{"data":{"id":17029,"title":"Galactic Guide: Kallis System","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17029-Galactic-Guide-Kallis-System","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17029","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17029","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","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":13856,"name":"Kallis_Feb-2017-03.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/g41p19jwhjdm4r\/source\/Kallis_Feb-2017-03.jpg","alt":"","size":2051230,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2017-09-19T21:49:59+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/13856","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/13856\/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":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":10,"translations":{"en_EN":"This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.2.\nA Star Is Born\nA whirling mass of potential, the recently discovered Kallis system has excited scientists and researchers the Empire over by offering them a rare opportunity: to witness the formation of a stellar system first hand.\n\nKallis was first visited in 2921 through its jump point connection with Oso, and initial ICC scans of the system revealed a G-class main sequence star anchoring nine protoplanets in various stages of development. Officially, the system\u2019s discovery is credited to OB Station Chimera, the main research facility in Oso, but many still persist that it should be rightly attributed to former PFC Gabby Rifon.\n\nPart of the Army security force detailed under the Fair Chance Act to protect Oso II from poachers, smugglers, and other trespassers, Rifon served as a long-range scan technician tasked with sweeping the system for errant ships. According to later interviews, Gabby was often \u201cbored as hell\u201d looking for ships hours at a time. Instead she would shrug off her duties and adjust the scan station to search for spatial anomalies. It was during one such unauthorized session that Gabby excitedly noted faint indications of a jump point. Informing her commanding officer of the discovery brought to light the fact that Gabby had been \u201cwasting\u201d hours during her shift. A week before the first ship would traverse the Oso-Kallis jump point, Gabby was dishonorably discharged for improper use of Army resources.\n\nA Second Chance\nAlmost immediately, it was clear that Kallis (meaning \u201cbeloved\u201d in a Martian dialect) was a system to be cherished. Once again, Humanity was getting a chance to witness the birth of a solar system firsthand, and scientists around the Empire pledged to not let the opportunity be squandered as it had been in Gurzil.\n\nWhen Gurzil, a system still in its accretion phase, was discovered in 2539, scientific access was cut short due to security concerns. Upon the arrival of Xi\u2019an ships in 2542, Gurzil was drafted into the UPE\u2019s recently created Perry Line and set aside to protect Humanity\u2019s borders. For the next several centuries, the system was off-limits to everyone but military forces.\n\nUpon the dissolution of the Perry Line, the scientific community hoped that Gurzil would fall under the protection of the Fair Chance Act. However, various industries lobbied that centuries of military intervention had already damaged the system past its original scientific value and that it would better serve the credit-strapped Empire harvested of its valuable resources. In the end, the Senate voted against applying the Fair Chance Act to Gurzil and decided to allow both research and restricted mining in the system.\n\nThe scientific community was strongly motivated to make Kallis a different story.\n\nA Front Row Seat\nWithin a month of the first scan report from Kallis being released, a bill was introduced on the Senate floor to place the system under the protection of the Fair Chance Act and, this time around, thanks to the pristine status of the system as well as a much more favorable Transitionalist-controlled chamber, the vote passed. The system at once became off-limits to commercial development and general traffic. From that point on, Kallis would be a sanctuary for research and discovery.