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* 5599AD: [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] becomes operational. | * 5599AD: [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] becomes operational. | ||
* 5600AD: Data for Far Home Sector is published in the [[DSP Listing]]. | * 5600AD: Data for Far Home Sector is published in the [[DSP Listing]]. | ||
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+ | == Politics & Diplomacy ([[Interstellar Relations]]) == | ||
+ | At the [[Present Day|current time]] (5600AD) Far Home Sector contains five interstellar [[polity|polities]] and three smaller territories. | ||
+ | * The [[Firstworlds]]: A hereditary oligarchy ([[Fives]]) supported by a largely impersonal bureaucracy, with a legislature made up of elected officials and headed by an impartial Chancellor. It has a population of 8.491 billion [[sophont]]s (7.155 billion humans of Terran descent and 1.329 billion [[Hopper]]s) and approximately 7 million other [[sophont]]s (primarily [[Esaran]], [[Meroquan]], [[Temelik]] and other races associated with the [[University of Tal Varisa]]). The [[Firstworlds]] is hierarchical and has an entrenched social elite, the [[Fives]], who enjoy a wealthy and privileged lifestyle. The [[Firstworlds]] sees itself as a bastion of traditionalist values and social decency. | ||
+ | * [[Protectorate of Leset]]: A monolithic impersonal bureaucracy headed by the Protector. It has a population of 5.012 billion, almost entirely humans of Terran descent. The Protectorate is a [[Mantlerist]] state – the first to emerge in the [[Distant Fringe]] – and is relatively politically isolated. The Protectorate sees itself as a society of equals striving to bring equality and liberty to the downtrodden masses. However, some are far more equal than others – those in positions of power and influence enjoy advantages that the general population do not. The state is repressive and paranoid. A brutal pro-[[Mantlerist]] purge is underway and those deemed to be dissidents may suffer arrest, interrogation and incarceration for activities "against the interests of the State and the Citizens". The corrupt [[Firstworlds]] is disliked, though its downtrodden and exploited [[Gens]] will soon rise up and throw off the yoke of elitism. The barbaric and imperialist [[Worlds of The Leader]] is despised. | ||
+ | ** [[Client States]]: (the [[ANMaN Worlds]]). Systems that have undergone regime changes resulting in pro-[[Mantlerist]] movements coming to power. They have a population of 3.006 billion, almost all [[human]]s of Terran descent. They are by necessity politically close to the [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]]. | ||
+ | * [[Rimward Federation]]: an inward-looking representative democracy headed by the First Jerent and represented by the Assembly of the Federation. It is policed by the militaristic Guard. It has a population of 11.019 billion [[sophont]]s (roughly 10.96 billion [[human]]s of Terran descent and approximately 60 million [[Quemm]]). The Federation is intensely mercantile and Feds see themselves as shrewd traders, able to make a profit out of anything. Much of the Federation is run like a commercial business. | ||
+ | * [[Sath Alliance]]: A loose confederation of [[Sath]] Factions with a population of approximately 21.279 billion. The most powerful groups are the [[Ka’sa]] Faction, the [[Shikh’aa]] Faction and the [[Khas'ahi]] Faction. They are presided over by a shadowy but powerful Overlord, the [[Issh’t’ka]] of the Sath Alliance. The [[Ka’sa]] and their [[Khas'ahi]] allies are fighting to protect their interests against human exploitation in the [[Hell Worlds]] region, while the [[Shikh’aa]] are focused on activities to rimward. The [[Sath]] have a profound dislike for humans, who they regard as interlopers and opportunists who have stolen "their" region of the galaxy. | ||
+ | ** [[Hell Worlds]]: Territory under military occupation by the [[Ka’sa]] Faction of the [[Sath Alliance]] and with a [[human]] population of approximately 14 million. An active, violent war is being fought between the embattled human inhabitants and the [[Sath]] invaders. The [[Sath]] have vast numbers of troops, though most are relatively poorly equipped. The human defenders, though hugely outnumbered, enjoy a technological advantage and employ large numbers of highly trained Mercenaries and Starmercs. | ||
+ | ** [[Sath Exploration]]: Territory currently being assessed by [[Shikh’aa]] Faction of the [[Sath Alliance]]. The systems lying within the [[Crown of the Void]] have been made accessible by the [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] and their potential and resources are being appraised, with a view to future exploitation. | ||
+ | * [[Worlds of The Leader]]: A non-charismatic dictatorship headed by The Leader. It has a population of slightly in excess of 2.15 billion, almost all humans descended from the population of the former [[The Empire|Empire]]. The state is militaristic, aggressive, and much given to bombastic displays of military power. The [[Vigs]], the state's feared internal security and intelligence service, has a dark reputation across the Sector. Supplies of food are always in limited supply within the [[Worlds of The Leader|Worlds]], a factor that influenced their decision to take the [[Occupied Territories]], particularly [[agricultural world|agricultural]] [[Zendar (world)|Zendar]]. The [[Worlds of The Leader]] has a profound dislike for the [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]] and its [[Mantlerist]] policies. | ||
