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Almost two centuries of increased military tension with the Xi\u2019an had exhausted the Empire and stretched the Navy dangerously thin along the Perry Line. Far away on the opposite side of the UEE, the military was also dealing with the emergence of the Vanduul. Meanwhile, cracks in the Messer regime\u2019s grasp on power were becoming clear. Imperator Samuel Messer VIII, notorious for his penchant for brutality, was assassinated in 2715. His sickly older brother Galor ascended to become Messer IX amidst much controversy and concern that he was in no condition to run the Empire.\n\nDuring all this uncertainty, the Tohil System was discovered in 2716. The chaos of the era kept the UEE from establishing a presence in the system, and few could have predicted how strategically important the system would become. In the meantime, however, that lack of presence allowed outlaws to gain a foothold in the system, and it established a reputation as a smuggler\u2019s haven that exists to this day.\n\nToday, Tohil III\u2019s important place in history and its unique ecosystem make it a fascinating destination for more adventurous travelers.\n\nThe Accidental Explorers\nIn 2716, two small-time smugglers found themselves adrift in Nyx. Aadya Firmino, the daughter of a prominent Terra-based construction magnate, had left her comfortable upbringing to seek adventure. She escaped her entitled ennui in a Constellation and eventually hooked up with Oisha Suen, a skilled pilot and mechanic. Together, they ran low-level smuggling missions out of Levski until the People\u2019s Alliance\u2019s discovery of Aadya\u2019s increasingly brazen attempts to expand their criminal enterprise led to their exile.\n\nUnsure where to head, they allowed their Constellation to slowly drift through Nyx\u2019s dark nebula as Aadya strategized their next play and Oisha tested a scanner she\u2019d just fixed. At first, Oisha assumed the strange scanner readings were due to an error on her part. Further investigations revealed that wasn\u2019t true; she had discovered a new jump point that took the ship into what would become Tohil.\n\nAadya and Oisha reveled in their good fortune and debated what to do with their discovery. Aadya claimed to have trustworthy associates with serious scanning gear that could help them assess what riches might be in the system. They agreed it\u2019d be best to know what they had discovered before figuring out what to do with it.\n\nThe two traveled to the Bremen System to rendezvous with these associates, and the night before the meeting, Aadya and Oisha celebrated in style. Oisha awoke the following day with an insufferable hangover to discover that Aadya had disappeared. Soon reports that a new system had been discovered flooded the spectrum. They all credited Aadya alone for the find and portrayed her as an explorer who left a luxurious upbringing only to make the discovery of a lifetime.\n\nDevastated by the betrayal, Oisha went to the Terra Gazette for a lengthy, tell-all interview. She described her role in discovering the system and presented evidence, including numerous spoofed regtags the Connie used on smuggling operations, that undercut Aadya\u2019s narrative. The scandal became a spectrum staple, as Aadya first denied the accusations and then attempted to escape scrutiny when her story fell apart. The story eventually lost steam and a subsequent investigation by the Department of Transportation and Navigation awarded credit for the system\u2019s discovery to both Aadya Firmino (since it was her ship) and Oisha Suen (for being the first pilot to successfully navigate the jump point), while the Advocacy issued warrants for both their arrests.\n\nMeanwhile, military pathfinders entered Tohil and scanned the system. They discovered it was light on resources and lacked any easily habitable planets. Another negative was that the system could only be entered through the unclaimed Nyx System. With more pressing issues concerning the Empire, the UEE passed on claiming the system.\n\nPulled Into The Perry Line\nA few years later, a Navy recon patrol of the Oya System discovered a jump point leading into Tohil. Suddenly the system was connected to the Perry Line, a series of systems that formed a no man\u2019s land between the UEE and Xi\u2019an Empire during the cold war. The military deemed the system vital to the Empire\u2019s security interests, and in 2721, it was formally claimed by the UEE. The military named it Tohil after an ancient god of war to officially align it with the other Perry Line systems. Forces were moved into Tohil in preparation for a possible Xi\u2019an invasion or to be used during any potential offensives in the Oya System.