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	The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, almost a hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.		The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, almost a hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.

	At their heart is the 'origin' system, home of the ~~Technetronic~~ who are responsible for establishing the network. They discovered the keys to reactivating apex technology after a local posthuman complex was blasted open by a high speed comet. From the origin system their web of influence spreads through most systems of the Reconnect~~, though highly interested in apex technology and salvage, they are not hoarders, but traders~~.		At their heart is the 'origin' system, home of the 4th Jupiter Republic who are responsible for establishing the network. They discovered the keys to reactivating apex technology after a local posthuman complex was blasted open by a high speed comet. From the origin system their web of influence spreads through most systems of the Reconnect.

	Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other. Smaller conflicts are not uncommon however, often erupting over salvage or new colonies.		Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other. Smaller conflicts are not uncommon however, often erupting over salvage or new colonies.

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	===The Reconnect Network===		===The Reconnect Network===

	The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, ~~several~~ hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.		The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, almost a hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.

	Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other.		At their heart is the 'origin' system, home of the Technetronic who are responsible for establishing the network. They discovered the keys to reactivating apex technology after a local posthuman complex was blasted open by a high speed comet. From the origin system their web of influence spreads through most systems of the Reconnect, though highly interested in apex technology and salvage, they are not hoarders, but traders.

			Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other. Smaller conflicts are not uncommon however, often erupting over salvage or new colonies.

	===The Dark Roads===		===The Dark Roads===
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	They are poorly understood sectors of space and fraught with dangers, natural, human or more esoteric. Some connections appear to be through some sort of mega-structure, it's dimensions are unknown, but spaceships can easily cross traverse it. Various routes have been mapped, some are even considered relatively safe and desperate traders or smugglers may use them to avoid attention or cut corners.		They are poorly understood sectors of space and fraught with dangers, natural, human or more esoteric. Some connections appear to be through some sort of mega-structure, it's dimensions are unknown, but spaceships can easily cross traverse it. Various routes have been mapped, some are even considered relatively safe and desperate traders or smugglers may use them to avoid attention or cut corners.

	~~''Dark Road T-Gate''~~

	~~===The Hyperlanes===~~

	Unlike the Reconnect Network, a Hyperlane Network T-Gate offers transport to any other T-Gate in it's Network, the systems that contain these profit from the economic and military benefits such fast and flexible transport allows, but also place themselves at risk from the porous nature of such connections.

	====The Megastructure====		====The Megastructure====

	Somewhere in the universe is a megastructure of such proportion that it is estimated to be at least the size of a small star. It's location is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space. It is a diverse maze of internal structures, some barely able to fit a starship, others seemingly able to fit small moons. Atmospheres are varied, some areas contain breathable atmospheres while other areas are hard vacuum. Whether it was built by the posthumans is unknown, but artifacts of posthuman technology has been found within it.		Somewhere in the universe is a megastructure of such proportion that it is estimated to be at least the size of a small star. It's location is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space. It is a diverse maze of internal structures, some barely able to fit a starship, others seemingly able to fit small moons. Atmospheres are varied, some areas contain breathable atmospheres while other areas are hard vacuum. Whether it was built by the posthumans is unknown, but artifacts of posthuman technology has been found within it.

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The Reconnect Network

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	The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, several hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.		The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, several hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.

	Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other.		Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other.






	===The Dark Roads===		===The Dark Roads===

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The High Roads

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	''Dark Road T-Gate''		''Dark Road T-Gate''

	===The ~~High Roads~~===		===The Hyperlanes===

	Unlike the Reconnect Network, a ~~High Road~~ Network T-Gate offers transport to any other T-Gate in it's Network, the systems that contain these profit from the economic and military benefits such fast and flexible transport allows, but also place themselves at risk from the porous nature of such connections.		Unlike the Reconnect Network, a Hyperlane Network T-Gate offers transport to any other T-Gate in it's Network, the systems that contain these profit from the economic and military benefits such fast and flexible transport allows, but also place themselves at risk from the porous nature of such connections.

	====The Megastructure====		====The Megastructure====

	Somewhere in the universe is a megastructure of such proportion that it is estimated to be at least the size of a small star. It's location is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space. It is a diverse maze of internal structures, some barely able to fit a starship, others seemingly able to fit small moons. Atmospheres are varied, some areas contain breathable atmospheres while other areas are hard vacuum. Whether it was built by the posthumans is unknown, but artifacts of posthuman technology has been found within it.		Somewhere in the universe is a megastructure of such proportion that it is estimated to be at least the size of a small star. It's location is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space. It is a diverse maze of internal structures, some barely able to fit a starship, others seemingly able to fit small moons. Atmospheres are varied, some areas contain breathable atmospheres while other areas are hard vacuum. Whether it was built by the posthumans is unknown, but artifacts of posthuman technology has been found within it.

