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By 2941, his supervisor hadn\u2019t suggested that Colo take a vacation, she mandated it. Faced with three weeks of nothing to do, Colo knew there was only one place he wanted to go. Fascinated by the Outsiders, he traveled to Mya in the Leir system to see firsthand how isolationism had affected the planet and its people.\n\nUnfortunately for Colo, his attempts to talk his way past the traveler zone to get the \u2018real experience\u2019 got him expelled from the planet. Still faced with a couple weeks of enforced downtime, Colo took his time returning home to the Elysium system. And as a member of an ICC Stellar Surveyor team, he was in the habit of scanning for jump points even when off-duty.\n\nSo on 2941.03.11 when his scanners hit an anomaly that looked like a new jump point leaving the Leir system, Usuni Colo was professional rather than surprised. What would ultimately surprise him would be what lay on the other side. He\u2019d learn that he hadn\u2019t discovered this system at all. Only rediscovered it.\n\nExploration Excitement\nColo took a number of initial scans of what became known as the Kabal system, which Colo named in honor of the famous 27th century musical group. The scans found a F-type main sequence star, three planets, and an asteroid cluster. Upon returning to UEE space, he immediately reported the discovery and logged a special request that his ICC unit be assigned to scan and explore the system he discovered. The UEE granted Colo\u2019s petition, and he returned to the system with the rest of his team shortly thereafter.\n\nTheir initial assessment of the system was overwhelmingly positive. Kabal II and Kabal III were located within the habitable zone, and Kabal III\u2019s oxygen-based atmosphere meant it had the potential to be a turnkey planet. Excitement swelled among government officials, since finding a naturally habitable world would provide incredible benefits and resources without the expense of terraforming. Colo and the rest of his team were immediately deployed to take more detailed scans of Kabal III.\n\nThe ICC\u2019s standard protocol is to keep the initial assessment of systems confidential until further evaluations have been made and details verified. Yet, somehow Kabal\u2019s assessment leaked. News about the existence of a planet that might be immediately habitable caused a media sensation.\n\nCritics of Imperator Costigan were suspicious; they claimed the leak was a calculated move on the part of his administration. Only weeks prior, the Historical Truth Act of 2941 declassified a trove of documents, many of which were from the Messer era and revealed many of the propaganda techniques Messer\u2019s government used to manipulate the public. Although this was hardly a new revelation and obviously none of the released documents directly related to Costigan\u2019s administration, columnists and critics drew tenuous comparisons between the tactics previously used and actions of the current administration, which had been mired in a series of embarrassing gaffes. The leak of Kabal\u2019s initial assessment was seen by some as a way to get the populace to focus on the UEE\u2019s future instead of the past.\n\nOnce the confidential report leaked, the ICC decided to embrace the buzz being generated. Usuni Colo was even scheduled to tell his incredible discovery story to Beck Russum for an Empire Report exclusive. The event was hyped across the spectrum for days, then abruptly canceled. When no official explanation was given for the interview getting canned, rumors started to swirl. After the official assessment of the Kabal system was delayed, also for unspecified reasons, the Senate Subcommittee of the Interior decided to get involved.\n\nThe Known Unknown\nIn October of 2941, Rebecca Alves, chair of the ICC, was summoned before the Senate Subcommittee of the Interior to discuss her stewardship of the agency. Senators focused their inquiries on Kabal III and wondered why the system\u2018s official report was late. Alves dodged most questions, claiming she couldn\u2019t discuss specifics until the official report was released. When pressed, Alves became more evasive. This drew ire from Senators, who openly wondered who was really running the ICC if its director couldn\u2019t provide a timeline.