Shadow Rift Sector

Shadow Rift Sector
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Subsectors
Unnamed Unnamed Wastes Abandon Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Forsaken Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Brink
Sector Data
No. of Worlds	124
Population	40.088 million
Majority Control	Unexplored (NaXX) - 96%
Secondary Control	Non-aligned (NaHu) - 4%
Province	Distant Fringe
Imperial Coordinate	-17 / -12
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Meta-History & Background

A sector lying to coreward of the Distant Fringe and characterised by the so-called Moat Rifts. It contains 126 systems and has a listed population of approximately 40 million sophonts. Only one subsector (subsector P) is accessible to conventional jump-2 vessels travelling from the Distant Fringe. The positions and types of its stars have been cataloged as part of the University of Tal Varisa Deep Sky Program.

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Toponyms: 1116

This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:

Shadow Rift Sector Names
Culture	Toponym	Polity
Third Imperium	Core	Third Imperium
Aslan		Aslan Hierate
Droyne		Droyne Oytrip Yatroy
Hiver		Hive Federation
K'kree		Two Thousand Worlds
Solomani	Core	Solomani Confederation
Vargr		Vargr Extents
Vilani		Third Imperium
Zhodani		Zhodani Consulate

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are among the most commonly spoken within Shadow Rift sector:

• Anglic. Properly, it is called Old High Anglic. The language of the First Confederation and the Last Armada. It is no longer widely spoken outside of academic circles but is the root tongue of a number of other languages:
  • Anglish The language of the Firstworlds. A direct descendant of Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Distant Fringe. Most people know a few words and phrases of Anglish.
• Orometi. The language of the Protectorate and the Worlds of The Leader, the language the Empire and a common language throughout the coreward-spinward quadrant of Far Home Sector. It is derived from Bengali and other south asian languages of old Terra.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1116

No native sophont species are known to exist within Shadow Rift Sector, at least not on the rimward side of the Moat Rifts. There may be as-yet unknown native sophonts among the unnamed systems to coreward.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found within Gulf Sector:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): 40.8 million (100% of the population), descended from human refugees fleeing the Destruction of Terra.

Historical Eras

• Pre-Humaniti Era
• Founding Era
• Dark Age
• Expansion Era
• Early Modern Era
• Post-War Era
• Present Day

History: General Overview

No information yet available.

Major Historical Events

Some of the important historical events that have affected Shadow Rift Sector include:

• 2255AD Shadow Rift Sector officially named. It had previously been charted by long-range scans performed by vessels the Last Armada.

Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)

No information yet available.

Polity Listing: 1116

The following polities can be found within this sector:

• Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
  • None

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • None

• Other Powers
  • None

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • None

Polity Descriptions: 1116

Here are several synopses of the polities found in this sector:

• No information yet available.

Physical Astrography

The following astrographic features can be found within Shadow Rift Sector:

Clusters & Traces

• Demon Cluster
  • Axasorsa Trace
• Intersect Cluster

Rifts, Voids & Jump Bridges

• Moat Rifts

Other Astrographic Features

Stars

• Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 105 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Shadow Rift Sector.
• Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star, lying around 20 parsecs to rimward, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Shadow Rift Sector.

Political Astrography

No information yet available.

Capital:

Mengo (2837 Shadow Rift)

Sector Summary:

No information yet available.

World Listing:

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

46 Worlds in the Shadow Rift Sector

Abura  •  Anarides  •  Ando Mal  •  Brinishu  •  Cho Velik  •  Chorvor  •  Fralon  •  Galavix  •  Hevola  •  Hobol  •  Hujura  •  Ise Iniva  •  Jasta Rann  •  Jirdik  •  Jivad  •  Knuru  •  Lajo  •  Lariz  •  Lim Thosa  •  Lugush  •  Mavi  •  Mengo  •  Navo  •  Nostus  •  Nucardi  •  Nyl Erosa  •  Onnesh  •  Paranio  •  Polosa  •  Quann  •  Quook  •  Ret Micos  •  Romulak  •    •  Shabura  •  Solua  •  Syloko  •  Thrix  •  Trisi  •  Unarike  •  Unsarik  •  Vandis  •  Vas Loro  •  Vorol  •  Wavin  •  Yelm  •  Zur Azom  •  

Subsector Listing:

1. Brink Subsector

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science