+ | ** [[Occupied Territories]]: Systems under military occupation by the [[Worlds of The Leader]] and with an approximate population of 60.31 million [[human]]s. Each world has had its government dissolved, has had martial law imposed, and is under the control of a military governor. Military occupation forces control the starports, the major population centers and other productive or important regions. Resistance movements strive to liberate their homelands – the most successful have been pro-[[Mantlerist]] groups. The [[Worlds of The Leader|Worlds']] military occupation is heaviest on the [[agricultural world|agricultural]] world of [[Zendar (world)|Zendar]]. | ||
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+ | === Interstellar Relations === | ||
+ | ==== Spinward-Coreward Quadrant ==== | ||
+ | * The [[Firstworlds]] attempts a stance of neutrality, regarding itself as the premier center of culture, heritage and reason within the [[Distant Fringe]]. It provides material and financial support to the [[Worlds of The Leader]] but finds itself increasingly at odds with the imperialistic policies of that state. The [[Firstworlds]] is increasingly having its attention drawn to events in [[Halcyon Sector]]: covert support is being sent to the [[High Senate]] to aid in its fight against the anarchic and perfidious [[Unity of Sed]]. [[Firstworlds]] naval vessels patrol far beyond its borders, keeping the peace, flying the flag and promoting its interests. | ||
+ | ** The [[University of Tal Varisa]], based within the [[Firstworlds]], is heavily engaged in research in [[Bourne Sector]] and beyond. Voyages to this far-off region require transit through both the [[Worlds of The Leader]] and the [[Protectorate of Leset]] and frequently face delays and problems. On occasion, ships have been required to take on state-funded "passengers" and even consignments of indeterminate cargo. | ||
+ | * The [[Rissa Gateway]] remains a major center on the [[Scybrian Run]] [[Star Lane]]. It has reputation as a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, dating to the time of the [[Scybrian Wars]] and its key strategic position between the warring [[Firstworlds]] and [[Scybrian Polyarchy]]. | ||
+ | ** The [[Scybrian Run]] [[Star Lane]] is the major trade artery of the [[Distant Fringe]], seeing huge volumes of traffic between the [[Firstworlds]] and the [[High Senate]], in [[Halcyon Sector]]. | ||
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+ | ==== Coreward-Trailing Quadrant ==== | ||
+ | * Pirate activity along the [[Outland Run]] [[Star Lane]] has seen a marked increase, though incidents are below historical levels. | ||
+ | * The [[Protectorate of Leset]] is in turmoil following the exposure of wide scale [[Worlds of The Leader]]-funded espionage, intrusion and sabotage. A bloody political purge is underway, with anyone suspected of anti-[[Mantlerist]] beliefs facing interrogation and worse. The command structures of the armed forces, with a heritage drawn from the hated [[Fives]], have been ravaged. They have been replaced by officers strongly loyal to the regime. | ||
+ | ** The [[Client States]] (the [[ANMaN Worlds]]) are suffering a bloody pro-[[Mantlerist]] military and cultural purge similar to that being experienced by the [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]]. The increasingly hard line [[Mantlerist]] governments and their [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]] military support have become entrenched and are broadly disliked. There are active resistance movements seeking to return the worlds to their former neutrality. | ||
+ | * The commercial center of [[Ras Tennol (world)|Ras Tennol]] has seen increasing civil unrest, political activism along strongly pro- and anti-[[Mantlerist]] lines, and has suffered acts of domestic terrorism. The [[Worlds of The Leader]] strongly supports anti-[[Mantlerist]] groups and has openly discussed regime change and even military intervention on the world. The government is concerned about the devolving – though still distant – situation with the [[Sath]] to rimward and increasing levels of piracy along the [[Outland Run]] [[Star Lane]]. | ||
+ | * The bombastic and imperialistic [[Worlds of The Leader]] is sabre-rattling. In a blatant act of expansionism it has occupied a number of valuable worlds on the trailing edge of the Sector (the so-called [[Occupied Territories]]). Anonymous factors within that state continue to covertly channel financial and material support, and the [[Firstworlds]] government openly "gifts" the state with military hardware, most notably all of its major naval assets. The [[Worlds of The Leader|Worlds]] strictly enforces customs searches on ships travelling along the [[New Border]] [[Star Lane]], particularly those engaging in trade with the [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]]. The state is steadily building up its military forces along its trailing frontier. | ||
+ | ** The worlds of the [[Occupied Territories]], formerly a part of the [[The Empire|Empire]], are culturally close to the [[Krayal Trace]]. They have a mutual language, a shared heritage of wealthy [[Fives]] families, and a deep fear of violent [[Mantlerist]] revolution. The [[Worlds of The Leader|Worlds]] conducted a military occupation of the region at the request of newly installed local regimes, in order to "stamp out the specter of [[Mantlerist|Mantlerism]]". Their actions were broadly, though cautiously, supported by the [[Firstworlds]]. It is likely that these new regimes were manipulated into power by the actions of the [[Vigs]]. An alliance of armed resistance movements enjoying considerable local support is active: many have strong pro-[[Mantlerist]] leanings. | ||