\n\nMilitary activity within the system eventually led to the discovery of another jump point. This one connected Tohil to the Virtus System, which already had a Xi\u2019an presence. Following the discovery, the military ran the numbers and determined that they lacked the resources to establish and maintain a presence in the system that would be able to guard both jump points. Complicating matters was the fact that reinforcements were two jumps away and would have to pass through Nyx before responding to any threat. Surrounded by uncertainty on all sides, the military pulled their forces back to Castra and set up a network of proximity sensors near Tohil\u2019s jump points that they monitored and maintained.\n\nSmuggler\u2019s Paradise\nThe military\u2019s reduced footprint opened the door to outlaws. Those who didn\u2019t feel like blending in with the Levski revolutionaries flocked to the system. In particular, smugglers flourished after discovering that the floating botanical biomasses on Tohil III were strong enough to use as landing zones. The system\u2019s connection to Virtus even became the safest smuggling route between the UEE and Xi\u2019an Empire. Untold amounts of contraband and even anti-Messer revolutionaries flowed through Tohil.\n\nBy 2789, the system was considered safe enough from the Messer regime\u2019s prying eyes that it was the location of a secret meeting between Terra Senator Terrence Akari and the young Xi\u2019an Emperor Kr.\u0113. The two negotiated a peace treaty that promised an alliance if Messer and Earth decided to make a military move against the Xi\u2019an, showing just how toothless the ruling regime had become. It was a crippling blow the Messers would never recover from, and three years later, the outrage over the Massacre of Garron II finally ended the despotic regime.\n\nTohil I\nTohil I sits a scant 0.064 AU from Tohil\u2019s K4 main-sequence star. This proximity has turned the small, tidally locked world into a lava planet that\u2019s completely uninhabitable.\n\nTohil II\nSettled into an orbit just inside the system\u2019s green band, this rocky, mesoplanet is subject to intense solar winds that scientists theorize have slowly stripped away its atmosphere over many millennia.\n\nTohil III\nTohil III is a naturally habitable ocean planet that lacks any significant landmass. This made UEE bureaucrats question whether populating it was worth the effort and expense. It also lacked the wealth of natural resources that made Nemo so appealing. These factors ultimately played into the UEE\u2019s original decision to not claim the system.\n\nWhat Tohil III does have is one of the most interesting and unusual ecologies in the known universe. The water is dotted by massive botanical biomasses that are essentially floating islands. Flora flock above and below these moving masses, while numerous epiphytic species anchor themselves along the island\u2019s tangled roots and branches. The plants that comprise these gigantic tussocks are unlike anything discovered elsewhere. So far, all experiments to get these biomasses to grow in a lab or on another world have failed.\n\nLegend has it that it was a damaged smuggling ship that first attempted to land on one of these \u201cliving islands.\u201d Word quickly spread in the smuggling community that these plants were strong and sturdy enough to support ships and even structures. Smugglers kept the secret to themselves and used these islands for dead drops or as hideouts for years.\n\nThe rest of the Empire finally learned about this planet\u2019s incredible ecology in 2789 when Terran Senator Akari secretly met with Emperor Kr.\u0113 on the island known as Lemuria. Images from the meeting portrayed the location as a tropical paradise sans the sand. Following the fall of the Messers, tourists flocked to the planet and upset the outlaws who preferred the planet\u2019s previous anonymity. As the UEE\u2019s footprint expanded, most outlaws were forced to shift their operations elsewhere.\n\nThough Tohil III is not a recognized planet, the UEE has imposed strict construction restrictions following the destruction of Amidon Island in 2847. At the time, it was one of the planet\u2019s largest and most populous landing zones until the plants that supported it quickly withered and sank into the sea. Since so little is known about the life cycle of these plant islands, there\u2019s still vigorous debate within the scientific community over whether our presence was a significant factor in its destruction.