\n\nUnder the guidance of a joint Army and Imperial Science and Technology Foundation governing body, the past two decades have already greatly expanded our knowledge and understanding of the universe around us. Undoubtedly, this is just the start of a trend that will continue for decades to come as research continues in Kallis around the clock and new generations of scientists eagerly await their turn to study nature\u2019s mysteries first hand.\n\nKallis I\nA loose fusion of recently merged planetary embryos, this small developing protoplanet has an aggressively eccentric orbit that has many researchers speculating whether it will break apart before it can establish itself.\n\nKallis Belt Alpha\nAs the gravity wakes from the nearby forming worlds tug at this dense orbiting collection of planetesimal, frequent collisions can cause chaotic motion and hazardous travel conditions anywhere nearby.\n\nKallis II & III\nThese two rocky terrestrial worlds are currently sharing an orbit, but it is estimated that one of the worlds will eventually pull in enough mass from the surrounding asteroid belts to \u201cwin the race\u201d and subsume its sibling.\n\nKallis Belt Beta\nA swirling mass of asteroids and dust grains, this belt is composed of materials with high melting points. Although there is enough mass here to compose three to five planets, orbital resonance with the surrounding worlds has prevented this from happening yet.\n\nKallis IV, V, VI\nThese three terrestrial worlds hold special interest for researchers as they have the greatest chance for the potential to one day support life. Kallis IV in particular has a striking resemblance to what many believe Earth must have looked like in its infancy. With active volcanoes possibly forming an atmosphere, researchers are looking into creating monitoring methods capable of lasting the lifetimes it will take to see it form. While Kallis V may not currently have any potential for developing an atmosphere, the swirl of debris orbiting its rocky surface indicates that it may soon have a series of moons to call its own. The least developed of the three, Kallis VI has a surface entirely composed of molten rock, giving it a planetary glow.\n\nOB Station Gryphon\nLocated near the Kallis-Oso jump point, OB Station Gryphon was sealed late in 2922 and has served as the main operational hub for the entire system ever since. In order to preserve the living experiment that is Kallis and its protoplanets, construction throughout the rest of the system has been extremely limited. While there are small observation posts and scan satellites positioned throughout the system, if you are looking to refuel or restock, Gryphon is your only choice. All deliveries to the system are also routed through the station to ensure that the strict Fair Chance Act protocols are followed.\n\nDespites the system\u2019s focus on serious scholastic pursuits, it has begun to gain notoriety for the unique community that has developed over the years. Between the Army personnel stationed here to guard the system and the young grad students conducting research, the median age of the system\u2019s small population is well under thirty. It is no wonder that the habitation decks can get a bit raucous as researchers (looking to blow off steam after days spent alone in remote obervational outposts) and soldiers (with extra energy after long shifts spent patrolling for trespassers) meet for drinks and heated debates. Toss into the mix a growing number of philosophers and spiritualists who have come seeking deeper truths about the universe\u2019s origins, and you can see why OB Station Gryphon is a destination that\u2019s not quite like anywhere else in the Empire.\n\nKallis VII & VIII\nLocated out beyond Kallis\u2019 frost line, the system\u2019s two giants formed from volatile icy compounds and captured hydrogen and helium. Kallis VII has drawn its fair share of exoclimatologists interested in studying its burgeoning storm systems, while Kallis VIII has proven exciting for those seeking to construct a more complete model regarding dynamics and chemistry in ice giant atmospheres.