{"data":{"id":15393,"title":"Galactic Guide: Banshee System","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15393-Galactic-Guide-Banshee-System","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15393","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15393","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Galactic Guide","images":[{"id":4865,"name":"Tsb.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/u4rylvz9xyeosr\/source\/Tsb.png","alt":"","size":41842,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2016-05-05T04:15:26+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4865","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4865\/similar"},{"id":5015,"name":"Jump_point_White_Dwarf_01.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/87qeqaz4emgxor\/source\/Jump_point_White_Dwarf_01.jpg","alt":"","size":2666727,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-05-24T18:21:50+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5015","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5015\/similar"},{"id":22318,"name":"TRAVEL_WARNING.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/xoh0h57yqhmror\/source\/TRAVEL_WARNING.png","alt":"","size":18693,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2016-05-05T03:15:45+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22318","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22318\/similar"},{"id":42776,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/2lwy1mzcfk4rn\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":1485525,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-10-23T10:12:22+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/42776","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/42776\/similar"}],"images_count":4,"translations":{"en_EN":"Galactic Guide: Banshee System\nBANSHEE SYSTEM\nHuman history is a story of exploration and expansion, written by brave individuals willing to set sail across an uncharted sea or enter an unknown jump point, each driven by the curiosity of what exists just over the horizon. Not asking if they should go there, but only if they could. The Banshee System exemplifies Humanity\u2019s ability to overcome nature\u2019s obstacles. At its center sits a pulsar, spewing enough radiation to make the system\u2019s green zone planetary surfaces inhospitable. Many commonplace activities, like EVAing outside of a ship to perform repairs, can be deadly. Yet Humanity has found a way to call the system home. Maybe not because it should, but because it could.\n\nBanshee\u2019s pulsar is a rapidly rotating blue-white neutron star. Though there are many pulsars in the universe, Banshee\u2019s is the only one discovered so far with jump points connected to it. This fact has led some scientists to hypothesize that the jump points\u2019 proximity to a pulsar could eventually lead to their collapse and cut off the system from the wider universe. This fear permeates popular culture, despite the fact that the 2943 discovery of the Banshee-Tamsa jump has made the system one of the most connected in the UEE.\n\nStill, danger and the Banshee System have been synonymous since its discovery in 2317. At the time, the Fora System was crawling with contractors brought in to terraform Hyperion. Spearheaded by Adaliz Dayan, a number of adventurous individuals decided to spend their free time exploring the system. The group dubbed themselves the Immram Association and exploration became a popular way for workers to enjoy their free time between shifts. One day, Dayan\u2019s scans picked up a mysterious pocket of radiation in the middle of space. She sent a comm to her fellow IA members to investigate the anomaly. By the time others arrived, Dayan was gone.\n\nIA members assumed Dayan had found a new jump point, but were unable to locate it themselves; when she didn\u2019t re-emerge, they soon grew concerned and contacted the government. Eventually, a military pathfinder unit was dispatched to her coordinates to begin a search. When they finally discovered the jump point, what would come to be known as the Banshee System and its radiation spewing pulsar waited on the other side.\n\nSadly, Adaliz Dayan and her ship were never found. It is assumed she perished due to a pulsar flare and that her ship still drifts through space. Conscious of her sacrifice, Dayan was credited with discovering the system, and the Immram Association allowed to name it. They settled on the nickname Dayan earned during her college Sataball days and the system formally became Banshee \u2014 a doubly fitting title as the association with the ancient creature of myth served well to warn people of the system\u2019s inherent dangers.