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Situated on the frontier, Charon may be connected to four other systems, but it still harbors a deep sense of isolation from the rest of the Empire. This mentality, fueled by the UEE\u2019s regrettable actions in the system during the Messer era, has birthed a fiery and fiercely independent spirit that defines Charon to this day, a spirit that might have made the system all but impossible to govern.\n\nMost accounts claim the discovery of this five-planet system swirling around a K-type main sequence star was an accident. In 2538, Max Keaton was a novice merchant marine pilot on his first supply run in Helios when the system\u2019s intense solar winds disabled his ship\u2019s sensors. Nervous about falling behind schedule, Keaton flew on, only to realize when the sensors rebooted that his bearing was wrong and he was well off course. Determined not to make another mistake, Keaton quickly tested all his systems. That\u2019s when he noticed an anomalous reading on his scanners. In a surprising show of self-restraint, Keaton saved the coordinates, completed his run, and then returned the first chance he could. What he eventually discovered was the jump that would lead to the Charon System.\n\nThe UPE claimed the system and deployed a scan team from the Government Cartography Agency (the era\u2019s ICC). Terraformation of Charon III began almost immediately, but once complete, the system\u2019s remoteness never allowed it to develop as a hub for traffic and trade. Those who would eventually seek to settle the system were typically interested in living a simple life and saw Charon\u2019s isolation as a benefit. The Messers, however, had another use for the system\u2019s isolation.\n\nThroughout the generations, the Messers and their policies created a vast number of enemies, dissidents, activists, and revolutionaries. They found that mixing these political prisoners into the usual criminal penal systems only radicalized the criminals and gave the dissidents access to criminal training. So, the Messers decided to build a vast prison network across Charon III, with many of them in the state of Dellin, and hired loyal government employees to staff it. Horror stories about the prisons swirled among residents, though they quickly learned not to press the issue publicly. Local officials that investigated the matter were silenced or suddenly charged with crimes that landed them in those very prisons.\n\nWhen the Messers fell from power in 2792, people across the planet celebrated, and the local population forced their way into the prisons. What they found and documented horrified everyone and became an integral argument of 2806\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission report that exposed the horrors of the Messer regime. Local officials also discovered during their investigations that their Senators not only knew about the atrocities, but had been profiting off them. The Messer regime had funneled extra resources to Dellin, where most of the prisons were located, and even influenced elections involving corrupt Senate candidates they favored.\n\nSenator Constance Winterfield was indicted on corruption charges and removed from power. The Governor\u2019s Council was supposed to name a temporary replacement, but vicious in-fighting and political maneuvering stalled any decision. Charon III\u2019s Senate seat stayed vacant for years until Constance Winterfield\u2019s term expired. By that point, many residents had concluded that Charon III was better off than it had been with a Senator and the UEE imposing their will on the planet. In 2795, Charon III voted to renounce their recognition in the Senate, making them the only planet to ever do so.\n\nWithout an advocate on Earth, government credits to the system slowed to a trickle as the UEE political elite were intent to show that renouncing Senate recognition would come at a cost. As government funds evaporated at high cost to local economies, particularly in Dellin, the fierce independent spirit that inspired people to stand up to the UEE now turned them on each other. Constant strife between political factions only hardened over time, and governance of the planet became practically impossible. Any attempts at reforming the Governor\u2019s Council and resubmitting for recognition have thus far failed.