators and - of course - the sentry bots.
For twelve thousand blissful years The
Philosopher has lived quietly in its cloud, safe in
the knowledge that it was cocooned by a
civilisation who knew not to transgress its
space. If that were to change though...
Hex: 1003
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
This hex is home to a double star. However,
though gravitationally bound, they are not
particularly near (at most 1 light year separate).
This space is wide enough for 2 planetary
systems.
The 1st system has a close in desert planet, a
far out gas giant, and an even farther out
asteroid belt. A half dozen icy asteroids are on a
slow, minimum energy, transit to impact the
desert world.
The 2nd system has 2 planets at the near and
far edge of habitability, and a gas giant with
many large moons. The people here are
starting to exploit the resources of their double
system, but have not achieved FTL on their own
yet. Industry (at their tech level) is thriving and
their population is near to bursting on their
homeworld.
Hex: 1005
Designer: Alan MacHett (JVgamer)
“The Price of Peace”
Background
The player-characters might not have heard of
the Order of the Eireen, but that is unlikely.
Only a few generations ago they were a mere
band of hopeful peacemakers, but in that time
they have developed into one of the most well-
known of the diplomatic corps, being called
upon by corporations, nations, planetary
unions, and other groups to negotiate
contracts, treaties, cease-fire agreements, and
other arrangements of peace. Usually, they are
successful in their endeavors at the negotiation
table. The work is never-ending, however;
conflict is always just around the corner of the
next star system. The Eireen count among their
ranks members from nearly every planet and
species of the sector, forming an interstellar
league of peacemakers.
In recent years, the efforts of the Order of the
Eireen seem to have diminished, though not
from lack of need. Strangely, rumors and
reports circulated that the Order had hired
crews of ship-builders and other technical
specialists and engineers for an undesignated
project. That was some time ago, however, and
no one has discussed the matter since.
Description and Encounters
Hex 1005 is a region of uninhabited space,
empty save for the occasional traffic through it;
there should be nothing here. Examinations of
astrogation maps should reveal that it lies
roughly in the center of the myriad systems,
trade routes, and anomalous features of this
sub-sector of the galaxy.
However, ships traversing this cubic parsec will
encounter a looped, recorded message
emanating from the center of the zone.
“Welcome weary travelers! Hypereian
Station is now open for business. Upgrade your
shielding this very cycle! We can accommodate
small to mid-level ships. Our coordinates are…”
Vessels steering toward the signal will discover
a station in this supposedly empty stretch of
space. The station is gargantuan, with only the
largest categories of ships unable to dock with
it. Surrounding the station at a short distance
lies a swarm of satellite shield generators
forming an impenetrable bubble around the
station. (GM’s choice to include: A very few
other ships can be seen or detected within the 71
shield bubble, apparently in queue to meet
with the station.)
Upon approaching the station, someone aboard
hails, “Welcome to Hypereian Station of the
Order of the Eireen. Many kindnesses upon you.
Are you interested in a replacement for your
vessel’s shield generators?” Entering into
negotiation with the Eireen will eventually
reveal the following:
■ They assure the player-characters that they
will not find better shield technology anywhere
else in this part of the galaxy. If pressed, they
even offer for the crew to take pot-shots at the
station’s shields; they are quite confident in
their technology. They might even offer to send
a shuttle out to bring crew members back to
the station for a limited tour of the facilities. A
tour would reveal that no one has seen this
kind of technology before; the shields do seem
impressive.
■ Yours would not be the first ship to receive
retrofitting (obviously, if other vessels were
observed at the station; but members of the
Order are eager to explain that other ships
have been here before and taken them up on
 their offer
■ Retrofitting will take approximately 30%
longer than normal repairs to such systems.
The crew might be here a while.
■ The station is equipped with excellent rest
and entertainment facilities, at no additional
cost.
■ For security reasons, outside
communications are prevented for the duration
of the retrofit visit.
■ The Cost: “Ah, yes, the cost. I am glad you
asked. As members of the Order of the Eireen,
we are committed to the prosperity of the
galaxy. Therefore …” and they continue on a
lengthy explanation of the need for peace in
the galaxy and the role that the Order plays in
promoting peace and how very glad they are
72 that you have visited the station and therefore
seem amenable to the prospects for peace
throughout the stars and so on and so forth
and eventually the price for the new shield
generators is coaxed from them.
• For vessels equipped with medium to
heavy or medium to long range weapons, the
non-negotiable cost is the dismantling of those
weapons. The ship gets unheard-of shielding,
but you have to give up your offensive weapons
to the Eireen.
• If your ship is equipped with only short
range or light weapons, or if you have no
weapons systems, then you keep the weapons
you have and the cost is a rare cultural artifact
or other high value item, subject to negotiation,
and payable prior to retrofitting (thus likely
requiring travel to other hexes to find such an
item in order to return for the retrofit).
Depending on the course of the discussion,
they might take a moment to speak amongst
themselves before returning with a counter-
offer. Hushed rumors have been heard that one
of the corporations in a system some 20 light
years away (Hex 0502) is working on a kind of
instantaneous drive, a phantom drive. If you
can obtain plans or an actual prototype of the
drive (so that the Order can more easily spread
their work throughout the galaxy), then they
will exchange upgraded shields for that
(Reminder Note: this deal does not apply to
keeping larger-scale weapons; that deal is non-
negotiable).
■ Note: Later attempts to refit weapons will
either negate the shield system, or specifically
not negate the shields during combat (i.e. one’s
own weapons fire will not pass through the
new shields (potentially bouncing back to the
ship).
Hex: 1008
Designer: Caroline Berg (adularia25)
System Name: Worldbuilder's Nursery
Planetary Survey: 15 planets and/or moons in
various states of construction
Major Features: Zyblysk's Star, Oorvian's Star,
Mercanii's Dancers, Dark Matter Halo
Structures: Worldbuilder Architect Ship Cc546
Current Knowledge
Never have so many rare types of stars been in
such close approximation with each other.
There is something very strange about this
place - and it cannot be natural!
Rumors and speculation
• There is a gateway to another universe
hidden in the Dark Matter Halo.
• The Worldbuilders can be hired to sculpt a
world - for a fee.
