A setting for Traveller.
The Confederation
It is 11,002 years since the establishment of the Confederation, a vast sprawl of cosmopolitan space. Multi-subsector states are run by representatives elected by individual worlds, chaired by a prime minister. The greatest of these form the core of the confederation, centered on the Central State in the Central sector. Central is run by His Benevolence, Lucan the Wise, a psionic adept of the highest degree; the entire Confederation benefits from his studied steps.
The Confederation is the home for various sophonts, including the boastful but tolerant, agrarian Aslan, and the loyal, exploration-oriented, far-ranging Vargr.
The focus of the Confederation Adventures is on the Marches Trailing, a frontier border sector on the trailing edge of the Confederation, and astrographically separated from the rest of the Confederation by a Great Rift to spinward. The sector contains and is bordered by several states which are not integrated into the Confederation, including:
The Zhodani Empire
Trailing and coreward of the Marches, the Empire is a multi-sector, aggressive, openly mercantile state where psionics is harshly suppressed, and subsectors and sectors are ruled with absolute power by local nobility appointed by a supreme Emperor -- currently a violent sociopathic madman named Strephon. Thankfully, their technological level is inferior to that of most of the Confederation states.
The Daryen Consulate
Contained within a single subsector, the Daryen are elflike, winged humanoids whose approval of psionics has become so intense that every aspect of individuals' lives is strictly controlled by boards of overseers. As a result, innovation and individual thought was long eradicated from the people, and their culture is stagnant. Travel into the Consulate is not recommended; many have entered, never to leave again.
The Shield Worlds
Neighboring the Consulate in another subsector are the Shield Worlds; founded by a rogue group of spaceborne Roman front-line infantry, and headquartered on the planet Aegis, these people excel at defensive technologies. Their most recent patented invention, the Star Shield, proved that the power of a star can be used to block all invasion forces to a member world. However, debt service and legal fees related to patent filing were so high that licensing fees are astronomical, to the point that nobody can afford to install it, including the Shield Worlds themselves.
The Arden Marketplace
Established right on the border of the Marches is the world of Arden, which has become a hotbed of market activity. Black-market psionic shields, groatle, anagathics, and tree krakens are just some of the contraband that your slaves can pick up for you when shopping for your estate.
The Confederation
It is 11,002 years since the establishment of the Confederation, a vast sprawl of cosmopolitan space. Multi-subsector states are run by representatives elected by individual worlds, chaired by a prime minister. The greatest of these form the core of the confederation, centered on the Central State in the Central sector. Central is run by His Benevolence, Lucan the Wise, a psionic adept of the highest degree; the entire Confederation benefits from his studied steps.
The Confederation is the home for various sophonts, including the boastful but tolerant, agrarian Aslan, and the loyal, exploration-oriented, far-ranging Vargr.
The focus of the Confederation Adventures is on the Marches Trailing, a frontier border sector on the trailing edge of the Confederation, and astrographically separated from the rest of the Confederation by a Great Rift to spinward. The sector contains and is bordered by several states which are not integrated into the Confederation, including:
The Zhodani Empire
Trailing and coreward of the Marches, the Empire is a multi-sector, aggressive, openly mercantile state where psionics is harshly suppressed, and subsectors and sectors are ruled with absolute power by local nobility appointed by a supreme Emperor -- currently a violent sociopathic madman named Strephon. Thankfully, their technological level is inferior to that of most of the Confederation states.
The Daryen Consulate
Contained within a single subsector, the Daryen are elflike, winged humanoids whose approval of psionics has become so intense that every aspect of individuals' lives is strictly controlled by boards of overseers. As a result, innovation and individual thought was long eradicated from the people, and their culture is stagnant. Travel into the Consulate is not recommended; many have entered, never to leave again.
The Shield Worlds
Neighboring the Consulate in another subsector are the Shield Worlds; founded by a rogue group of spaceborne Roman front-line infantry, and headquartered on the planet Aegis, these people excel at defensive technologies. Their most recent patented invention, the Star Shield, proved that the power of a star can be used to block all invasion forces to a member world. However, debt service and legal fees related to patent filing were so high that licensing fees are astronomical, to the point that nobody can afford to install it, including the Shield Worlds themselves.
The Arden Marketplace
Established right on the border of the Marches is the world of Arden, which has become a hotbed of market activity. Black-market psionic shields, groatle, anagathics, and tree krakens are just some of the contraband that your slaves can pick up for you when shopping for your estate.
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