\n\nKallis IX\nA small planetesimal in distant orbit around the sun, Kallis IX has the distinction of being the only celestial body in the system whose surface has been marred by orbital mining lasers, thanks to a joint UEE project with mining conglomerate Shubin Interstellar\u2019s research department seeking to better understand this dwarf planet\u2019s role in the system\u2019s formation.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nAll ships arriving in-system are expected to first stop at OB Station Gryphon to officially register. Traveling anywhere without having acquired the proper clearance is a sure way to draw the ire of the Army pilots on patrol here.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cI learned a ton during my two years in Kallis. Unfortunately, I forgot most of it thanks to my two years visiting Gryphon.\u201d\n\u2013 Dr. Wahid Allimon, Professor of Geology, University of Rhetor, 2945\n\n\n\n\u201cEven though my mom didn\u2019t get the credit she deserved for discovering the system, there is some small consolation in that they named that station after her. Sure, if you ask they\u2019ll say it\u2019s named for one of those lion-bird things, but come on, it\u2019s pretty clear that the scientists in charge were sticking it to those Army guys when they chose the name.\u201d\n\u2013 Alice Thomas, daughter of Gabby Rifon, 2943","de_DE":"Dieser Galaktische F\u00fchrer erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.2.\nEin Stern wird geboren\nDas k\u00fcrzlich entdeckte Kallis-System, eine wirbelnde Masse an Potenzial, hat Wissenschaftler und Forscher des Imperiums begeistert, indem es ihnen eine seltene Gelegenheit bietet: die Entstehung eines Sternsystems aus erster Hand zu erleben.\n\nKallis wurde erstmals 2921 durch seine Sprungbrettverbindung mit Oso besucht, und erste ICC-Scans des Systems ergaben, dass ein Hauptreihenstern der G-Klasse neun Protoplaneten in verschiedenen Entwicklungsstadien verankerte. Offiziell wird die Entdeckung des Systems der OB Station Chimera, der Hauptforschungseinrichtung in Oso, zugeschrieben, aber viele bestehen immer noch darauf, dass sie zu Recht dem ehemaligen PFC Gabby Rifon zugeschrieben werden sollte.\n\nAls Teil der Armee-Sicherheitstruppe, die unter dem Fair Chance Act detailliert beschrieben wurde, um Oso II vor Wilderern, Schmugglern und anderen Eindringlingen zu sch\u00fctzen, diente Rifon als Langstrecken-Scantechniker, der mit der Durchsuchung des Systems f\u00fcr umherziehende Schiffe beauftragt war. Nach sp\u00e4teren Interviews war Gabby oft \"h\u00f6llisch gelangweilt\" und suchte stundenlang nach Schiffen. Stattdessen zuckte sie von ihren Aufgaben ab und passte die Scan-Station an, um nach r\u00e4umlichen Anomalien zu suchen. W\u00e4hrend einer solchen unbefugten Sitzung bemerkte Gabby aufgeregt schwache Hinweise auf einen Sprungpunkt. Als sie ihren kommandierenden Offizier \u00fcber die Entdeckung informierte, wurde deutlich, dass Gabby w\u00e4hrend ihrer Schicht Stunden \"verschwendet\" hatte. Eine Woche bevor das erste Schiff den Sprungpunkt Oso-Kallis durchqueren w\u00fcrde, wurde Gabby wegen unsachgem\u00e4\u00dfer Verwendung von Armeeressourcen unehrenhaft entlassen.\n\nEine zweite Chance\nFast sofort war klar, dass Kallis (was in einem marsianischen Dialekt \"geliebt\" bedeutet) ein zu sch\u00e4tzendes System war. Wieder einmal bekam die Menschheit die Chance, die Geburt eines Sonnensystems aus erster Hand zu erleben, und Wissenschaftler im ganzen Reich versprachen, die Gelegenheit nicht wie in Gurzil vergeuden zu lassen.\n\nAls Gurzil, ein System, das sich noch in der Akkretionsphase befindet, 2539 entdeckt wurde, wurde der wissenschaftliche Zugang aus Sicherheitsgr\u00fcnden unterbrochen. Nach der Ankunft der Xi'an-Schiffe im Jahr 2542 wurde Gurzil in die k\u00fcrzlich geschaffene Perry Line der UPE eingezogen und zum Schutz der Grenzen der Menschheit beiseite gelegt. F\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten Jahrhunderte war das System f\u00fcr alle au\u00dfer den Streitkr\u00e4ften tabu.