\n\nTohil Belt Alpha\nInitial scans of the asteroid belt ignited hopes that it would be a mining motherlode, but subsequent scans dashed that dream. Small pockets of valuable resources can still be found here, but the consensus among larger-scale mining operations is that extracting them is more trouble than it\u2019s worth. Today, this dense asteroid belt is best known as an excellent hiding spot for outlaws.\n\nTohil IV\nThe system\u2019s final planet is a frozen Super-Earth that sits well outside the green band. The planet\u2019s most notable feature is a surface pockmarked by frequent meteor and asteroid strikes. Few take the time to visit this world, which has reportedly made it a favorite among some smugglers who\u2019d rather not venture into more populated parts of the system.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nMiners hoping to hunt resources in Tohil\u2019s dense asteroid belt must exercise caution. The belt is replete with hiding spots frequented by smugglers and outlaws, who have been known to set traps and deploy fake distress beacons to lure ships into an ambush.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cYou could just tell that something was seriously wrong. Usually, it was easy to forget that you weren\u2019t standing on solid ground, but during the island\u2019s final days, you could feel it give a little with each step. Plus, the smell was just awful, like the entire place was rotting \u2026 which, I guess, it actually was.\u201d\n\u2013 Dustin Wiltzie, former Amidon Island resident, 2847\n\n\u201cMy hope is that we can find a way to bring our two great species together rather than keeping them apart. Both of our cultures would benefit greatly by having a friend on the other side of the Perry Line instead of an enemy.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Terrence Akari upon meeting Emperor Kr.\u0113, 2789","de_DE":"Dieser Galaktische F\u00fchrer erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.9.\nDas fr\u00fche 28. Jahrhundert war eine turbulente Zeit f\u00fcr die UEE. Fast zwei Jahrhunderte zunehmender milit\u00e4rischer Spannungen mit den Xi'an hatten das Reich ersch\u00f6pft und die Marine gef\u00e4hrlich d\u00fcnn entlang der Perry-Linie gestreckt. Weit weg auf der gegen\u00fcberliegenden Seite der UEE besch\u00e4ftigte sich das Milit\u00e4r auch mit der Entstehung der Vanduul. Unterdessen wurden Risse im Machtverst\u00e4ndnis des Messer-Regimes deutlich. Imperator Samuel Messer VIII., bekannt f\u00fcr seine Vorliebe f\u00fcr Brutalit\u00e4t, wurde 2715 ermordet. Sein kr\u00e4nklich \u00e4lterer Bruder Galor stieg auf, um Messer IX zu werden, mit viel Kontroverse und der Sorge, dass er nicht in der Lage war, das Imperium zu f\u00fchren.\n\nW\u00e4hrend all dieser Unsicherheiten wurde das Tohil-System 2716 entdeckt. Das Chaos der \u00c4ra hielt die UEE davon ab, eine Pr\u00e4senz im System zu etablieren, und nur wenige h\u00e4tten vorhersagen k\u00f6nnen, wie strategisch wichtig das System werden w\u00fcrde. Inzwischen hat diese fehlende Pr\u00e4senz jedoch dazu gef\u00fchrt, dass Gesetzlose im System Fu\u00df fassen konnten, und es hat sich einen Ruf als Zufluchtsort f\u00fcr Schmuggler aufgebaut, der bis heute existiert.\n\nHeute ist Tohil III. aufgrund seines bedeutenden historischen Stands und seines einzigartigen \u00d6kosystems ein faszinierendes Ziel f\u00fcr abenteuerlustige Reisende.\n\nDie zuf\u00e4llige Untersuchung\nIm Jahre 2716 trieben zwei kleine Schmuggler in Nyx herum. Aadya Firmino, die Tochter eines bekannten terrakischen Baumagnaten, hatte ihre komfortable Erziehung verlassen, um Abenteuer zu suchen. Sie entkam ihrer betitelten Ennui in einer Konstellation und schloss sich schlie\u00dflich Oisha Suen an, einer erfahrenen Pilotin und Mechanikerin. Gemeinsam f\u00fchrten sie Schmuggelmissionen auf niedriger Ebene aus Levski heraus, bis die Entdeckung der immer schamloseren Versuche Aadyas, ihr kriminelles Unternehmen zu erweitern, durch die People's Alliance zu ihrem Exil f\u00fchrte.\n\nUnsicher, wohin sie gehen sollten, lie\u00dfen sie ihre Konstellation langsam durch Nyx' dunklen Nebel driften, als Aadya ihr n\u00e4chstes Spiel strategisierte und Oisha einen Scanner testete, den sie gerade repariert hatte. Zuerst nahm Oisha an, dass die seltsamen Scannerwerte auf einen Fehler ihrerseits zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren waren. Weitere Untersuchungen ergaben, dass das nicht wahr war; sie hatte einen neuen Sprungbrett entdeckt, der das Schiff zu dem f\u00fchrte, was zu Tohil werden sollte.