\n\nAlves\u2019 appearance before the Senate subcommittee was considered a disaster. It re-energized the debate over Kabal and reinforced the claim that the Imperator was really controlling the release of information. Faced with mounting public pressure the ICC finally published their official assessment of the Kabal system in early November of 2941. Suddenly, it became obvious why there was so much secrecy surrounding the system.\n\nThe report revealed that ancient, abandoned Tevarin cities, believed to predate the First Tevarin War, were discovered on Kabal III. So, even though the planet was Human-habitable, no settlements would be established for the foreseeable future. Following the release of this report, the UEE government classified the entire system off limits to the public to maintain the integrity of this important archaeological site. It has remained restricted ever since.\n\nKabal I\nThis small, lumpy protoplanet sits so close to the system\u2019s sun that it only takes 34 standard days to complete its orbit.\n\nKabal II\nThe ICC\u2019s initial report on Kabal II drew comparison to Mars. It\u2019s a terrestrial desert planet situated smack dab in the middle of the habitable zone, making it an ideal terraforming candidate. Yet, the Tevarin never mastered terraforming technology, so it remained uninhabited while the system was under their control.\n\nKabal III\nKabal III was the system\u2019s clear gem when it was (re)discovered. Yet the hope of the UEE establishing settlements on the planet was quickly squashed after abandoned Tevarin cities were uncovered, turning the planet into an archaeological site.\n\nBeneath a thick layer of native plant life that had reclaimed the cities, this Tevarin world was stuck in time. Buildings and houses were filled with various common goods. Ships sat quietly on landing pads. The sacred codices of Rijora still hung in the temples. All this evidence suggested that the population either left quickly or planned to come back. Either way, Kabal III opened a window into a culture that had tried to erase itself in the Purge after the Second Tevarin War.\n\nThe UEE military invited Esperia, the noted ship replica manufacturer, to visit the planet to catalogue and appraise the ships that were found. After comparing them with the few remaining historical records, Esperia estimated that the planet was abandoned prior to the First Tevarin War. Despite providing a treasure trove of historical information on the Tevarin, these cities raised more questions than answers. One in particular remained elusive: why did the Tevarin leave?\n\nMany still wonder how an entire system could have been forgotten by the Tevarin. Most believe a confluence of calamitous events over two centuries \u2014 the First & Second Tevarin Wars followed by the Purge \u2014 erased the system\u2019s existence from the Tevarin cultural consciousness. Others insist its existence was a closely guarded secret among Tevarin radicals. Acutely aware of how little they know, UEE researchers have taken a cautious approach with the system. Despite repeated requests from the Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society and the Tevarin advocacy group Nerriva Alle, the UEE has maintained a tightly restricted access to the planet.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nSince Kabal can only be accessed through the unclaimed Leir system, some have tried to camp out and stalk government convoys to discover the exact coordinates of the jump point. UEE ships have been known to engage suspicious ships in the Leir system that are deemed a threat to the confidentiality of the jump point\u2019s location. So, if a government sends you a warning comm, obey their orders or suffer the consequences.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cIf you elect me as your Senator, I will work to help bring my people out of the shadows by rebuilding the beauty of Tevarin culture. This includes designating the lost cities on Kabal III as historical sites, and establishing cultural centers on the planet that will educate future generations of both Human and Tevarin alike.