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Discovered by an ICC scanning team canvassing Banshee in 2677, the pathfinders were thrilled to discover an A-type main sequence star with three mineral-rich and potentially habitable planets. The system\u2019s initial assessment sparked interest in both the public and private sectors. Imperator Illyana Messer VI, still tightening her grip on the reins of power, decided not to commit resources to the system, leaving Leir\u2019s official status in limbo.\n\nSmall time miners still went in droves. Many of them didn\u2019t come back. Strange stories circulated and the system soon had a bad reputation both for danger and for its lack of basic services. There was only one settlement with any kind of longevity in the system. Located on the second planet, the settlement of Leir was a nexus of shiftless travelers, greedy miners, fugitive criminals and cold mercs looking to make a cred. Though the settlement was subsequently wiped out by the terraforming process, the name had been so firmly established in the public imagination that it became synonymous with the entire system.\n\nIn 2743, Galor Messer IX decided to capitalize on the still unclaimed system and opened the floodgates of commercial progress. He authorized the auctioning of a terraforming permit for Leir II, the system\u2019s clear crown jewel, in an effort to fund his legacy, a complete foundational redesign of UEE government buildings. The winning bid was so high that many assumed it was a mistake. Turns out, it wasn\u2019t.\n\nThe aggressive bid was the UEE\u2019s introduction to Hatfield & Harding, a new venture between Clarence Hatfield, an eccentric trillionaire from Lo, and Olive Harding, a selfmade mining baron. The two had big plans for the planet. Now all they needed was someone to carry them out.\n\nTHE NEW DOCTOR\nHatfield and Harding scoured the universe and eventually found Dr. Marcus Fayel. A terraforming expert at UPARQ, his peers subsequently described him as brilliant, charismatic and ideal for the position. Dr. Fayel secured the job by the end of his initial interview.\n\nOnce operations began, Dr. Fayel established Leir II\u2019s first terraforming colony atop the planet\u2019s largest mineral mother lode. It wasn\u2019t long before a clandestine mining operation was up and running. For years, Dr. Fayel hid the operation from Hatfield and Harding and funneled the profits to himself and a close cadre of associates who oversaw the operation. No one knows exactly when, but the stress of overseeing a massive terraforming project and hiding an illegal mining operation got to Dr. Fayel.\n\nIn 2803, the Hatfield and Harding board of directors named Dr. Fayel the company\u2019s \u201cEmployee of the Year.\u201d He declined an offer to receive the award in person, and instead sent a vid to the banquet. In it, Dr. Fayel consistently repeated the phrase \u201cpurity of purpose\u201d and spoke in grandiose terms about the world \u201cI am creating.\u201d\n\nNo one batted an eye, though. According to multiple banquet guests, Dr. Fayel was hard to hear over the roar of company board members, who were more focused on advancing their own inebriation than hearing Dr. Fayel.\n\nOn May 3, 2812, the company abruptly lost all communication with their operations on Leir II. A few hours later, a looped message was broadcast from the planet. Dr. Fayel, dressed all in white, stood in the foreground while rows of workers stood in perfect order behind him. He announced that the planet\u2019s \u201cpurification\u201d was accomplished, but control of it would remain in his hands. He spoke at length about Humanity\u2019s hubris and declared his intention to separate his believers from the rest of society. Dr. Fayel ended by declaring his intentions were peaceful, but that his followers would defend the planet to their death if anyone attempted to overthrow their authority.