Galactic Guide: Hadur System (Hui sen Yā’mon)
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This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.1.
After centuries of cold war and tense diplomacy with the Xi’an empire, there are few places where interspecies relations have thawed more than in the Yā’mon system. This former no man’s land has, in recent times, transformed into a symbol of cooperation and new hope for all who desire lasting peace between our species.
Humanity’s first view of the system came from Teesa Morrison’s flight footage as she traversed the Baker-Yā’mon jump point in 2531. What started as an exuberant accounting of her initial findings of a main sequence class F star, anchoring four planets, turned into sheer panic when she ran into a Xi’an military unit escorting a mining team to the belt. Familiar with the Xi’an from the press coverage of the Pallas incident the year prior, Morrison and her crew fled immediately. The Xi’an military ships followed closely behind, but did not open fire. Morrison later remarked that she believed the Xi’an were tracking them to try to learn where the Human ship had come from. While her crew debated the risk of giving away the location of a Human jump to potential enemies, in the end they decided to return to Baker to report their encounter as soon as possible.
Within a day of receiving the report, a Naval fleet moved into position to guard the jump point, but it was another fifteen days before the first Xi’an scout emerged into Human space. It is likely that war would have broken out then and there if not for the presence of numerous members of the press who had come to cover the situation after Morrison’s footage leaked to the news orgs. With the entire UPE watching, the Navy favored caution, and the Xi’an ship was allowed to leave.
Over the next several years, there were several cautious expeditions into the system from Baker. While there were still occasional run-ins with the Xi’an, it was clear that they had no permanent settlements in the system and it was surmised that they had only recently discovered it themselves. Due to the seemingly plentiful bounty of unclaimed resources, a few daring individuals and corporations rushed to begin mining the belt, but the prospect of civilians flying freely alongside alien ships was deemed a disaster waiting to happen.
In 2542, UPE Navy General Armistead Perry proposed that all Xi’an-connected systems be placed under Navy control to provide a buffer to protect the rest of the UPE if and when their alien neighbors decided to attack. After much deliberation, the Tribunal approved the plan and the Perry Line was born. The system Morrison had discovered was renamed Hadur to bring it in line with the military’s gods of war designations for border systems (following the pattern started with Horus’s name). Corporations who had begun investing in the system were incensed and a drawn-out legal battle for reparations would plague the UPE until Ivar Messer took power and dismissed the suit.
A Fresh Start
For the century and a half that followed, all traffic in Hadur comprised a melange of military patrols, spy satellites, scan drones and mine layers as both sides sought to defend their respective empires along the Perry Line. Even though tensions continued to grow over the years as the Messers used xenophobic-fueled fear as a means of control, war never came. Finally in 2789, Senator Akari was able to strike a peace treaty with the ruler of the Xi’an, Emperor Kr.ē.
In the negotiations that followed after the Messer Regime’s eventual collapse, it was decided that the Perry Line systems would be evenly divided. Control of Hadur (then renmaed Yā’mon) was slated to be given to the Xi’an and on July 5th, 2793, the pact was signed, making that designation official.
Though peace had been declared, many believed that both sides viewed the truce as tenuous at best. As such, the Xi’an slated Yā’mon as a prison system where lawbreakers were forced to work hard labor in mines until their debts to society were paid. Yā’mon was not unique in this. Similar strategies were seen in all the Xi’an transitional systems: Indra housed a major shipping hub, Pallas was used for research, and Virtus was given to a crime syndicate. If war ever actually occurred, all four would suffer only minimal Xi’an casualties.
Then in 2942, in a surprise announcement after decades of the system seeing only minimal Human trade and traffic, ArcCorp revealed that they had procured a contract with the Xi’an government to assist in the terraforming of Yā’mon II and Yā’mon III. In the agreement, ArcCorp would be responsible for providing resources to the massive project, while the Xi’an would be overseeing operations of the technically complicated process. The decision has caused some to wonder why the Xi’an are relying on Human resources for the project instead of bringing in supplies from Ayr’Ka or Pallas. Though there has yet been no official answer, in the years since striking the deal, millions of tons of raw materials have been delivered through Baker, along with a significant and growing Human workforce. It is also not yet clear what usage for which the Xi’an will designate the worlds, as per their custom once the terraforming is complete. The rumor is that it will be a factory system, since ArcCorp has experience with that owing to their own planet being modeled on the Xi’an style.
The last few years have marked a boom time for Yā’mon. A myriad of stations have been built as a steady stream of transport ships enter and exit the system every day. From the recent large investment in infrastructure, to the expansive contract with ArcCorp, to even the introduction of a Human division in the famed Xi’an Koa e Ko’ia endurance race being held in Yā’mon, it seems that Emperor Kr.ē and his people are more and more looking at Humanity as a true ally.
Kuā’li (Yā’mon I)
A complex on the dark side of this tidally locked, rocky planet was rumored to house a max security labor camp, where the permanent night was said to have a placating effect on Xi’an interred here. It is believed that many of these prisoners have now been drafted to assist in some of the more dangerous tasks needed for the terraforming process.
Yethlūl y.ath’o (Yā’mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen’o (Yā’mon III)
Both terrestrial planets are currently undergoing terraforming through a joint effort by the Xi’an government and ArcCorp. While there is still some time before the planets will be habitable, there has been significant progress and just recently, the burgeoning atmosphere of Yā’mon III was flooded by a violet hued gas giving it a memorable appearance. The project has been deemed by those in the terraforming industry as an extremely complicated venture, and many financial analysts surmise that this close relationship with the Xi’an will give ArcCorp an advantage in the field for years to come.
Like other former Perry Line systems, an interesting blend of cultures has begun to develop on the stations in planetary orbit, where Human and Xi’an have started heavily interacting. Many race enthusiasts are expected to make the journey out to the main ArcCorp station above Yā’mon II to watch the upcoming Koa e Ko’ia as the pilots will be flying a difficult course that includes the tumultuous still-forming atmosphere.
Yā’mon Belt Alpha
Mined by forced labor for decades, it has recently begun to be mined in commercial quantities as more and more resources are needed for the ongoing terraforming projects.
Yām’ping (Yā’mon IV)
Since this most distant planet has few resources, it was set aside by the Xi’an to house many of the vice stations that offer services and distractions to the workforce here.
TRAVEL WARNING
Since there is heavy Human traffic in the system, it is important for visitors to remember that Xi’an law governs Yā’mon. Minor infractions in UEE space, like tagging with graffiti, can often carry a heavier punishment here. Make sure to familiarize yourself before making the jump, to avoid awkward misunderstandings.
