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== Description / Specifications ==
 
== Description / Specifications ==
As'Kaa Subsector contains 7 systems and has a total population of 400 [[sophont]]s. It is named for the Kaa system (0140 Course), which lies within the [[Hak'tha Spread]].
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As'Kaa Subsector lies almost entirely within the [[Great Void]], lying within a broad astrographic region known as the [[Crown of the Void]]. It contains parts of two [[cluster]]s of [[star]]s, the [[Hak'tha Spread]] and the [[Aasa'tha Cluster]].
  
 
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Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) reside within this area:
 
Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) reside within this area:
 
* [[Non-Human Race]]s:
 
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** [[Sath]], originating from the [[Sath Alliance]] to spinward.
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== History & Background ==
 
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=== Major Historical Events Timeline: ===
 
=== Major Historical Events Timeline: ===
Some of the important historical events that have affected Hak'tha Subsector include:
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Some of the important historical events that have affected As'Kaa Subsector include:
 
* 2255AD: As'Kaa Subsector named as ''Splinters Subsector''. It had previously been charted by long-range scans performed by vessels the [[Last Armada]].
 
* 2255AD: As'Kaa Subsector named as ''Splinters Subsector''. It had previously been charted by long-range scans performed by vessels the [[Last Armada]].
 
* ca 4700AD: The [[Sath]] rename ''Splinters Subsector'', calling it ''As'Kaa Subsector''.
 
* ca 4700AD: The [[Sath]] rename ''Splinters Subsector'', calling it ''As'Kaa Subsector''.
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* 5390AD: The name "As'Kaa Subsector" is officially recognised by the [[Rissa Accords]].
 
* 5390AD: The name "As'Kaa Subsector" is officially recognised by the [[Rissa Accords]].
 
* ca 5550AD: The [[Sath]] technological base advances to the point where they are able to produce their own [[DeVoss Drive|jump-2]] drives.
 
* ca 5550AD: The [[Sath]] technological base advances to the point where they are able to produce their own [[DeVoss Drive|jump-2]] drives.
* 5558AD: [[Sath]] [[DeVoss Drive|jump]]-2-capable scouting vessels cross into As'Kaa Subsector.
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* 5558AD: [[Sath]] [[Long-Range Pattern Starships|long-range]] [[DeVoss Drive|jump]]-2-capable scouting vessels with [[X-Range Starships|extended range]] capability cross into the [[Aasa'tha Cluster]].
 
* 5590AD: Construction of a permanent space station begins at the [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]].
 
* 5590AD: Construction of a permanent space station begins at the [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]].
 
* 5599AD: The [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] becomes operational.
 
* 5599AD: The [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] becomes operational.
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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[[Category: Distant Fringe Subsector]]
 
{{LEA|Distant Fringe}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 5 August 2023

As'Kaa Subsector
Sath Sandazar Aasa'tha

As'Kaa style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;"
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Hak'tha
Sector Course
Capital Kaa
Number of Systems 7
Majority Control Sath Exploration (SaXX) - 100%

As'Kaa Subsector is Subsector M of Course Sector.

Description / Specifications[edit]

As'Kaa Subsector lies almost entirely within the Great Void, lying within a broad astrographic region known as the Crown of the Void. It contains parts of two clusters of stars, the Hak'tha Spread and the Aasa'tha Cluster.

Physical Astrography[edit]

The following astrographic features can be found within this area:

Sectors[edit]

As'kaa Subsector lies within Course Sector

Clusters & Traces[edit]

Rifts & Voids[edit]

Other Astrographic Features[edit]

Nebula[edit]

Bright Stars[edit]

  • Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 122 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds of the Subsector.
  • Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star lying approximately 36 parsecs to spinward-coreward at its closest point, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds of the Subsector even in daylight.

Subsector Summary[edit]

No information yet available.

World Listing[edit]

The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:

7 Worlds in the As'Kaa Subsector
Aasa'tha  •  Ai'akh  •  Iakah  •  Ka'ha'si  •  Kaa  •  Ssihaa  •  T'kaath  •  

Political Astrography[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Population: 400 Sophonts.

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The following languages are among the most commonly spoken within the Subsector:

Polities[edit]

No polities lie within As'Kaa Subsector.

Interstellar Relations[edit]

The worlds of the Subsector are claimed by the Sath. The region has been surveyed as a part of the Sath Exploration Program (SaXX) and is under the jurisdiction of the Shikh’aa Faction of the Sath Alliance.

Demographics[edit]

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

History & Background[edit]

The first sophont visitors to the Subsector were the Sath, who visited the Kaa system during the Voyage of the Hiishiiha in 5338AD. By around 5550AD the Sath technological base advanced to the point where they are able to produce their own jump-2 drives: soon afterwards the Sath launched an expedition using long-range vessels to the worlds of the Aasa'tha Cluster.

Major Historical Events Timeline:[edit]

Some of the important historical events that have affected As'Kaa Subsector include:

References & Contributors / Sources[edit]

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