\n\nHatfield and Harding were furious. The company had been hemorrhaging money for decades and were in desperate need of a revenue stream. Quietly, they scrounged together credits and hired mercs to retake the planet. Archival records would later reveal that the company\u2019s executives doubted the workers would stand with Dr. Fayel when push came to shove. They had no idea how wrong they were.\n\nThough no one knows exactly what happened the day the mercs struck, scattered comms between them paint enough of a picture. The invading forces entered atmosphere and landed to find the population center deserted, only to be ambushed after they separated into teams to search for Dr. Fayel. The attack was designed to draw the mercs away from their ships and allow the craft to be taken intact. Some believe those ships constitute the backbone of the fleet that still patrols and protects the planet to this day.\n\nWord of the failed operation spread fast, and Hatfield and Harding were brought before a Senate subcommittee to discuss the events. Investor confidence plummeted along with their stock price. It wasn\u2019t long before the company folded and the fate of Leir II was left in Dr. Fayel\u2019s hands.\n\nMeanwhile, the UEE kept their distance since the system was officially unclaimed. Hatfield and Harding\u2019s attempt to retake the planet only proved that the residents were willing to fight to the death to protect their new home. And after only recently ousting the Messers from power, the UEE had no stomach to use military force to impose their will upon more people.\n\nTo this day, many have theorized, but little is truly known, about Dr. Fayel\u2019s tactics to convince the workers to stand by him for this grand experiment. Some believe it was decades of masterful information manipulation and brainwashing. Others have wondered if some unknown event triggered a mass psychosis upon the workers operating in an extremely stressful environment. Records turned over by Hatfield and Harding did show that no workers had requested to leave the planet in the project\u2019s final five years. It is unclear whether everyone truly believed Dr. Fayel or whether dissenting voices were imprisoned or faced a worse fate. Following the merc invasion, Dr. Fayel and his disciplines were effectively cut off from the rest of the universe, earning the name that is still used to describe them \u2014 the Outsiders.\n\nSo the Leir System has subsequently languished. It doesn\u2019t receive updated infrastructure and still lacks traditional trade routes and opportunities, all of which makes Leir one of the most fascinating systems around.\n\nLEIR I\nThis small, rocky planet is naturally habitable, but not an ideal place to live due to its lack of infrastructure and amenities. A small mining population does call it home and is happy to trade with haulers.\n\nLEIR II (Mya)\nDescendants of the original Outsiders still control Leir II, though they call it Mya. Some of Dr. Fayel\u2019s hardline stances have been softened since his death, but most residents still treat visitors with contempt and most of the planet is deemed \u2018off limits\u2019 to visitors. Some are willing to sell items, but all refuse to buy anything.\n\nSome visitors find the lack of commercial hustle and bustle unsettling, while others see it as soothing. Even without the appeal of trade, the planet is worth a visit solely for its stunning mountain ranges. It\u2019s easy to see why so many believed this was a paradise worth protecting from the greater universe.\n\nPurporting to be a \u201cpure\u201d planet, its population centers are unique. Due to the lack of building supplies from the greater universe, many structures use the same type of rocks, or are even cut directly into the mountainsides.\n\nLEIR III\nThe third planet in the Leir System is a rocky orb teeming with resources. Early scans detected an abundance of graphite and crystals, encouraging many miners to risk landing on the planet despite the deadly storms that plague the surface.