\n\nWary of the hazards the Banshee System and its pulsar posed to the public, the government didn\u2019t herald its discovery. They even passed a bill making it illegal for unauthorized ships to enter the system. Tensions came to a head in the early 26th century as Earth\u2019s overcrowding reached cataclysmic levels. A legal argument erupted over whether the government had the right to ban people from a system. Many worried a future government could abuse this power to hide valuable land and\/or minerals.\n\nThis led to the landmark Minto vs UPE court case that nullified the government\u2019s permanent ban. The decision opened the Banshee System to all, and is also the reason the UEE cannot legally keep people from venturing into Vanduul space.\n\nCurious members of the public, and numerous private interests, entered the system and quickly saw they weren\u2019t missing much. Though massive deposits of raw materials existed on Lorona (Banshee III) no one could figure out how to safely extract them. Until, as has been the case numerous times in Human history, war catapulted technology to a new frontier.\n\nDuring the First Tevarin War, Persei-based UPARQ developed massive magnetic coils designed to weaponize solar electromagnetic radiation. Though the project failed, UPARQ realized the coils could be an ideal method to collect power in the Banshee System. It wasn\u2019t long before autonomous drilling rigs, powered by panels of these connected coils, bored into Lorona\u2019s surface and allowed Humanity a place to hide from the pulsar\u2019s effects. Today Lorona\u2019s landing zones are lined with these iconic coils that power the vast settlements and mining operations beneath the planet\u2019s surface.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nRefuel and run a complete system diagnosis on your ship prior to entering the Banshee System. Due to the extremely harsh conditions and pulsar fluctuations, rescue and repair operations can be exceedingly risky.\n\nBANSHEE I\nThis small dwarf planet contains small pockets of mineral resources. However, its proximity to the pulsar makes extracting them a deadly proposition.\n\nBANSHEE II\nA terrestrial planet with an iron core. Documents released during the Historical Truth Act of 2941 revealed that a secret Messer era operation removed a number of specific swaths of the planet\u2019s heavily irradiated surface. The intention of the operation, or what was done with the extracted sections, was not found within the documentation and remains unknown to this day.\n\nBANSHEE III (Lorona)\nWere it not for the vast resources of Lorona, many say the UEE would never have claimed the Banshee System. Today, it\u2019s an essential and irreplaceable part of the universal supply chain. Extensive mining operations extract everything from precious metals to short carbon for the diamond laminate in cockpit glass.\n\nThe planet\u2019s riches and inhospitable surface have driven Humanity to create a vast system of underground settlements connected by tunnels, a network that continues to expand to this day. When mining operations begin drilling and excavating new areas, the previous dig sites frequently become home to settlements of workers and their families. Some of these encampments want to trade with outsiders, while others prefer to be left alone. To avoid any confusion, we recommend not venturing into the tunnel system without a local guide.\n\nOnce deep enough underground to not have to wear radiation suits, or \u201cBelow the Line\u201d in local slang, visitors spend most of their time in Kesseli, the capital and one of the largest subterranean cities in the universe. Though still a mining settlement at its core, the amount a valuable resources moving through the city have brought a measure of wealth to the inhabitants.\n\nUnder a ubiquitous layer of dust, numerous Empire-wide franchises have a presence here to supply locals, traders and visitors alike. One can even find high-end restaurants servicing well-paid mining executives. Lorona\u2019s local culinary treasure is undoubtedly the Beutrempe, a sweet or savory puff pastry that uses a yeast strain native to the world to give a uniquely tangy taste. These delicious delicacies are on the menus of most restaurants, but can more easily be found baked in stalls set up near the most trafficked tunnels.\n\nBANSHEE IV\nIn the 27th century, the Cenote Concern undertook an ambitious business plan to turn this distantly orbiting ice giant into an industrial source of heavy water. The plan famously failed and subsequently drove the company out of business.