HEARD IN THE WIND
“We cannot expect to keep our homes safe if we leave the front door wide open. We must secure and protect the border or we shall wake up to find that the Xi’an have already made themselves welcome.”
– Navy General Armistead Perry, Address to UPE Tribunal, 2542
“Though many people of our Empire may feel that the resources in Yā’mon should be claimed by us rather than given to the Xi’an, I contend that if they ever wish for Humanity to find a peaceful way to exist in this universe they should promptly begin to get over it.”
– Ambassador Coen, private comm to Imperator Toi, 2792
After centuries of cold war and tense diplomacy with the Xi’an empire, there are few places where interspecies relations have thawed more than in the Yā’mon system. This former no man’s land has, in recent times, transformed into a symbol of cooperation and new hope for all who desire lasting peace between our species.
Humanity’s first view of the system came from Teesa Morrison’s flight footage as she traversed the Baker-Yā’mon jump point in 2531. What started as an exuberant accounting of her initial findings of a main sequence class F star, anchoring four planets, turned into sheer panic when she ran into a Xi’an military unit escorting a mining team to the belt. Familiar with the Xi’an from the press coverage of the Pallas incident the year prior, Morrison and her crew fled immediately. The Xi’an military ships followed closely behind, but did not open fire. Morrison later remarked that she believed the Xi’an were tracking them to try to learn where the Human ship had come from. While her crew debated the risk of giving away the location of a Human jump to potential enemies, in the end they decided to return to Baker to report their encounter as soon as possible.
Within a day of receiving the report, a Naval fleet moved into position to guard the jump point, but it was another fifteen days before the first Xi’an scout emerged into Human space. It is likely that war would have broken out then and there if not for the presence of numerous members of the press who had come to cover the situation after Morrison’s footage leaked to the news orgs. With the entire UPE watching, the Navy favored caution, and the Xi’an ship was allowed to leave.
Over the next several years, there were several cautious expeditions into the system from Baker. While there were still occasional run-ins with the Xi’an, it was clear that they had no permanent settlements in the system and it was surmised that they had only recently discovered it themselves. Due to the seemingly plentiful bounty of unclaimed resources, a few daring individuals and corporations rushed to begin mining the belt, but the prospect of civilians flying freely alongside alien ships was deemed a disaster waiting to happen.
In 2542, UPE Navy General Armistead Perry proposed that all Xi’an-connected systems be placed under Navy control to provide a buffer to protect the rest of the UPE if and when their alien neighbors decided to attack. After much deliberation, the Tribunal approved the plan and the Perry Line was born. The system Morrison had discovered was renamed Hadur to bring it in line with the military’s gods of war designations for border systems (following the pattern started with Horus’s name). Corporations who had begun investing in the system were incensed and a drawn-out legal battle for reparations would plague the UPE until Ivar Messer took power and dismissed the suit.
A Fresh Start
For the century and a half that followed, all traffic in Hadur comprised a melange of military patrols, spy satellites, scan drones and mine layers as both sides sought to defend their respective empires along the Perry Line. Even though tensions continued to grow over the years as the Messers used xenophobic-fueled fear as a means of control, war never came. Finally in 2789, Senator Akari was able to strike a peace treaty with the ruler of the Xi’an, Emperor Kr.ē.
In the negotiations that followed after the Messer Regime’s eventual collapse, it was decided that the Perry Line systems would be evenly divided. Control of Hadur (then renmaed Yā’mon) was slated to be given to the Xi’an and on July 5th, 2793, the pact was signed, making that designation official.
Though peace had been declared, many believed that both sides viewed the truce as tenuous at best. As such, the Xi’an slated Yā’mon as a prison system where lawbreakers were forced to work hard labor in mines until their debts to society were paid. Yā’mon was not unique in this. Similar strategies were seen in all the Xi’an transitional systems: Indra housed a major shipping hub, Pallas was used for research, and Virtus was given to a crime syndicate. If war ever actually occurred, all four would suffer only minimal Xi’an casualties.
Then in 2942, in a surprise announcement after decades of the system seeing only minimal Human trade and traffic, ArcCorp revealed that they had procured a contract with the Xi’an government to assist in the terraforming of Yā’mon II and Yā’mon III. In the agreement, ArcCorp would be responsible for providing resources to the massive project, while the Xi’an would be overseeing operations of the technically complicated process. The decision has caused some to wonder why the Xi’an are relying on Human resources for the project instead of bringing in supplies from Ayr’Ka or Pallas. Though there has yet been no official answer, in the years since striking the deal, millions of tons of raw materials have been delivered through Baker, along with a significant and growing Human workforce. It is also not yet clear what usage for which the Xi’an will designate the worlds, as per their custom once the terraforming is complete. The rumor is that it will be a factory system, since ArcCorp has experience with that owing to their own planet being modeled on the Xi’an style.
The last few years have marked a boom time for Yā’mon. A myriad of stations have been built as a steady stream of transport ships enter and exit the system every day. From the recent large investment in infrastructure, to the expansive contract with ArcCorp, to even the introduction of a Human division in the famed Xi’an Koa e Ko’ia endurance race being held in Yā’mon, it seems that Emperor Kr.ē and his people are more and more looking at Humanity as a true ally.
Kuā’li (Yā’mon I)
A complex on the dark side of this tidally locked, rocky planet was rumored to house a max security labor camp, where the permanent night was said to have a placating effect on Xi’an interred here. It is believed that many of these prisoners have now been drafted to assist in some of the more dangerous tasks needed for the terraforming process.
Yethlūl y.ath’o (Yā’mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen’o (Yā’mon III)
Both terrestrial planets are currently undergoing terraforming through a joint effort by the Xi’an government and ArcCorp. While there is still some time before the planets will be habitable, there has been significant progress and just recently, the burgeoning atmosphere of Yā’mon III was flooded by a violet hued gas giving it a memorable appearance. The project has been deemed by those in the terraforming industry as an extremely complicated venture, and many financial analysts surmise that this close relationship with the Xi’an will give ArcCorp an advantage in the field for years to come.
Like other former Perry Line systems, an interesting blend of cultures has begun to develop on the stations in planetary orbit, where Human and Xi’an have started heavily interacting. Many race enthusiasts are expected to make the journey out to the main ArcCorp station above Yā’mon II to watch the upcoming Koa e Ko’ia as the pilots will be flying a difficult course that includes the tumultuous still-forming atmosphere.