\n\nToday, the planet has no permanent settlements since the large indigenous sandworms, known as Valakkar, seem to have a predilection towards destroying them. Some brave miners and outlaws do live in temporary encampments around the planet, but most embrace a nomadic existence and move regularly to stay ahead of the storms and worms.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nThough the Outsiders shun external influences, don\u2019t assume they aren\u2019t equipped to protect themselves. A local militia patrols the planet in reliable yet aging ships, and they are not afraid to engage those seen as a threat.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cAs I stood, gazing upon what I had perceived to be Humanity\u2019s magnificence, a thought struck me, piercing my skull like a nail of light. It is only through purity of purpose that a planet such as this can be created to not only survive but thrive. I had been led astray. I had believed that I was righteous. I was not. But I will be.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Dr. Marcus Fayel, Hatfield and Harding \u201cEmployee of the Year\u201d acceptance speech, 2803\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a potential for greatness in this system. The second world, in particular, features stunning landscapes, appears to be overflowing with resources, and is ripe for terraforming. If easy access to the system is ever attained, the UEE needs to ensure everything is done to bring it into the fold.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Katherine Oliver, ICC Stellar Surveyor\u2019s initial assessment, 2677","de_DE":"Galaktischer Leitfaden: Leir-System\r\n\r\nDieser Galaktische F\u00fchrer erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 4.10.\r\nLeir ist ein nicht beanspruchtes System, von dem einige einst dachten, es w\u00fcrde sich zu einer wichtigen Drehscheibe f\u00fcr die Menschheit entwickeln. Die Pfadfinder, die 2677 von einem ICC-Scanning-Team entdeckt wurden, das Banshee untersuchte, waren begeistert, einen Hauptreihenstern vom Typ A mit drei mineralreichen und potenziell bewohnbaren Planeten zu entdecken. Die erste Bewertung des Systems stie\u00df sowohl im \u00f6ffentlichen als auch im privaten Sektor auf Interesse. Imperatorin Illyana Messer VI, die ihren Griff in die Z\u00fcgel der Macht immer noch versch\u00e4rft, beschloss, keine Ressourcen in das System zu investieren, so dass Leirs offizieller Status in der Schwebe blieb.\r\n\r\nKleine Bergleute gingen noch in Scharen. Viele von ihnen sind nicht zur\u00fcckgekommen. Seltsame Geschichten kursierten und das System hatte bald einen schlechten Ruf, sowohl wegen der Gefahr als auch wegen des Fehlens der Grundversorgung. Es gab nur eine Abrechnung mit einer beliebigen Langlebigkeit im System. Die auf dem zweiten Planeten gelegene Siedlung Leir war ein Nexus von schichtlosen Reisenden, gierigen Bergleuten, fl\u00fcchtigen Kriminellen und kalten S\u00f6ldnern, die sich eine Glaubw\u00fcrdigkeit aufbauen wollten. Obwohl die Siedlung sp\u00e4ter durch den Terraforming-Prozess ausgel\u00f6scht wurde, war der Name in der \u00f6ffentlichen Vorstellung so fest etabliert, dass er zum Synonym f\u00fcr das gesamte System wurde.\r\n\r\nIm Jahr 2743 beschloss Galor Messer IX, das noch nicht in Anspruch genommene System zu nutzen und \u00f6ffnete die Schleusen des wirtschaftlichen Fortschritts. Er genehmigte die Versteigerung einer Terraforming-Genehmigung f\u00fcr Leir II, das klare Kronjuwel des Systems, in dem Bestreben, sein Erbe zu finanzieren, eine vollst\u00e4ndige grundlegende Neugestaltung der UEE-Regierungsgeb\u00e4ude. Das Gewinnangebot war so hoch, dass viele annahmen, es sei ein Fehler. Wie sich herausstellte, war es das nicht.