\n\nAadya und Oisha offenbarten ihr Gl\u00fcck und diskutierten, was sie mit ihrer Entdeckung anfangen sollten. Aadya behauptete, vertrauensw\u00fcrdige Mitarbeiter mit seri\u00f6sen Scan-Ger\u00e4ten zu haben, die ihnen helfen k\u00f6nnten, einzusch\u00e4tzen, welche Reicht\u00fcmer im System vorhanden sein k\u00f6nnten. Sie waren sich einig, dass es am besten w\u00e4re, zu wissen, was sie entdeckt hatten, bevor sie herausfanden, was sie damit anfangen sollten.\n\nDie beiden reisten zum Bremer System, um sich mit diesen Mitarbeitern zu treffen, und am Abend vor dem Treffen feierten Aadya und Oisha mit Stil. Oisha erwachte am n\u00e4chsten Tag mit einem unertr\u00e4glichen Kater, um zu entdecken, dass Aadya verschwunden war. Bald berichtet, dass ein neues System entdeckt wurde, das das Spektrum \u00fcberflutete. Sie alle gaben Aadya allein f\u00fcr den Fund die Anerkennung und portr\u00e4tierten sie als Entdeckerin, die eine luxuri\u00f6se Erziehung hinterlie\u00df, nur um die Entdeckung ihres Lebens zu machen.\n\nAm Boden zerst\u00f6rt durch den Verrat, ging Oisha zur Terra Gazette f\u00fcr ein langes, tell-all Interview. Sie beschrieb ihre Rolle bei der Entdeckung des Systems und pr\u00e4sentierte Beweise, darunter zahlreiche gef\u00e4lschte Regtags, die Connie bei Schmuggeloperationen verwendete, die Aadyas Erz\u00e4hlung untergraben. Der Skandal wurde zu einem Grundpfeiler des Spektrums, da Aadya zuerst die Anschuldigungen zur\u00fcckwies und dann versuchte, sich der \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung zu entziehen, als ihre Geschichte auseinander fiel. Die Geschichte verlor schlie\u00dflich an Fahrt und eine anschlie\u00dfende Untersuchung durch das Department of Transportation and Navigation verlieh sowohl Aadya Firmino (da es ihr Schiff war) als auch Oisha Suen (als erster Pilot, der den Sprungpunkt erfolgreich navigierte) Anerkennung f\u00fcr die Entdeckung des Systems, w\u00e4hrend die Advocacy Haftbefehle f\u00fcr beide Verhaftungen ausstellte.\n\nIn der Zwischenzeit drangen milit\u00e4rische Pfadfinder in Tohil ein und scannten das System. Sie entdeckten, dass es Licht auf Ressourcen gab und es an leicht bewohnbaren Planeten fehlte. Ein weiterer Nachteil war, dass das System nur \u00fcber das nicht beanspruchte Nyx-System betreten werden konnte. Mit dringenderen Problemen, die das Imperium betrafen, leitete die UEE die Forderung nach dem System weiter.\n\nIn die Perry-Linie gezogen\nEinige Jahre sp\u00e4ter entdeckte eine Aufkl\u00e4rungspatrouille der Marine des Oya-Systems einen Sprungpunkt, der nach Tohil f\u00fchrte. Pl\u00f6tzlich war das System mit der Perry Line verbunden, einer Reihe von Systemen, die w\u00e4hrend des Kalten Krieges ein Niemandsland zwischen der UEE und dem Reich Xi'an bildeten. Das Milit\u00e4r hielt das System f\u00fcr lebenswichtig f\u00fcr die Sicherheitsinteressen des Imperiums, und 2721 wurde es von der UEE offiziell beansprucht. Das Milit\u00e4r nannte es Tohil nach einem alten Kriegsgott, um es offiziell mit den anderen Perry Line Systemen auszurichten. Die Streitkr\u00e4fte wurden in Tohil verlegt, um sich auf eine m\u00f6gliche Xi'an-Invasion vorzubereiten oder bei m\u00f6glichen Offensiven im Oya-System eingesetzt zu werden.\n\nMilit\u00e4rische Aktivit\u00e4ten innerhalb des Systems f\u00fchrten schlie\u00dflich zur Entdeckung eines weiteren Sprungpunktes. Dieser verband Tohil mit dem Virtus-System, das bereits eine Xi'an-Pr\u00e4senz hatte. Nach der Entdeckung f\u00fchrte das Milit\u00e4r die Zahlen durch und stellte fest, dass ihnen die Ressourcen fehlten, um eine Pr\u00e4senz im System aufzubauen und aufrechtzuerhalten, die in der Lage sein w\u00fcrde, beide Sprungbretter zu bewachen. Erschwerend kam hinzu, dass die Verst\u00e4rkung zwei Spr\u00fcnge entfernt war und durch Nyx gehen musste, bevor sie auf eine Bedrohung reagierte. Umgeben von Unsicherheit auf allen Seiten zog das Milit\u00e4r seine Streitkr\u00e4fte zur\u00fcck nach Castra und richtete ein Netzwerk von N\u00e4herungssensoren in der N\u00e4he von Tohils Sprungbrettpunkten ein, das sie \u00fcberwachten und aufrechterhielten.