\n\nToday, the system is primarily defined by the bloody and devastating civil war raging on Charon III between the states of Dellin and its neighbor Acheron. Regular commercial traffic in the system is minimal and may come under fire if entering Charon III\u2019s atmosphere. Due to this unfortunate situation, and a lack of other habitable locations within the system, the Galactic Guide advises travelers to avoid the Charon System unless absolutely necessary.\n\nCharon I\nThis is a small terrestrial planet being sublimed into the system\u2019s sun due to its decaying orbit. Analysis of the surface has led scientists to believe that a massive collision pushed it out of its original orbit and towards its eventual doom. The large trail that is forming in its wake as it spirals ever closer to the sun gives the appearance of a staggeringly large comet.\n\nCharon II\nCharon II is a smog planet with a dense layer of carbon dioxide that traps heat within its atmosphere. The greenhouse effect makes the planet\u2019s surface inhospitably warm. The difficulties in terraforming such a hostile world, along with the difficult political climate throughout the system, have made any attempt to initiate the complicated process a non-starter.\n\nCharon III\nThe UPE claimed this system because of Charon III. The planet was quickly terraformed, but few colonists were eager to settle in such a distant corner of the Empire. It lacked significant deposits of rare minerals to attract miners, and even though the real estate was inexpensive, few factories were built since the additional shipping costs more than offset any local savings for most manufacturers. Homesteaders that were attracted by the isolation did steadily stream in over the decades, though they often had to rely on soil enrichment products, like moly-nitronese, to reliably grow food.\n\nThings changed in 2635 during Livia Messer III\u2019s reign. She proposed a restructuring of the UEE\u2019s legal system that involved building a massive, maximum security penitentiary in Dellin\u2019s vast desert. The project kickstarted the economy and brought in new people and credits. When her brother Corsen Messer V rose to power, he built several more facilities. In 2670, the planet received recognition in the Senate via a decree from Corsen. Many of today\u2019s historians now assume the move was a quid pro quo between Corsen Messer and Gwen Czukay, who was Dellin\u2019s Governor\u2019s Council representative and shortly thereafter the planet\u2019s first Senator. When Senator Czukay was sworn in, she personally decided that the planet should be recognized under the name Haros.\n\nIn 2795, when the planet voted to renounce their recognition in the Senate, Haros was scrapped as the planet\u2019s official name, as many of the locals continued to associate it with the Messer era. For a few years, the planet dealt with political turmoil but lived in peace. Then a terrible drought destabilized Dellin in 2811 and sparked violent uprisings. The neighboring state of Acheron, struggling with the drought itself, couldn\u2019t provide much aid and was overwhelmed by desperate refugees from Dellin. The first civil war erupted between the two states in 2813 and lasted until 2819. The war never officially ended, as the adversaries simply agreed to what turned out to be a prolonged ceasefire.\n\nAlthough tensions have flared up since then, not all hope is lost. Most recently, a 2934 earthquake that devastated Acheron brought much of the planet together in relief of Acheron\u2019s ravaged population. During the rebuilding, the Phiyl Tower was constructed in Acheron\u2019s capital. Considered a masterwork of Supermodernist architecture, it was meant to symbolize a new, more hopeful era for Charon III. Unfortunately, the peace did not last long, as residents of Dellin openly speculated on why Acheron needed their help yet had the funds to construct such a tower.\n\nIn 2944, the most recent war between the states of Acheron and Dellin broke out after the election of Tarquin Klast as governor of Dellin. Acheron had supported his political rival and claimed Klast used intimidation tactics to swing the vote in his favor. When Klast instituted sweeping changes to the government and removed the checks and balances designed to limit his power, Acheron intervened to stop what they claimed was a growing tyrant. Following several skirmishes, the UEE set up armistice talks between the two states, but no accord could be reached.