\r\n\r\nDas aggressive Angebot war die Einf\u00fchrung der UEE in Hatfield & Harding, ein neues Projekt zwischen Clarence Hatfield, einem exzentrischen Trillion\u00e4r aus Lo, und Olive Harding, einem selbstgebauten Minenbaron. Die beiden hatten gro\u00dfe Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr den Planeten. Jetzt brauchten sie nur noch jemanden, der sie durchf\u00fchrte.\r\n\r\nDER NEUE ARZT\r\nHatfield und Harding durchsuchten das Universum und fanden schlie\u00dflich Dr. Marcus Fayel. Als Terraforming-Experte bei UPARQ beschrieben ihn seine Kollegen anschlie\u00dfend als brillant, charismatisch und ideal f\u00fcr die Position. Dr. Fayel sicherte sich den Job bis zum Ende seines ersten Gespr\u00e4chs.\r\n\r\nNachdem der Betrieb aufgenommen wurde, gr\u00fcndete Dr. Fayel die erste Terraforming-Kolonie von Leir II auf der gr\u00f6\u00dften mineralischen Mutterlode des Planeten. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis ein heimlicher Minenbetrieb in Betrieb genommen wurde. Jahrelang verbarg Dr. Fayel die Operation vor Hatfield und Harding und sch\u00fcttelte die Gewinne an sich selbst und einen engen Kreis von Mitarbeitern, die die Operation beaufsichtigten. Niemand wei\u00df genau, wann, aber der Stress, ein massives Terraforming-Projekt zu beaufsichtigen und einen illegalen Minenbetrieb zu verstecken, kam zu Dr. Fayel.\r\n\r\n2803 ernannten die Vorst\u00e4nde von Hatfield und Harding Dr. Fayel zum \"Mitarbeiter des Jahres\" des Unternehmens. Er lehnte ein Angebot ab, den Preis pers\u00f6nlich zu erhalten, und schickte stattdessen ein Vid zum Bankett. Darin wiederholte Dr. Fayel konsequent den Satz \"Reinheit des Zwecks\" und sprach grandios \u00fcber die Welt \"Ich schaffe\".\r\n\r\nAber niemand hat mit den Augen geschlagen. Laut mehreren Bankettg\u00e4sten war Dr. Fayel schwer zu h\u00f6ren \u00fcber das Gebr\u00fcll der Vorstandsmitglieder des Unternehmens, die mehr darauf bedacht waren, ihren eigenen Rausch voranzutreiben als Dr. Fayel.\r\n\r\nAm 3. Mai 2812 verlor das Unternehmen abrupt die Kommunikation mit seinem Betrieb auf Leir II. Ein paar Stunden sp\u00e4ter wurde eine Schleifennachricht vom Planeten gesendet. Dr. Fayel, ganz in Wei\u00df gekleidet, stand im Vordergrund, w\u00e4hrend hinter ihm Reihen von Arbeitern in perfekter Ordnung standen. Er k\u00fcndigte an, dass die \"Reinigung\" des Planeten abgeschlossen sei, aber die Kontrolle \u00fcber ihn w\u00fcrde in seinen H\u00e4nden bleiben. Er sprach ausf\u00fchrlich \u00fcber die Hybris der Menschheit und erkl\u00e4rte seine Absicht, seine Gl\u00e4ubigen vom Rest der Gesellschaft zu trennen. Dr. Fayel schloss mit der Erkl\u00e4rung, dass seine Absichten friedlich seien, aber dass seine Anh\u00e4nger den Planeten bis zu ihrem Tod verteidigen w\u00fcrden, wenn jemand versuchte, seine Autorit\u00e4t zu st\u00fcrzen.\r\n\r\nHatfield und Harding waren w\u00fctend. Das Unternehmen hatte jahrzehntelang Geld h\u00e4morrhagiert und brauchte dringend eine Einnahmequelle. Leise suchten sie zusammen nach Krediten und heuerten S\u00f6ldner an, um den Planeten zur\u00fcckzuerobern. Archivalien w\u00fcrden sp\u00e4ter zeigen, dass die F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte des Unternehmens bezweifelten, dass die Arbeiter bei Dr. Fayel stehen w\u00fcrden, wenn es darauf ankam. Sie hatten keine Ahnung, wie falsch sie lagen.\r\n\r\nObwohl niemand genau wei\u00df, was an dem Tag geschah, als die S\u00f6ldner zuschlugen, malen verstreute Kommunikationen zwischen ihnen genug von einem Bild. Die eindringenden Truppen traten in die Atmosph\u00e4re ein und landeten, um den Ballungsraum verlassen zu finden, nur um in einen Hinterhalt zu geraten, nachdem sie sich in Teams getrennt hatten, um nach Dr. Fayel zu suchen. Der Angriff sollte die S\u00f6ldner von ihren Schiffen weglocken und es erm\u00f6glichen, das Schiff intakt zu nehmen. Einige glauben, dass diese Schiffe das R\u00fcckgrat der Flotte bilden, die den Planeten bis heute patrouilliert und sch\u00fctzt.