\n\nNach der Aufl\u00f6sung der Perry Line hoffte die wissenschaftliche Gemeinschaft, dass Gurzil unter den Schutz des Fair Chance Act fallen w\u00fcrde. Verschiedene Industrien setzten sich jedoch daf\u00fcr ein, dass jahrhundertelange milit\u00e4rische Interventionen das System bereits \u00fcber seinen urspr\u00fcnglichen wissenschaftlichen Wert hinaus besch\u00e4digt hatten und dass es dem kreditfinanzierten Imperium, das von seinen wertvollen Ressourcen geerntet wurde, besser dienen w\u00fcrde. Am Ende stimmte der Senat gegen die Anwendung des Fair Chance Act auf Gurzil und beschloss, sowohl Forschung als auch eingeschr\u00e4nkten Bergbau im System zuzulassen.\n\nDie wissenschaftliche Gemeinschaft war stark motiviert, Kallis zu einer anderen Geschichte zu machen.\n\nEin Sitz in der ersten Reihe\nInnerhalb eines Monats nach der Ver\u00f6ffentlichung des ersten Scan-Berichts von Kallis wurde im Senat ein Gesetzentwurf eingebracht, um das System unter den Schutz des Fair Chance Act zu stellen, und diesmal dank des urspr\u00fcnglichen Status des Systems sowie einer viel g\u00fcnstigeren, von Transitionalisten kontrollierten Kammer, wurde die Abstimmung verabschiedet. Das System wurde sofort f\u00fcr die kommerzielle Entwicklung und den allgemeinen Verkehr gesperrt. Von diesem Zeitpunkt an w\u00e4re Kallis ein Zufluchtsort f\u00fcr Forschung und Entdeckung.\n\nUnter der Leitung eines gemeinsamen Leitungsorgans der Armee und der Imperial Science and Technology Foundation haben die letzten zwei Jahrzehnte unser Wissen und Verst\u00e4ndnis \u00fcber das Universum um uns herum bereits stark erweitert. Zweifellos ist dies nur der Beginn eines Trends, der sich noch Jahrzehnte fortsetzen wird, da die Forschung in Kallis rund um die Uhr fortgesetzt wird und neue Generationen von Wissenschaftlern gespannt darauf warten, dass sie an die Reihe kommen, um die Geheimnisse der Natur aus erster Hand zu erforschen.\n\nKallis I.\nDieser kleine sich entwickelnde Protoplanet, eine lose Fusion von k\u00fcrzlich fusionierten planetarischen Embryonen, hat eine aggressiv exzentrische Umlaufbahn, in der viele Forscher dar\u00fcber nachdenken, ob er auseinander brechen wird, bevor er sich etablieren kann.\n\nKallis G\u00fcrtel Alpha\nW\u00e4hrend die Schwerkraft aus den nahegelegenen Formwelten aufwacht, die an dieser dichten, umkreisenden Ansammlung von Planetentieren ziehen, k\u00f6nnen h\u00e4ufige Kollisionen chaotische Bewegungen und gef\u00e4hrliche Reisebedingungen \u00fcberall in der N\u00e4he verursachen.\n\nKallis II & III\nDiese beiden felsigen irdischen Welten teilen sich derzeit eine Umlaufbahn, aber es wird gesch\u00e4tzt, dass eine der Welten schlie\u00dflich gen\u00fcgend Masse aus den umgebenden Asteroideng\u00fcrteln einziehen wird, um \"das Rennen zu gewinnen\" und ihre Geschwister zusammenzufassen.\n\nKallis G\u00fcrtel Beta\nDieser G\u00fcrtel, eine wirbelnde Masse aus Asteroiden und Staubk\u00f6rnern, besteht aus Materialien mit hohem Schmelzpunkt. Obwohl es hier genug Masse gibt, um drei bis f\u00fcnf Planeten zu bilden, hat die orbitale Resonanz mit den umgebenden Welten dies bisher verhindert.\n\nKallis IV, V, VI, VI\nDiese drei terrestrischen Welten sind f\u00fcr die Forscher von besonderem Interesse, da sie die gr\u00f6\u00dften Chancen haben, das Leben eines Tages zu unterst\u00fctzen. Vor allem Kallis IV hat eine auffallende \u00c4hnlichkeit mit dem, was viele glauben, dass die Erde in ihren Anf\u00e4ngen ausgesehen haben muss. Da aktive Vulkane m\u00f6glicherweise eine Atmosph\u00e4re bilden, untersuchen die Forscher die Entwicklung von \u00dcberwachungsmethoden, die in der Lage sind, die Lebensdauer, die es braucht, um zu sehen, wie sie sich bildet, zu verl\u00e4ngern. W\u00e4hrend Kallis V derzeit vielleicht kein Potenzial f\u00fcr die Entwicklung einer Atmosph\u00e4re hat, deutet der Tr\u00fcmmerwirbel, der seine felsige Oberfl\u00e4che umkreist, darauf hin, dass er bald eine Reihe von Monden haben k\u00f6nnte, die er seine eigenen nennen k\u00f6nnte. Der am wenigsten entwickelte der drei, Kallis VI hat eine Oberfl\u00e4che, die vollst\u00e4ndig aus geschmolzenem Gestein besteht und ihm ein planetarisches Gl\u00fchen verleiht.