\n\nToday the civil war still rages. UEE Navy ships observe from above atmosphere only to ensure no gross violations of the Common Laws. While experts debate exactly how involved the UEE should get, much of the Empire\u2019s population appears to be ambivalent to the conflict.\n\nCharon IV\nUpon discovering the system, Max Keaton first saw and became enthralled by the ice giant Charon IV. The beautiful blue, dead world inspired Keaton to call the system Charon, a nod to both the mythological character and Keaton\u2019s grandfather, who was a beloved classics professor in Rhetor.\n\nCharon V\nEvery few decades another upstart mining concern scans and surveys this distant dwarf planet in the hope of finding precious minerals others have missed. So far none have been found.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nDue to the civil war, the Acheron military has designated all supply ships destined for Dellin, even those operated by freelance haulers, to be enemy combatants. We recommend that no ship enter Charon III\u2019s atmosphere unless absolutely necessary.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I stand here today to renounce Haros\u2019 recognition in the UEE Senate. From here forth, the planet will relinquish its Senate seat along with all responsibilities and benefits associated with it. Though I strongly disagree with this decision, it is the will of the people and I will respect it. I fear not everyone on Haros will be as gracious in defeat.\u201d\n\u2013 Bernard Ma, Dellin\u2019s Governor\u2019s Council representative, in a speech before the Senate, 2795\n\n\u201cTurmoil and trouble, give us double \u2019Cause this unending struggle is what defines us.\u201d\n\u2013 Gasper Khan, lyrics from Halcyon Home, 2912","de_DE":"Dieser Galaktische F\u00fchrer erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.3.\nEinsame Grenze\nEin andauernder B\u00fcrgerkrieg, Jahrhunderte des Konflikts und die Tatsache, dass sie das einzige System sind, das jemals auf seine Anerkennung im UEE-Senat verzichtet hat, sind Grund genug, den meisten Reisenden eine Pause einzulegen, bevor sie Charon besuchen. An der Grenze gelegen, kann Charon mit vier anderen Systemen verbunden sein, aber es birgt immer noch ein tiefes Gef\u00fchl der Isolation vom Rest des Imperiums. Diese Mentalit\u00e4t, die durch die bedauerlichen Handlungen der UEE im System w\u00e4hrend der Messer-\u00c4ra angeheizt wurde, hat einen feurigen und heftig unabh\u00e4ngigen Geist hervorgebracht, der Charon bis heute auszeichnet, einen Geist, der das System fast unm\u00f6glich gemacht h\u00e4tte zu regieren.\n\nDie meisten Berichte behaupten, dass die Entdeckung dieses F\u00fcnf-Planeten-Systems, das um einen K-Hauptreihenstern wirbelt, ein Unfall war. Im Jahr 2538 war Max Keaton ein Neuling in der Handelsschifffahrt bei seinem ersten Versorgungslauf in Helios, als die intensiven Sonnenwinde des Systems die Sensoren seines Schiffes deaktivierten. Nerv\u00f6s \u00fcber das Versp\u00e4ten, flog Keaton weiter, nur um zu erkennen, als die Sensoren neu starteten, dass sein Lager falsch war und er vom Kurs abgekommen war. Keaton war entschlossen, keinen weiteren Fehler zu machen und testete schnell alle seine Systeme. Da bemerkte er eine anomale Messung auf seinen Scannern. In einer \u00fcberraschenden Show der Selbstbeherrschung speicherte Keaton die Koordinaten, beendete seinen Lauf und kehrte dann die erste Chance zur\u00fcck, die er hatte. Was er schlie\u00dflich entdeckte, war der Sprung, der zum Charon-System f\u00fchren w\u00fcrde.\n\nDie UPE beanspruchte das System und entsandte ein Scan-Team von der Government Cartography Agency (dem damaligen ICC). Die Terraformation von Charon III begann fast sofort, aber nach Abschluss der Arbeiten konnte sich das System aufgrund seiner Abgeschiedenheit nie zu einer Drehscheibe f\u00fcr Verkehr und Handel entwickeln. Diejenigen, die schlie\u00dflich versuchen w\u00fcrden, das System zu regeln, waren typischerweise daran interessiert, ein einfaches Leben zu f\u00fchren und sahen Charons Isolation als Vorteil. Die Messers hatten jedoch einen anderen Nutzen f\u00fcr die Isolation des Systems.