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Suj Kossi, campaign speech, Jalan, Elysium, 2946\n\n\n\n\u201cThe Kabal system is an interesting case. How could an entire system be forgotten about in only a few centuries? Could collective cultural amnesia really run this deep, or is there something else going on here? To be honest, I don\u2019t know what answer scares me more.\u201d\n\u2013 Professor Vincent Fontana, excerpt from a speech to the Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society, 2943","de_DE":"Dieser Galaktische F\u00fchrer erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 4.12.\nNach fast sechs Jahren Arbeit als hervorragender Sachverst\u00e4ndiger f\u00fcr das Imperial Cartography Center hatte Usuni Colo noch nie so viel wie einen Krankentag genommen. Bis 2941 hatte sein Vorgesetzter nicht vorgeschlagen, dass Colo Urlaub macht, sie hat es angeordnet. Angesichts von drei Wochen, in denen nichts zu tun war, wusste Colo, dass es nur einen Ort gab, an den er gehen wollte. Fasziniert von den Au\u00dfenseitern reiste er nach Mya im Leir-System, um aus erster Hand zu sehen, wie der Isolationismus den Planeten und seine Menschen beeinflusst hatte.\n\nLeider f\u00fcr Colo, seine Versuche, sich durch die Reisezone zu sprechen, um die \"echte Erfahrung\" zu machen, haben ihn vom Planeten vertrieben. Immer noch mit ein paar Wochen erzwungener Ausfallzeiten konfrontiert, nahm sich Colo die Zeit, nach Hause zum Elysium-System zur\u00fcckzukehren. Und als Mitglied eines ICC Stellar Surveyor Teams war es ihm \u00fcblich, auch au\u00dferhalb des Dienstes nach Sprungbrettpunkten zu suchen.\n\nSo war Usuni Colo am 2941.03.11, als seine Scanner auf eine Anomalie trafen, die aussah wie ein neuer Sprungbrett aus dem Leir-System, eher professionell als \u00fcberrascht. Was ihn letztendlich \u00fcberraschen w\u00fcrde, w\u00e4re, was auf der anderen Seite lag. Er w\u00fcrde erfahren, dass er dieses System \u00fcberhaupt nicht entdeckt hatte. Sie wurde nur wiederentdeckt.\n\nEntdeckungserlebnis\nColo machte eine Reihe von ersten Scans des so genannten Kabalsystems, das Colo zu Ehren der ber\u00fchmten Musikgruppe des 27. Jahrhunderts benannte. Die Scans fanden einen F-Typ Hauptreihenstern, drei Planeten und einen Asteroidenhaufen. Nach seiner R\u00fcckkehr in den UEE-Raum meldete er sofort die Entdeckung und protokollierte eine spezielle Anfrage, dass seine ICC-Einheit mit dem Scannen und Erkunden des von ihm entdeckten Systems beauftragt werden sollte. Die UEE gew\u00e4hrte Colos Petition, und er kehrte kurz darauf mit dem Rest seines Teams zum System zur\u00fcck.\n\nIhre erste Bewertung des Systems war durchweg positiv. Kabal II und Kabal III befanden sich innerhalb der bewohnbaren Zone, und die sauerstoffbasierte Atmosph\u00e4re von Kabal III bot das Potenzial, ein schl\u00fcsselfertiger Planet zu werden. Die Aufregung unter den Regierungsbeamten nahm zu, denn die Suche nach einer nat\u00fcrlich bewohnbaren Welt w\u00fcrde unglaubliche Vorteile und Ressourcen bieten, ohne die Kosten des Terraforming. Colo und der Rest seines Teams wurden sofort eingesetzt, um Kabal III genauer zu scannen.\n\nDas Standardprotokoll des ICC ist es, die Erstbewertung von Systemen vertraulich zu behandeln, bis weitere Bewertungen vorgenommen und Details \u00fcberpr\u00fcft wurden. Doch irgendwie ist Kabals Einsch\u00e4tzung durchgesickert. Nachrichten \u00fcber die Existenz eines Planeten, der sofort bewohnbar sein k\u00f6nnte, verursachten eine Mediensensation.\n\nKritiker von Imperator Costigan waren misstrauisch; sie behaupteten, das Leck sei ein kalkulierter Zug seiner Regierung. Nur wenige Wochen zuvor enth\u00fcllte der Historical Truth Act von 2941 einen Fundus von Dokumenten, von denen viele aus der Messer-\u00c4ra stammten, und enth\u00fcllte viele der Propaganda-Techniken, mit denen die Regierung von Messer die \u00d6ffentlichkeit manipulierte. Obwohl dies kaum eine neue Offenbarung war und offensichtlich keines der freigegebenen Dokumente in direktem Zusammenhang mit Costigans Verwaltung stand, zogen Kolumnisten und Kritiker schwache Vergleiche zwischen den zuvor angewandten Taktiken und den Handlungen der jetzigen Regierung, die in einer Reihe von peinlichen Ausrutschern stecken geblieben waren. Das Leck der ersten Bewertung von Kabal wurde von einigen als eine M\u00f6glichkeit angesehen, die Bev\u00f6lkerung dazu zu bringen, sich auf die Zukunft der UEE zu konzentrieren und nicht auf die Vergangenheit.