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

Supercollider, TX

Late in Era-0, shortly before the signing of the Treaty of Kepler, something highly unusual happened in and around the city of Waxahachie, TX, on Earth.  A bubble of shimmering energy appeared, with its edges on the proposed ring of the never completed Superconducting Super Collider.  Waxahachie, and the surrounding countryside now reside in inter-dimensional space.  Apparently, someone in another dimension actually completed the particle accelerator, and used it to open an inter-dimensional rift.  

A military perimeter was set up around the town, now re-named Supercollider, (that being the name of the entity that came about from the mixing of several different versions of Waxahachie between dimensions).  Occasionally, alternate, but recognizable versions of people emerge from the rift, and those who dare enter rarely return in recognizable form.  On rare occasions, more outlandish people, aliens, robots, or animals will emerge from the rift. . .

Earth

History

In the near future, due to numerous factors, life on Earth becomes very difficult.  A changing climate brings increased warfare.  A host of new diseases arise.  The economy crashes.  With the arrival of affordable space travel, the construction of large-scale space habitats, and the colonization of nearby bodies, people leave the Earth in droves, seeking a better life elsewhere.  A great diaspora ensues, and the remaining governments unite with the United Nations to clean up and restore the economy on our home planet.

Later, Earth’s position as the main hub of commerce and communication among the inhabited planets led it to become the capitol of the Planetary League.  Earth remained the capitol, growing in wealth and sophistication throughout Era-1 until it fell at the close of the Great Reckoning.

After the Great Reckoning, the Emperor maintained a palace on Earth, even though the capitol of the Holy Empire of Man remained on Gabriel, where it was founded.  The holy cities and sites of Earth thronged with pilgrims seeking miracles, and a very substantial garrison was built up.

Earth was liberated by the Galactic Republic in one of the major battles of the War of Galactic Unification.

One of the unique features of the Earth is its single large moon, which is considered a sign of good luck in the Empire of 1,000,000 Suns.

Landmarks

Supercollider, TX is a town that exists between dimensions.