Yā’mon Belt Alpha
Mined by forced labor for decades, it has recently begun to be mined in commercial quantities as more and more resources are needed for the ongoing terraforming projects.
Yām’ping (Yā’mon IV)
Since this most distant planet has few resources, it was set aside by the Xi’an to house many of the vice stations that offer services and distractions to the workforce here.
TRAVEL WARNING
Since there is heavy Human traffic in the system, it is important for visitors to remember that Xi’an law governs Yā’mon. Minor infractions in UEE space, like tagging with graffiti, can often carry a heavier punishment here. Make sure to familiarize yourself before making the jump, to avoid awkward misunderstandings.
HEARD IN THE WIND
“We cannot expect to keep our homes safe if we leave the front door wide open. We must secure and protect the border or we shall wake up to find that the Xi’an have already made themselves welcome.”
– Navy General Armistead Perry, Address to UPE Tribunal, 2542
“Though many people of our Empire may feel that the resources in Yā’mon should be claimed by us rather than given to the Xi’an, I contend that if they ever wish for Humanity to find a peaceful way to exist in this universe they should promptly begin to get over it.”
– Ambassador Coen, private comm to Imperator Toi, 2792
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Dieser Galaktische Führer erschien ursprünglich in Jump Point 5.1.
Nach Jahrhunderten des Kalten Krieges und der angespannten Diplomatie mit dem Xi'an-Imperium gibt es nur wenige Orte, an denen die Beziehungen zwischen den Arten mehr aufgetaut sind als im Yā'mon-System. Dieses ehemalige Niemandsland hat sich in jüngster Zeit zu einem Symbol der Zusammenarbeit und neuer Hoffnung für alle entwickelt, die einen dauerhaften Frieden zwischen unseren Spezies anstreben.
Der erste Blick der Menschheit auf das System kam von Teesa Morrisons Flugaufnahmen, als sie 2531 den Baker-Yā'mon Sprungpunkt durchquerte. Was als überbordende Erzählung ihrer ersten Ergebnisse eines Hauptreihensterns der Klasse F begann, der vier Planeten verankerte, geriet in schiere Panik, als sie auf eine Xi'an-Militäreinheit traf, die ein Minenteam zum Gürtel führte. Morrison und ihre Crew, die mit dem Xi'an aus der Presseberichterstattung über den Vorfall in Pallas im Jahr zuvor vertraut waren, flohen sofort. Die Militärschiffe von Xi'an folgten dicht dahinter, eröffneten aber kein Feuer. Morrison bemerkte später, dass sie glaubte, dass die Xi'an sie verfolgten, um zu versuchen, herauszufinden, woher das menschliche Schiff gekommen war. Während ihre Crew über das Risiko diskutierte, den Ort eines menschlichen Sprungs an potenzielle Feinde weiterzugeben, beschlossen sie am Ende, nach Baker zurückzukehren, um ihre Begegnung so schnell wie möglich zu melden.
Innerhalb eines Tages nach Erhalt des Berichts bewegte sich eine Marineflotte in Position, um den Sprungpunkt zu bewachen, aber es dauerte weitere fünfzehn Tage, bis der erste Xi'an-Scout im menschlichen Raum auftauchte. Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass der Krieg damals und heute ausgebrochen wäre, ohne die Anwesenheit zahlreicher Pressevertreter, die gekommen waren, um über die Situation zu berichten, nachdem Morrisons Filmmaterial an die Nachrichtenagenturen gelangt war. Während die gesamte UPE zusah, bevorzugte die Marine Vorsicht, und das Xi'an-Schiff durfte gehen.
In den nächsten Jahren gab es mehrere vorsichtige Expeditionen von Baker in das System. Während es noch gelegentliche Zusammenstöße mit den Xi'an gab, war klar, dass sie keine dauerhaften Siedlungen im System hatten, und es wurde vermutet, dass sie es erst kürzlich selbst entdeckt hatten. Aufgrund der scheinbar reichlichen Fülle nicht abgeholter Ressourcen eilten einige mutige Einzelpersonen und Unternehmen, um mit dem Abbau des Gürtels zu beginnen, aber die Aussicht, dass Zivilisten frei neben außerirdischen Schiffen fliegen, galt als eine Katastrophe, die darauf wartete, zu geschehen.
Im Jahr 2542 schlug die UPE-Hochmarinekommandantin Jianna Perry vor, alle mit Xi'an verbundenen Systeme unter die Kontrolle der Marine zu stellen, um einen Puffer zum Schutz des Restes der UPE bereitzustellen, falls und wann ihre außerirdischen Nachbarn beschlossen, anzugreifen. Nach reiflicher Überlegung genehmigte das Tribunal den Plan und die Perry-Linie war geboren. Das System, das Morrison entdeckt hatte, wurde in Hadur umbenannt, um es mit den Göttern der Kriegsbezeichnungen des Militärs für Grenzsysteme in Einklang zu bringen (nach dem Muster, das mit Horus' Namen begann). Unternehmen, die begonnen hatten, in das System zu investieren, waren verärgert, und ein langwieriger Rechtsstreit um Reparationen würde die UPE plagen, bis Ivar Messer die Macht übernahm und die Klage abwies.
Ein Neuanfang
In den folgenden anderthalb Jahrhunderten umfasste der gesamte Verkehr in Hadur eine Mischung aus Militärpatrouillen, Spionagesatelliten, Scan-Drohnen und Minenschichten, während beide Seiten versuchten, ihre jeweiligen Reiche entlang der Perry-Linie zu verteidigen. Obwohl die Spannungen im Laufe der Jahre weiter zunahmen, da die Messers fremdenfeindliche Angst als Mittel zur Kontrolle verwendeten, kam es nie zum Krieg. Schließlich konnte Senator Akari im Jahr 2789 einen Friedensvertrag mit dem Herrscher des Xi'an, Kaiser Kr.ē, abschließen.
In den Verhandlungen, die nach dem Zusammenbruch des Messer-Regimes folgten, wurde beschlossen, die Perry-Line-Systeme gleichmäßig zu verteilen. Die Kontrolle über Hadur (damals Yā'mon) sollte den Xi'an übertragen werden, und am 5. Juli 2793 wurde der Pakt unterzeichnet, wodurch diese Bezeichnung offiziell wurde.