\n\nIm Laufe der Generationen schufen die Messers und ihre Politik eine gro\u00dfe Anzahl von Feinden, Dissidenten, Aktivisten und Revolution\u00e4ren. Sie stellten fest, dass die Einmischung dieser politischen Gefangenen in die \u00fcblichen strafrechtlichen Systeme nur eine Radikalisierung der Kriminellen bewirkt und den Dissidenten Zugang zu krimineller Ausbildung verschafft. So beschlossen die Messers, ein riesiges Gef\u00e4ngnis-Netzwerk \u00fcber Charon III hinweg aufzubauen, mit vielen von ihnen im Staat Dellin, und stellten loyale Regierungsmitarbeiter ein, um es zu besetzen. Horrorgeschichten \u00fcber die Gef\u00e4ngnisse wirbelten unter den Bewohnern, obwohl sie schnell lernten, das Problem nicht \u00f6ffentlich zu machen. Lokale Beamte, die die Angelegenheit untersuchten, wurden zum Schweigen gebracht oder pl\u00f6tzlich wegen Verbrechen angeklagt, die sie in genau diesen Gef\u00e4ngnissen landeten.\n\nAls die Messers 2792 von der Macht fielen, feierten Menschen auf der ganzen Welt, und die lokale Bev\u00f6lkerung dr\u00e4ngte sich in die Gef\u00e4ngnisse. Was sie fanden und dokumentierten, ersch\u00fctterte alle und wurde zu einem integralen Argument des Berichts der Wahrheits- und Vers\u00f6hnungskommission 2806, der die Schrecken des Messer-Regimes enth\u00fcllte. Lokale Beamte entdeckten auch w\u00e4hrend ihrer Untersuchungen, dass ihre Senatoren nicht nur von den Gr\u00e4ueltaten wussten, sondern auch von ihnen profitiert hatten. Das Messer-Regime hatte zus\u00e4tzliche Ressourcen nach Dellin gesteckt, wo sich die meisten Gef\u00e4ngnisse befanden, und sogar die Wahlen mit korrupten Senatskandidaten beeinflusst, die sie bevorzugten.\n\nSenatorin Constance Winterfield wurde wegen Korruption angeklagt und von der Macht genommen. Der Rat des Gouverneurs sollte einen vor\u00fcbergehenden Ersatz benennen, aber b\u00f6sartige K\u00e4mpfe und politische Man\u00f6ver blockierten jede Entscheidung. Der Senatssitz von Charon III. blieb jahrelang unbesetzt, bis die Amtszeit von Konstanz Winterfield abl\u00e4uft. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatten viele Bewohner festgestellt, dass Charon III besser dran war als bei einem Senator und der UEE, die ihren Willen auf den Planeten durchsetzen. 2795 stimmte Charon III. daf\u00fcr, auf ihre Anerkennung im Senat zu verzichten, was ihn zum einzigen Planeten macht, der dies jemals tat.\n\nOhne einen Anwalt auf der Erde verlangsamten sich die Regierungskredite an das System zu einem Rinnsal, da die politische Elite der UEE beabsichtigte zu zeigen, dass der Verzicht auf die Anerkennung des Senats mit Kosten verbunden w\u00e4re. Als die staatlichen Gelder zu hohen Kosten f\u00fcr die lokale Wirtschaft, insbesondere in Dellin, verflogen, wandte sich der wilde, unabh\u00e4ngige Geist, der die Menschen dazu inspirierte, sich gegen die UEE zu behaupten, nun gegeneinander. Der st\u00e4ndige Streit zwischen den politischen Fraktionen verh\u00e4rtete sich nur im Laufe der Zeit, und die F\u00fchrung des Planeten wurde praktisch unm\u00f6glich. Alle Versuche, den Rat des Gouverneurs zu reformieren und wieder zur Anerkennung vorzulegen, sind bisher gescheitert.\n\nHeute wird das System in erster Linie durch den blutigen und verheerenden B\u00fcrgerkrieg auf Charon III zwischen den Staaten Dellin und seinem Nachbarn Acheron definiert. Der regelm\u00e4\u00dfige kommerzielle Verkehr im System ist minimal und kann unter Beschuss geraten, wenn er in die Atmosph\u00e4re von Charon III eintritt. Aufgrund dieser ungl\u00fccklichen Situation und des Fehlens anderer bewohnbarer Orte innerhalb des Systems r\u00e4t der Galaktische Reiseleiter den Reisenden, das Charon-System zu vermeiden, es sei denn, es ist absolut notwendig.\n\nCharon I\nDies ist ein kleiner terrestrischer Planet, der aufgrund seiner zerfallenden Umlaufbahn in die Sonne des Systems sublimiert wird. Die Analyse der Oberfl\u00e4che hat Wissenschaftler zu der Annahme veranlasst, dass eine massive Kollision sie aus ihrer urspr\u00fcnglichen Umlaufbahn in Richtung ihres endg\u00fcltigen Untergangs dr\u00e4ngte. Der gro\u00dfe Pfad, der sich in seinem Gefolge bildet, wenn er sich der Sonne immer n\u00e4her w\u00f6lbt, wirkt wie ein \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigend gro\u00dfer Komet.