• You can buy a world here, and it will be
transported to the location of your choice - if
you have something the Worldbuilders want.
The Stars
There are four stars within the Stellar Nursery.
None are typical. Their study is what lures
explorers, astronomers, and scientists to the
region along with the Dark Matter Halo.
Zyblysk's Star
This star is what lures most people into the
Nursery. It is a very slowly rotating star that
generates Uranium, Thorium, and Strontium,
plus other elements in that range of the
periodic table. This star has been tailored by
the Worldbuilders to provide the heavier
elements they need to sculpt planets.
Oorvian's Star
This star is a quasi-star, a massive star with a
black hole for its core. Thought to be
hypothetical, or only existing at the creation of
the universe, this star seems to be kept in this
state by the Worldbuilders.
Mercanii's Dancers
A binary system of a white dwarf on the edge of
transforming into a neutron star orbiting with a
red hypergiant surrounded by extreme stellar
winds. The winds make it seem like the white
dwarf is dancing when viewed through a
telescope.
Dark Matter Halo
Said to play a role in the formation and
evolution of galaxies, or perhaps it is that they
hold galaxies inside. Either way, this is a
dangerous part of the Nursery which holds
many secrets scientists long to unlock. If a ship
happens to fly into here, it is never seen again,
at least, not in this universe.
The Nursery
The Nursery is this entire Hex. It is incredibly 73
unsafe, as planets are born, destroyed and
reborn in complex works of art. The stars in this
region all come with their own set of dangers
should anyone get to close to them. Strangely
enough, at the center of it all is the Architect
Ship Cc546.
If scanning the Nursery: There is no part of the
Nursery that is not dangerous in some way.
Each star is a unique hazard - from the strong
gravity that would suck a ship into Oorvian's
Star to the shrouded Dark Matter Halo where
ships have been known to disappear.
If in the Nursery: It is dangerous to fly through
the Nursery no matter what type of ship is
being piloted. The stars spew high radiation,
have uneven gravity, and there are all the
forming planetary particles to worry about. It is
tantamount to suicide to try to fly through the
area. If attempted, it is likely the ship will be
swept up and become part of a forming planet.
Architect Ship Cc546
If scanning the Ship: Sensors cannot penetrate
the hull to get a good idea of what is inside. The
 ship itself is a large sphere - large enough to
hold an entire gas giant planet inside - and for
all the scans tell you, that could be exactly what
is in there.
If in the Ship: The ship is an organized mess of
catwalks that spiral down and around a central
room that houses the latest work of art. It is a
moon that is being sculpted with whimsical,
almost sugar-spun, towers that curl up from the
regolith at almost mind-bending curves. There
is no indication of what tools are being used to
shape the moon, but as you walk around,
another tower coalesces out of the dust and
settles into place on the surface.
For all the activity, the interior is surprisingly
74 quiet, allowing you to watch the art and
converse with the Worldbuilders or fellow
people who are here to study what is going on.
The Worldbuilders, when they talk, is directly in
your mind, and translates to any language.
Their lips do not seem to move.
There are always at least three other ship's
worth of people visiting here - a mixture of
scientists, explorers, diplomats looking to buy
the services of the Worldbuilders or adrenaline
hunters looking for the next big thing they can
cash in on - like riding the solar winds of the
Nursery on flimsy hyper-gliders for stunts.
Secrets
This section is for the game master only.
The Worldbuilders do not take kindly to
trespassers. They are happy to incorporate
anyone they find into their planet-sized
sculptures, adding a living element that was
otherwise missing. Should a trespasser be
discovered, their fate will not be pleasant.
They are more than willing to invite people in
to see their vast and wondrous works of art,
provided the visitors sign contracts saying they
will follow the many meticulous rules. There
are always clauses for staying out of certain
areas, in order to tempt people to break their
contract and thus become part of a future art
instillation.
If the party contacts the Worldbuilders, a path
will open through the chaos of the Nursery,
leading them to the Architect Ship at the
center. If the party does not contact the
Worldbuilders first, there is no safe way to get
through this Hex.
The Worldbuilders truly do not value life, only
art. Any characters who have modified
themselves to be on the edges of
transhumanity are more welcome here than
any characters who are the baseline, unaltered
version of their race.
But most of all, the Worldbuilders are not
human. They cannot be reasoned with. They do
not want anything you can imagine - other art
doesn't live up to their standards (unless you
too have sculpted a world). They do not bargain
as other races do, their complex contracts are
purely to get them living pieces of art. They can
seem cold or aloof at times when talking to
characters and far too emotional about
trespassers and their latest works at other
times. They do not fit within the confines of
how you think people should act.
The Worldbuilders will sometimes leave the
Nursery to sculpt other planets when asked and
they are given something unique to add to their
latest work of art. But this request is a double-
edged sword, for the planet will be molded into
what the Worldbuilders want - not necessarily
what the person asking for the sculpting wants.
There is no guarantee anything will be left alive
when they are done. In the past, this service
was used during harsh wars, for the
Worldbuilders were more effective weapons if
one side wished to take over a planet and have
the planet left intact with no survivors.
Worldbuilders never change another
Worldbuilder's work, even their own, so if a
planet had already been sculpted in the past,
they will not undo what had been done or
change it in any way (though they will keep the
payment if already given something).
Some Worldbuilders are willing to give away
(never sell) their planets, moons, or strange
stellar sculptures when they are done with
them, installing them in other parts of the
galaxy. They do not care if their installation
breaks the local gravity, or messes with the
orbits of local moons or planets. They do not
care if in 100 years it will fall into the local sun -
these are things the requester must worry
about.
Hex: 1010
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
System Name: Nethers
Red giant star with unpredictable flares. Larger
than average rocky planet with no atmosphere
and an insectoid tunnel dwelling civilization.
The surface is covered in solar cells and rad
hardened giant snails. The snail mucus forms an
airtight seal inside the shell, and a symbiotic
relationship provides a minimal internal
atmosphere. The snails collect dust, star dust, &
tiny organisms from the surface.
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Alternate Possibilities

