The Sagittarius Gap

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The Sagittarius Gap is the void between the Orion and Sagittarius arms of the Milky Way.  Shown here are several of the major systems in the vicinity of the gap, circa GSC 500.

Berwynne's Reach was crucial in the early settlement of the Sagittarius arm, and it grew into one of the greatest ports in the galaxy due to the spatial rift connecting it to a point near the Paradise system. 

In the early stages of expansion to this region, numerous corporate states and independent nations arose along the gap, however most of these eventually joined the Planetary League for access to vast markets and nearly unbeatable protection from outside threats.

Major Locations on the map:

• Earth

• Albion 4

• Aldebaran 2

• Berwynne's Reach

• Bonnard's World

• Cielius 5

• Dionysus

• Dogur-Dann

• Fitzgerald's World

• Gibson

• Mefitis

• New Promise

• Paradise

• Shoji

Bonnard's World

History

Discovered by Zoe Bonnard early in Era-1, Bonnard's World orbits Bonnard, an F-class star, in its habitable zone.  

Bonnard's World had a simple ecosystem consisting of single-celled organisms based solely on RNA.  After discovery, the Planetary League set up a research station.  

After considerable study, it was determined that the planet would be ideally suited for a terraforming project to recreate the conditions of the Triassic Period as part of an initiative to restore extinct species.

A local economy grew up around the Triassic nature preserve, and several areas were set aside as hunting grounds where people could hunt dinosaurs for a fee.

During the Great Reckoning, as the Planetary League was crumbling, Bonnard's World joined the Midori Republic.  

For a period in the run up to the War of the Empires, the Holy Empire of Man did capture Bonnard's World, but the Midori Republic took it back during the War of the Gods.

During the War of Galactic Unification, Bonnard's World joined the Galactic Republic by popular vote.