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cHaulers take heed or the death for which this Banshee keens will be your own.\u201d\n\u2013 Old Folk Saying\n\n\u201cTake the worst, most awful place in the \u2019verse, and you can be damn sure there\u2019s not only someone who wants to live there, but who will think you\u2019re crazy for wanting to live anywhere else. These are my people.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Junger Ries, Lorona, address to constituent dinner, 2943","de_DE":"Galaktischer Leitfaden: Banshee-System\nBANSHEE-SYSTEM\nDie Menschheitsgeschichte ist eine Geschichte der Erforschung und Erweiterung, geschrieben von mutigen Individuen, die bereit sind, Segel \u00fcber ein unbekanntes Meer zu setzen oder einen unbekannten Sprungpunkt zu erreichen, angetrieben von der Neugierde auf das, was direkt am Horizont existiert. Nicht fragen, ob sie dorthin gehen sollen, sondern nur, wenn sie es k\u00f6nnen. Das Banshee-System veranschaulicht die F\u00e4higkeit der Menschheit, die Hindernisse der Natur zu \u00fcberwinden. In seinem Zentrum befindet sich ein Pulsar, der gen\u00fcgend Strahlung ausspuckt, um die Planetenoberfl\u00e4chen der gr\u00fcnen Zone des Systems unwirtlich zu machen. Viele allt\u00e4gliche Aktivit\u00e4ten, wie das EVAing au\u00dferhalb eines Schiffes, um Reparaturen durchzuf\u00fchren, k\u00f6nnen t\u00f6dlich sein. Dennoch hat die Menschheit einen Weg gefunden, das System als Zuhause zu bezeichnen. Vielleicht nicht, weil es das sollte, sondern weil es das k\u00f6nnte.\n\nBanshees Pulsar ist ein schnell rotierender blau-wei\u00dfer Neutronenstern. Obwohl es viele Pulsare im Universum gibt, ist Banshees der einzige, der bisher entdeckt wurde, mit Sprungbrettern, die mit ihm verbunden sind. Diese Tatsache hat einige Wissenschaftler zu der Annahme veranlasst, dass die N\u00e4he der Sprungbretter zu einem Pulsar letztendlich zu ihrem Zusammenbruch f\u00fchren und das System vom weiteren Universum abschneiden k\u00f6nnte. Diese Angst durchdringt die Popul\u00e4rkultur, obwohl die Entdeckung des Banshee-Tamsa-Sprungs durch 2943 das System zu einem der am st\u00e4rksten vernetzten in der UEE gemacht hat; nur Terra und Hadrian sind derzeit mit mehr Systemen verbunden.\n\nDennoch sind Gefahr und das Banshee-System seit seiner Entdeckung im Jahr 2317 ein Synonym. Damals wimmelte das Fora-System von Auftragnehmern, die auf Terraform Hyperion einbrachten. Unter der Leitung von Adaliz Dayan beschlossen einige abenteuerlustige Personen, ihre Freizeit damit zu verbringen, das System zu erkunden. Die Gruppe nannte sich selbst die Immram Association und die Erkundung wurde zu einer beliebten M\u00f6glichkeit f\u00fcr die Arbeiter, ihre Freizeit zwischen den Schichten zu genie\u00dfen. Eines Tages hoben Dayans Scans eine mysteri\u00f6se Tasche mit Strahlung in der Mitte des Weltraums auf. Sie schickte einen Befehl an ihre Kollegen von der IA, um die Anomalie zu untersuchen. Als die anderen ankamen, war Dayan weg.\n\nIA-Mitglieder nahmen an, dass Dayan einen neuen Sprungpunkt gefunden hatte, konnten ihn aber nicht selbst finden; als sie nicht wieder auftauchte, wurden sie bald besorgt und kontaktierten die Regierung. Schlie\u00dflich wurde eine milit\u00e4rische Pfadfindereinheit zu ihren Koordinaten geschickt, um eine Suche zu starten. Als sie schlie\u00dflich den Sprungpunkt entdeckten, wartete auf der anderen Seite das so genannte Banshee-System mit seinem Strahlungsspeipulsar.\n\nLeider wurden Adaliz Dayan und ihr Schiff nie gefunden. Es wird angenommen, dass sie durch eine Pulsarfahne umgekommen ist und dass ihr Schiff immer noch durch den Weltraum driftet. Im Bewusstsein ihres Opfers wurde Dayan die Entdeckung des Systems zugeschrieben, und die Immram Association erlaubte, es zu benennen. Sie einigten sich auf den Spitznamen Dayan, der w\u00e4hrend ihrer College-Sataballzeit verdient wurde, und das System wurde offiziell zu Banshee - ein doppelt passender Titel, da die Assoziation mit der alten Kreatur des Mythos gut dazu diente, die Menschen vor den Gefahren des Systems zu warnen.\n\nAngesichts der Gefahren, die das Banshee-System und sein Pulsar f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit darstellten, k\u00fcndigte die Regierung seine Entdeckung nicht an. Sie verabschiedeten sogar ein Gesetz, das es illegal machte, dass nicht autorisierte Schiffe in das System eindringen konnten. Die Spannungen spitzelten sich Anfang des 26. Jahrhunderts zu, als die \u00dcberbelegung der Erde ein katastrophales Niveau erreichte. Ein Rechtsstreit brach aus, ob die Regierung das Recht hatte, Menschen aus einem System zu verbannen. Viele bef\u00fcrchteten, dass eine zuk\u00fcnftige Regierung diese Macht missbrauchen k\u00f6nnte, um wertvolles Land und\/oder Mineralien zu verstecken.