\n\nNachdem der vertrauliche Bericht durchgesickert war, entschied sich das ICC, sich der Begeisterung zu stellen, die dabei entsteht. Usuni Colo sollte Beck Russum sogar seine unglaubliche Entdeckungsgeschichte f\u00fcr einen exklusiven Empire Report erz\u00e4hlen. Das Ereignis wurde tagelang \u00fcber das gesamte Spektrum gehypt und dann abrupt abgebrochen. Als keine offizielle Erkl\u00e4rung daf\u00fcr gegeben wurde, dass das Interview abgebrochen wurde, begannen Ger\u00fcchte zu kursieren. Nachdem sich die offizielle Bewertung des Kabalsystems, auch aus unbestimmten Gr\u00fcnden, verz\u00f6gert hatte, beschloss der Senatsausschuss des Innern, sich zu beteiligen.\n\nDas bekannte Unbekannte\nIm Oktober 2941 wurde Rebecca Alves, Vorsitzende des ICC, vor den Senatsausschuss des Innern geladen, um ihre Verantwortung f\u00fcr die Agentur zu besprechen. Senatoren konzentrierten ihre Untersuchungen auf Kabal III und fragten sich, warum der offizielle Bericht des Systems zu sp\u00e4t kam. Alves wich den meisten Fragen aus und behauptete, sie k\u00f6nne keine Details besprechen, bis der offizielle Bericht ver\u00f6ffentlicht wurde. Wenn er gedr\u00fcckt wurde, wurde Alves ausweichender. Dieses zog Zorn von den Senatoren, die sich offen wunderten, wem wirklich das ICC laufen lie\u00df, wenn sein Direktor nicht eine Zeitachse zur Verf\u00fcgung stellen k\u00f6nnte.\n\nAlves' Auftritt vor dem Senatsausschuss wurde als Katastrophe angesehen. Er regte die Debatte \u00fcber Kabal wieder an und bekr\u00e4ftigte die Behauptung, dass der Imperator die Freigabe von Informationen wirklich kontrolliere. Angesichts des zunehmenden \u00f6ffentlichen Drucks ver\u00f6ffentlichte der IStGH Anfang November 2941 schlie\u00dflich seine offizielle Bewertung des Kabalsystems. Pl\u00f6tzlich wurde klar, warum es so viel Geheimhaltung um das System herum gab.\n\nDer Bericht enth\u00fcllte, dass alte, verlassene Tevarin-St\u00e4dte, von denen angenommen wurde, dass sie vor dem Ersten Tevarin-Krieg lagen, auf Kabal III. entdeckt wurden. Obwohl der Planet also vom Menschen bewohnbar war, w\u00fcrden auf absehbare Zeit keine Siedlungen entstehen. Nach der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung dieses Berichts hat die UEE-Regierung das gesamte System der \u00d6ffentlichkeit tabuisiert, um die Integrit\u00e4t dieser wichtigen arch\u00e4ologischen St\u00e4tte zu erhalten. Seitdem ist sie eingeschr\u00e4nkt geblieben.\n\nKabal I\nDieser kleine, klumpige Protoplanet sitzt so nah an der Sonne des Systems, dass es nur 34 Standardtage dauert, bis seine Umlaufbahn vollst\u00e4ndig ist.\n\nKabal II\nDer erste Bericht des ICC \u00fcber Kabal II zog den Vergleich zum Mars. Es ist ein terrestrischer W\u00fcstenplanet, der sich mitten in der bewohnbaren Zone befindet, was ihn zu einem idealen Terraforming-Kandidaten macht. Doch die Tevarin beherrschten die Terraforming-Technologie nie, so dass sie unbewohnt blieb, w\u00e4hrend das System unter ihrer Kontrolle stand.\n\nKabal III\nKabal III war der klare Edelstein des Systems, als es (wieder) entdeckt wurde. Doch die Hoffnung, dass die UEE Siedlungen auf dem Planeten gr\u00fcndete, wurde schnell zunichte gemacht, nachdem verlassene Tevarin-St\u00e4dte aufgedeckt wurden, was den Planeten zu einer arch\u00e4ologischen St\u00e4tte machte.\n\nUnter einer dicken Schicht einheimischer Pflanzenwelt, die die St\u00e4dte zur\u00fcckerobert hatte, steckte diese Tevarin-Welt in der Zeit fest. Geb\u00e4ude und H\u00e4user wurden mit verschiedenen Gemeinschaftsg\u00fctern gef\u00fcllt. Die Schiffe sa\u00dfen ruhig auf den Landepl\u00e4tzen. Die heiligen Kodizes von Rijora hingen noch immer in den Tempeln. All diese Beweise deuten darauf hin, dass die Bev\u00f6lkerung entweder schnell gegangen ist oder beabsichtigt, zur\u00fcckzukehren. So oder so, Kabal III. \u00f6ffnete ein Fenster zu einer Kultur, die versucht hatte, sich in der S\u00e4uberung nach dem Zweiten Tevarinkrieg zu l\u00f6schen.