\n\nDas Paradies des Schmugglers\nDer reduzierte Fu\u00dfabdruck des Milit\u00e4rs \u00f6ffnete die T\u00fcr zu den Gesetzlosen. Diejenigen, die sich nicht mit den Levski-Revolution\u00e4ren vermischen wollten, str\u00f6mten in das System. Insbesondere Schmuggler bl\u00fchten auf, nachdem sie entdeckt hatten, dass die schwimmenden botanischen Biomassen auf Tohil III stark genug waren, um als Landezonen genutzt zu werden. Die Verbindung des Systems zu Virtus wurde sogar zur sichersten Schmuggelroute zwischen der UEE und Xi'an Empire. Unermessliche Mengen an Schmuggelware und sogar an Anti-Messer-Revolution\u00e4ren str\u00f6mten durch Tohil.\n\nIm Jahr 2789 galt das System vor den neugierigen Blicken des Messer-Regimes als sicher genug, dass es der Ort eines geheimen Treffens zwischen Terra Senator Terrence Akari und dem jungen Xi'an Kaiser Kr.\u0113 war. Die beiden verhandelten einen Friedensvertrag, der ein B\u00fcndnis versprach, wenn Messer und Erde sich entschieden, einen milit\u00e4rischen Zug gegen die Xi'an zu unternehmen, und zeigten, wie zahnlos das herrschende Regime geworden war. Es war ein l\u00e4hmender Schlag, von dem sich die Messers nie erholen w\u00fcrden, und drei Jahre sp\u00e4ter beendete die Emp\u00f6rung \u00fcber das Massaker von Garron II schlie\u00dflich das despotische Regime.\n\nTohil I.\nTohil I sitzt eine knappe 0,064 AU von Tohils K4-Hauptreihenstern. Diese N\u00e4he hat die kleine, tidally locked world in einen Lavaplaneten verwandelt, der v\u00f6llig unbewohnbar ist.\n\nTohil II\nDieser felsige Mesoplanet, der sich in einer Umlaufbahn direkt innerhalb des gr\u00fcnen Bandes des Systems befindet, unterliegt intensiven Sonnenwinden, die Wissenschaftler theoretisch \u00fcber viele Jahrtausende hinweg langsam von seiner Atmosph\u00e4re befreit haben.\n\nTohil III.\nTohil III ist ein nat\u00fcrlich bewohnbarer Ozeanplanet, dem es an signifikanter Landmasse mangelt. Dies lie\u00df die UEE-B\u00fcrokraten fragen, ob sich die Besiedlung lohnte. Es fehlte auch der Reichtum an nat\u00fcrlichen Ressourcen, der Nemo so attraktiv machte. Diese Faktoren spielten letztendlich in der urspr\u00fcnglichen Entscheidung der UEE, das System nicht in Anspruch zu nehmen.\n\nWas Tohil III. hat, ist eine der interessantesten und ungew\u00f6hnlichsten \u00d6kologien im bekannten Universum. Das Wasser ist \u00fcbers\u00e4t mit massiven botanischen Biomassen, die im Wesentlichen schwimmende Inseln sind. Die Flora str\u00f6mt \u00fcber und unter diesen sich bewegenden Massen, w\u00e4hrend sich zahlreiche epiphytische Arten entlang der verwickelten Wurzeln und \u00c4ste der Insel verankern. Die Pflanzen, aus denen diese gigantischen Tossocks bestehen, sind anders als alles, was anderswo entdeckt wurde. Bisher sind alle Experimente gescheitert, um diese Biomassen in einem Labor oder auf einer anderen Welt wachsen zu lassen.\n\nDer Legende nach war es ein besch\u00e4digtes Schmuggelschiff, das zuerst versuchte, auf einer dieser \"lebenden Inseln\" zu landen. In der Schmugglergemeinde verbreitete sich schnell die Nachricht, dass diese Pflanzen stark und robust genug waren, um Schiffe und sogar Strukturen zu unterst\u00fctzen. Schmuggler hielten das Geheimnis f\u00fcr sich und nutzten diese Inseln jahrelang f\u00fcr tote Drops oder als Versteck.\n\nDer Rest des Imperiums erfuhr schlie\u00dflich im Jahr 2789 von der unglaublichen \u00d6kologie dieses Planeten, als Terraner Senator Akari sich heimlich mit Kaiser Kr.\u0113 auf der Insel Lemuria traf. Bilder vom Treffen zeigten den Ort als tropisches Paradies ohne Sand. Nach dem Fall der Messers str\u00f6mten Touristen auf den Planeten und ver\u00e4rgerten die Gesetzlosen, die die bisherige Anonymit\u00e4t des Planeten bevorzugten. Als sich der Fu\u00dfabdruck der UEE vergr\u00f6\u00dferte, waren die meisten Gesetzlosen gezwungen, ihre Aktivit\u00e4ten an einen anderen Ort zu verlagern.\n\nObwohl Tohil III kein anerkannter Planet ist, hat die UEE nach der Zerst\u00f6rung von Amidon Island im Jahr 2847 strenge Bauvorschriften erlassen. Damals war es eine der gr\u00f6\u00dften und bev\u00f6lkerungsreichsten Landezonen des Planeten, bis die Pflanzen, die es unterst\u00fctzten, schnell welkten und im Meer versanken. Da \u00fcber den Lebenszyklus dieser Pflanzeninseln so wenig bekannt ist, wird in der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft immer noch heftig dar\u00fcber diskutiert, ob unsere Pr\u00e4senz ein wesentlicher Faktor f\u00fcr ihre Zerst\u00f6rung war.