\n\nCharon II\nCharon II ist ein Smogplanet mit einer dichten Schicht Kohlendioxid, das die W\u00e4rme in seiner Atmosph\u00e4re speichert. Der Treibhauseffekt macht die Oberfl\u00e4che des Planeten unwirtlich warm. Die Schwierigkeiten bei der Gestaltung einer so feindlichen Welt, zusammen mit dem schwierigen politischen Klima im gesamten System, haben jeden Versuch, den komplizierten Prozess einzuleiten, zu einem Fehlstart gemacht.\n\nCharon III\nDie UPE beanspruchte dieses System wegen Charon III. Der Planet war schnell terrassiert, aber nur wenige Kolonisten waren begierig darauf, sich in einer so fernen Ecke des Reiches niederzulassen. Es fehlten bedeutende Vorkommen an seltenen Mineralien, um Bergleute anzuziehen, und obwohl die Immobilie preiswert war, wurden nur wenige Fabriken gebaut, da die zus\u00e4tzlichen Versandkosten die lokalen Einsparungen f\u00fcr die meisten Hersteller mehr als ausgleichen konnten. Homesteader, die von der Isolation angezogen wurden, str\u00f6mten im Laufe der Jahrzehnte stetig herein, obwohl sie sich oft auf Bodenanreicherungsprodukte wie Moly-Nitronese verlassen mussten, um Lebensmittel zuverl\u00e4ssig anzubauen.\n\nW\u00e4hrend der Regierungszeit von Livia Messer III. \u00e4nderte sich 2635 alles. Sie schlug eine Umstrukturierung des Rechtssystems der UEE vor, bei der ein massives, hochsicheres Gef\u00e4ngnis in der riesigen W\u00fcste von Dellin gebaut wurde. Das Projekt hat die Wirtschaft angekurbelt und neue Menschen und Kredite gebracht. Als ihr Bruder Corsen Messer V. an die Macht kam, baute er mehrere weitere Anlagen. Im Jahr 2670 wurde der Planet im Senat durch ein Dekret von Corsen anerkannt. Viele der heutigen Historiker gehen heute davon aus, dass der Schritt eine Gegenleistung zwischen Corsen Messer und Gwen Czukay war, der Dellins Vertreter des Gouverneursrates und kurz darauf der erste Senator des Planeten war. Als Senatorin Czukay vereidigt wurde, entschied sie pers\u00f6nlich, dass der Planet unter dem Namen Haros anerkannt werden sollte.\n\nAls der Planet 2795 beschloss, auf seine Anerkennung im Senat zu verzichten, wurde Haros als offizieller Name des Planeten gestrichen, da viele Einheimische ihn weiterhin mit der \u00c4ra Messer in Verbindung brachten. Einige Jahre lang besch\u00e4ftigte sich der Planet mit politischen Turbulenzen, lebte aber in Frieden. Dann destabilisierte eine schreckliche D\u00fcrre Dellin 2811 und l\u00f6ste heftige Aufst\u00e4nde aus. Der Nachbarstaat Acheron, der mit der D\u00fcrre selbst zu k\u00e4mpfen hatte, konnte nicht viel Hilfe leisten und wurde von verzweifelten Fl\u00fcchtlingen aus Dellin \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigt. Der erste B\u00fcrgerkrieg brach 2813 zwischen den beiden Staaten aus und dauerte bis 2819. Der Krieg endete nie offiziell, da die Gegner einfach zustimmten, was sich als verl\u00e4ngerte Waffenruhe herausstellte.\n\nObwohl seither Spannungen aufgeflammt sind, geht nicht jede Hoffnung verloren. Vor kurzem brachte ein Erdbeben vom Typ 2934, das Acheron verw\u00fcstete, einen Gro\u00dfteil des Planeten zusammen, um die verw\u00fcstete Bev\u00f6lkerung von Acheron zu unterst\u00fctzen. W\u00e4hrend des Umbaus wurde der Phiyl Tower in der Hauptstadt von Acheron errichtet. Es galt als Meisterwerk der supermodernen Architektur und sollte eine neue, hoffnungsvollere \u00c4ra f\u00fcr Charon III. symbolisieren. Leider dauerte der Frieden nicht lange, da die Bewohner von Dellin offen dar\u00fcber spekulierten, warum Acheron ihre Hilfe brauchte, aber \u00fcber die Mittel verf\u00fcgte, um einen solchen Turm zu bauen.\n\nIm Jahr 2944 brach der j\u00fcngste Krieg zwischen den Staaten Acheron und Dellin nach der Wahl von Tarquin Klast zum Gouverneur von Dellin aus. Acheron hatte seinen politischen Rivalen unterst\u00fctzt und behauptet, dass Klast mit Einsch\u00fcchterungstaktiken die Stimme zu seinen Gunsten schwang. Als Klast weitreichende \u00c4nderungen an der Regierung einleitete und die Kontrollen und Gleichgewichte entfernte, die seine Macht einschr\u00e4nken sollten, intervenierte Acheron, um das zu stoppen, was sie als einen wachsenden Tyrannen bezeichneten. Nach mehreren Scharm\u00fctzeln nahm die UEE Waffenstillstandsverhandlungen zwischen den beiden Staaten auf, aber es konnte keine Einigung erzielt werden.