+ | ** The [[Worlds of The Leader]] maintains a toe-hold within the [[Solitude (world)|Solitude]] [[system]], lying within the [[Ritos Cluster]] and formally a member of the [[Protectorate of Leset|Protectorate]]. The tiny far companion star in the trinary system remained as [[League of Krayal]] territory following the collapse of the [[The Empire|Empire]] and control subsequently passed to the [[Worlds of The Leader]]. Despite the immense separations between the stars in the [[Solitude (world)|Solitude]] [[system]], both sides patrol aggressively and border incidents are commonplace. | ||
+ | ** The [[Vigs]], the feared intelligence arm of the [[Worlds of The Leader]], are active within the [[Subsector]]. They maintain a network of informants, handlers and sympathisers and move against anybody they deem to be an enemy of the State. They are able to call on military units as required. They particularly target [[Mantlerist]] organisations or anyone suspected of having [[Mantlerist]] sympathies. | ||
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+ | ==== Spinward-Rimward Quadrant ==== | ||
+ | * The increasingly influential worlds of [[Kuyt (world)|Kuyt]] and [[Mar Isher (world)|Mar Isher]] dominate spinward-rimward trade. | ||
+ | * Pirate activity along the regions [[Star Lane]]s has seen a marked increase, though incidents are substantially below historical levels. | ||
+ | * The [[Rimward Federation]] is internally focused. It is set upon improving the domestic infrastructures and technological bases of its member worlds, but it does so ruthlessly and with scant regard for heritage and tradition. While the state actively promotes free trade and personal advancement, corporate influence and legal manipulation in high office are gradually eroding civil rights and disenfranchising large segments of the population. An increasingly proactive [[Mantlerist]] movement exists within the [[Rimward Federation|Federation]]. | ||
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+ | ==== Rimward-Trailing Quadrant ==== | ||
+ | * The powerful, [[industrial world|industrialised]] world of [[Pador (world)|Pador]] continues to expand its influence, having taken direct administrative control of a number of systems in the [[Pador-Aredian Cluster]]. It is pouring resources into the increasingly bitter fighting against the [[Sath]] in the [[Hell Worlds]]. | ||
+ | * The [[Ka’sa]] Faction and their [[Khas'ahi]] allies of the [[Sath Alliance]] are engaged in a violent and bloody war against [[human]]s in the [[Hell Worlds]] region. They launch large-scale offensives and raids into [[human]] territory within the rimward-trailing quadrant of the sector, particularly along the [[Star Lane]] known as [[The Descent]]. They vastly outnumber the [[human]] defenders but their technology is markedly inferior. | ||
+ | ** The outnumbered [[human]] defenders of the [[Hell Worlds]] stand against a tsunami of [[Sath]] invaders. They occupy the wildernesses and outback regions of their worlds, launching strikes and raids against the enemy then withdrawing into their fastnesses. They are strongly supported by offworld volunteer battalions, mercenary units, and StarMerc vessels, and receive large-scale financial and logistical support from sources such as [[Pador (world)|Pador]]. | ||
+ | : The [[Shikh’aa]] Faction of the [[Sath Alliance]] see themselves as the elder members and are primarily neutral. They are focused on exploration into the empty and unexplored [[cluster]]s of stars lying within the [[Moat Rifts]] and the [[Great Void]]. A great deal of their energy has gone into the construction of the [[Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint]] and the emplacement of port facilities and infrastructure on previously [[Barren world|barren]] worlds. | ||
== [[Trade Route]]s ([[Physical Astrography|Physical]] & [[Socioeconomic Astrography]]) == | == [[Trade Route]]s ([[Physical Astrography|Physical]] & [[Socioeconomic Astrography]]) == | ||
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== [[World]]s, [[System]]s & [[Sector]]s (Political [[Astrography]]) == | == [[World]]s, [[System]]s & [[Sector]]s (Political [[Astrography]]) == |
Revision as of 15:46, 8 July 2019
The Far Home Sector lies at the heart of the Distant Fringe region.
- It is part of Uncharted Space.
Meta-History & Background: 2019-0708
No information yet available.
Description (Specifications)
A sector forming the trailing half of the Demon Cluster, the Distant Fringe proper. The center of the sector is dominated by the Demon's Eye, a blue supergiant star, the Demon's Eye Nebula, and by the broad Demon's Eye Rift that it lies within.
Toponyms: 1105
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
Far Home Sector Names | ||
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Culture | Toponym | Polity |
Third Imperium | TBD | Third Imperium |
Aslan | TBD | Aslan Hierate |
Droyne | TBD | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
Hiver | TBD | Hive Federation |
K'kree | TBD | Two Thousand Worlds |
Solomani | TBD | Solomani Confederation |
Vargr | TBD | Vargr Extents |
Vilani | TBD | Third Imperium |
Zhodani | TBD | Zhodani Consulate |
Linguistic Topography
The following languages are among the most commonly spoken within Far Home sector:
- Anglish The language of the Firstworlds. A direct descendant of Fleet Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Distant Fringe. Most people know a few words and phrases of Anglish.