\n\nDas UEE-Milit\u00e4r lud Esperia, den bekannten Schiffsnachbauhersteller, ein, den Planeten zu besuchen, um die gefundenen Schiffe zu katalogisieren und zu bewerten. Nach dem Vergleich mit den wenigen erhaltenen historischen Aufzeichnungen sch\u00e4tzte Esperia, dass der Planet vor dem Ersten Tevarinkrieg verlassen wurde. Obwohl sie eine Fundgrube an historischen Informationen \u00fcber den Tevarin bieten, stellten diese St\u00e4dte mehr Fragen als Antworten. Vor allem eines blieb schwer fassbar: Warum sind die Tevarin gegangen?\n\nViele fragen sich immer noch, wie ein ganzes System von den Tevarin vergessen werden konnte. Die meisten glauben, dass ein Zusammenfluss von katastrophalen Ereignissen \u00fcber zwei Jahrhunderte hinweg - die Ersten und Zweiten Tevarinkriege, gefolgt von der S\u00e4uberung - die Existenz des Systems aus dem kulturellen Bewusstsein der Tevarin gel\u00f6scht hat. Andere behaupten, dass seine Existenz ein streng geh\u00fctetes Geheimnis unter den Tevarin-Radikalen sei. Akut bewusst, wie wenig sie wissen, haben UEE-Forscher einen vorsichtigen Ansatz mit dem System gew\u00e4hlt. Trotz wiederholter Anfragen der Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society und der Tevarin advocacy group Nerriva Alle hat die UEE einen streng eingeschr\u00e4nkten Zugang zum Planeten erhalten.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nDa Kabal nur \u00fcber das nicht beanspruchte Leir-System zug\u00e4nglich ist, haben einige versucht, zu campen und Regierungskonvois zu verfolgen, um die genauen Koordinaten des Sprungpunktes zu ermitteln. Es ist bekannt, dass UEE-Schiffe verd\u00e4chtige Schiffe in das Leir-System einbinden, die als Bedrohung f\u00fcr die Vertraulichkeit der Position des Sprungpunktes gelten. Wenn eine Regierung Ihnen also eine Warnung schickt, gehorchen Sie ihren Befehlen oder erleiden Sie die Folgen.\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Wenn Sie mich zu Ihrem Senator w\u00e4hlen, werde ich daran arbeiten, mein Volk aus dem Schatten zu f\u00fchren, indem ich die Sch\u00f6nheit der Tevarin-Kultur wiederherstelle. Dazu geh\u00f6ren die Bestimmung der verlorenen St\u00e4dte auf Kabal III. als historische St\u00e4tten und die Errichtung von Kulturzentren auf dem Planeten, die zuk\u00fcnftige Generationen von Menschen und Tevarin gleicherma\u00dfen bilden werden.\"\n- Senator Suj Kossi, Wahlkampfrede, Jalan, Elysium, 2946\n\n\n\"Das Kabalsystem ist ein interessanter Fall. Wie k\u00f6nnte man in nur wenigen Jahrhunderten ein ganzes System vergessen? K\u00f6nnte die kollektive kulturelle Amnesie wirklich so tief gehen, oder geht hier noch etwas anderes vor sich? Um ehrlich zu sein, ich wei\u00df nicht, welche Antwort mir mehr Angst macht.\"\n- Professor Vincent Fontana, Auszug aus einer Rede vor der Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society, 2943","zh_CN":"This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 4.12.\nAfter nearly six years of work as a stellar surveyor for the Imperial Cartography Center, Usuni Colo had never taken as much as a sick day. By 2941, his supervisor hadn\u2019t suggested that Colo take a vacation, she mandated it. Faced with three weeks of nothing to do, Colo knew there was only one place he wanted to go. Fascinated by the Outsiders, he traveled to Mya in the Leir system to see firsthand how isolationism had affected the planet and its people.\n\nUnfortunately for Colo, his attempts to talk his way past the traveler zone to get the \u2018real experience\u2019 got him expelled from the planet. Still faced with a couple weeks of enforced downtime, Colo took his time returning home to the Elysium system. And as a member of an ICC Stellar Surveyor team, he was in the habit of scanning for jump points even when off-duty.