Obwohl der Frieden erklärt worden war, glaubten viele, dass beide Seiten den Waffenstillstand bestenfalls als schwach ansahen. Als solches sahen sich die Xi'an Yā'mon als ein Gefängnissystem an, in dem Gesetzesbrecher gezwungen waren, Zwangsarbeit in Minen zu leisten, bis ihre Schulden gegenüber der Gesellschaft beglichen waren. Yā'mon war in dieser Hinsicht nicht einzigartig. Ähnliche Strategien wurden in allen Xi'an-Übergangssystemen beobachtet: Indra beherbergte ein großes Schifffahrtszentrum, Pallas wurde für Forschungszwecke genutzt und Virtus wurde an ein Verbrechersyndikat übergeben. Sollte es jemals zu einem Krieg kommen, würden alle vier nur minimale Xi'an-Verluste erleiden.
Dann im Jahr 2942, in einer überraschenden Ankündigung nach Jahrzehnten, in denen das System nur minimalen menschlichen Handel und Verkehr sah, enthüllte ArcCorp, dass sie einen Vertrag mit der Regierung von Xi'an abgeschlossen hatten, um bei der Umgestaltung von Yā'mon II und Yā'mon III zu helfen. Im Rahmen der Vereinbarung wäre ArcCorp für die Bereitstellung von Ressourcen für das Großprojekt verantwortlich, während das Xi'an den Betrieb des technisch komplizierten Prozesses überwachen würde. Die Entscheidung hat einige zu der Frage veranlasst, warum die Xi'an bei dem Projekt auf die Humanressourcen angewiesen sind, anstatt Lieferungen aus Ayr'Ka oder Pallas einzuführen. Obwohl es noch keine offizielle Antwort gab, wurden in den Jahren seit dem Abschluss des Deals Millionen von Tonnen Rohstoffe durch Baker geliefert, zusammen mit einer bedeutenden und wachsenden Zahl von Mitarbeitern. Es ist auch noch nicht klar, für welchen Gebrauch die Xi'an die Welten bezeichnen werden, wie es nach ihrem Brauch ist, wenn das Terraforming abgeschlossen ist. Es wird gemunkelt, dass es sich um ein Fabriksystem handeln wird, da ArcCorp Erfahrung damit hat, da ihr eigener Planet dem Xi'an-Stil nachempfunden ist.
Die letzten Jahre haben eine Boomzeit für Yā'mon markiert. Eine Vielzahl von Stationen wurden gebaut, da täglich ein stetiger Strom von Transportschiffen in das System ein- und ausfährt. Von den jüngsten großen Investitionen in die Infrastruktur über den umfangreichen Vertrag mit ArcCorp bis hin zur Einführung einer menschlichen Division im berühmten Ausdauerrennen Xi'an Koa e Ko'ia in Yā'mon scheint es, dass Kaiser Kr.ē und sein Volk die Menschheit mehr und mehr als einen wahren Verbündeten betrachten.
Kuā'li (Yā'mon I)
Ein Komplex auf der dunklen Seite dieses tidally verschlossenen, felsigen Planeten wurde gemunkelt, um ein Hochsicherheitsarbeitslager unterzubringen, in dem die permanente Nacht eine beschwichtigende Wirkung auf Xi'an haben soll. Es wird angenommen, dass viele dieser Gefangenen inzwischen eingezogen wurden, um bei einigen der gefährlicheren Aufgaben zu helfen, die für den Terraforming-Prozess erforderlich sind.
Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen'o (Yā'mon III)
Beide terrestrischen Planeten befinden sich derzeit in einem Terraforming-Prozess, der von der Regierung Xi'an und ArcCorp gemeinsam durchgeführt wird. Während es noch einige Zeit dauert, bis die Planeten bewohnbar sein werden, gab es bedeutende Fortschritte und erst kürzlich wurde die aufkeimende Atmosphäre von Yā'mon III von einem violett gefärbten Gas überflutet, das ihm ein unvergessliches Aussehen verleiht. Das Projekt wurde von denjenigen in der Terraforming-Branche als ein extrem kompliziertes Unterfangen angesehen, und viele Finanzanalysten gehen davon aus, dass diese enge Beziehung zum Xi'an ArcCorp in den kommenden Jahren einen Vorteil auf diesem Gebiet verschaffen wird.
Wie bei anderen ehemaligen Perry-Line-Systemen hat sich auf den Stationen im Planetenorbit, auf denen Mensch und Xi'an stark interagieren, eine interessante Mischung von Kulturen entwickelt. Viele Rennbegeisterte werden erwartet, dass sie die Reise zur ArcCorp-Hauptstation über Yā'mon II antreten, um die bevorstehende Koa e Ko'ia zu beobachten, da die Piloten einen schwierigen Kurs fliegen werden, der auch die turbulente, immer noch formende Atmosphäre beinhaltet.
Yā'mon Belt Alpha
Seit Jahrzehnten von Zwangsarbeitern abgebaut, wird es seit kurzem in kommerziellen Mengen abgebaut, da immer mehr Ressourcen für die laufenden Terraforming-Projekte benötigt werden.
Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV)
Da dieser am weitesten entfernte Planet nur über wenige Ressourcen verfügt, wurde er von den Xi'an beiseite gelegt, um viele der Sittenstationen unterzubringen, die den Arbeitnehmern hier Dienstleistungen und Ablenkungen bieten.
REISEWARNUNG
Da es einen starken Menschenverkehr im System gibt, ist es wichtig, dass sich die Besucher daran erinnern, dass Xi'an Gesetz Yā'mon regelt. Geringfügige Verstöße im UEE-Raum, wie z.B. das Kennzeichnen mit Graffiti, können hier oft eine schwerere Strafe mit sich bringen. Achten Sie darauf, sich vor dem Sprung vertraut zu machen, um unangenehme Missverständnisse zu vermeiden.
IM WIND GEHÖRT
"Wir können nicht erwarten, dass unsere Häuser sicher sind, wenn wir die Haustür weit offen lassen. Wir müssen die Grenze sichern und schützen, oder wir werden aufwachen und feststellen, dass die Xi'an sich bereits willkommen geheißen haben."
- Hohe Marinekommandantin Jianna Perry, Ansprache vor dem UPE-Tribunal, 2542
"Obwohl viele Menschen unseres Reiches das Gefühl haben, dass die Ressourcen in Yā'mon von uns beansprucht und nicht an die Xi'an weitergegeben werden sollten, behaupte ich, dass, wenn sie jemals wollen, dass die Menschheit einen friedlichen Weg findet, in diesem Universum zu existieren, sie sofort anfangen sollte, darüber hinwegzukommen."