\n\nTohil Belt Alpha\nErste Scans des Asteroideng\u00fcrtels l\u00f6sten die Hoffnung aus, dass es sich um eine Minen-Motherlode handeln w\u00fcrde, aber nachfolgende Scans zerschlugen diesen Traum. Kleine Taschen mit wertvollen Ressourcen sind hier noch zu finden, aber der Konsens unter den gr\u00f6\u00dferen Bergbauunternehmen besteht darin, dass die Gewinnung von ihnen mehr M\u00fche als sie wert ist. Heute ist dieser dichte Asteroideng\u00fcrtel vor allem als hervorragendes Versteck f\u00fcr Gesetzlose bekannt.\n\nTohil IV\nDer letzte Planet des Systems ist eine gefrorene Super-Erde, die weit au\u00dferhalb des gr\u00fcnen Bandes liegt. Das bemerkenswerteste Merkmal des Planeten ist eine Oberfl\u00e4che, die durch h\u00e4ufige Meteor- und Asteroidenschl\u00e4ge gekennzeichnet ist. Nur wenige nehmen sich die Zeit, diese Welt zu besuchen, die sie angeblich zu einem Favoriten unter einigen Schmugglern gemacht hat, die sich lieber nicht in bev\u00f6lkerungsreichere Teile des Systems wagen wollen.\n\n\n\n\n\nREISEWARNUNG\n\nBergleute, die hoffen, Ressourcen in Tohils dichtem Asteroideng\u00fcrtel zu jagen, m\u00fcssen vorsichtig sein. Der G\u00fcrtel ist voll von Verstecken, die von Schmugglern und Gesetzlosen besucht werden, die daf\u00fcr bekannt sind, Fallen zu stellen und gef\u00e4lschte Notsignale zu setzen, um Schiffe in einen Hinterhalt zu locken.\n\n\n\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Man konnte einfach erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte. Normalerweise war es leicht zu vergessen, dass man nicht auf festem Boden stand, aber in den letzten Tagen der Insel konnte man sp\u00fcren, wie es bei jedem Schritt ein wenig nachgab. Au\u00dferdem war der Geruch einfach schrecklich, als ob der ganze Ort verrottet w\u00e4re... was, wie ich vermute, tats\u00e4chlich der Fall war.\"\n- Dustin Wiltzie, ehemaliger Einwohner von Amidon Island, 2847\n\n\"Meine Hoffnung ist, dass wir einen Weg finden k\u00f6nnen, unsere beiden gro\u00dfen Spezies zusammenzubringen, anstatt sie auseinander zu halten. Unsere beiden Kulturen w\u00fcrden sehr davon profitieren, wenn wir einen Freund auf der anderen Seite der Perry-Linie h\u00e4tten und nicht einen Feind.\"\n- Senator Terrence Akari beim Treffen mit Kaiser Kr.\u0113, 2789","zh_CN":"This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.9.\nThe early 28th century was a tumultuous time for the UEE. Almost two centuries of increased military tension with the Xi\u2019an had exhausted the Empire and stretched the Navy dangerously thin along the Perry Line. Far away on the opposite side of the UEE, the military was also dealing with the emergence of the Vanduul. Meanwhile, cracks in the Messer regime\u2019s grasp on power were becoming clear. Imperator Samuel Messer VIII, notorious for his penchant for brutality, was assassinated in 2715. His sickly older brother Galor ascended to become Messer IX amidst much controversy and concern that he was in no condition to run the Empire.\n\nDuring all this uncertainty, the Tohil System was discovered in 2716. The chaos of the era kept the UEE from establishing a presence in the system, and few could have predicted how strategically important the system would become. In the meantime, however, that lack of presence allowed outlaws to gain a foothold in the system, and it established a reputation as a smuggler\u2019s haven that exists to this day.\n\nToday, Tohil III\u2019s important place in history and its unique ecosystem make it a fascinating destination for more adventurous travelers.\n\nThe Accidental Explorers\nIn 2716, two small-time smugglers found themselves adrift in Nyx. Aadya Firmino, the daughter of a prominent Terra-based construction magnate, had left her comfortable upbringing to seek adventure. She escaped her entitled ennui in a Constellation and eventually hooked up with Oisha Suen, a skilled pilot and mechanic. Together, they ran low-level smuggling missions out of Levski until the People\u2019s Alliance\u2019s discovery of Aadya\u2019s increasingly brazen attempts to expand their criminal enterprise led to their exile.\n\nUnsure where to head, they allowed their Constellation to slowly drift through Nyx\u2019s dark nebula as Aadya strategized their next play and Oisha tested a scanner she\u2019d just fixed. At first, Oisha assumed the strange scanner readings were due to an error on her part. Further investigations revealed that wasn\u2019t true; she had discovered a new jump point that took the ship into what would become Tohil.\n\nAadya and Oisha reveled in their good fortune and debated what to do with their discovery. Aadya claimed to have trustworthy associates with serious scanning gear that could help them assess what riches might be in the system. They agreed it\u2019d be best to know what they had discovered before figuring out what to do with it.