The Worldbuilders have sent an invitation to

the player characters in order to lure them to
the nursery on the hopes they will make a
blunder and forfeit themselves and their ship to
be added into an art project.

The Worldbuilders are from an alternate

universe, which they had destroyed because of
their meddling. They have learned nothing, and
are here destroying everything for the sake of
their art again.
The Worldbuilders have actively kept races
from advancing, not out of any higher beliefs,
but because they deemed those races perfect
as they were, and so they meddled in their
technology and politics or outright froze the
world in a particular time period in order to
capture that special essence for their art.
The tunnels are almost ship like, having airlocks
at the surface and complex environmental
systems guarded far below. Part of the
underground environment includes lakes and
many tunnels are coated in air freshening, food
grade, fungal scum. Different city complexes
are ruled by different queens. Extra airlocks
protect vital systems and provide buffer zones
between cities. Competition between cities has
become more civilized than it once was, as the
 Netherease focus outward into the larger
galactic milieu.
The Netherease have turned their harsh world
into a resort of illegality. Sex, drugs, rock and
roll, gambling (slot machines, cards, dice,
roulette), casinos, concerts, prostitution,
assassination, smuggling, etc. If it is an illegal
service or product somewhere, it can be hired
here. Not all illegal goods are immediately
available, but someone will have a price for
getting them. Blasters and armor are
immediately available.
The Netherease do not host large, outdoor, or
space based events, due to the limitations of
their tunnels.
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The Netherease, being insectoid, put a very low
value on the life of the individual. Health care
here, excepting gunshot wounds and
environmental controls, is poor. The gambling
addict that forgets to take care of themselves
may quietly disappear into the recyclers.
Alainn has a stable axial tilt of only 2 degrees,
and very routine seasons. Plants and animals on
Alainn are remarkably resistant to radiation.
The cellular walls seem to self-heal, and each
cell has a redundant set of DNA. If one gets
altered, the cell somehow knows which is faulty
and corrects it off the other. Longevity
scientists have not yet unraveled how the
biology works, or what the signaling system is.
Alainn is resource rich enough to have a class A
starport, and a scout/patrol base.
Primary export: rare elements and compounds.
While corporate headquarters and research are
on Kiana (HEX 0203), Fr-223b corporation
handles development and production on
Alainn. The corporation on Alainn is best known
for producing state of the art military grade
weapons, and has many other interests,
including biotechnology.

Yes, it is a literal hive of scum and villainy.

Hex: 1205
Designer: Mycroft Stout

System name: Geal

Stellar type: A2V. An older star that has taken
its time coming up to temperature, not the
other way around.

Inner hostile greenhouse world at .6 au. 'Laoch'

Terrestrial world in the biozone at 3.2 au.
'Alainn'
-One moon 'Gealach'
Medium gas giant at 13.0 au. 'Ollphéist'
-ring and several very small moons.
Asteroid belt at 102.6 au. 'Bás'
Hex: 1207
Designer: Chuck Dee (chuckdee68)

System Name: Xenos Verdandi

Star Data: M9 V Red Dwarf Star
Planetary Survey: 5 Planets, 2 Inhabited

Planet: Xenos Verdandi II - New Gallea

Type: Terrestrial World
Orbital Radius: .25 AU
Solar Period: .27 Earth Years
Atmosphere: Standard reducing atmosphere
with moderately higher levels of methane,
krypton, and hydrogen than suitable for the
long-term health of humans (though is
breathable in the short term).
Notes: Terraforming Event did not leave the
planet as inhabitable as intended. It is now a
penal/mining colony.
Events: Terraforming event caused by as yet
undiscovered remnants of an advanced alien
subterranean installation, shielded from normal
scans.
Planet: Xenos Verdandi IV - Koni
Type: Jovian World
Orbital Radius: .58 AU
Solar Period: .99 Earth years
Other Features: Planetary Rings, 1 Large Moon.
Notes: Floating 'Island' stations in the luminous
display above the planet in the gaseous
atmosphere. In addition to being the
waystation for travelers, the moon also has a
processing plant for ore from the prison colony.
Other System Notes: Deep space station at the
edge of the Solar System (1.96 AU from the
sun)
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Hex: 1209
Designer: Chuck Dee (chuckdee68)
System Name: Alea
Star Data: Dual Stars, F7 V Yellow-white Main
Sequence with companion M8 V Red Dwarf (.62
AU distance)
Planetary Survey: 3 Planets, 2 Inhabited
Planet: Alea I - Gallea
Type: Terrestrial World
Orbital Radius: 2.05 AU
Solar Period: 2.05 Earth Years
Atmosphere: Standard Breathable
Notes: A relatively young world, the Galleans
became a space-faring race in the last 3
centuries. Their growth has been explosive
since that time, though they still have not
encountered other civilizations. Expanding first
to Anathi (Alea II), then into extrasolar space,
their drive to expand beyond their planet is
driven by their own rapidly increasing
population. Their discovery of a close solar
 system was supposed to give more room for
expansion, but the terraforming of that planet
(New Gallea) went no better than their first
attempt.
Planet: Alea II - Anathi
Type: Rock Planet
Orbital Radius: 3.95 AU
Solar Period: 5.48 Earth years
Atmosphere: Reducing
Other Features: Electromagnetic storms, 2
Moons
Notes: The first planet colonized by Alea I when
they ventured out into the cosmos, the idea
was for the domed cities on the surface to be a
78 temporary habitat while the planet was made
more hospitable. The terraforming of the
planet has been less than successful, hampered
in large part because of the need for more
room for those from the mother world, as the
population expanded faster than originally
anticipated, driven by advances in medicine
and longer lifespans. The moons now hold the
only research facilities purely concerned with
the terraforming efforts- the other facilities
have been absorbed into the expanding cities.
Asteroid Belt
Orbital Radius: 6.84 AU
Planet: Alea III
Type: Ice Planet
Orbital Radius: 12.62 AU
Solar Period: 31.32 Earth years
Asteroid Belt
Orbital Radius: 25.84 AU
Hex: 1301
Designer: Guðjón Torfi Sigurðsson (Xelforp)
System Name: Gahrds’Houlmee
Gahrds’Houlmee was discovered over a
millennia ago by the V’keng and subsequently
settled or integrated depending on the status
of the solar systems involved. Most of the
current inhabitants are humans, but there is
one planet on the most isolated solar system
where indigenous aliens live.
There are five notable solar systems in the
sector; Rek’Djavk, Easah’Fhoer, Acke’Rairee,
Eck’Elstah and Whes’tmanhae, all named after
their primary planets.
The planets in the Rek’Djavk solar system:
I: Kebbl’Djavk - barren, rocky planet with a few
mining outposts and metal industry.
I:I Njaerth’Djavk (light industry, corporate
sector of Kebbl’Djavk)
II: Rek’Djavk - Earth-like planet, the first planet
in the sector that was settled. It’s heavily
populated (with roughly two thirds of the total
sector’s population on the planet and its
moons), with most of the trading centers,
education, commerce, industry and
government located on the planet or moons.
The principal spaceport is located here and
most of the import/export of the subsector
goes through Rek’Djavk. Spaceship production
and maintenance takes place at II.III, which is
strategically important.
The moons of Rek’Djavk are:
II.I: Chop’Wocher
II.II: Gahrd’Bayehr
II.III: Hoebhn’Fhoer
III: Chelf’Oush - a gas giant with a few satellites III:I Bholoung’Djavk
(with mining outposts, research stations and III:II: Sahd’Aereh
small colonies). III:III: Phlad’Aereh
III:IV: Theng’Aereh
IV: Ehrar’Bhacke - a gas giant with a few
satellites (a penal colony and frequented by IV: Padraegh‘Fhoer - a gas giant without
smugglers) satellites. Despite that, there’s a space station
IV:I Stoeck’Aereh (notorious smugglers abode) floating over the planet from which precious
gas mining is operated.
The Easah’Fhoer solar system has a few mining IV:I Tahcken’Fhoer
outposts, farming / fishing exports and research IV:II Beehldah’Dell
stations. Tourism has become an industry on
the largest planet. The second most populous solar system is
Acke’Rairee with a mix of various industries,
I: Oulaph‘Djavk - an agricultural planet with farming, fishing and mining outposts. It’s a
small population, but large export of food. political and economic rival of Rek’Djavk.
I:I Rihph
I:II Hedl’Nahr I: Shaud’Arcrouck - economic powerhouse with 79
strong agriculture and fishing industry.
II: Fahckree’Dell - a small, jungle-rich planet I:I Quahms’Tahng
with a small colony that relies on technological
advances to stay independent politically. II: Acke’Rairee - the administrative and cultural
center of the solar system, while maintaining
strong agricultural ties and tourism.
II:I Dahl’Djavk
II:II Oelaph’Fhoer
II:III Swahlbahr’Aereh
II:IV Grine’Djavk