\n\nDies f\u00fchrte zu dem richtungsweisenden Gerichtsverfahren Minto gegen UPE, das das permanente Verbot der Regierung aufhob. Die Entscheidung \u00f6ffnete das Banshee-System f\u00fcr alle, und ist auch der Grund, warum die UEE die Menschen rechtlich nicht davon abhalten kann, sich in den Vanduuler Raum zu wagen.\n\nNeugierige Mitglieder der \u00d6ffentlichkeit und zahlreiche private Interessen traten in das System ein und sahen schnell, dass sie nicht viel verpassten. Obwohl es auf Lorona (Banshee III) massive Rohstoffvorkommen gab, konnte niemand herausfinden, wie man sie sicher gewinnen kann. Bis, wie schon mehrfach in der Menschheitsgeschichte, der Krieg die Technologie an eine neue Grenze katapultierte.\n\nW\u00e4hrend des Ersten Tevarin-Krieges entwickelte die in Persei ans\u00e4ssige Firma UPARQ massive Magnetspulen zur Bewaffnung der elektromagnetischen Sonneneinstrahlung. Obwohl das Projekt fehlschlug, erkannte UPARQ, dass die Spulen eine ideale Methode sein k\u00f6nnten, um Strom im Banshee-System zu sammeln. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis autonome Bohrger\u00e4te, die von Platten dieser verbundenen Spulen angetrieben wurden, in Loronas Oberfl\u00e4che gebohrt wurden und der Menschheit einen Platz boten, um sich vor den Auswirkungen des Pulsars zu verstecken. Heute sind die Landezonen Loronas von diesen ikonischen Windungen ges\u00e4umt, die die riesigen Siedlungen und Minenbetriebe unter der Erdoberfl\u00e4che antreiben.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nBetanken und f\u00fchren Sie eine komplette Systemdiagnose auf Ihrem Schiff durch, bevor Sie in das Banshee-System eintreten. Aufgrund der extrem rauen Bedingungen und Pulsarschwankungen k\u00f6nnen Rettungs- und Reparaturarbeiten \u00e4u\u00dferst riskant sein.\n\nBANSHEE I\nDieser kleine Zwergplanet enth\u00e4lt kleine Taschen mit Bodensch\u00e4tzen. Die N\u00e4he zum Pulsar macht die Gewinnung jedoch zu einem t\u00f6dlichen Unterfangen.\n\nBANSHEE II\nEin irdischer Planet mit einem Eisenkern. Dokumente, die w\u00e4hrend des Historical Truth Act von 2941 ver\u00f6ffentlicht wurden, enth\u00fcllten, dass eine geheime Operation aus der Messerzeit eine Reihe spezifischer Schwaden der stark bestrahlten Oberfl\u00e4che des Planeten entfernt hat. Die Absicht der Operation oder was mit den extrahierten Abschnitten gemacht wurde, wurde in der Dokumentation nicht gefunden und ist bis heute unbekannt.\n\nBANSHEE III (Lorona)\nOhne die enormen Ressourcen von Lorona h\u00e4tten viele sagen, dass die UEE nie das Banshee-System beansprucht h\u00e4tte. Heute ist es ein wesentlicher und unersetzlicher Bestandteil der universellen Lieferkette. Umfangreiche Bergbauarbeiten gewinnen alles von Edelmetallen bis hin zu kurzem Kohlenstoff f\u00fcr das Diamantlaminat im Cockpitglas.\n\nDer Reichtum und die unwirtliche Oberfl\u00e4che des Planeten haben die Menschheit dazu veranlasst, ein riesiges System von unterirdischen Siedlungen zu schaffen, die durch Tunnel miteinander verbunden sind, ein Netzwerk, das bis heute weiter w\u00e4chst. Wenn der Bergbau mit dem Bohren und Ausheben neuer Gebiete beginnt, werden die bisherigen Ausgrabungsst\u00e4tten h\u00e4ufig zur Heimat von Siedlungen von Arbeitern und ihren Familien. Einige dieser Lager wollen mit Au\u00dfenstehenden Handel treiben, w\u00e4hrend andere lieber allein gelassen werden. Um Verwirrung zu vermeiden, empfehlen wir, sich nicht ohne lokale F\u00fchrung in das Tunnelsystem zu begeben.\n\nEinmal tief genug unter der Erde, um keine Strahlenanz\u00fcge tragen zu m\u00fcssen, oder \"Below the Line\" im lokalen Slang, verbringen die Besucher die meiste Zeit in Kesseli, der Hauptstadt und einer der gr\u00f6\u00dften unterirdischen St\u00e4dte des Universums. Obwohl es sich im Kern immer noch um eine Bergbau-Siedlung handelt, hat der Betrag, den wertvolle Ressourcen durch die Stadt transportieren, den Bewohnern ein gewisses Ma\u00df an Reichtum gebracht.\n\nUnter einer allgegenw\u00e4rtigen Staubschicht sind hier zahlreiche empireweite Franchiseunternehmen pr\u00e4sent, um Einheimische, H\u00e4ndler und Besucher gleicherma\u00dfen zu versorgen. Man findet sogar High-End-Restaurants, die gut bezahlte Bergleute bedienen. Loronas kulinarischer Schatz ist zweifellos die Beutrempe, ein s\u00fc\u00dfes oder pikantes Bl\u00e4tterteiggeb\u00e4ck, das eine weltweit heimische Hefesorte verwendet, um einen einzigartig w\u00fcrzigen Geschmack zu verleihen. Diese k\u00f6stlichen K\u00f6stlichkeiten stehen auf der Speisekarte der meisten Restaurants, k\u00f6nnen aber leichter in St\u00e4nden in der N\u00e4he der meistverkauften Tunnel gebacken gefunden werden.