\n\nOB Station Gryphon\nIn der N\u00e4he des Sprungbrettes Kallis-Oso gelegen, wurde die OB Station Gryphon Ende 2922 versiegelt und dient seither als wichtigste operative Drehscheibe f\u00fcr das gesamte System. Um das lebende Experiment Kallis und seine Protoplaneten zu erhalten, war die Konstruktion im gesamten restlichen System \u00e4u\u00dferst begrenzt. W\u00e4hrend es kleine Beobachtungsposten und Scan-Satelliten gibt, die im gesamten System positioniert sind, ist Gryphon Ihre einzige Wahl, wenn Sie tanken oder auff\u00fcllen m\u00f6chten. Alle Lieferungen an das System werden auch \u00fcber die Station geleitet, um sicherzustellen, dass die strengen Fair Chance Act-Protokolle eingehalten werden.\n\nTrotz des Fokus des Systems auf ernsthafte schulische Aktivit\u00e4ten hat es begonnen, Bekanntheit f\u00fcr die einzigartige Gemeinschaft zu erlangen, die sich im Laufe der Jahre entwickelt hat. Zwischen dem hier stationierten Armeepersonal zur Bewachung des Systems und den jungen Doktoranden, die forschen, liegt das Durchschnittsalter der kleinen Bev\u00f6lkerung des Systems weit unter drei\u00dfig Jahren. Es ist kein Wunder, dass die Wohndecks ein wenig rau werden k\u00f6nnen, wenn sich Forscher (die nach Tagen allein in abgelegenen oberfl\u00e4chlichen Au\u00dfenposten Dampf ablassen wollen) und Soldaten (mit zus\u00e4tzlicher Energie nach langen Schichten, die auf Patrouillen f\u00fcr unbefugte Personen unterwegs waren) zu Getr\u00e4nken und hitzigen Debatten treffen. Werfen Sie eine wachsende Zahl von Philosophen und Spiritualisten in die Mischung, die gekommen sind, um tiefere Wahrheiten \u00fcber die Urspr\u00fcnge des Universums zu erfahren, und Sie k\u00f6nnen sehen, warum OB Station Gryphon ein Ziel ist, das nicht ganz wie nirgendwo sonst im Imperium ist.\n\nKallis VII & VIII\nDie beiden Riesen des Systems, die sich au\u00dferhalb der Frostgrenze von Kallis befinden, bestanden aus fl\u00fcchtigen Eisverbindungen und fingen Wasserstoff und Helium ein. Kallis VII hat seinen gerechten Anteil an Exoklimatologen, die daran interessiert sind, seine aufkeimenden Sturmsysteme zu studieren, gezogen, w\u00e4hrend Kallis VIII sich als spannend f\u00fcr diejenigen erwiesen hat, die ein vollst\u00e4ndigeres Modell bez\u00fcglich Dynamik und Chemie in eisigen Riesenatmosph\u00e4ren konstruieren wollen.\n\nKallis IX\nAls kleines Planetentier in der fernen Umlaufbahn um die Sonne hat Kallis IX die Besonderheit, der einzige Himmelsk\u00f6rper im System zu sein, dessen Oberfl\u00e4che durch Orbital-Mining-Laser beeintr\u00e4chtigt wurde, dank eines gemeinsamen UEE-Projekts mit der Forschungsabteilung des Bergbaukonglomerats Shubin Interstellar, die versucht, die Rolle dieses Zwergplaneten bei der Bildung des Systems besser zu verstehen.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nEs wird erwartet, dass alle Schiffe, die im System ankommen, zuerst an der OB Station Gryphon anhalten, um sich offiziell registrieren zu lassen. \u00dcberall hin zu reisen, ohne die richtige Freigabe erworben zu haben, ist ein sicherer Weg, um den Zorn der Piloten der Armee auf Patrouille hier zu ziehen.\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Ich habe in meinen zwei Jahren in Kallis eine Tonne gelernt. Leider habe ich das meiste davon vergessen, dank meines zweij\u00e4hrigen Besuchs bei Gryphon.\"\n- Dr. Wahid Allimon, Professor f\u00fcr Geologie, University of Rhetor, 2945\n\n\n\"Auch wenn meine Mutter nicht die Anerkennung erhielt, die sie f\u00fcr die Entdeckung des Systems verdiente, gibt es doch einen kleinen Trost, dass sie diese Station nach ihr benannt haben. Sicher, wenn du fragst, werden sie sagen, dass es nach einem dieser L\u00f6wen-Vogel-Dinge benannt ist, aber komm schon, es ist ziemlich klar, dass die verantwortlichen Wissenschaftler es diesen Armee-Jungs gezeigt haben, als sie den Namen gew\u00e4hlt haben.\"\n- Alice Thomas, Tochter von Gabby Rifon, 2943","zh_CN":"This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.2.\nA Star Is Born\nA whirling mass of potential, the recently discovered Kallis system has excited scientists and researchers the Empire over by offering them a rare opportunity: to witness the formation of a stellar system first hand.\n\nKallis was first visited in 2921 through its jump point connection with Oso, and initial ICC scans of the system revealed a G-class main sequence star anchoring nine protoplanets in various stages of development. Officially, the system\u2019s discovery is credited to OB Station Chimera, the main research facility in Oso, but many still persist that it should be rightly attributed to former PFC Gabby Rifon.