\r\n\r\nWort der ausgefallenen Operation verbreitete sich schnell, und Hatfield und Harding wurden vor einen Senatsausschuss gebracht, um die Ereignisse zu diskutieren. Das Vertrauen der Anleger brach mit dem Aktienkurs zusammen. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis das Unternehmen zusammenbrach und das Schicksal von Leir II. in den H\u00e4nden von Dr. Fayel lag.\r\n\r\nIn der Zwischenzeit hielt die UEE Abstand, da das System offiziell nicht in Anspruch genommen wurde. Hatfield und Hardings Versuch, den Planeten zur\u00fcckzuerobern, bewies nur, dass die Bewohner bereit waren, bis zum Tod zu k\u00e4mpfen, um ihr neues Zuhause zu sch\u00fctzen. Und nachdem sie erst k\u00fcrzlich die Messers von der Macht verdr\u00e4ngt hatte, hatte die UEE keinen Mut, milit\u00e4rische Gewalt anzuwenden, um ihren Willen mehr Menschen aufzuzwingen.\r\n\r\nBis heute haben viele theoretisiert, aber wenig ist wirklich bekannt, \u00fcber Dr. Fayels Taktiken, die Arbeiter zu \u00fcberzeugen, zu ihm f\u00fcr dieses gro\u00dfe Experiment zu stehen. Einige glauben, dass es Jahrzehnte meisterhafter Informationsmanipulation und Gehirnw\u00e4sche waren. Andere haben sich gefragt, ob ein unbekanntes Ereignis eine Massenpsychose bei den Arbeitern ausgel\u00f6st hat, die in einer extrem stressigen Umgebung arbeiten. Aufzeichnungen, die von Hatfield und Harding \u00fcbergeben wurden, zeigten, dass keine Arbeiter in den letzten f\u00fcnf Jahren des Projekts darum gebeten hatten, den Planeten zu verlassen. Es ist unklar, ob alle wirklich an Dr. Fayel glaubten oder ob abweichende Stimmen inhaftiert wurden oder einem schlimmeren Schicksal gegen\u00fcberstehen. Nach der Invasion der S\u00f6ldner wurden Dr. Fayel und seine Disziplinen effektiv vom Rest des Universums abgeschnitten und erhielten den Namen, mit dem sie immer noch beschrieben werden - die Outsider.\r\n\r\nSo ist das Leir-System in der Folgezeit ersch\u00f6pft. Es erh\u00e4lt keine aktualisierte Infrastruktur und verf\u00fcgt immer noch nicht \u00fcber traditionelle Handelswege und -m\u00f6glichkeiten, was Leir zu einem der faszinierendsten Systeme \u00fcberhaupt macht.\r\n\r\nLEIR I\r\nDieser kleine, felsige Planet ist von Natur aus bewohnbar, aber aufgrund seiner fehlenden Infrastruktur und Ausstattung kein idealer Lebensraum. Eine kleine Bergbaugemeinde nennt es Heimat und handelt gerne mit Schleppern.\r\n\r\nLEIR II (Mya)\r\nNachkommen der urspr\u00fcnglichen Outsider kontrollieren immer noch Leir II, obwohl sie es Mya nennen. Einige von Dr. Fayels hartn\u00e4ckigen Haltungen wurden seit seinem Tod abgeschw\u00e4cht, aber die meisten Bewohner behandeln Besucher immer noch mit Verachtung und der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Teil des Planeten gilt als \"off limits\" f\u00fcr Besucher. Einige sind bereit, Gegenst\u00e4nde zu verkaufen, aber alle weigern sich, etwas zu kaufen.\r\n\r\nEinige Besucher empfinden den Mangel an kommerziellem Trubel und Trubel als beunruhigend, w\u00e4hrend andere ihn als beruhigend empfinden. Auch ohne den Reiz des Handels ist der Planet allein wegen seiner atemberaubenden Bergketten einen Besuch wert. Es ist leicht zu verstehen, warum so viele glaubten, dass dies ein Paradies ist, das es wert ist, vor dem gr\u00f6\u00dferen Universum gesch\u00fctzt zu werden.\r\n\r\nAls \"reiner\" Planet sind seine Bev\u00f6lkerungszentren einzigartig. Da es an Bauleistungen aus dem gr\u00f6\u00dferen Universum mangelt, verwenden viele Bauwerke die gleiche Art von Gesteinen oder werden sogar direkt in die Bergh\u00e4nge geschnitten.\r\n\r\nLEIR III\r\nDer dritte Planet im Leir-System ist eine felsige Kugel, die voller Ressourcen steckt. Fr\u00fche Scans entdeckten eine F\u00fclle von Graphit und Kristallen und ermutigten viele Bergleute, trotz der t\u00f6dlichen St\u00fcrme, die die Oberfl\u00e4che heimsuchen, die Landung auf dem Planeten zu riskieren.