III: Hoosh’Djavk - a gas giant with small

habitats circling it, the populace relies heavily
on the heavy industry and starship production
on its two moons.
III:I Thoersh’Hoebhn
III:II Chop’Skear

The Eck’Elstah solar system is a rather remote

III: Easah’Fhoer - settlers from the same era as
system within the sector, yet maintains strong
Rek’Djavk founded a colony here which thrived
trading routes with the other systems.
at first, but economy setbacks and dearth of
mineral resources stifled it’s growth. It’s drawn
I: Whopna’Fhoer - aquatic planet, mostly
attention in recent decades after a discovery of
exports marine products
vast underground caverns that bring numerous
tourists to the planet.
 II: Eck’Elstah - Earth-like planet, commercial
and administrative center, light industry and
higher education.
III: Dhube’Wocher - arid planet, lots of rare
minerals which are the main export.
IV: Hoebhnee’Hohrn - best known for an
indegenious aquatic lifeform (ack’therw)
popular in high class restaurants in the
subsector.
The Whes’tmanhae solar system small but not
far from the Rek’Djavk system, thus making it
well placed within the subsector.
I: Whes’tmanhae - high volcanic activity
characterizes this planet. This makes it ideal for
80 geothermal energy which is used in agriculture
and industry.
II: Djavk’Meurdl - ice giant with heavy
concentrations of valuable elements.
Hex: 1309
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
System Name: White Raven
The White Raven star system host a bright hot
white star, a planet with some Ancients
technology, and farther out a pair of gas giants
with many moons.
The inner planet would be uninhabitable except
for the sunshades made by the Ancients. The
sunshades are long, thin, hour long, shades
orbiting the planet like the skin above segments
of an orange. They are mirrored on the outside,
dark on the inside, generate power both from
temperature differences and some solar
around the equator. Microwave power is
beamed down to a few collection stations, and
also seems to power a distributed laser defense
system. Landing or taking off must either match
sunshade orbits or fit into a 1/2 hour window
every 2 hours.
The locals have a space station in orbit before
and behind the inner planet, and many
installations including shipyards around the gas
giants and their moons.
The locals are highly sensitive to issues of
honor. As a culture, they literally have a book of
manners. Clan leaders keep records of slights,
insults, debts, and paybacks among themselves.
Since outsiders would all too easily incur blood
debt, they are insulated from the populace by
Ambassadors who have special dispensation to
represent the outsider to the clans.
Ambassadors can 'do wrong things' so long as
they can justify it as interpreting the outsider's
position or culture. Groups of 3 or more
Ambassadors may be called on to judge the
actions of another Ambassador. Ambassadors
are the only acceptable middlemen, and
outsiders attempting to circumvent them take
their life into their own hands.
Many Ravenites wear ceremonial daggers, and
a few keep the functionality.
"Jester" means 'insulter who hides behind' and
is an insult that Ambassadors mostly tolerate.
Hex: 1410
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
The sun has a slight greenish tinge.
The habitable planet became a colony of 6
different races all about the same time. Each
settlement has 5-10 thousand individuals.
Normally, this would mean interstellar war, but
instead there is a proxy war planet-side, with
no further influx of tech. None of the
settlements was set up for battle, so war-wise
they are fighting primitively.
The gas giant has an unusually thick ring with
many tiny moonlets. It is one of the bases of a
particular space pirate, powerful enough to
monitor and keep the races from dropping high
tech, weapons, or fire, from above on the inner
planet.
Rumors abound about this space pirate, their
ship and crew. It is said that they stole a
prototype. It is called the Battleship Yamadisco,
but it is really more of a carrier with 1 powerful
main gun, at least a dozen fighters, frustratingly
dense point defense, and limited stealth. The
Yamadisco has a bandit masked trumpeting
elephant as nose art. The captain is an excellent
tactician. The captain is tragically separated
from his one true love. They employ superior
navigation. It is said that they have a member
of an unknown alien race as one of their crew.
They have used remote missile pods to ambush
before, and at times remote stealthed
squawker pods for confusion, but rarely repeat
themselves.
They are a bit of a Robinhood, taking from
governments and corporations that can afford
it. Some say they are associated with the
Colony Independence Front (CIF), others that
they have inside people in multiple
governments, militaries, intelligence 81
organizations, etc, that they have posed as
members of same, or that they have the secret
support of a government. They have
occasionally worked with other pirates, but
themselves don't take lives unnecessarily.
Hex: 1502
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