- Padori. A direct descendant of Fleet Anglic, widely spoken within the Pador-Aredian cluster and common throughout rimward half of Far Home Sector.
- Meranto. The language of the Rimward Federation, closely related to Fleet Anglic. It is not widely spoken outside of the Pel Avena cluster – many native Meranto speakers can also speak Anglish.
- Teramil. A language of Halcyon Sector. It is most commonly heard within the Rissa Gateway and along the Scybrian Run Star Lane.
- Asath. A Sath language, primarily spoken by the Shikh’aa Faction within the K’shek cluster.
- Kha’thak. A Sath language, primarily spoken by the Ka’sa and Khas'ahi Factions within the Sha’a Cluster. It is the primary language of the Sath military forces occupying the Hell Worlds.
- Orometi. The language of the Protectorate of Leset and the Worlds of The Leader, the language the defunct 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.
- Jitsathu. A language of Halcyon Sector. It is most common in the spinward-rimward quadrant of Far Home Sector, particularly around the Wolfs Tail Star Lane.
Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- None
- Non-Human Races
- None
- Proto-sophonts
- None
Demographics: 1105
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Non-Human Races
- None
Extended Demographics
Far Home Sector has a population in excess of of 78.107 billion sophonts. Significant populations of the following sophont species are found within its borders:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Solomani (Major Race): 43.803 billion (56.08% of the population), descended from human refugees who fled the Destruction of Terra. They refer to themselves as Terrans.
- Other Non-Human Races:
- Sath: 21.279 billion (27.25% of the population), primarily found within the Sath Alliance. Their military forces are in active occupation of the Hell Worlds region and Sath raiders may be encountered throughout the rimward-trailing quadrant of Far Home Sector.
- Edur: 6.11 billion (7.81% of the population), mainly found on J'lai Edur and a few surrounding worlds.
- Jellyfish: 1.7 billion (2.18% of the population), entirely concentrated on Axasorsa (0734 Far Home) and Kedol, within the False Bridge Trace.
- Hoppers: In excess of 1.522 billion (1.95% of the population) within the Firstworlds and the systems around it, their ancestral heartland.
- An estimated 3.1 billion "Distant" Hoppers (3.97% of the population) widely dispersed across human-controlled space within Far Home Sector. Most have never visited their ancestral homeworld and many have developed unique customs and habits.
- Note: an estimated 2.4 billion additional "Outer" Hoppers reside within Halcyon Sector.
- There are estimated to be more than 7 billion Hoppers in total throughout human space.
- Temelik: In excess of 427 million (0.55% of the population), primarily concentrated on Iasanu. Significant communities are found within the Rimward Federation and along the Spinward Drift and The Descent Star Lanes. Individual Temelik may be encountered all across the Distant Fringe.
- Acara: 100 million (0.12% of the population), entirely concentrated on Carasan (1126 Far Home).
- Quemm: 60 million (0.08% of the population), largely concentrated on Dal Hallen (0734 Far Home) and the worlds of the Rimward Federation.
- Esaran: 8 million (0.01% of the population), a sophont species of Halcyon Sector, primarily encountered along the Scybrian Run and Wolfs Tail Star Lanes. A large Esaran canton exists as part of the University of Tal Varisa.
Sector Sophont Demographics Table
History & Background (Dossier)
Far Home Sector is a settled area with a long history and rich traditions. States have risen and fallen within its borders and wars have been fought across its territory.
Historical Eras
- Pre-Humaniti Era: Largely unknown. Possible Slaver and Voyagers activity.
- Founding Era: Far Home Sector is named. Settlement across the Sector: it is densest within coreward regions.
- Dark Age: The Voyagers devastate the Sector.
- Expansion Era: Isolated worlds are recontacted. Polities begin to form.
- Early Modern Era: Origins of modern states. The Scybrian Wars.
- Post-War Era: Reconstruction and expansion.
- Present Day: Current events, breaking news, and unfolding plots.
Major Historical Events Timeline
- 2255AD: The Last Armada arrives in the Demon Cluster. The Seven Colonies are established. Year One. Populations gradually expand and industrial bases grow.
- ca 2350AD: First human-Sath contact
- 2468AD: The Jacent Incident. Beginning of the Sath Introspective Period.
- 2500AD: The monolithic and anti-expansionist Second Confederation is founded. The Redoubt Party rises to prominence.
- 2525AD: First independently produced Sath jump-capable ship.
- ca 2550 AD: First Sch'ikaa Waypoint becomes operational.
- ca 2600 AD: First Tiik'sch Waypoint becomes operational.
- 2657AD: Battle of Jacent.
- ca 3000 AD: The Haven, a sanctuary for refugees fleeing the Second Confederation, is active within the Pador-Aredian Cluster.
- 3200AD: Minor states begin to appear and rapidly come into conflict with the Second Confederation. Expansionist groups grow within the Second Confederation, particularly within its spinward territories.