\r\n\r\nHeute hat der Planet keine dauerhaften Siedlungen, da die gro\u00dfen einheimischen Sandw\u00fcrmer, bekannt als Valakkar, eine Vorliebe f\u00fcr ihre Zerst\u00f6rung zu haben scheinen. Einige mutige Bergleute und Gesetzlose leben in vor\u00fcbergehenden Lagern auf dem Planeten, aber die meisten nehmen eine nomadische Existenz an und bewegen sich regelm\u00e4\u00dfig, um den St\u00fcrmen und W\u00fcrmern voraus zu sein.\r\n\r\nREISEWARNUNG\r\nObwohl die Au\u00dfenseiter \u00e4u\u00dfere Einfl\u00fcsse vermeiden, nehmen Sie nicht an, dass sie nicht in der Lage sind, sich selbst zu sch\u00fctzen. Eine lokale Miliz patrouilliert den Planeten in zuverl\u00e4ssigen, aber alternden Schiffen, und sie haben keine Angst, sich mit denen zu besch\u00e4ftigen, die als Bedrohung angesehen werden.\r\n\r\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\r\n\"Als ich stand und auf das blickte, was ich als die Pracht der Menschheit wahrgenommen hatte, schlug mir ein Gedanke in den Kopf und durchbohrte meinen Sch\u00e4del wie ein Lichtkegel. Nur durch die Reinheit des Zwecks kann ein solcher Planet geschaffen werden, um nicht nur zu \u00fcberleben, sondern auch zu gedeihen. Ich war in die Irre gef\u00fchrt worden. Ich hatte geglaubt, dass ich rechtschaffen bin. Das war ich nicht. Aber ich werde es sein.\"\r\n\r\n- Dr. Marcus Fayel, Hatfield und Harding \"Mitarbeiter des Jahres\" Dankesrede, 2803\r\n\r\n\"Es gibt ein Potenzial f\u00fcr Gr\u00f6\u00dfe in diesem System. Vor allem die zweite Welt mit atemberaubenden Landschaften, die von Ressourcen \u00fcberflutet zu sein scheint und reif f\u00fcr Terraforming ist. Wenn ein einfacher Zugang zum System erreicht wird, muss die UEE sicherstellen, dass alles getan wird, um es in den Falz zu bringen.\"\r\n\r\n- Katherine Oliver, ICC Stellar Surveyor's erste Bewertung, 2677","zh_CN":"Galactic Guide: Leir System\n\nThis Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 4.10.\nLeir is an unclaimed system that some once thought would develop into a major hub for Humanity. Discovered by an ICC scanning team canvassing Banshee in 2677, the pathfinders were thrilled to discover an A-type main sequence star with three mineral-rich and potentially habitable planets. The system\u2019s initial assessment sparked interest in both the public and private sectors. Imperator Illyana Messer VI, still tightening her grip on the reins of power, decided not to commit resources to the system, leaving Leir\u2019s official status in limbo.\n\nSmall time miners still went in droves. Many of them didn\u2019t come back. Strange stories circulated and the system soon had a bad reputation both for danger and for its lack of basic services. There was only one settlement with any kind of longevity in the system. Located on the second planet, the settlement of Leir was a nexus of shiftless travelers, greedy miners, fugitive criminals and cold mercs looking to make a cred. Though the settlement was subsequently wiped out by the terraforming process, the name had been so firmly established in the public imagination that it became synonymous with the entire system.\n\nIn 2743, Galor Messer IX decided to capitalize on the still unclaimed system and opened the floodgates of commercial progress. He authorized the auctioning of a terraforming permit for Leir II, the system\u2019s clear crown jewel, in an effort to fund his legacy, a complete foundational redesign of UEE government buildings. The winning bid was so high that many assumed it was a mistake. Turns out, it wasn\u2019t.\n\nThe aggressive bid was the UEE\u2019s introduction to Hatfield & Harding, a new venture between Clarence Hatfield, an eccentric trillionaire from Lo, and Olive Harding, a selfmade mining baron. The two had big plans for the planet. Now all they needed was someone to carry them out.