- Botschafter Coen, private Kommunikation mit Imperator Toi, 2792
Nach Jahrhunderten des Kalten Krieges und der angespannten Diplomatie mit dem Xi'an-Imperium gibt es nur wenige Orte, an denen die Beziehungen zwischen den Arten mehr aufgetaut sind als im Yā'mon-System. Dieses ehemalige Niemandsland hat sich in jüngster Zeit zu einem Symbol der Zusammenarbeit und neuer Hoffnung für alle entwickelt, die einen dauerhaften Frieden zwischen unseren Spezies anstreben.
Der erste Blick der Menschheit auf das System kam von Teesa Morrisons Flugaufnahmen, als sie 2531 den Baker-Yā'mon Sprungpunkt durchquerte. Was als überbordende Erzählung ihrer ersten Ergebnisse eines Hauptreihensterns der Klasse F begann, der vier Planeten verankerte, geriet in schiere Panik, als sie auf eine Xi'an-Militäreinheit traf, die ein Minenteam zum Gürtel führte. Morrison und ihre Crew, die mit dem Xi'an aus der Presseberichterstattung über den Vorfall in Pallas im Jahr zuvor vertraut waren, flohen sofort. Die Militärschiffe von Xi'an folgten dicht dahinter, eröffneten aber kein Feuer. Morrison bemerkte später, dass sie glaubte, dass die Xi'an sie verfolgten, um zu versuchen, herauszufinden, woher das menschliche Schiff gekommen war. Während ihre Crew über das Risiko diskutierte, den Ort eines menschlichen Sprungs an potenzielle Feinde weiterzugeben, beschlossen sie am Ende, nach Baker zurückzukehren, um ihre Begegnung so schnell wie möglich zu melden.
Innerhalb eines Tages nach Erhalt des Berichts bewegte sich eine Marineflotte in Position, um den Sprungpunkt zu bewachen, aber es dauerte weitere fünfzehn Tage, bis der erste Xi'an-Scout im menschlichen Raum auftauchte. Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass der Krieg damals und heute ausgebrochen wäre, ohne die Anwesenheit zahlreicher Pressevertreter, die gekommen waren, um über die Situation zu berichten, nachdem Morrisons Filmmaterial an die Nachrichtenagenturen gelangt war. Während die gesamte UPE zusah, bevorzugte die Marine Vorsicht, und das Xi'an-Schiff durfte gehen.
In den nächsten Jahren gab es mehrere vorsichtige Expeditionen von Baker in das System. Während es noch gelegentliche Zusammenstöße mit den Xi'an gab, war klar, dass sie keine dauerhaften Siedlungen im System hatten, und es wurde vermutet, dass sie es erst kürzlich selbst entdeckt hatten. Aufgrund der scheinbar reichlichen Fülle nicht abgeholter Ressourcen eilten einige mutige Einzelpersonen und Unternehmen, um mit dem Abbau des Gürtels zu beginnen, aber die Aussicht, dass Zivilisten frei neben außerirdischen Schiffen fliegen, galt als eine Katastrophe, die darauf wartete, zu geschehen.
Im Jahr 2542 schlug die UPE-Hochmarinekommandantin Jianna Perry vor, alle mit Xi'an verbundenen Systeme unter die Kontrolle der Marine zu stellen, um einen Puffer zum Schutz des Restes der UPE bereitzustellen, falls und wann ihre außerirdischen Nachbarn beschlossen, anzugreifen. Nach reiflicher Überlegung genehmigte das Tribunal den Plan und die Perry-Linie war geboren. Das System, das Morrison entdeckt hatte, wurde in Hadur umbenannt, um es mit den Göttern der Kriegsbezeichnungen des Militärs für Grenzsysteme in Einklang zu bringen (nach dem Muster, das mit Horus' Namen begann). Unternehmen, die begonnen hatten, in das System zu investieren, waren verärgert, und ein langwieriger Rechtsstreit um Reparationen würde die UPE plagen, bis Ivar Messer die Macht übernahm und die Klage abwies.
Ein Neuanfang
In den folgenden anderthalb Jahrhunderten umfasste der gesamte Verkehr in Hadur eine Mischung aus Militärpatrouillen, Spionagesatelliten, Scan-Drohnen und Minenschichten, während beide Seiten versuchten, ihre jeweiligen Reiche entlang der Perry-Linie zu verteidigen. Obwohl die Spannungen im Laufe der Jahre weiter zunahmen, da die Messers fremdenfeindliche Angst als Mittel zur Kontrolle verwendeten, kam es nie zum Krieg. Schließlich konnte Senator Akari im Jahr 2789 einen Friedensvertrag mit dem Herrscher des Xi'an, Kaiser Kr.ē, abschließen.
In den Verhandlungen, die nach dem Zusammenbruch des Messer-Regimes folgten, wurde beschlossen, die Perry-Line-Systeme gleichmäßig zu verteilen. Die Kontrolle über Hadur (damals Yā'mon) sollte den Xi'an übertragen werden, und am 5. Juli 2793 wurde der Pakt unterzeichnet, wodurch diese Bezeichnung offiziell wurde.
Obwohl der Frieden erklärt worden war, glaubten viele, dass beide Seiten den Waffenstillstand bestenfalls als schwach ansahen. Als solches sahen sich die Xi'an Yā'mon als ein Gefängnissystem an, in dem Gesetzesbrecher gezwungen waren, Zwangsarbeit in Minen zu leisten, bis ihre Schulden gegenüber der Gesellschaft beglichen waren. Yā'mon war in dieser Hinsicht nicht einzigartig. Ähnliche Strategien wurden in allen Xi'an-Übergangssystemen beobachtet: Indra beherbergte ein großes Schifffahrtszentrum, Pallas wurde für Forschungszwecke genutzt und Virtus wurde an ein Verbrechersyndikat übergeben. Sollte es jemals zu einem Krieg kommen, würden alle vier nur minimale Xi'an-Verluste erleiden.