\n\nNoch heute tobt der B\u00fcrgerkrieg. UEE Navy Schiffe beobachten aus der oberen Atmosph\u00e4re nur, um sicherzustellen, dass keine groben Verst\u00f6\u00dfe gegen die Common Laws vorliegen. W\u00e4hrend Experten dar\u00fcber diskutieren, wie genau die UEE einbezogen werden sollte, scheint ein Gro\u00dfteil der Bev\u00f6lkerung des Imperiums ambivalent zum Konflikt zu sein.\n\nCharon IV\nAls Max Keaton das System entdeckte, sah er zuerst den Eisriesen Charon IV und war begeistert. Die sch\u00f6ne blaue, tote Welt inspirierte Keaton dazu, das System Charon zu nennen, ein Nicken sowohl f\u00fcr den mythologischen Charakter als auch f\u00fcr Keatons Gro\u00dfvater, der ein beliebter Klassiker-Professor in Rhetor war.\n\nCharon V\nAlle paar Jahrzehnte scannt und untersucht ein weiterer aufstrebender Bergbaukonzern diesen fernen Zwergplaneten in der Hoffnung, wertvolle Mineralien zu finden, die andere \u00fcbersehen haben. Bisher wurden keine gefunden.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nAufgrund des B\u00fcrgerkriegs hat das Milit\u00e4r von Acheron alle Versorgungsschiffe, die f\u00fcr Dellin bestimmt sind, auch die von freiberuflichen Spediteuren, als feindliche K\u00e4mpfer bezeichnet. Wir empfehlen, dass kein Schiff in die Atmosph\u00e4re von Charon III eindringt, es sei denn, es ist absolut notwendig.\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Es ist schwerwiegend, dass ich heute hier stehe, um auf Haros' Anerkennung im UEE-Senat zu verzichten. Von nun an wird der Planet seinen Senatsitz sowie alle damit verbundenen Verantwortlichkeiten und Vorteile aufgeben. Obwohl ich mit dieser Entscheidung absolut nicht einverstanden bin, ist es der Wille des Volkes, und ich werde ihn respektieren. Ich f\u00fcrchte, nicht jeder auf Haros wird bei der Niederlage so gn\u00e4dig sein.\"\n- Bernard Ma, Vertreter des Rates des Gouverneurs von Dellin, in einer Rede vor dem Senat, 2795\n\n\"Aufruhr und \u00c4rger, gib uns das Doppelte, denn dieser unendliche Kampf ist es, der uns ausmacht.\"\n- Gasper Khan, Texte von Halcyon Home, 2912","zh_CN":"This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.3.\nLonely Frontier\nAn ongoing civil war, centuries of strife, and the fact that they are the only system to have ever renounced their recognition in the UEE Senate are all reason enough to give most travelers pause before visiting Charon. Situated on the frontier, Charon may be connected to four other systems, but it still harbors a deep sense of isolation from the rest of the Empire. This mentality, fueled by the UEE\u2019s regrettable actions in the system during the Messer era, has birthed a fiery and fiercely independent spirit that defines Charon to this day, a spirit that might have made the system all but impossible to govern.\n\nMost accounts claim the discovery of this five-planet system swirling around a K-type main sequence star was an accident. In 2538, Max Keaton was a novice merchant marine pilot on his first supply run in Helios when the system\u2019s intense solar winds disabled his ship\u2019s sensors. Nervous about falling behind schedule, Keaton flew on, only to realize when the sensors rebooted that his bearing was wrong and he was well off course. Determined not to make another mistake, Keaton quickly tested all his systems. That\u2019s when he noticed an anomalous reading on his scanners. In a surprising show of self-restraint, Keaton saved the coordinates, completed his run, and then returned the first chance he could. What he eventually discovered was the jump that would lead to the Charon System.\n\nThe UPE claimed the system and deployed a scan team from the Government Cartography Agency (the era\u2019s ICC). Terraformation of Charon III began almost immediately, but once complete, the system\u2019s remoteness never allowed it to develop as a hub for traffic and trade. Those who would eventually seek to settle the system were typically interested in living a simple life and saw Charon\u2019s isolation as a benefit. The Messers, however, had another use for the system\u2019s isolation.\n\nThroughout the generations, the Messers and their policies created a vast number of enemies, dissidents, activists, and revolutionaries. They found that mixing these political prisoners into the usual criminal penal systems only radicalized the criminals and gave the dissidents access to criminal training. So, the Messers decided to build a vast prison network across Charon III, with many of them in the state of Dellin, and hired loyal government employees to staff it. Horror stories about the prisons swirled among residents, though they quickly learned not to press the issue publicly. Local officials that investigated the matter were silenced or suddenly charged with crimes that landed them in those very prisons.