\n\nTHE NEW DOCTOR\nHatfield and Harding scoured the universe and eventually found Dr. Marcus Fayel. A terraforming expert at UPARQ, his peers subsequently described him as brilliant, charismatic and ideal for the position. Dr. Fayel secured the job by the end of his initial interview.\n\nOnce operations began, Dr. Fayel established Leir II\u2019s first terraforming colony atop the planet\u2019s largest mineral mother lode. It wasn\u2019t long before a clandestine mining operation was up and running. For years, Dr. Fayel hid the operation from Hatfield and Harding and funneled the profits to himself and a close cadre of associates who oversaw the operation. No one knows exactly when, but the stress of overseeing a massive terraforming project and hiding an illegal mining operation got to Dr. Fayel.\n\nIn 2803, the Hatfield and Harding board of directors named Dr. Fayel the company\u2019s \u201cEmployee of the Year.\u201d He declined an offer to receive the award in person, and instead sent a vid to the banquet. In it, Dr. Fayel consistently repeated the phrase \u201cpurity of purpose\u201d and spoke in grandiose terms about the world \u201cI am creating.\u201d\n\nNo one batted an eye, though. According to multiple banquet guests, Dr. Fayel was hard to hear over the roar of company board members, who were more focused on advancing their own inebriation than hearing Dr. Fayel.\n\nOn May 3, 2812, the company abruptly lost all communication with their operations on Leir II. A few hours later, a looped message was broadcast from the planet. Dr. Fayel, dressed all in white, stood in the foreground while rows of workers stood in perfect order behind him. He announced that the planet\u2019s \u201cpurification\u201d was accomplished, but control of it would remain in his hands. He spoke at length about Humanity\u2019s hubris and declared his intention to separate his believers from the rest of society. Dr. Fayel ended by declaring his intentions were peaceful, but that his followers would defend the planet to their death if anyone attempted to overthrow their authority.\n\nHatfield and Harding were furious. The company had been hemorrhaging money for decades and were in desperate need of a revenue stream. Quietly, they scrounged together credits and hired mercs to retake the planet. Archival records would later reveal that the company\u2019s executives doubted the workers would stand with Dr. Fayel when push came to shove. They had no idea how wrong they were.\n\nThough no one knows exactly what happened the day the mercs struck, scattered comms between them paint enough of a picture. The invading forces entered atmosphere and landed to find the population center deserted, only to be ambushed after they separated into teams to search for Dr. Fayel. The attack was designed to draw the mercs away from their ships and allow the craft to be taken intact. Some believe those ships constitute the backbone of the fleet that still patrols and protects the planet to this day.\n\nWord of the failed operation spread fast, and Hatfield and Harding were brought before a Senate subcommittee to discuss the events. Investor confidence plummeted along with their stock price. It wasn\u2019t long before the company folded and the fate of Leir II was left in Dr. Fayel\u2019s hands.\n\nMeanwhile, the UEE kept their distance since the system was officially unclaimed. Hatfield and Harding\u2019s attempt to retake the planet only proved that the residents were willing to fight to the death to protect their new home. And after only recently ousting the Messers from power, the UEE had no stomach to use military force to impose their will upon more people.