Dann im Jahr 2942, in einer überraschenden Ankündigung nach Jahrzehnten, in denen das System nur minimalen menschlichen Handel und Verkehr sah, enthüllte ArcCorp, dass sie einen Vertrag mit der Regierung von Xi'an abgeschlossen hatten, um bei der Umgestaltung von Yā'mon II und Yā'mon III zu helfen. Im Rahmen der Vereinbarung wäre ArcCorp für die Bereitstellung von Ressourcen für das Großprojekt verantwortlich, während das Xi'an den Betrieb des technisch komplizierten Prozesses überwachen würde. Die Entscheidung hat einige zu der Frage veranlasst, warum die Xi'an bei dem Projekt auf die Humanressourcen angewiesen sind, anstatt Lieferungen aus Ayr'Ka oder Pallas einzuführen. Obwohl es noch keine offizielle Antwort gab, wurden in den Jahren seit dem Abschluss des Deals Millionen von Tonnen Rohstoffe durch Baker geliefert, zusammen mit einer bedeutenden und wachsenden Zahl von Mitarbeitern. Es ist auch noch nicht klar, für welchen Gebrauch die Xi'an die Welten bezeichnen werden, wie es nach ihrem Brauch ist, wenn das Terraforming abgeschlossen ist. Es wird gemunkelt, dass es sich um ein Fabriksystem handeln wird, da ArcCorp Erfahrung damit hat, da ihr eigener Planet dem Xi'an-Stil nachempfunden ist.
Die letzten Jahre haben eine Boomzeit für Yā'mon markiert. Eine Vielzahl von Stationen wurden gebaut, da täglich ein stetiger Strom von Transportschiffen in das System ein- und ausfährt. Von den jüngsten großen Investitionen in die Infrastruktur über den umfangreichen Vertrag mit ArcCorp bis hin zur Einführung einer menschlichen Division im berühmten Ausdauerrennen Xi'an Koa e Ko'ia in Yā'mon scheint es, dass Kaiser Kr.ē und sein Volk die Menschheit mehr und mehr als einen wahren Verbündeten betrachten.
Kuā'li (Yā'mon I)
Ein Komplex auf der dunklen Seite dieses tidally verschlossenen, felsigen Planeten wurde gemunkelt, um ein Hochsicherheitsarbeitslager unterzubringen, in dem die permanente Nacht eine beschwichtigende Wirkung auf Xi'an haben soll. Es wird angenommen, dass viele dieser Gefangenen inzwischen eingezogen wurden, um bei einigen der gefährlicheren Aufgaben zu helfen, die für den Terraforming-Prozess erforderlich sind.
Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen'o (Yā'mon III)
Beide terrestrischen Planeten befinden sich derzeit in einem Terraforming-Prozess, der von der Regierung Xi'an und ArcCorp gemeinsam durchgeführt wird. Während es noch einige Zeit dauert, bis die Planeten bewohnbar sein werden, gab es bedeutende Fortschritte und erst kürzlich wurde die aufkeimende Atmosphäre von Yā'mon III von einem violett gefärbten Gas überflutet, das ihm ein unvergessliches Aussehen verleiht. Das Projekt wurde von denjenigen in der Terraforming-Branche als ein extrem kompliziertes Unterfangen angesehen, und viele Finanzanalysten gehen davon aus, dass diese enge Beziehung zum Xi'an ArcCorp in den kommenden Jahren einen Vorteil auf diesem Gebiet verschaffen wird.
Wie bei anderen ehemaligen Perry-Line-Systemen hat sich auf den Stationen im Planetenorbit, auf denen Mensch und Xi'an stark interagieren, eine interessante Mischung von Kulturen entwickelt. Viele Rennbegeisterte werden erwartet, dass sie die Reise zur ArcCorp-Hauptstation über Yā'mon II antreten, um die bevorstehende Koa e Ko'ia zu beobachten, da die Piloten einen schwierigen Kurs fliegen werden, der auch die turbulente, immer noch formende Atmosphäre beinhaltet.
Yā'mon Belt Alpha
Seit Jahrzehnten von Zwangsarbeitern abgebaut, wird es seit kurzem in kommerziellen Mengen abgebaut, da immer mehr Ressourcen für die laufenden Terraforming-Projekte benötigt werden.
Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV)
Da dieser am weitesten entfernte Planet nur über wenige Ressourcen verfügt, wurde er von den Xi'an beiseite gelegt, um viele der Sittenstationen unterzubringen, die den Arbeitnehmern hier Dienstleistungen und Ablenkungen bieten.
REISEWARNUNG
Da es einen starken Menschenverkehr im System gibt, ist es wichtig, dass sich die Besucher daran erinnern, dass Xi'an Gesetz Yā'mon regelt. Geringfügige Verstöße im UEE-Raum, wie z.B. das Kennzeichnen mit Graffiti, können hier oft eine schwerere Strafe mit sich bringen. Achten Sie darauf, sich vor dem Sprung vertraut zu machen, um unangenehme Missverständnisse zu vermeiden.
IM WIND GEHÖRT
"Wir können nicht erwarten, dass unsere Häuser sicher sind, wenn wir die Haustür weit offen lassen. Wir müssen die Grenze sichern und schützen, oder wir werden aufwachen und feststellen, dass die Xi'an sich bereits willkommen geheißen haben."
- Hohe Marinekommandantin Jianna Perry, Ansprache vor dem UPE-Tribunal, 2542
"Obwohl viele Menschen unseres Reiches das Gefühl haben, dass die Ressourcen in Yā'mon von uns beansprucht und nicht an die Xi'an weitergegeben werden sollten, behaupte ich, dass, wenn sie jemals wollen, dass die Menschheit einen friedlichen Weg findet, in diesem Universum zu existieren, sie sofort anfangen sollte, darüber hinwegzukommen."
- Botschafter Coen, private Kommunikation mit Imperator Toi, 2792
Chinese
This Galactic Guide originally appeared in Jump Point 5.1.
After centuries of cold war and tense diplomacy with the Xi’an empire, there are few places where interspecies relations have thawed more than in the Yā’mon system. This former no man’s land has, in recent times, transformed into a symbol of cooperation and new hope for all who desire lasting peace between our species.
Humanity’s first view of the system came from Teesa Morrison’s flight footage as she traversed the Baker-Yā’mon jump point in 2531. What started as an exuberant accounting of her initial findings of a main sequence class F star, anchoring four planets, turned into sheer panic when she ran into a Xi’an military unit escorting a mining team to the belt. Familiar with the Xi’an from the press coverage of the Pallas incident the year prior, Morrison and her crew fled immediately. The Xi’an military ships followed closely behind, but did not open fire. Morrison later remarked that she believed the Xi’an were tracking them to try to learn where the Human ship had come from. While her crew debated the risk of giving away the location of a Human jump to potential enemies, in the end they decided to return to Baker to report their encounter as soon as possible.
Within a day of receiving the report, a Naval fleet moved into position to guard the jump point, but it was another fifteen days before the first Xi’an scout emerged into Human space. It is likely that war would have broken out then and there if not for the presence of numerous members of the press who had come to cover the situation after Morrison’s footage leaked to the news orgs. With the entire UPE watching, the Navy favored caution, and the Xi’an ship was allowed to leave.