\n\nBANSHEE IV\nIm 27. Jahrhundert unternahm der Cenote-Konzern einen ehrgeizigen Gesch\u00e4ftsplan, um diesen weit entfernten Eisriesen zu einer industriellen Quelle f\u00fcr Schwerwasser zu machen. Der Plan scheiterte bekanntlich und f\u00fchrte dazu, dass das Unternehmen aus dem Gesch\u00e4ft ausstieg.\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Schlepper achten auf den Tod, f\u00fcr den dieser Banshee scharf ist, und du wirst ihn bekommen.\"\n- Alte Leute sagen\n\n\"Nimm den schlimmsten, schrecklichsten Ort in der Strophe, und du kannst verdammt sicher sein, dass es nicht nur jemanden gibt, der dort leben will, sondern der dich f\u00fcr verr\u00fcckt h\u00e4lt, weil du woanders leben willst. Das sind meine Leute.\"\n- Senatorin Junger Ries, Lorona, Ansprache vor dem konstituierenden Abendessen, 2943","zh_CN":"Galactic Guide: Banshee System\nBANSHEE SYSTEM\nHuman history is a story of exploration and expansion, written by brave individuals willing to set sail across an uncharted sea or enter an unknown jump point, each driven by the curiosity of what exists just over the horizon. Not asking if they should go there, but only if they could. The Banshee System exemplifies Humanity\u2019s ability to overcome nature\u2019s obstacles. At its center sits a pulsar, spewing enough radiation to make the system\u2019s green zone planetary surfaces inhospitable. Many commonplace activities, like EVAing outside of a ship to perform repairs, can be deadly. Yet Humanity has found a way to call the system home. Maybe not because it should, but because it could.\n\nBanshee\u2019s pulsar is a rapidly rotating blue-white neutron star. Though there are many pulsars in the universe, Banshee\u2019s is the only one discovered so far with jump points connected to it. This fact has led some scientists to hypothesize that the jump points\u2019 proximity to a pulsar could eventually lead to their collapse and cut off the system from the wider universe. This fear permeates popular culture, despite the fact that the 2943 discovery of the Banshee-Tamsa jump has made the system one of the most connected in the UEE.\n\nStill, danger and the Banshee System have been synonymous since its discovery in 2317. At the time, the Fora System was crawling with contractors brought in to terraform Hyperion. Spearheaded by Adaliz Dayan, a number of adventurous individuals decided to spend their free time exploring the system. The group dubbed themselves the Immram Association and exploration became a popular way for workers to enjoy their free time between shifts. One day, Dayan\u2019s scans picked up a mysterious pocket of radiation in the middle of space. She sent a comm to her fellow IA members to investigate the anomaly. By the time others arrived, Dayan was gone.\n\nIA members assumed Dayan had found a new jump point, but were unable to locate it themselves; when she didn\u2019t re-emerge, they soon grew concerned and contacted the government. Eventually, a military pathfinder unit was dispatched to her coordinates to begin a search. When they finally discovered the jump point, what would come to be known as the Banshee System and its radiation spewing pulsar waited on the other side.\n\nSadly, Adaliz Dayan and her ship were never found. It is assumed she perished due to a pulsar flare and that her ship still drifts through space. Conscious of her sacrifice, Dayan was credited with discovering the system, and the Immram Association allowed to name it. They settled on the nickname Dayan earned during her college Sataball days and the system formally became Banshee \u2014 a doubly fitting title as the association with the ancient creature of myth served well to warn people of the system\u2019s inherent dangers.\n\nWary of the hazards the Banshee System and its pulsar posed to the public, the government didn\u2019t herald its discovery. They even passed a bill making it illegal for unauthorized ships to enter the system. Tensions came to a head in the early 26th century as Earth\u2019s overcrowding reached cataclysmic levels. A legal argument erupted over whether the government had the right to ban people from a system. Many worried a future government could abuse this power to hide valuable land and\/or minerals.\n\nThis led to the landmark Minto vs UPE court case that nullified the government\u2019s permanent ban. The decision opened the Banshee System to all, and is also the reason the UEE cannot legally keep people from venturing into Vanduul space.