\n\nTo this day, many have theorized, but little is truly known, about Dr. Fayel\u2019s tactics to convince the workers to stand by him for this grand experiment. Some believe it was decades of masterful information manipulation and brainwashing. Others have wondered if some unknown event triggered a mass psychosis upon the workers operating in an extremely stressful environment. Records turned over by Hatfield and Harding did show that no workers had requested to leave the planet in the project\u2019s final five years. It is unclear whether everyone truly believed Dr. Fayel or whether dissenting voices were imprisoned or faced a worse fate. Following the merc invasion, Dr. Fayel and his disciplines were effectively cut off from the rest of the universe, earning the name that is still used to describe them \u2014 the Outsiders.\n\nSo the Leir System has subsequently languished. It doesn\u2019t receive updated infrastructure and still lacks traditional trade routes and opportunities, all of which makes Leir one of the most fascinating systems around.\n\nLEIR I\nThis small, rocky planet is naturally habitable, but not an ideal place to live due to its lack of infrastructure and amenities. A small mining population does call it home and is happy to trade with haulers.\n\nLEIR II (Mya)\nDescendants of the original Outsiders still control Leir II, though they call it Mya. Some of Dr. Fayel\u2019s hardline stances have been softened since his death, but most residents still treat visitors with contempt and most of the planet is deemed \u2018off limits\u2019 to visitors. Some are willing to sell items, but all refuse to buy anything.\n\nSome visitors find the lack of commercial hustle and bustle unsettling, while others see it as soothing. Even without the appeal of trade, the planet is worth a visit solely for its stunning mountain ranges. It\u2019s easy to see why so many believed this was a paradise worth protecting from the greater universe.\n\nPurporting to be a \u201cpure\u201d planet, its population centers are unique. Due to the lack of building supplies from the greater universe, many structures use the same type of rocks, or are even cut directly into the mountainsides.\n\nLEIR III\nThe third planet in the Leir System is a rocky orb teeming with resources. Early scans detected an abundance of graphite and crystals, encouraging many miners to risk landing on the planet despite the deadly storms that plague the surface.\n\nToday, the planet has no permanent settlements since the large indigenous sandworms, known as Valakkar, seem to have a predilection towards destroying them. Some brave miners and outlaws do live in temporary encampments around the planet, but most embrace a nomadic existence and move regularly to stay ahead of the storms and worms.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nThough the Outsiders shun external influences, don\u2019t assume they aren\u2019t equipped to protect themselves. A local militia patrols the planet in reliable yet aging ships, and they are not afraid to engage those seen as a threat.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cAs I stood, gazing upon what I had perceived to be Humanity\u2019s magnificence, a thought struck me, piercing my skull like a nail of light. It is only through purity of purpose that a planet such as this can be created to not only survive but thrive. I had been led astray. I had believed that I was righteous. I was not. But I will be.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Dr. Marcus Fayel, Hatfield and Harding \u201cEmployee of the Year\u201d acceptance speech, 2803\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a potential for greatness in this system. The second world, in particular, features stunning landscapes, appears to be overflowing with resources, and is ripe for terraforming. If easy access to the system is ever attained, the UEE needs to ensure everything is done to bring it into the fold.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Katherine Oliver, ICC Stellar Surveyor\u2019s initial assessment, 2677"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":28,"created_at":"2018-10-17T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-26 03:18:01","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":16804,"next_id":16806}}