Over the next several years, there were several cautious expeditions into the system from Baker. While there were still occasional run-ins with the Xi’an, it was clear that they had no permanent settlements in the system and it was surmised that they had only recently discovered it themselves. Due to the seemingly plentiful bounty of unclaimed resources, a few daring individuals and corporations rushed to begin mining the belt, but the prospect of civilians flying freely alongside alien ships was deemed a disaster waiting to happen.
In 2542, UPE Navy General Armistead Perry proposed that all Xi’an-connected systems be placed under Navy control to provide a buffer to protect the rest of the UPE if and when their alien neighbors decided to attack. After much deliberation, the Tribunal approved the plan and the Perry Line was born. The system Morrison had discovered was renamed Hadur to bring it in line with the military’s gods of war designations for border systems (following the pattern started with Horus’s name). Corporations who had begun investing in the system were incensed and a drawn-out legal battle for reparations would plague the UPE until Ivar Messer took power and dismissed the suit.
A Fresh Start
For the century and a half that followed, all traffic in Hadur comprised a melange of military patrols, spy satellites, scan drones and mine layers as both sides sought to defend their respective empires along the Perry Line. Even though tensions continued to grow over the years as the Messers used xenophobic-fueled fear as a means of control, war never came. Finally in 2789, Senator Akari was able to strike a peace treaty with the ruler of the Xi’an, Emperor Kr.ē.
In the negotiations that followed after the Messer Regime’s eventual collapse, it was decided that the Perry Line systems would be evenly divided. Control of Hadur (then renmaed Yā’mon) was slated to be given to the Xi’an and on July 5th, 2793, the pact was signed, making that designation official.
Though peace had been declared, many believed that both sides viewed the truce as tenuous at best. As such, the Xi’an slated Yā’mon as a prison system where lawbreakers were forced to work hard labor in mines until their debts to society were paid. Yā’mon was not unique in this. Similar strategies were seen in all the Xi’an transitional systems: Indra housed a major shipping hub, Pallas was used for research, and Virtus was given to a crime syndicate. If war ever actually occurred, all four would suffer only minimal Xi’an casualties.
Then in 2942, in a surprise announcement after decades of the system seeing only minimal Human trade and traffic, ArcCorp revealed that they had procured a contract with the Xi’an government to assist in the terraforming of Yā’mon II and Yā’mon III. In the agreement, ArcCorp would be responsible for providing resources to the massive project, while the Xi’an would be overseeing operations of the technically complicated process. The decision has caused some to wonder why the Xi’an are relying on Human resources for the project instead of bringing in supplies from Ayr’Ka or Pallas. Though there has yet been no official answer, in the years since striking the deal, millions of tons of raw materials have been delivered through Baker, along with a significant and growing Human workforce. It is also not yet clear what usage for which the Xi’an will designate the worlds, as per their custom once the terraforming is complete. The rumor is that it will be a factory system, since ArcCorp has experience with that owing to their own planet being modeled on the Xi’an style.
The last few years have marked a boom time for Yā’mon. A myriad of stations have been built as a steady stream of transport ships enter and exit the system every day. From the recent large investment in infrastructure, to the expansive contract with ArcCorp, to even the introduction of a Human division in the famed Xi’an Koa e Ko’ia endurance race being held in Yā’mon, it seems that Emperor Kr.ē and his people are more and more looking at Humanity as a true ally.
Kuā’li (Yā’mon I)
A complex on the dark side of this tidally locked, rocky planet was rumored to house a max security labor camp, where the permanent night was said to have a placating effect on Xi’an interred here. It is believed that many of these prisoners have now been drafted to assist in some of the more dangerous tasks needed for the terraforming process.
Yethlūl y.ath’o (Yā’mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen’o (Yā’mon III)
Both terrestrial planets are currently undergoing terraforming through a joint effort by the Xi’an government and ArcCorp. While there is still some time before the planets will be habitable, there has been significant progress and just recently, the burgeoning atmosphere of Yā’mon III was flooded by a violet hued gas giving it a memorable appearance. The project has been deemed by those in the terraforming industry as an extremely complicated venture, and many financial analysts surmise that this close relationship with the Xi’an will give ArcCorp an advantage in the field for years to come.
Like other former Perry Line systems, an interesting blend of cultures has begun to develop on the stations in planetary orbit, where Human and Xi’an have started heavily interacting. Many race enthusiasts are expected to make the journey out to the main ArcCorp station above Yā’mon II to watch the upcoming Koa e Ko’ia as the pilots will be flying a difficult course that includes the tumultuous still-forming atmosphere.
Yā’mon Belt Alpha
Mined by forced labor for decades, it has recently begun to be mined in commercial quantities as more and more resources are needed for the ongoing terraforming projects.
Yām’ping (Yā’mon IV)
Since this most distant planet has few resources, it was set aside by the Xi’an to house many of the vice stations that offer services and distractions to the workforce here.
TRAVEL WARNING
Since there is heavy Human traffic in the system, it is important for visitors to remember that Xi’an law governs Yā’mon. Minor infractions in UEE space, like tagging with graffiti, can often carry a heavier punishment here. Make sure to familiarize yourself before making the jump, to avoid awkward misunderstandings.
HEARD IN THE WIND
“We cannot expect to keep our homes safe if we leave the front door wide open. We must secure and protect the border or we shall wake up to find that the Xi’an have already made themselves welcome.”
– Navy General Armistead Perry, Address to UPE Tribunal, 2542
“Though many people of our Empire may feel that the resources in Yā’mon should be claimed by us rather than given to the Xi’an, I contend that if they ever wish for Humanity to find a peaceful way to exist in this universe they should promptly begin to get over it.”
– Ambassador Coen, private comm to Imperator Toi, 2792
After centuries of cold war and tense diplomacy with the Xi’an empire, there are few places where interspecies relations have thawed more than in the Yā’mon system. This former no man’s land has, in recent times, transformed into a symbol of cooperation and new hope for all who desire lasting peace between our species.