Organetics: This race is all about fleshly body
mods, and taking those from other lifeforms.
They don't gene-engineer anything to make
whole new things. They are all about the style
of jigsaw puzzle of their own bodies.
Individual Organetics are almost always unique,
and while not all mods are flashy, many
Organetics will have an unexpected ability.
Other races find the presence of more than a
few Organetics in sensory range
kaleidoscopingly confusing, so trade is done
with only a few members at a time. Visiting an
Organetic ship, or worse their home-world,
borders on the stunningly horrifying.
 They are widely regarded as expert organic
immunologists, commensurate with their
abilities to integrate dozens of body parts per
person. Immunological medical service is
something they can trade. They will trade for
novel and rare body parts, and animals. Their
own space trade supports this.
They react to cybernetics with anything ranging
from sadness to horror.
They have factions that so strongly pursue the
rare that they will engage in illicit and illegal
activities, such as abducting members of alien
races, & transport of endangered animals.
Killing the last of a species is abhorrent even to
them though, and they support repopulation
82 efforts and 'cloning for use'.
Organetics maintain highly diverse zoos, and
even their ships often contain a small zoo. But
they view these as parts supply. Still, their skill
at zookeeping is yet another service they offer.
If there is a ship with an escaped creature(s), it
may very well have been an Organetic capture
attempt gone wrong.
Hex: 1509
Designer: Tracy Vierra (tracyv)
System Name: Liluri System
A black hole located in the hex sucking in all
that comes near.
Don't go past the event horizon! (Marked by
buoy beacons)
On the other end of the hex is the Liluri star
system.
PC Info
Sensor scans reveal:
One main star (M7 V Red Dwarf) and a distant
companion star (M9 V Red Dwarf), there are 7
planets and 3 asteroid belts. 1 terrestrial world,
2 rock planets, 2 ice planets and 2 neptunian
planets.
On Liluri II is a penal colony (Liluri Ultra Max)
that houses about 2000 of the worst inmates of
this sector, this is where the worst of the worst
are sent. Outside of the prison dome is no air,
no water and heavy radiation. This makes
escape almost impossible without a lot of help!
The planet has overlapping arrays of sensors to
read approaching ships no matter how they are
cloaked to prevent escape / rescue attempts.
Planetary weapon systems for offense and
defense.
DM / GM Info:
One main star (M7 V Red Dwarf) and a distant
companion star (M9 V Red Dwarf), there are 7
planets and 3 asteroid belts. 1 terrestrial world,
2 rock planets, 2 ice planets and 2 neptunian
planets.
On Liluri II is a penal colony (Liluri Ultra Max)
that houses about 2000 of the worst inmates of
this sector, this is where the worst of the worst
are sent. Outside of the prison dome is no air,
no water and heavy radiation. This makes
escape almost impossible without a lot of help!
The planet has a large amount of sensors to
read approaching ships no matter how they are prisoners are the labor, unloading freighters
cloaked to prevent escape / rescue attempts. and trading ships. He has customers from all
Planetary weapon systems for offense and over the sector and beyond as well as contacts
defense. in every shipping company so he always knows
what is being moved and to where.
The prison warden, Arin K'Maute, is a ruthless
man who hates everyone around him, the Arin's storage facilities are located on the 3
perfect disposition for running this facility. He large moons of the second neptunian planet in
will allow you to land if you have something he the Liluri system, Liluri VII.
wants or needs. Don't expect any help if you
have nothing to offer. These facilities are heavily guarded but not
impenetrable.
Arin K'Maute uses the penal colony as a front
for being a fence for anything valuable. The
Planet Type Orbital Radius Period Radius Gravity Special
Asteroid 1.68 x 107 km 6.52x102 hrs
I
Belt (0.11 AU) 0.07 earth yrs
3.53 x 107 km 1.98x103 hrs 9601.39 km 14.54 m/s2
Liluri II Terrestrial Heavy Radiation 83
(0.24 AU) 0.23 earth yrs 1.51x earth 1.49x earth
6.22 x 107 km 4.64 x 103 hrs 5977.55 km 8.49 m/s2
III Rock
(0.42 AU) (0.53 earth yrs) 0.94x earth 0.87x earth
1.05 x 108 km 1.02 x 104 hrs 7461.03 km 10.85 m/s2 Advanced Alien
IV Rock
(0.70 AU) (1.17 earth yrs) 1.17x earth 1.11x earth Artifact
2.43 x 104
Asteroid 1.88 x 108 km
V hours (2.78
Belt (1.25 AU)
earth years)
3.91 x 108 km 7.31 x 104 hrs 25632.82 km 12.43 m/s2
VI Neptunian 22 small moons
(2.61 AU) (8.36 earth yrs) 4.02x earth 1.27 x earth
6.68 x 108 km 1.63 x 105 hrs 24811.43 km 9.08 m/s2 6 small, 3 large
VII Neptunian
(4.47 AU) (18.70 earth yrs) 3.89x earth 0.93 x earth moons
Asteroid 1.43 x 109 km 5.10 x 105 hrs
VIII
Belt (9.54 AU) (58.34 earth yrs)
2.83 x 109 km 1.42 x 106 hrs 4198.89 km 2.17 m/s2
IX Ice
(18.91 AU) (162.9 earth yrs) 0.66x earth 0.22 x earth
5.73 x 109 km 4.10 x 106 hrs 23559.08 km 12.07 m/s2
X Ice
(38.31 AU) 469.5 earth yrs 3.70x earth 1.23 x earth

