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

Cielius 5

Description

Cielius 5 is a terrestrial planet, with relatively little surface water (about 40%), but high humidity.  The sky is usually overcast, and the environment is typically dewey and/or misty (frosty and snowy at higher latitudes).  The high humidity tends to moderate the seasons, and the air temperatures average out around 50-60 degrees Farenheit (10-15 degrees Celsius).  The gravity is uncomfortably high for humans (around 2.8 Gs).

The natural biosphere of Cielius 5 includes plants at the level of development of ferns, and animals roughly equivalent to amphibians on Earth.  The first intelligent life on Cielius 5 was a band of Cielioid pirates who thought it would be a good place to hide out.

Cielius 5 became a rather infamous pirate haven during Era-1.  The first contact Humans had with Cielioids was with pirates operating out of this haven, which scholars in the Planetary League mistakenly believed to be their home planet.  This is why they are called Cielioids.  The name stuck.