- 3359AD: 1st Civil War begins. With a few notable exceptions Far Home Sector is strongly Traditionalist.
- 3398AD: 8th Civil War begins.
- 3400AD: The Vilani Scare. Fall of the Second Confederation. End of the Civil Wars. The Dissolution period. New Sath expansion in the rimward-trailing quadrant of the Sector.
- 3440AD: Third Confederation and Successor States. Sporadic but gradual settlement throughout the Sector.
- 3650AD: Rise of the Padoran Assembly.
- 3730AD: Voyagers arrive and devastate the Sector. The Dark Age begins.
- 4498AD: Slaver Year (the Incursion of 4498).
- 4549AD: The Voyagers depart and the Dark Age ends. The Renaissance sees the first steps back into space.
- 4590AD: The Sath reemerge into space.
- 4650AD: Scavenger Season. Lawless and violent Salvagers pick over the remains of pre-Voyager sites and hardy pioneers look to settle prime worlds.
- 4830AD: Tal Varisan Development formed to begin sporadic commercial exploration of the coreward half of the Sector.
- ca 4900AD: Golden Age. Space travel becomes relatively commonplace.
- ca 4980AD: Formation of New Frontiers Development Organization.
- ca 5000AD: Formation of Rimward Opportunities Development Organization.
- ca 5000AD: A pirate coalition known as the Immortals are active, preying on New Frontiers interests.
- 5013AD: Rape of Erena.
- 5014AD: Cephet Massacre.
- 5050AD: Emergence of the Empire.
- ca 5050AD: Rimward Opportunities begins commercial exploration of the rimward regions of the Sector.
- ca 5050AD: The ANMaN Worlds see sporadic settlement.
- ca 5100AD: Second Sch'ikaa Waypoint becomes operational.
- ca 5100AD: Second Tiik'sch Waypoint becomes operational.
- 5116AD: Tal Varisan Development merges with the worlds of the Risa Cluster to form the Firstworlds.
- 5183AD: The Rimward Federation is founded from the core regions of Rimward Opportunities.
- 5184AD: "Hollow Opportunities" (the remnant of Rimward Opportunities).
- ca 5200AD: The core areas of Rimward Opportunities consolidate into the Rimward Federation.
- ca 5220AD: Sath STL probes are launched from the K'shek Cluster towards the Hak'tha Spread.
- ca 5300AD: The gradual fragmentation of New Frontiers leaves a number of powerful independent worlds within the trailing half of the Sector.
- 5344AD: Scybrian Wars begin.
- ca 5350AD: Rimward Opportunities ceases to exist as an entity.
- ca 5450AD: Civil war within the Sath Alliance: the Sath Diaspora.
- 5476AD: Revolution within the Empire.
- 5477AD: Collapse of the Empire. Formation of the League of Krayal.
- 5479AD: Formation of the Protectorate of Leset.
- 5489AD: Scybrian Wars come to an end.
- 5517AD: Fall of the League of Krayal. Formation of the Worlds of The Leader.
- ca 5550AD: The Sath technological base advances to the point where they are able to produce their own jump-2 drives.
- ca5580AD: The Client States ally with the Protectorate.
- 5590AD: Construction of the Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint begins.
- 5594AD: The Worlds of The Leader seizes the Occupied Territories.
- 5596AD: The Sath occupy the Hell Worlds.
- 5599AD: Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint becomes operational.
- 5600AD: Data for Far Home Sector is published in the DSP Listing.
Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)
At the current time (5600AD) Far Home Sector contains five interstellar polities and three smaller territories.
- The Firstworlds: A hereditary oligarchy (Fives) supported by a largely impersonal bureaucracy, with a legislature made up of elected officials and headed by an impartial Chancellor. It has a population of 8.491 billion sophonts (7.155 billion humans of Terran descent and 1.329 billion Hoppers) and approximately 7 million other sophonts (primarily Esaran, Meroquan, Temelik and other races associated with the University of Tal Varisa). The Firstworlds is hierarchical and has an entrenched social elite, the Fives, who enjoy a wealthy and privileged lifestyle. The Firstworlds sees itself as a bastion of traditionalist values and social decency.
- Protectorate of Leset: A monolithic impersonal bureaucracy headed by the Protector. It has a population of 5.012 billion, almost entirely humans of Terran descent. The Protectorate is a Mantlerist state – the first to emerge in the Distant Fringe – and is relatively politically isolated. The Protectorate sees itself as a society of equals striving to bring equality and liberty to the downtrodden masses. However, some are far more equal than others – those in positions of power and influence enjoy advantages that the general population do not. The state is repressive and paranoid. A brutal pro-Mantlerist purge is underway and those deemed to be dissidents may suffer arrest, interrogation and incarceration for activities "against the interests of the State and the Citizens". The corrupt Firstworlds is disliked, though its downtrodden and exploited Gens will soon rise up and throw off the yoke of elitism. The barbaric and imperialist Worlds of The Leader is despised.