Liluri
I
Star Data Type: Asteroid Belt
Type: M7 V Red Dwarf Orbital Radius: 1.68 x 107 km (0.11 AU)
Radius: 2.64 x 105 km (0.38 x sol) Period: 6.52 x 102 hours (0.07 earth years)
Mass: 5.07 x 1029 kg (0.25 x sol)
Temperature: 2400 K Liluri II
Luminosity: 1.36 x 1025 W (0.04 x sol) Type: Terrestrial World
Orbital Radius: 3.53 x 107 km (0.24 AU)
Period: 1.98 x 103 hours (0.23 earth years)
 Physics: Large iron/silicate
Radius: 9601.39 km (1.51 x earth)
Gravity: 14.54 m/s2 (1.49 x earth)
Hydrosphere: 0 % water, 25 % ice
Atmosphere: Dense corrosive
Civilization: Prison Facility (Liluri Ultra Max)
Special: Heavy radiation
III
Type: Rock Planet
Orbital Radius: 6.22 x 107 km (0.42 AU)
Period: 4.64 x 103 hours (0.53 earth years)
Radius: 5977.55 km (0.94 x earth)
Gravity: 8.49 m/s2 (0.87 x earth)
IV
Type: Rock Planet
84 Orbital Radius: 1.05 x 108 km (0.70 AU)
Period: 1.02 x 104 hours (1.17 earth years)
Radius: 7461.03 km (1.17 x earth)
Gravity: 10.85 m/s2 (1.11 x earth)
Special: Advanced alien artifact
V Mass: 3.51 x 1029 kg (0.18 x sol)
Type: Asteroid Belt
Orbital Radius: 1.88 x 108 km (1.25 AU)
Period: 2.43 x 104 hours (2.78 earth years)
VI
Type: Neptunian Planet
Orbital Radius: 3.91 x 108 km (2.61 AU)
Period: 7.31 x 104 hours (8.36 earth years)
Radius: 25632.82 km (4.02 x earth)
Gravity: 12.43 m/s2 (1.27 x earth)
Special: 22 small moons
VII
Type: Neptunian Planet
Orbital Radius: 6.68 x 108 km (4.47 AU)
Period: 1.63 x 105 hours (18.70 earth years)
Radius: 24811.43 km (3.89 x earth)
Gravity: 9.08 m/s2 (0.93 x earth)
Special: 6 small moons, 3 large moons
VIII
Type: Asteroid Belt
Orbital Radius: 1.43 x 109 km (9.54 AU)
Period: 5.10 x 105 hours (58.34 earth years)
IX
Type: Ice Planet
Orbital Radius: 2.83 x 109 km (18.91 AU)
Period: 1.42 x 106 hours (162.88 earth years)
Radius: 4198.89 km (0.66 x earth)
Gravity: 2.17 m/s2 (0.22 x earth)
X
Type: Ice Planet
Orbital Radius: 5.73 x 109 km (38.31 AU)
Period: 4.10 x 106 hours (469.50 earth years)
Radius: 23559.08 km (3.70 x earth)
Gravity: 12.07 m/s2 (1.23 x earth)
Distant Companion
Type: M9 V Red Dwarf
Distance: 2.30 x 1010 km (153.90 AU)
Radius: 2.33 x 105 km (0.34 x sol)
Temperature: 2000 K
Luminosity: 1.06 x 1025 W (0.03 x sol)
Liluri II (more data)
Physics
Type Large iron/silicate
Radius 9601.39 km (1.51 x earth)
Surface Area 1.16 x 109 km2
Land Area 1.17 x 109 km2 (7.86 x earth)
Mass 2.02 x 1025 kg (3.38 x earth)
Density 5.44 g/cm3 (0.99 x earth)
Composition 37.2% oxygen, 29.2% iron, 15.0%
titanium, 11.9% silicon, 6.7% other metals,
trace other elements
Gravimetry
Gravity 14.54 m/s2 (1.49 x earth)
Escape Velocity 16.71 km/s
Rotation
Period 20.13 hours
Axis Tilt 12.62 °
Hydrosphere Hex: 1610
Water 0 % Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass
Ice 25 %
Atmosphere Type: Dense corrosive 2 planets on opposite sides of the star in the
Pressure 153.26 kPa (1.51 x earth) same orbit. “A” has matriarchal elephantine
Composition 81.9% sulfur dioxide, 18.1% natives devoted to farming and ranching. They
ammonia, trace other gases are a breadbasket exporter. They do have
Climate Type: Cool spaceflight. “A” has 1 moon with a high albedo.
Min Temp 275 K (2 °C)
Avg Temp 291 K (18 °C) “B” has low tech primitives (Iron age) on a
Max Temp 318 K (45 °C) slightly below earth gravity world. Culture is
dominated by city states. “B” has some exotic
Civilization Type: Penal Colony (Liluri Ultra Max) and deadly animals. “B” has 2 tiny moons, 1
Population: 2335 darker & faster than the other.
Tech Level: Starfaring (antimatter power,
interstellar spacecraft)
Special: Heavy radiation
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For Random Encounter tables useful in this
area please see HEX 0708 (pp 55-58)