Humanity’s first view of the system came from Teesa Morrison’s flight footage as she traversed the Baker-Yā’mon jump point in 2531. What started as an exuberant accounting of her initial findings of a main sequence class F star, anchoring four planets, turned into sheer panic when she ran into a Xi’an military unit escorting a mining team to the belt. Familiar with the Xi’an from the press coverage of the Pallas incident the year prior, Morrison and her crew fled immediately. The Xi’an military ships followed closely behind, but did not open fire. Morrison later remarked that she believed the Xi’an were tracking them to try to learn where the Human ship had come from. While her crew debated the risk of giving away the location of a Human jump to potential enemies, in the end they decided to return to Baker to report their encounter as soon as possible.
Within a day of receiving the report, a Naval fleet moved into position to guard the jump point, but it was another fifteen days before the first Xi’an scout emerged into Human space. It is likely that war would have broken out then and there if not for the presence of numerous members of the press who had come to cover the situation after Morrison’s footage leaked to the news orgs. With the entire UPE watching, the Navy favored caution, and the Xi’an ship was allowed to leave.
Over the next several years, there were several cautious expeditions into the system from Baker. While there were still occasional run-ins with the Xi’an, it was clear that they had no permanent settlements in the system and it was surmised that they had only recently discovered it themselves. Due to the seemingly plentiful bounty of unclaimed resources, a few daring individuals and corporations rushed to begin mining the belt, but the prospect of civilians flying freely alongside alien ships was deemed a disaster waiting to happen.
In 2542, UPE Navy General Armistead Perry proposed that all Xi’an-connected systems be placed under Navy control to provide a buffer to protect the rest of the UPE if and when their alien neighbors decided to attack. After much deliberation, the Tribunal approved the plan and the Perry Line was born. The system Morrison had discovered was renamed Hadur to bring it in line with the military’s gods of war designations for border systems (following the pattern started with Horus’s name). Corporations who had begun investing in the system were incensed and a drawn-out legal battle for reparations would plague the UPE until Ivar Messer took power and dismissed the suit.
A Fresh Start
For the century and a half that followed, all traffic in Hadur comprised a melange of military patrols, spy satellites, scan drones and mine layers as both sides sought to defend their respective empires along the Perry Line. Even though tensions continued to grow over the years as the Messers used xenophobic-fueled fear as a means of control, war never came. Finally in 2789, Senator Akari was able to strike a peace treaty with the ruler of the Xi’an, Emperor Kr.ē.
In the negotiations that followed after the Messer Regime’s eventual collapse, it was decided that the Perry Line systems would be evenly divided. Control of Hadur (then renmaed Yā’mon) was slated to be given to the Xi’an and on July 5th, 2793, the pact was signed, making that designation official.
Though peace had been declared, many believed that both sides viewed the truce as tenuous at best. As such, the Xi’an slated Yā’mon as a prison system where lawbreakers were forced to work hard labor in mines until their debts to society were paid. Yā’mon was not unique in this. Similar strategies were seen in all the Xi’an transitional systems: Indra housed a major shipping hub, Pallas was used for research, and Virtus was given to a crime syndicate. If war ever actually occurred, all four would suffer only minimal Xi’an casualties.
Then in 2942, in a surprise announcement after decades of the system seeing only minimal Human trade and traffic, ArcCorp revealed that they had procured a contract with the Xi’an government to assist in the terraforming of Yā’mon II and Yā’mon III. In the agreement, ArcCorp would be responsible for providing resources to the massive project, while the Xi’an would be overseeing operations of the technically complicated process. The decision has caused some to wonder why the Xi’an are relying on Human resources for the project instead of bringing in supplies from Ayr’Ka or Pallas. Though there has yet been no official answer, in the years since striking the deal, millions of tons of raw materials have been delivered through Baker, along with a significant and growing Human workforce. It is also not yet clear what usage for which the Xi’an will designate the worlds, as per their custom once the terraforming is complete. The rumor is that it will be a factory system, since ArcCorp has experience with that owing to their own planet being modeled on the Xi’an style.
The last few years have marked a boom time for Yā’mon. A myriad of stations have been built as a steady stream of transport ships enter and exit the system every day. From the recent large investment in infrastructure, to the expansive contract with ArcCorp, to even the introduction of a Human division in the famed Xi’an Koa e Ko’ia endurance race being held in Yā’mon, it seems that Emperor Kr.ē and his people are more and more looking at Humanity as a true ally.
Kuā’li (Yā’mon I)
A complex on the dark side of this tidally locked, rocky planet was rumored to house a max security labor camp, where the permanent night was said to have a placating effect on Xi’an interred here. It is believed that many of these prisoners have now been drafted to assist in some of the more dangerous tasks needed for the terraforming process.
Yethlūl y.ath’o (Yā’mon II) & Yethlūl s.yen’o (Yā’mon III)
Both terrestrial planets are currently undergoing terraforming through a joint effort by the Xi’an government and ArcCorp. While there is still some time before the planets will be habitable, there has been significant progress and just recently, the burgeoning atmosphere of Yā’mon III was flooded by a violet hued gas giving it a memorable appearance. The project has been deemed by those in the terraforming industry as an extremely complicated venture, and many financial analysts surmise that this close relationship with the Xi’an will give ArcCorp an advantage in the field for years to come.
Like other former Perry Line systems, an interesting blend of cultures has begun to develop on the stations in planetary orbit, where Human and Xi’an have started heavily interacting. Many race enthusiasts are expected to make the journey out to the main ArcCorp station above Yā’mon II to watch the upcoming Koa e Ko’ia as the pilots will be flying a difficult course that includes the tumultuous still-forming atmosphere.
Yā’mon Belt Alpha
Mined by forced labor for decades, it has recently begun to be mined in commercial quantities as more and more resources are needed for the ongoing terraforming projects.
Yām’ping (Yā’mon IV)
Since this most distant planet has few resources, it was set aside by the Xi’an to house many of the vice stations that offer services and distractions to the workforce here.
TRAVEL WARNING
Since there is heavy Human traffic in the system, it is important for visitors to remember that Xi’an law governs Yā’mon. Minor infractions in UEE space, like tagging with graffiti, can often carry a heavier punishment here. Make sure to familiarize yourself before making the jump, to avoid awkward misunderstandings.
HEARD IN THE WIND
“We cannot expect to keep our homes safe if we leave the front door wide open. We must secure and protect the border or we shall wake up to find that the Xi’an have already made themselves welcome.”
– Navy General Armistead Perry, Address to UPE Tribunal, 2542
“Though many people of our Empire may feel that the resources in Yā’mon should be claimed by us rather than given to the Xi’an, I contend that if they ever wish for Humanity to find a peaceful way to exist in this universe they should promptly begin to get over it.”
– Ambassador Coen, private comm to Imperator Toi, 2792
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