- Client States: (the ANMaN Worlds). Systems that have undergone regime changes resulting in pro-Mantlerist movements coming to power. They have a population of 3.006 billion, almost all humans of Terran descent. They are by necessity politically close to the Protectorate.
- Rimward Federation: an inward-looking representative democracy headed by the First Jerent and represented by the Assembly of the Federation. It is policed by the militaristic Guard. It has a population of 11.019 billion sophonts (roughly 10.96 billion humans of Terran descent and approximately 60 million Quemm). The Federation is intensely mercantile and Feds see themselves as shrewd traders, able to make a profit out of anything. Much of the Federation is run like a commercial business.
- Sath Alliance: A loose confederation of Sath Factions with a population of approximately 21.279 billion. The most powerful groups are the Ka’sa Faction, the Shikh’aa Faction and the Khas'ahi Faction. They are presided over by a shadowy but powerful Overlord, the Issh’t’ka of the Sath Alliance. The Ka’sa and their Khas'ahi allies are fighting to protect their interests against human exploitation in the Hell Worlds region, while the Shikh’aa are focused on activities to rimward. The Sath have a profound dislike for humans, who they regard as interlopers and opportunists who have stolen "their" region of the galaxy.
- Hell Worlds: Territory under military occupation by the Ka’sa Faction of the Sath Alliance and with a human population of approximately 14 million. An active, violent war is being fought between the embattled human inhabitants and the Sath invaders. The Sath have vast numbers of troops, though most are relatively poorly equipped. The human defenders, though hugely outnumbered, enjoy a technological advantage and employ large numbers of highly trained Mercenaries and Starmercs.
- Sath Exploration: Territory currently being assessed by Shikh’aa Faction of the Sath Alliance. The systems lying within the Crown of the Void have been made accessible by the Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint and their potential and resources are being appraised, with a view to future exploitation.
- Worlds of The Leader: A non-charismatic dictatorship headed by The Leader. It has a population of slightly in excess of 2.15 billion, almost all humans descended from the population of the former Empire. The state is militaristic, aggressive, and much given to bombastic displays of military power. The Vigs, the state's feared internal security and intelligence service, has a dark reputation across the Sector. Supplies of food are always in limited supply within the Worlds, a factor that influenced their decision to take the Occupied Territories, particularly agricultural Zendar. The Worlds of The Leader has a profound dislike for the Protectorate and its Mantlerist policies.
- Occupied Territories: Systems under military occupation by the Worlds of The Leader and with an approximate population of 60.31 million humans. Each world has had its government dissolved, has had martial law imposed, and is under the control of a military governor. Military occupation forces control the starports, the major population centers and other productive or important regions. Resistance movements strive to liberate their homelands – the most successful have been pro-Mantlerist groups. The Worlds' military occupation is heaviest on the agricultural world of Zendar.
Interstellar Relations
Spinward-Coreward Quadrant
- The Firstworlds attempts a stance of neutrality, regarding itself as the premier center of culture, heritage and reason within the Distant Fringe. It provides material and financial support to the Worlds of The Leader but finds itself increasingly at odds with the imperialistic policies of that state. The Firstworlds is increasingly having its attention drawn to events in Halcyon Sector: covert support is being sent to the High Senate to aid in its fight against the anarchic and perfidious Unity of Sed. Firstworlds naval vessels patrol far beyond its borders, keeping the peace, flying the flag and promoting its interests.
- The University of Tal Varisa, based within the Firstworlds, is heavily engaged in research in Bourne Sector and beyond. Voyages to this far-off region require transit through both the Worlds of The Leader and the Protectorate of Leset and frequently face delays and problems. On occasion, ships have been required to take on state-funded "passengers" and even consignments of indeterminate cargo.
- The Rissa Gateway remains a major center on the Scybrian Run Star Lane. It has reputation as a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, dating to the time of the Scybrian Wars and its key strategic position between the warring Firstworlds and Scybrian Polyarchy.
- The Scybrian Run Star Lane is the major trade artery of the Distant Fringe, seeing huge volumes of traffic between the Firstworlds and the High Senate, in Halcyon Sector.
Coreward-Trailing Quadrant
- Pirate activity along the Outland Run Star Lane has seen a marked increase, though incidents are below historical levels.
- The Protectorate of Leset is in turmoil following the exposure of wide scale Worlds of The Leader-funded espionage, intrusion and sabotage. A bloody political purge is underway, with anyone suspected of anti-Mantlerist beliefs facing interrogation and worse. The command structures of the armed forces, with a heritage drawn from the hated Fives, have been ravaged. They have been replaced by officers strongly loyal to the regime.
- The Client States (the ANMaN Worlds) are suffering a bloody pro-Mantlerist military and cultural purge similar to that being experienced by the Protectorate. The increasingly hard line Mantlerist governments and their Protectorate military support have become entrenched and are broadly disliked. There are active resistance movements seeking to return the worlds to their former neutrality.
- The commercial center of Ras Tennol has seen increasing civil unrest, political activism along strongly pro- and anti-Mantlerist lines, and has suffered acts of domestic terrorism. The Worlds of The Leader strongly supports anti-Mantlerist groups and has openly discussed regime change and even military intervention on the world. The government is concerned about the devolving – though still distant – situation with the Sath to rimward and increasing levels of piracy along the Outland Run Star Lane.