\n\nPart of the Army security force detailed under the Fair Chance Act to protect Oso II from poachers, smugglers, and other trespassers, Rifon served as a long-range scan technician tasked with sweeping the system for errant ships. According to later interviews, Gabby was often \u201cbored as hell\u201d looking for ships hours at a time. Instead she would shrug off her duties and adjust the scan station to search for spatial anomalies. It was during one such unauthorized session that Gabby excitedly noted faint indications of a jump point. Informing her commanding officer of the discovery brought to light the fact that Gabby had been \u201cwasting\u201d hours during her shift. A week before the first ship would traverse the Oso-Kallis jump point, Gabby was dishonorably discharged for improper use of Army resources.\n\nA Second Chance\nAlmost immediately, it was clear that Kallis (meaning \u201cbeloved\u201d in a Martian dialect) was a system to be cherished. Once again, Humanity was getting a chance to witness the birth of a solar system firsthand, and scientists around the Empire pledged to not let the opportunity be squandered as it had been in Gurzil.\n\nWhen Gurzil, a system still in its accretion phase, was discovered in 2539, scientific access was cut short due to security concerns. Upon the arrival of Xi\u2019an ships in 2542, Gurzil was drafted into the UPE\u2019s recently created Perry Line and set aside to protect Humanity\u2019s borders. For the next several centuries, the system was off-limits to everyone but military forces.\n\nUpon the dissolution of the Perry Line, the scientific community hoped that Gurzil would fall under the protection of the Fair Chance Act. However, various industries lobbied that centuries of military intervention had already damaged the system past its original scientific value and that it would better serve the credit-strapped Empire harvested of its valuable resources. In the end, the Senate voted against applying the Fair Chance Act to Gurzil and decided to allow both research and restricted mining in the system.\n\nThe scientific community was strongly motivated to make Kallis a different story.\n\nA Front Row Seat\nWithin a month of the first scan report from Kallis being released, a bill was introduced on the Senate floor to place the system under the protection of the Fair Chance Act and, this time around, thanks to the pristine status of the system as well as a much more favorable Transitionalist-controlled chamber, the vote passed. The system at once became off-limits to commercial development and general traffic. From that point on, Kallis would be a sanctuary for research and discovery.\n\nUnder the guidance of a joint Army and Imperial Science and Technology Foundation governing body, the past two decades have already greatly expanded our knowledge and understanding of the universe around us. Undoubtedly, this is just the start of a trend that will continue for decades to come as research continues in Kallis around the clock and new generations of scientists eagerly await their turn to study nature\u2019s mysteries first hand.\n\nKallis I\nA loose fusion of recently merged planetary embryos, this small developing protoplanet has an aggressively eccentric orbit that has many researchers speculating whether it will break apart before it can establish itself.\n\nKallis Belt Alpha\nAs the gravity wakes from the nearby forming worlds tug at this dense orbiting collection of planetesimal, frequent collisions can cause chaotic motion and hazardous travel conditions anywhere nearby.\n\nKallis II & III\nThese two rocky terrestrial worlds are currently sharing an orbit, but it is estimated that one of the worlds will eventually pull in enough mass from the surrounding asteroid belts to \u201cwin the race\u201d and subsume its sibling.\n\nKallis Belt Beta\nA swirling mass of asteroids and dust grains, this belt is composed of materials with high melting points. Although there is enough mass here to compose three to five planets, orbital resonance with the surrounding worlds has prevented this from happening yet.