Hex: 1605
Designer: ThroughTheDeckGlass

Water world with 2 large moons. It has an

equatorial bulge and highly active tectonics.
Natives are squid-like and incorrigible thieves.
Trade involves looking the other way over
token theft as part of the deal. They export fish
and seafood.
Beacons warn not to visit “B,” and dictate
The system has a hot Jovian inner planet and an space-lanes to “A” on the back side of the star,
outer Jovian, one of whose moons has an ice keeping those on “B” unaware of spaceships.
covered sea.
A pair of far out Neptunian gas giants rotate
around a common center known as The
Propeller. The remainder of the system is
peculiarly clean.
 Wandering Encounter Table – Non-Disabled Ship
Encounter Table for Vessels in Normal Condition
d% Roll Encounter Details
1 Space Whale (see hex 0504)
2-3 Pirates
4-5 Border Patrol
6-7 Coast Guard
8 Local Military (Mech drop ship, minelayer, other)
9 Q ship (looks inviting to pirates, but has hidden weapons and military grade engines)
10 1d4 destroyers & 1d6+1 frigates from a hive queen (see hex 1010)
11 1d4+1 destroyers, 1d6+2 frigates, & a colony ship from a hive queen (see hex 1010)
12 Carrier with 20 single seat fighters & 3d4 escorts on maneuvers
13 Carrier with 20 single seat fighters & 3d4 escorts retreating damaged from battle
14 ‘Cat Of Play’ ship decloaks in front of you and bats you with a repulser beam or 2.
15 Doomsday machine with tractor beams
16 A rag tag convoy of refugees protected by a failing battleship
86 17 Scout / explorer with fair shields, good sensors and excellent engines
18 Colony ship (random race(s)) with jury rigged but surprising weapons
19-20 Merchant ship (random cargo, random owner)
21 Merchant convoy from hex 1301
22-23 Revati merchant ship (see hex 0403)
24-25 Trade Union super barge from hex 0502
16 Merchant carrying exports from hex 0907
27-28 Merchant carrying common raw ore to hex 0907
29-30 Merchant with luxury goods from hex 0302 with HuBot bodyguards (see hex 0905)
31-32 Merchant from hex 0708. Roll 1d6 for which star.
33 Collection of children’s books, fantasies, and fairy tales to 0401
34 Farm produce from the nearer of hex 0805, hex 1301, or hex 1610
35 Farm produce from the nearer of hex 1301 or hex 1610
36 Seafood from the nearer of hex 0805, hex 1301 or hex 1605
37 Seafood from the nearer of hex 1301 or hex 1605
38 Small time merchant with live cattle from hex 1610
39 Fr223b corporation ship (see hexes 0203, 0303, & 1205)
40-41 Smuggler from hex 0101
42 Smuggler from random hex heading to random hex
43-44 Trusted Hypermotive tug returning to hex 0809 with an utterly common ship sans engine.
45 Trusted Hypermotive tug returning to hex 0808 with a military grade cutter.
46 Distress signal (real and findable)
47 Distress call (see hex 0206)
48-49 Warned away from a prison ship heading to hex 1207
50 Warned away from a prison ship heading to hex 1509. It is fitted with an auto-destruct.
d% Roll Encounter Details
Prison ship as described in the free product: The Tartarus Gambit, or roll again.
51
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224091/The-Tartarus-Gambit
52 Poet, politician, prophet is inspired by radical. Opponents call them a 'magician'.
53 Generation ship (Slower Than Light)
54 Probe from a non-immediate civilization
55 Bored, other dimensional, powerful being takes an interest in you
56 Time traveling adventurer makes your next week interesting
57-58 Organetic Zoo Ship (see hex 1502)
59 Formerly inhabited asteroid
60 Independent miner
61 Bounty hunter
62 Terrorist / freedom fighters
63 Renegade psychic
64-65 Luxury yacht with HuBot bodyguards (see hex 0905)
66 Cannibalistic scavengers
67 Fuel ship / tanker
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68 Crime lord asks you to do them a 'favor'
69 Unexpected space weather / blast front
70-71 Cruise liner filled with tourists. Plus, armed Rodo mercenary escort (see hex 0308)
72-73 Tourists going to hex 0101, 0205, 0709, or 1301
74 Pilgrims going to hex 0409
75 Circus ship
76 Sensor ghost
77-78 Scientific research ship with Order of Eireen impenetrable shields (see hex 1005)
79-80 Random ship (roll again) with green crystals, lavender sand, and or map of old system from hex 0105
81 Perfectly black artifact with dimensions of 1 x 4 x 9. If harmed, it vanishes.
If this is an empty hex, you find a starless planet with an unusually high amount of heavy metals & transuranics, likely a
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planetary core stripped by a super nova. Otherwise, nothing happens.
83-84 Space racer headed to hex 0610
85 Archeology/scavenging team with a broad knowledge of common ship tech on their way to 1 of many wreck/derelicts
86 Popular music group on tour
87 Hitchhiking roboticist in a cargo pod converted to a lab
88 Hospital ship
89 Big game hunters to hex 0805
90 Tramp freighter filled with prostitutes who claim a crime lord did them wrong.
91 Rogue AI on board
92 Environmental system problems
93 High rolling gambler on the run from debts
94 Methane breathers in a random ship type
95 Ammonia breathers in a random ship type
96 Large ship designed for a gas giant dwelling race
 d% Roll Encounter Details
97 Aquatic, water filled, random ship type
98 Cryogenic ship for extreme cold dwelling race
99 The deadly cold of uncaring space on the other side of the hull gets to you in a moment of weakness and terror.
100 In the silent vastness of space, nothing much happens.