\n\nCurious members of the public, and numerous private interests, entered the system and quickly saw they weren\u2019t missing much. Though massive deposits of raw materials existed on Lorona (Banshee III) no one could figure out how to safely extract them. Until, as has been the case numerous times in Human history, war catapulted technology to a new frontier.\n\nDuring the First Tevarin War, Persei-based UPARQ developed massive magnetic coils designed to weaponize solar electromagnetic radiation. Though the project failed, UPARQ realized the coils could be an ideal method to collect power in the Banshee System. It wasn\u2019t long before autonomous drilling rigs, powered by panels of these connected coils, bored into Lorona\u2019s surface and allowed Humanity a place to hide from the pulsar\u2019s effects. Today Lorona\u2019s landing zones are lined with these iconic coils that power the vast settlements and mining operations beneath the planet\u2019s surface.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nRefuel and run a complete system diagnosis on your ship prior to entering the Banshee System. Due to the extremely harsh conditions and pulsar fluctuations, rescue and repair operations can be exceedingly risky.\n\nBANSHEE I\nThis small dwarf planet contains small pockets of mineral resources. However, its proximity to the pulsar makes extracting them a deadly proposition.\n\nBANSHEE II\nA terrestrial planet with an iron core. Documents released during the Historical Truth Act of 2941 revealed that a secret Messer era operation removed a number of specific swaths of the planet\u2019s heavily irradiated surface. The intention of the operation, or what was done with the extracted sections, was not found within the documentation and remains unknown to this day.\n\nBANSHEE III (Lorona)\nWere it not for the vast resources of Lorona, many say the UEE would never have claimed the Banshee System. Today, it\u2019s an essential and irreplaceable part of the universal supply chain. Extensive mining operations extract everything from precious metals to short carbon for the diamond laminate in cockpit glass.\n\nThe planet\u2019s riches and inhospitable surface have driven Humanity to create a vast system of underground settlements connected by tunnels, a network that continues to expand to this day. When mining operations begin drilling and excavating new areas, the previous dig sites frequently become home to settlements of workers and their families. Some of these encampments want to trade with outsiders, while others prefer to be left alone. To avoid any confusion, we recommend not venturing into the tunnel system without a local guide.\n\nOnce deep enough underground to not have to wear radiation suits, or \u201cBelow the Line\u201d in local slang, visitors spend most of their time in Kesseli, the capital and one of the largest subterranean cities in the universe. Though still a mining settlement at its core, the amount a valuable resources moving through the city have brought a measure of wealth to the inhabitants.\n\nUnder a ubiquitous layer of dust, numerous Empire-wide franchises have a presence here to supply locals, traders and visitors alike. One can even find high-end restaurants servicing well-paid mining executives. Lorona\u2019s local culinary treasure is undoubtedly the Beutrempe, a sweet or savory puff pastry that uses a yeast strain native to the world to give a uniquely tangy taste. These delicious delicacies are on the menus of most restaurants, but can more easily be found baked in stalls set up near the most trafficked tunnels.\n\nBANSHEE IV\nIn the 27th century, the Cenote Concern undertook an ambitious business plan to turn this distantly orbiting ice giant into an industrial source of heavy water. The plan famously failed and subsequently drove the company out of business.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cHaulers take heed or the death for which this Banshee keens will be your own.\u201d\n\u2013 Old Folk Saying\n\n\u201cTake the worst, most awful place in the \u2019verse, and you can be damn sure there\u2019s not only someone who wants to live there, but who will think you\u2019re crazy for wanting to live anywhere else. These are my people.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Junger Ries, Lorona, address to constituent dinner, 2943"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":78,"created_at":"2016-06-22T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-17 10:45:59","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15391,"next_id":15394}}