- The bombastic and imperialistic Worlds of The Leader is sabre-rattling. In a blatant act of expansionism it has occupied a number of valuable worlds on the trailing edge of the Sector (the so-called Occupied Territories). Anonymous factors within that state continue to covertly channel financial and material support, and the Firstworlds government openly "gifts" the state with military hardware, most notably all of its major naval assets. The Worlds strictly enforces customs searches on ships travelling along the New Border Star Lane, particularly those engaging in trade with the Protectorate. The state is steadily building up its military forces along its trailing frontier.
- The worlds of the Occupied Territories, formerly a part of the Empire, are culturally close to the Krayal Trace. They have a mutual language, a shared heritage of wealthy Fives families, and a deep fear of violent Mantlerist revolution. The Worlds conducted a military occupation of the region at the request of newly installed local regimes, in order to "stamp out the specter of Mantlerism". Their actions were broadly, though cautiously, supported by the Firstworlds. It is likely that these new regimes were manipulated into power by the actions of the Vigs. An alliance of armed resistance movements enjoying considerable local support is active: many have strong pro-Mantlerist leanings.
- The Worlds of The Leader maintains a toe-hold within the Solitude system, lying within the Ritos Cluster and formally a member of the Protectorate. The tiny far companion star in the trinary system remained as League of Krayal territory following the collapse of the Empire and control subsequently passed to the Worlds of The Leader. Despite the immense separations between the stars in the Solitude system, both sides patrol aggressively and border incidents are commonplace.
- The Vigs, the feared intelligence arm of the Worlds of The Leader, are active within the Subsector. They maintain a network of informants, handlers and sympathisers and move against anybody they deem to be an enemy of the State. They are able to call on military units as required. They particularly target Mantlerist organisations or anyone suspected of having Mantlerist sympathies.
Spinward-Rimward Quadrant
- The increasingly influential worlds of Kuyt and Mar Isher dominate spinward-rimward trade.
- Pirate activity along the regions Star Lanes has seen a marked increase, though incidents are substantially below historical levels.
- The Rimward Federation is internally focused. It is set upon improving the domestic infrastructures and technological bases of its member worlds, but it does so ruthlessly and with scant regard for heritage and tradition. While the state actively promotes free trade and personal advancement, corporate influence and legal manipulation in high office are gradually eroding civil rights and disenfranchising large segments of the population. An increasingly proactive Mantlerist movement exists within the Federation.
Rimward-Trailing Quadrant
- The powerful, industrialised world of Pador continues to expand its influence, having taken direct administrative control of a number of systems in the Pador-Aredian Cluster. It is pouring resources into the increasingly bitter fighting against the Sath in the Hell Worlds.
- The Ka’sa Faction and their Khas'ahi allies of the Sath Alliance are engaged in a violent and bloody war against humans in the Hell Worlds region. They launch large-scale offensives and raids into human territory within the rimward-trailing quadrant of the sector, particularly along the Star Lane known as The Descent. They vastly outnumber the human defenders but their technology is markedly inferior.
- The outnumbered human defenders of the Hell Worlds stand against a tsunami of Sath invaders. They occupy the wildernesses and outback regions of their worlds, launching strikes and raids against the enemy then withdrawing into their fastnesses. They are strongly supported by offworld volunteer battalions, mercenary units, and StarMerc vessels, and receive large-scale financial and logistical support from sources such as Pador.
- The Shikh’aa Faction of the Sath Alliance see themselves as the elder members and are primarily neutral. They are focused on exploration into the empty and unexplored clusters of stars lying within the Moat Rifts and the Great Void. A great deal of their energy has gone into the construction of the Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint and the emplacement of port facilities and infrastructure on previously barren worlds.
Trade Routes (Physical & Socioeconomic Astrography)
The major astrographic features and trade routes of Far Home Sector include:
Clusters & Traces
Rifts & Voids
Jump Bridges
The Sath have constructed a number of Jump Bridges to give access to clusters of stars lying within Far Home Sector, Course Sector, Gulf Sector and Deep Sector:
- Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint (3038 Far Home)
- Sch'ikaa Waypoint (2435 Far Home)
- Tiirk'sch Waypoint (2536 Far Home)
Anomalies
Other Astrographic Features
Stars
- Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 115 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Far Home Sector.
- Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star, lying at the center of the sector, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within the Empty Stars and the Distant Fringe.
Nebula
Star Lanes
A number of Star Lanes cross the Sector:
- Kuyt Chain
- New Border
- Outland Run
- Rissa Gateway
- Scybrian Run
- Spinward Drift
- The Descent
- Void Edge
- Wolfs Tail
An undeveloped trade route bridges the center of the Sector:
Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)
No information yet available.
Capital/s: 1105
The capitals of polities located within Far Home Sector are:
- Ch'kaahi: part of the Sath Alliance. The homeworld of the Sath and the Prime world of the Shikh’aa Faction.