Wandering Encounter Table – Disabled Ship

Encounter Table for Vessels in Disabled Condition
d% Roll Description of Encounter
1-5 Space Whale (see hex 0504)
6-10 Pirates
11-30 Coast Guard
31-32 Q ship (looks inviting to pirates, but has hidden weapons and military grade engines)
33 Carrier with 20 single seat fighters & 3d4 escorts retreating damaged from battle
34 ‘Cat Of Play' ship decloaks in front of you and bats you with a repulser beam or 2.
88 35 A rag tag convoy of refugees protected by a failing battleship
36-37 Scout / explorer with fair shields, good sensors and excellent engines
38 Colony ship (random race(s)) with jury rigged but surprising weapons
39-40 Merchant ship (random cargo, random owner)
41 Merchant convoy from hex 1301
42 Revati merchant ship (see hex 0403)
43-44 Trade Union super barge from hex 0502
45 Merchant carrying exports from hex 0907
46-48 Merchant carrying common raw ore to hex 0907
49 Merchant with luxury goods from hex 0302 with HuBot bodyguards (see hex 0905)
50-51 Merchant from hex 0708. Roll 1d6 for which star.
52 Collection of children’s books, fantasies, and fairy tales (see hex 0401)
53 Seafood from the nearer of hex 1301 or hex 1605
54 Small time merchant with live cattle from hex 1610
55-56 Trusted Hypermotive tug returning to hex 0809 with an utterly common ship sans engine.
57 Trusted Hypermotive tug returning to hex 0808 with a military grade cutter.
Prison ship as described in the free The Tartarus Gambit, or roll again.
58
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224091/The-Tartarus-Gambit
59 Probe from a non-immediate civilization
60 Organetic Zoo Ship (see hex 1502)
61-62 Formerly inhabited asteroid
63-66 Independent miner
67 Terrorist / freedom fighters (10% chance they have Eireen impenetrable shields (see hex 1005)
68-70 Renegade psychic
71 Fuel ship / tanker
72 Crime lord asks you to do them a 'favor'
d% Roll Description of Encounter
73 Cruise liner filled with tourists. Plus, armed Rodo mercenary escort (see hex 0308)
74 Pilgrims going to hex 0409
75 Circus ship
76-80 Sensor ghost
81-82 Scientific research ship with Order of Eireen impenetrable shields (see hex 1005)

83 Random ship (roll again) with green crystals, lavender sand, and or map of old system from hex 0105

84 Space racer headed to hex 0610

85-86 Archeology / scavenging team with a broad knowledge of common ship tech on their way to 1 of many wreck / derelicts

87 Hospital ship
88 Tramp freighter filled with prostitutes who claim a crime lord did them wrong.
89 Rogue AI on board

90-99 The deadly cold of uncaring space on the other side of the hull gets to you in a moment of weakness and terror.

100 In the silent vastness of space, nothing much happens.

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 Races Found in FreeSpace
Race Hex
1 Humans (various, and assumed dominate race in the sector) various
2 Human, Ravenite (culturally isolated) 1309
3 Revati 0403
4 Zuwatan 0302
5 Orreryites 0409
6 Triviratains 0608
7 Protobasians (genengineered humans) 0905
8 HuBots (Mil-spec, loyal, humans) 0905
9 Gridian 0907
10 Worldbuilder 1008
11 other dimensional, various various
12 Insectoid Netherease 1010
13 Organetic 1502
14 Rodo (ostrich like) 0308
90 15 Space whale 0504
16 space ameoboa, various various
17 Philosopher (does not leave hex) 0907
18 Brunduics (xenophobic, secretive) 0404
19 Ancients (long gone), various various
20 Ulam (pollen immune) 0101
21 Spark wraiths 0110
22 Cravogites (gas giant dwellers) 0205
Quadrites (races stuck in 1 system; big heads, reptilian, fungoid, wolf like,
23 0209
humanoid, insectoid, spider like)
24 Squid-like (very rare in space) 1605
25 Lvallas (void dwelling) 0401
26 Elephantine 1610
27 Altai (dead) 0508
28 Maggieites (dead) 0710
29 Feline (see 'Cat Of Play wandering encounter) various
30 Jadaites (aquatic, undiscovered) 0810
31 Quartz-like (xenophobic, planet bound) 0107
32 Crystals (5 colors, green active, others dormant) 0105
33 Humans (?), no FTL travel 1003
34 Galleans (have not left hex yet) 1209
Credits:
Hex Designers (RPGGeek username):
Chris Abbott (bobcatt) Alan MacHett (JVgamer)
Caroline Berg (adularia25) Cindy McDaniel (Siren)
Chad Bowser (cjbowser) Patrick McElfresh (Hunting_Phoenix)
Alex Bokser (bxrrr) Mycroft Stout (Mycroft_Stout)
Samuel Byford (Bifford) Jim Parkin (Annowme)
carlc (carlc) Kyle Peters (Mulligans)
Alain Curato (Karkared) Quaid Slauson (Quaid Slauson)
Chuck Dee (chuckdee68) Rebuscarnival (rebuscarnival)
Samuel Dillon (lorddillon) Steven Robert (vestige)
Eric Dodd (Red Wine Pie) Joseph Shufelt (jshufelt)
Steve Donohue (sdonohue) Guðjón Torfi Sigurðsson (Xelforp)
Dutys_Fist (Dutys_Fist) Adam Taylor (DicingWithDearth)
Eric Brandon Etkin (MOTHDevil) Clark B. Timmins (ctimmins)
Jeff G. (Bulldog93) ThroughTheDeckGlass (ThroughTheDeckGlass)
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Eric Jome (cosine) Tracy Vierra (tracyv)
Adrian Kennelly (Azukail) Mark A. Wilson (mawilson4)
Mixu Lauronen (Mixula) Jeff Woodman (Jethreal)
Andy Leighton (Andyl) Patrick Zoch (pdzoch)

Wandering Encounter Table Design: Interior Art:

ThroughTheDeckGlass Sade (p 2, 41, 52, 89), Samuel Byford (p 4)
Matt Parmer (Art of War Games; p 6, 9, 10, 11,
Map Design: 12, 14, 21, 23, 30, 33, 38, 40, 44, 50, 59, 60, 61,
Samuel Dillon, using Worldographer by Inkwell Ideas 62, 63, 68, 70, 75, 76, 79, 80, 85), Patrick E.
(http://inkwellideas.com/tag/worldographer/) Pullen (p 16, 42), James Savage (p 25), Joseph
Shufelt (p 26, 27, 28), Jim Parkin (p 29), James
Cover Art: Wilson (Audio Samurai Games; p 35, 64, 66,
Patrick Zoch 73), Tracy Vierra (p 45, 82), Anthony Affrunti
(Wydraz; p 35, 55, 77, 81)

Copyright Statements:
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Some artwork copyright Art of War Games, used with permission.
Some artwork rights are retained by the artist (Patrick E. Pullen).
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