Talk:Khollok (world)
Redring (Nisaga/Empty Quarter 2816)
E000248-8 As Lo Ni A510
Allegiance: Julian Prot. (Lorean Hegem.)
Redring takes its name from the high level of iron in the many iron-bearing bodies in the belt - much of the iron is stored in oxides that have the characteristic reddish color, giving the belt a distinct red tint when seen from a distance.
The Redring system is unusual in that it has multiple belts, but no gas giants or other bodies of significant mass in the system; although no evidence has been found to support the hypothesis, current beliefs in the absence of any other "workable" theory are that the belts are the result of the destruction of planetary bodies during the Ancients' Final War.
The second belt in the system is referred to as "the icebelt"; there is an unusually high percentage of icy bodies in the belt. These icy bodies represent the only source of fuel in the system.
The entire population of the system is a ragtag group of belters, most of whom have outstanding warrants in other Protectorate states, or in the Imperium. Their government is a "community meeting" whose primary purpose is to settle disputes over claims within the belt. The meeting also decides who will represent the belt to nearby systems for the purpose of selling what little material of value they can find.
The classification as "Potentially Hazardous" (equivalent to the Imperial TAS classification of "Amber Zone") is due to the possible existence of dangerous Ancient artifacts, and to the generally unfriendly attitudes of the inhabitants of the system.