\n\nThe two traveled to the Bremen System to rendezvous with these associates, and the night before the meeting, Aadya and Oisha celebrated in style. Oisha awoke the following day with an insufferable hangover to discover that Aadya had disappeared. Soon reports that a new system had been discovered flooded the spectrum. They all credited Aadya alone for the find and portrayed her as an explorer who left a luxurious upbringing only to make the discovery of a lifetime.\n\nDevastated by the betrayal, Oisha went to the Terra Gazette for a lengthy, tell-all interview. She described her role in discovering the system and presented evidence, including numerous spoofed regtags the Connie used on smuggling operations, that undercut Aadya\u2019s narrative. The scandal became a spectrum staple, as Aadya first denied the accusations and then attempted to escape scrutiny when her story fell apart. The story eventually lost steam and a subsequent investigation by the Department of Transportation and Navigation awarded credit for the system\u2019s discovery to both Aadya Firmino (since it was her ship) and Oisha Suen (for being the first pilot to successfully navigate the jump point), while the Advocacy issued warrants for both their arrests.\n\nMeanwhile, military pathfinders entered Tohil and scanned the system. They discovered it was light on resources and lacked any easily habitable planets. Another negative was that the system could only be entered through the unclaimed Nyx System. With more pressing issues concerning the Empire, the UEE passed on claiming the system.\n\nPulled Into The Perry Line\nA few years later, a Navy recon patrol of the Oya System discovered a jump point leading into Tohil. Suddenly the system was connected to the Perry Line, a series of systems that formed a no man\u2019s land between the UEE and Xi\u2019an Empire during the cold war. The military deemed the system vital to the Empire\u2019s security interests, and in 2721, it was formally claimed by the UEE. The military named it Tohil after an ancient god of war to officially align it with the other Perry Line systems. Forces were moved into Tohil in preparation for a possible Xi\u2019an invasion or to be used during any potential offensives in the Oya System.\n\nMilitary activity within the system eventually led to the discovery of another jump point. This one connected Tohil to the Virtus System, which already had a Xi\u2019an presence. Following the discovery, the military ran the numbers and determined that they lacked the resources to establish and maintain a presence in the system that would be able to guard both jump points. Complicating matters was the fact that reinforcements were two jumps away and would have to pass through Nyx before responding to any threat. Surrounded by uncertainty on all sides, the military pulled their forces back to Castra and set up a network of proximity sensors near Tohil\u2019s jump points that they monitored and maintained.\n\nSmuggler\u2019s Paradise\nThe military\u2019s reduced footprint opened the door to outlaws. Those who didn\u2019t feel like blending in with the Levski revolutionaries flocked to the system. In particular, smugglers flourished after discovering that the floating botanical biomasses on Tohil III were strong enough to use as landing zones. The system\u2019s connection to Virtus even became the safest smuggling route between the UEE and Xi\u2019an Empire. Untold amounts of contraband and even anti-Messer revolutionaries flowed through Tohil.\n\nBy 2789, the system was considered safe enough from the Messer regime\u2019s prying eyes that it was the location of a secret meeting between Terra Senator Terrence Akari and the young Xi\u2019an Emperor Kr.\u0113. The two negotiated a peace treaty that promised an alliance if Messer and Earth decided to make a military move against the Xi\u2019an, showing just how toothless the ruling regime had become. It was a crippling blow the Messers would never recover from, and three years later, the outrage over the Massacre of Garron II finally ended the despotic regime.\n\nTohil I\nTohil I sits a scant 0.064 AU from Tohil\u2019s K4 main-sequence star. This proximity has turned the small, tidally locked world into a lava planet that\u2019s completely uninhabitable.\n\nTohil II\nSettled into an orbit just inside the system\u2019s green band, this rocky, mesoplanet is subject to intense solar winds that scientists theorize have slowly stripped away its atmosphere over many millennia.