\n\nWhen the Messers fell from power in 2792, people across the planet celebrated, and the local population forced their way into the prisons. What they found and documented horrified everyone and became an integral argument of 2806\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission report that exposed the horrors of the Messer regime. Local officials also discovered during their investigations that their Senators not only knew about the atrocities, but had been profiting off them. The Messer regime had funneled extra resources to Dellin, where most of the prisons were located, and even influenced elections involving corrupt Senate candidates they favored.\n\nSenator Constance Winterfield was indicted on corruption charges and removed from power. The Governor\u2019s Council was supposed to name a temporary replacement, but vicious in-fighting and political maneuvering stalled any decision. Charon III\u2019s Senate seat stayed vacant for years until Constance Winterfield\u2019s term expired. By that point, many residents had concluded that Charon III was better off than it had been with a Senator and the UEE imposing their will on the planet. In 2795, Charon III voted to renounce their recognition in the Senate, making them the only planet to ever do so.\n\nWithout an advocate on Earth, government credits to the system slowed to a trickle as the UEE political elite were intent to show that renouncing Senate recognition would come at a cost. As government funds evaporated at high cost to local economies, particularly in Dellin, the fierce independent spirit that inspired people to stand up to the UEE now turned them on each other. Constant strife between political factions only hardened over time, and governance of the planet became practically impossible. Any attempts at reforming the Governor\u2019s Council and resubmitting for recognition have thus far failed.\n\nToday, the system is primarily defined by the bloody and devastating civil war raging on Charon III between the states of Dellin and its neighbor Acheron. Regular commercial traffic in the system is minimal and may come under fire if entering Charon III\u2019s atmosphere. Due to this unfortunate situation, and a lack of other habitable locations within the system, the Galactic Guide advises travelers to avoid the Charon System unless absolutely necessary.\n\nCharon I\nThis is a small terrestrial planet being sublimed into the system\u2019s sun due to its decaying orbit. Analysis of the surface has led scientists to believe that a massive collision pushed it out of its original orbit and towards its eventual doom. The large trail that is forming in its wake as it spirals ever closer to the sun gives the appearance of a staggeringly large comet.\n\nCharon II\nCharon II is a smog planet with a dense layer of carbon dioxide that traps heat within its atmosphere. The greenhouse effect makes the planet\u2019s surface inhospitably warm. The difficulties in terraforming such a hostile world, along with the difficult political climate throughout the system, have made any attempt to initiate the complicated process a non-starter.\n\nCharon III\nThe UPE claimed this system because of Charon III. The planet was quickly terraformed, but few colonists were eager to settle in such a distant corner of the Empire. It lacked significant deposits of rare minerals to attract miners, and even though the real estate was inexpensive, few factories were built since the additional shipping costs more than offset any local savings for most manufacturers. Homesteaders that were attracted by the isolation did steadily stream in over the decades, though they often had to rely on soil enrichment products, like moly-nitronese, to reliably grow food.