- Ik'sath: part of the Sath Alliance. The Prime world of the Ka’sa Faction.
- Dal Hallen: the capital of the Rimward Federation.
- Krayal: the capital of the Worlds of The Leader.
- Leset: the capital of the Protectorate of Leset.
- Tal Varisa: the capital of the Firstworlds.
Sector Summary: 1105
The Far Home sector has 225 worlds, of which 175 have native gas giants. The estimated population for the sector is 78 billion sophonts (not necessarily humans). There are 15 High population (Hi) worlds, nine Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 93 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 50 Low population (Lo) worlds, and eight Barren (Ba) worlds. There are 48 Agricultural (Ag) worlds versus 12 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, and 18 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds. There are 30 Rich (Ri) worlds versus eight Industrial (In) worlds. There are 18 Asteroid (As) belts, 16 Desert (De) worlds, 24 Garden (Ga) worlds, 24 Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, 43 Poor (Po) worlds, 40 Vacuum (Va) worlds, and 12 Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds. There are no Naval bases in the sector, no Scout bases, and no Way stations. The highest population world is Tal Varisa (Far Home 0911). The highest tech level is C at Ras Tennol (Far Home 2315), Pador (Far Home 2325), and Sudi Verisia (Far Home 3022). The average technology level is 6 (with most between 2 and 9).
The Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Far Home encompasses 132 worlds with a population of 23 billion. The highest population world is J'lai Edur (Far Home 3222). The highest tech level is C at Ras Tennol (Far Home 2315), Pador (Far Home 2325), and Sudi Verisia (Far Home 3022). The average technology level is 6 (with most between 3 and 8).
There are 27 unclaimed or unexplored systems in Far Home.
The Sath Alliance in Far Home has jurisdiction over 16 worlds with a population of 20 billion. The highest population worlds are Kaashik (Far Home 2433) and Ch'kaahi (Far Home 2836). The highest tech level is B at Sii'kha (Far Home 2136), Ik'sath (Far Home 2333), Ch'kaahi (Far Home 2836), and Sshkih (Far Home 2837). The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10).
The Firstworlds in Far Home has jurisdiction over 14 worlds with a population of 12 billion. The highest population world is Tal Varisa (Far Home 0911). The highest tech level is B at Tal Varisa (Far Home 0911). The average technology level is 6 (with most between 3 and 8).
The Protectorate in Far Home has jurisdiction over nine worlds with a population of 5 billion. The highest population world is Oromet (Far Home 2710). The highest tech level is B at Oromet (Far Home 2710). The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 9).
The Rimward Federation in Far Home has jurisdiction over nine worlds with a population of 11 billion. The highest population world is Merant (Far Home 1427). The highest tech level is B at Peset (Far Home 1728). The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 9).
The Worlds of The Leader in Far Home has jurisdiction over six worlds with a population of 2 billion. The highest population world is Krayal (Far Home 2210). The highest tech level is B at Inselm (Far Home 2310) and Urcor (Far Home 2312). The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10).
The Client States in Far Home has jurisdiction over four worlds with a population of 3 billion. The highest population world is Alepus (Far Home 2713). The highest tech level is B at Alepus (Far Home 2713). The average technology level is 6 (with most between 1 and 10).
The Hell Worlds in Far Home has jurisdiction over three worlds with a population of 14 million. The highest population world is Jacent (Far Home 2331). The highest tech level is A at Orret (Far Home 2230) and Jacent (Far Home 2331).
The Occupied Territories in Far Home has jurisdiction over three worlds with a population of 60 million. The highest population world is Zendar (Far Home 2013). The highest tech level is A at Haladan (Far Home 2114).
The Sath Exploration in Far Home has jurisdiction over two worlds with a population of less than 1 million.
World Listing
The following systems and worlds can be found within Far Home Sector:
Subsector Listing: 1105
The following subsectors can be found within this sector:
- Genesti Subsector. Subsector A of Far Home Sector.
- Esqua Subsector. Subsector B of Far Home Sector.
- Arodir Subsector. Subsector C of Far Home Sector.
- Xelan Subsector. Subsector D of Far Home Sector.
- Natar Subsector. Subsector E of Far Home Sector.
- Velous Subsector. Subsector F of Far Home Sector.
- Ras Tennol Subsector. Subsector G of Far Home Sector.
- Nisor Subsector. Subsector H of Far Home Sector.
- Irikusk Subsector. Subsector I of Far Home sector.
- Demon's Eye Subsector. Subsector J of Far Home Sector.
- Orret Subsector. Subsector K of Far Home Sector.
- Aredian Subsector. Subsector L of Far Home Sector.
- Annistu Subsector. Subsector M of Far Home Sector.
- Foralin Subsector. Subsector N of Far Home Sector.
- Sarudis Subsector. Subsector O of Far Home Sector.
- Sath Subsector. Subsector P of Far Home Sector.
Territorial Overview: 1105
The following table details the subsectors within this area:
- No information yet available.
Territorial Chart Key
No information yet available.
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