Orange jungle, forest, savannah, desert, tundra
The Long Republic (Langerepublik) is a huge German-speaking state that grew out of the human colony world called "Weg" (The Road). Weggers live as nomads, constantly on …
This is a very basic timeline for the Ad Astra universe.
2037 first dying person Uploaded.
2042 first commercial fusion reactor.
2054 first permanently manned moon base.
2066 first asteroid mining mission completed.
2093 asteroid belt population reaches 1 million.
2104 The United Nations declares that environmental collapse on Earth …
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The Xa-Imperium as it is today.
When humanity first ventured to the stars, the Xa-Imperium was much larger than it is today. The Esperanzan Commonwealth has seized the Corridor branch. To spinward, the Long Republic - another human state - has pushed them back almost to Xa-Xa (1615), their home world. To …
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The Corridor, from Esperanza to Gateway.
The Corridor was originally a backwater - a branch off the Main, controlled by the Xa Imperium. When humans colonised Esperanza (1518) and then Bessel (1417), the Xa incorporated them into their empire. Soon, however the Esperanzans rebelled, and over nearly four centuries of warfare …
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The Corridor, from Esperanza to Gateway.
Esperanza is a gas giant moon in the Epsilon Indi system. It was colonised many centuries ago, in the second wave of sub-light exploration from Earth. Esperanza's native flora is typically blue-coloured, although many Earth species have been successfully introduced - especially …
Wolf 359 is a red dwarf star. The only reason for the settlement here is that it lies on the Jump-1 route from Earth to Procyon and beyond. The inner system has a dense asteroid belt, that contains the basic starport. The starport is home to a …
White scrub, desert
The only settlement on Lalande is a luxury villa belonging to Nora Herzog Wittelsbach, an Old Earth noble. Since the fall of Earth, the duchess now lives here full time - whilst still retaining a good deal of influence on both Earth and Procyon. The …
This binary system (Alpha=G2, Proxima=K1) is the closest star to Earth's Sun. The planet called "Centauri" orbits Alpha Centauri. Its land surface is mostly island chains and a few small sub-continents. There is lush green vegetation. Wildlife is mainly insect-like creatures, none of which grow …
This system is the key waypoint for ships destined for Kapteyn and the Xa Imperium. Commonwealth starships regularly patrol the system, to discourage Procyon-registered vessels from using it. As a result, most Procyon traders now travel via Sirius.
The colony is on Epsilon Eridani b-4, a large …
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