\n\nThings changed in 2635 during Livia Messer III\u2019s reign. She proposed a restructuring of the UEE\u2019s legal system that involved building a massive, maximum security penitentiary in Dellin\u2019s vast desert. The project kickstarted the economy and brought in new people and credits. When her brother Corsen Messer V rose to power, he built several more facilities. In 2670, the planet received recognition in the Senate via a decree from Corsen. Many of today\u2019s historians now assume the move was a quid pro quo between Corsen Messer and Gwen Czukay, who was Dellin\u2019s Governor\u2019s Council representative and shortly thereafter the planet\u2019s first Senator. When Senator Czukay was sworn in, she personally decided that the planet should be recognized under the name Haros.\n\nIn 2795, when the planet voted to renounce their recognition in the Senate, Haros was scrapped as the planet\u2019s official name, as many of the locals continued to associate it with the Messer era. For a few years, the planet dealt with political turmoil but lived in peace. Then a terrible drought destabilized Dellin in 2811 and sparked violent uprisings. The neighboring state of Acheron, struggling with the drought itself, couldn\u2019t provide much aid and was overwhelmed by desperate refugees from Dellin. The first civil war erupted between the two states in 2813 and lasted until 2819. The war never officially ended, as the adversaries simply agreed to what turned out to be a prolonged ceasefire.\n\nAlthough tensions have flared up since then, not all hope is lost. Most recently, a 2934 earthquake that devastated Acheron brought much of the planet together in relief of Acheron\u2019s ravaged population. During the rebuilding, the Phiyl Tower was constructed in Acheron\u2019s capital. Considered a masterwork of Supermodernist architecture, it was meant to symbolize a new, more hopeful era for Charon III. Unfortunately, the peace did not last long, as residents of Dellin openly speculated on why Acheron needed their help yet had the funds to construct such a tower.\n\nIn 2944, the most recent war between the states of Acheron and Dellin broke out after the election of Tarquin Klast as governor of Dellin. Acheron had supported his political rival and claimed Klast used intimidation tactics to swing the vote in his favor. When Klast instituted sweeping changes to the government and removed the checks and balances designed to limit his power, Acheron intervened to stop what they claimed was a growing tyrant. Following several skirmishes, the UEE set up armistice talks between the two states, but no accord could be reached.\n\nToday the civil war still rages. UEE Navy ships observe from above atmosphere only to ensure no gross violations of the Common Laws. While experts debate exactly how involved the UEE should get, much of the Empire\u2019s population appears to be ambivalent to the conflict.\n\nCharon IV\nUpon discovering the system, Max Keaton first saw and became enthralled by the ice giant Charon IV. The beautiful blue, dead world inspired Keaton to call the system Charon, a nod to both the mythological character and Keaton\u2019s grandfather, who was a beloved classics professor in Rhetor.\n\nCharon V\nEvery few decades another upstart mining concern scans and surveys this distant dwarf planet in the hope of finding precious minerals others have missed. So far none have been found.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nDue to the civil war, the Acheron military has designated all supply ships destined for Dellin, even those operated by freelance haulers, to be enemy combatants. We recommend that no ship enter Charon III\u2019s atmosphere unless absolutely necessary.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I stand here today to renounce Haros\u2019 recognition in the UEE Senate. From here forth, the planet will relinquish its Senate seat along with all responsibilities and benefits associated with it. Though I strongly disagree with this decision, it is the will of the people and I will respect it. I fear not everyone on Haros will be as gracious in defeat.\u201d\n\u2013 Bernard Ma, Dellin\u2019s Governor\u2019s Council representative, in a speech before the Senate, 2795\n\n\u201cTurmoil and trouble, give us double \u2019Cause this unending struggle is what defines us.\u201d\n\u2013 Gasper Khan, lyrics from Halcyon Home, 2912"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":21,"created_at":"2019-05-08T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"6 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:15:31","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17070,"next_id":17072}}