\n\nSo on 2941.03.11 when his scanners hit an anomaly that looked like a new jump point leaving the Leir system, Usuni Colo was professional rather than surprised. What would ultimately surprise him would be what lay on the other side. He\u2019d learn that he hadn\u2019t discovered this system at all. Only rediscovered it.\n\nExploration Excitement\nColo took a number of initial scans of what became known as the Kabal system, which Colo named in honor of the famous 27th century musical group. The scans found a F-type main sequence star, three planets, and an asteroid cluster. Upon returning to UEE space, he immediately reported the discovery and logged a special request that his ICC unit be assigned to scan and explore the system he discovered. The UEE granted Colo\u2019s petition, and he returned to the system with the rest of his team shortly thereafter.\n\nTheir initial assessment of the system was overwhelmingly positive. Kabal II and Kabal III were located within the habitable zone, and Kabal III\u2019s oxygen-based atmosphere meant it had the potential to be a turnkey planet. Excitement swelled among government officials, since finding a naturally habitable world would provide incredible benefits and resources without the expense of terraforming. Colo and the rest of his team were immediately deployed to take more detailed scans of Kabal III.\n\nThe ICC\u2019s standard protocol is to keep the initial assessment of systems confidential until further evaluations have been made and details verified. Yet, somehow Kabal\u2019s assessment leaked. News about the existence of a planet that might be immediately habitable caused a media sensation.\n\nCritics of Imperator Costigan were suspicious; they claimed the leak was a calculated move on the part of his administration. Only weeks prior, the Historical Truth Act of 2941 declassified a trove of documents, many of which were from the Messer era and revealed many of the propaganda techniques Messer\u2019s government used to manipulate the public. Although this was hardly a new revelation and obviously none of the released documents directly related to Costigan\u2019s administration, columnists and critics drew tenuous comparisons between the tactics previously used and actions of the current administration, which had been mired in a series of embarrassing gaffes. The leak of Kabal\u2019s initial assessment was seen by some as a way to get the populace to focus on the UEE\u2019s future instead of the past.\n\nOnce the confidential report leaked, the ICC decided to embrace the buzz being generated. Usuni Colo was even scheduled to tell his incredible discovery story to Beck Russum for an Empire Report exclusive. The event was hyped across the spectrum for days, then abruptly canceled. When no official explanation was given for the interview getting canned, rumors started to swirl. After the official assessment of the Kabal system was delayed, also for unspecified reasons, the Senate Subcommittee of the Interior decided to get involved.\n\nThe Known Unknown\nIn October of 2941, Rebecca Alves, chair of the ICC, was summoned before the Senate Subcommittee of the Interior to discuss her stewardship of the agency. Senators focused their inquiries on Kabal III and wondered why the system\u2018s official report was late. Alves dodged most questions, claiming she couldn\u2019t discuss specifics until the official report was released. When pressed, Alves became more evasive. This drew ire from Senators, who openly wondered who was really running the ICC if its director couldn\u2019t provide a timeline.\n\nAlves\u2019 appearance before the Senate subcommittee was considered a disaster. It re-energized the debate over Kabal and reinforced the claim that the Imperator was really controlling the release of information. Faced with mounting public pressure the ICC finally published their official assessment of the Kabal system in early November of 2941. Suddenly, it became obvious why there was so much secrecy surrounding the system.\n\nThe report revealed that ancient, abandoned Tevarin cities, believed to predate the First Tevarin War, were discovered on Kabal III. So, even though the planet was Human-habitable, no settlements would be established for the foreseeable future. Following the release of this report, the UEE government classified the entire system off limits to the public to maintain the integrity of this important archaeological site. It has remained restricted ever since.