\n\nKallis IV, V, VI\nThese three terrestrial worlds hold special interest for researchers as they have the greatest chance for the potential to one day support life. Kallis IV in particular has a striking resemblance to what many believe Earth must have looked like in its infancy. With active volcanoes possibly forming an atmosphere, researchers are looking into creating monitoring methods capable of lasting the lifetimes it will take to see it form. While Kallis V may not currently have any potential for developing an atmosphere, the swirl of debris orbiting its rocky surface indicates that it may soon have a series of moons to call its own. The least developed of the three, Kallis VI has a surface entirely composed of molten rock, giving it a planetary glow.\n\nOB Station Gryphon\nLocated near the Kallis-Oso jump point, OB Station Gryphon was sealed late in 2922 and has served as the main operational hub for the entire system ever since. In order to preserve the living experiment that is Kallis and its protoplanets, construction throughout the rest of the system has been extremely limited. While there are small observation posts and scan satellites positioned throughout the system, if you are looking to refuel or restock, Gryphon is your only choice. All deliveries to the system are also routed through the station to ensure that the strict Fair Chance Act protocols are followed.\n\nDespites the system\u2019s focus on serious scholastic pursuits, it has begun to gain notoriety for the unique community that has developed over the years. Between the Army personnel stationed here to guard the system and the young grad students conducting research, the median age of the system\u2019s small population is well under thirty. It is no wonder that the habitation decks can get a bit raucous as researchers (looking to blow off steam after days spent alone in remote obervational outposts) and soldiers (with extra energy after long shifts spent patrolling for trespassers) meet for drinks and heated debates. Toss into the mix a growing number of philosophers and spiritualists who have come seeking deeper truths about the universe\u2019s origins, and you can see why OB Station Gryphon is a destination that\u2019s not quite like anywhere else in the Empire.\n\nKallis VII & VIII\nLocated out beyond Kallis\u2019 frost line, the system\u2019s two giants formed from volatile icy compounds and captured hydrogen and helium. Kallis VII has drawn its fair share of exoclimatologists interested in studying its burgeoning storm systems, while Kallis VIII has proven exciting for those seeking to construct a more complete model regarding dynamics and chemistry in ice giant atmospheres.\n\nKallis IX\nA small planetesimal in distant orbit around the sun, Kallis IX has the distinction of being the only celestial body in the system whose surface has been marred by orbital mining lasers, thanks to a joint UEE project with mining conglomerate Shubin Interstellar\u2019s research department seeking to better understand this dwarf planet\u2019s role in the system\u2019s formation.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nAll ships arriving in-system are expected to first stop at OB Station Gryphon to officially register. Traveling anywhere without having acquired the proper clearance is a sure way to draw the ire of the Army pilots on patrol here.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cI learned a ton during my two years in Kallis. Unfortunately, I forgot most of it thanks to my two years visiting Gryphon.\u201d\n\u2013 Dr. Wahid Allimon, Professor of Geology, University of Rhetor, 2945\n\n\n\n\u201cEven though my mom didn\u2019t get the credit she deserved for discovering the system, there is some small consolation in that they named that station after her. Sure, if you ask they\u2019ll say it\u2019s named for one of those lion-bird things, but come on, it\u2019s pretty clear that the scientists in charge were sticking it to those Army guys when they chose the name.\u201d\n\u2013 Alice Thomas, daughter of Gabby Rifon, 2943"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":21,"created_at":"2019-04-03T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:21:35","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17028,"next_id":17030}}