\n\nTohil III\nTohil III is a naturally habitable ocean planet that lacks any significant landmass. This made UEE bureaucrats question whether populating it was worth the effort and expense. It also lacked the wealth of natural resources that made Nemo so appealing. These factors ultimately played into the UEE\u2019s original decision to not claim the system.\n\nWhat Tohil III does have is one of the most interesting and unusual ecologies in the known universe. The water is dotted by massive botanical biomasses that are essentially floating islands. Flora flock above and below these moving masses, while numerous epiphytic species anchor themselves along the island\u2019s tangled roots and branches. The plants that comprise these gigantic tussocks are unlike anything discovered elsewhere. So far, all experiments to get these biomasses to grow in a lab or on another world have failed.\n\nLegend has it that it was a damaged smuggling ship that first attempted to land on one of these \u201cliving islands.\u201d Word quickly spread in the smuggling community that these plants were strong and sturdy enough to support ships and even structures. Smugglers kept the secret to themselves and used these islands for dead drops or as hideouts for years.\n\nThe rest of the Empire finally learned about this planet\u2019s incredible ecology in 2789 when Terran Senator Akari secretly met with Emperor Kr.\u0113 on the island known as Lemuria. Images from the meeting portrayed the location as a tropical paradise sans the sand. Following the fall of the Messers, tourists flocked to the planet and upset the outlaws who preferred the planet\u2019s previous anonymity. As the UEE\u2019s footprint expanded, most outlaws were forced to shift their operations elsewhere.\n\nThough Tohil III is not a recognized planet, the UEE has imposed strict construction restrictions following the destruction of Amidon Island in 2847. At the time, it was one of the planet\u2019s largest and most populous landing zones until the plants that supported it quickly withered and sank into the sea. Since so little is known about the life cycle of these plant islands, there\u2019s still vigorous debate within the scientific community over whether our presence was a significant factor in its destruction.\n\nTohil Belt Alpha\nInitial scans of the asteroid belt ignited hopes that it would be a mining motherlode, but subsequent scans dashed that dream. Small pockets of valuable resources can still be found here, but the consensus among larger-scale mining operations is that extracting them is more trouble than it\u2019s worth. Today, this dense asteroid belt is best known as an excellent hiding spot for outlaws.\n\nTohil IV\nThe system\u2019s final planet is a frozen Super-Earth that sits well outside the green band. The planet\u2019s most notable feature is a surface pockmarked by frequent meteor and asteroid strikes. Few take the time to visit this world, which has reportedly made it a favorite among some smugglers who\u2019d rather not venture into more populated parts of the system.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nMiners hoping to hunt resources in Tohil\u2019s dense asteroid belt must exercise caution. The belt is replete with hiding spots frequented by smugglers and outlaws, who have been known to set traps and deploy fake distress beacons to lure ships into an ambush.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cYou could just tell that something was seriously wrong. Usually, it was easy to forget that you weren\u2019t standing on solid ground, but during the island\u2019s final days, you could feel it give a little with each step. Plus, the smell was just awful, like the entire place was rotting \u2026 which, I guess, it actually was.\u201d\n\u2013 Dustin Wiltzie, former Amidon Island resident, 2847\n\n\u201cMy hope is that we can find a way to bring our two great species together rather than keeping them apart. Both of our cultures would benefit greatly by having a friend on the other side of the Perry Line instead of an enemy.\u201d\n\u2013 Senator Terrence Akari upon meeting Emperor Kr.\u0113, 2789"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":10,"created_at":"2019-10-09T03:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"6 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 21:52:50","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17277,"next_id":17280}}