\n\nKabal I\nThis small, lumpy protoplanet sits so close to the system\u2019s sun that it only takes 34 standard days to complete its orbit.\n\nKabal II\nThe ICC\u2019s initial report on Kabal II drew comparison to Mars. It\u2019s a terrestrial desert planet situated smack dab in the middle of the habitable zone, making it an ideal terraforming candidate. Yet, the Tevarin never mastered terraforming technology, so it remained uninhabited while the system was under their control.\n\nKabal III\nKabal III was the system\u2019s clear gem when it was (re)discovered. Yet the hope of the UEE establishing settlements on the planet was quickly squashed after abandoned Tevarin cities were uncovered, turning the planet into an archaeological site.\n\nBeneath a thick layer of native plant life that had reclaimed the cities, this Tevarin world was stuck in time. Buildings and houses were filled with various common goods. Ships sat quietly on landing pads. The sacred codices of Rijora still hung in the temples. All this evidence suggested that the population either left quickly or planned to come back. Either way, Kabal III opened a window into a culture that had tried to erase itself in the Purge after the Second Tevarin War.\n\nThe UEE military invited Esperia, the noted ship replica manufacturer, to visit the planet to catalogue and appraise the ships that were found. After comparing them with the few remaining historical records, Esperia estimated that the planet was abandoned prior to the First Tevarin War. Despite providing a treasure trove of historical information on the Tevarin, these cities raised more questions than answers. One in particular remained elusive: why did the Tevarin leave?\n\nMany still wonder how an entire system could have been forgotten by the Tevarin. Most believe a confluence of calamitous events over two centuries \u2014 the First & Second Tevarin Wars followed by the Purge \u2014 erased the system\u2019s existence from the Tevarin cultural consciousness. Others insist its existence was a closely guarded secret among Tevarin radicals. Acutely aware of how little they know, UEE researchers have taken a cautious approach with the system. Despite repeated requests from the Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society and the Tevarin advocacy group Nerriva Alle, the UEE has maintained a tightly restricted access to the planet.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nSince Kabal can only be accessed through the unclaimed Leir system, some have tried to camp out and stalk government convoys to discover the exact coordinates of the jump point. UEE ships have been known to engage suspicious ships in the Leir system that are deemed a threat to the confidentiality of the jump point\u2019s location. So, if a government sends you a warning comm, obey their orders or suffer the consequences.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cIf you elect me as your Senator, I will work to help bring my people out of the shadows by rebuilding the beauty of Tevarin culture. This includes designating the lost cities on Kabal III as historical sites, and establishing cultural centers on the planet that will educate future generations of both Human and Tevarin alike.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Suj Kossi, campaign speech, Jalan, Elysium, 2946\n\n\n\n\u201cThe Kabal system is an interesting case. How could an entire system be forgotten about in only a few centuries? Could collective cultural amnesia really run this deep, or is there something else going on here? To be honest, I don\u2019t know what answer scares me more.\u201d\n\u2013 Professor Vincent Fontana, excerpt from a speech to the Tevarin Cultural Preservation Society, 2943"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":29,"created_at":"2019-01-09T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:38:05","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16925,"next_id":16928}}