Zeromanicus at 10:40, 13 September 2013

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	[[Setting & Backstory]]		[[Setting & Backstory]]

	~~===The Reconnect===~~

	~~The Reconnect is not just a area~~ of space, ~~it exists physically~~ as the ~~series~~ of ~~large international~~ T-Gates ~~capable of handling~~ a ~~large volume~~ of ~~traffic~~, the ~~Reconnect~~ network ~~connects all the polities~~ in ~~known~~ space ~~together~~, the ~~highways~~ of the ~~interstellar network~~.		There are several transport networks in Heaven's Wake which form the basis of the geography of the game. Regions of space and individual systems are usually terms by which network they belong to, rather than any physical location in real space, as systems connected by a network may be on the other side of the galaxy from each other. Each network is made up of Interstellar T-Gates which allow transport across the galaxy.


			===The Reconnect Network===

			The Reconnect Network, known merely as 'The Reconnect' is a series of systems, several hundred in total. The systems are not physically congruous and systems next to each other in the network, may be many hundreds of light years apart in real space. The Reconnect is a densely populated network, most of the systems are inhabited and is it continually expanding at a rate of a new system every few months.

			Some parts of the Reconnect are more peaceful than others, but wars involving more than a handful of systems are rare and most nations are too busy exploring and trading to wage large scale warfare against each other.





	As an area of space, politically it comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems, consisting of over fifty nominal states. These are spread over a wide area, though contained within a small geography area relative to the rest of the galaxy. There are 50,000 stars within the confines of the Reconnect's physical boundaries.

	===The Dark Roads===		===The Dark Roads===

	The Dark Roads are a ~~series~~ of ~~dangerous~~ T-~~Gate connections spread across~~ the ~~connect~~. They are ~~unofficial and un-monitored~~ and fraught with dangers, natural, human or more esoteric. Some connections appear to be through some sort of mega-structure, it's dimensions are unknown, but spaceships can easily cross ~~the connections that~~ traverse it.		The Dark Roads are a separate Network of T-Gates to the Reconnect, various systems contain the T-Gates which allow access.

			They are poorly understood sectors of space and fraught with dangers, natural, human or more esoteric. Some connections appear to be through some sort of mega-structure, it's dimensions are unknown, but spaceships can easily cross traverse it. Various routes have been mapped, some are even considered relatively safe and desperate traders or smugglers may use them to avoid attention or cut corners.

			''Dark Road T-Gate''

			===The High Roads===

	~~Various routes have been mapped~~, ~~some are even considered relatively safe~~ and ~~desperate traders or smugglers may use them to avoid attention or cut corners~~.		Unlike the Reconnect Network, a High Road Network T-Gate offers transport to any other T-Gate in it's Network, the systems that contain these profit from the economic and military benefits such fast and flexible transport allows, but also place themselves at risk from the porous nature of such connections.

	====The Megastructure====		====The Megastructure====

	~~The most famous part~~ of ~~the Dark Roads are those~~ that ~~traverse~~ the ~~megastructure~~. It's location ~~in the galaxy~~ is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space~~, some even possessing a breathable atmosphere~~. ~~The only constant is that there~~ is a ~~pair~~ of ~~T-Gates within each section of the structure one encounters, other than that, the sections vary in size~~, some barely ~~large enough for~~ a ~~ship~~, others ~~capable~~ of ~~housing entire cities or space stations~~.		Somewhere in the universe is a megastructure of such proportion that it is estimated to be at least the size of a small star. It's location is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space. It is a diverse maze of internal structures, some barely able to fit a starship, others seemingly able to fit small moons. Atmospheres are varied, some areas contain breathable atmospheres while other areas are hard vacuum. Whether it was built by the posthumans is unknown, but artifacts of posthuman technology has been found within it.

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The Reconnect

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	The Reconnect is not just a area of space, it exists physically as the series of large international T-Gates capable of handling a large volume of traffic, the Reconnect network connects all the polities in known space together, the highways of the interstellar network.		The Reconnect is not just a area of space, it exists physically as the series of large international T-Gates capable of handling a large volume of traffic, the Reconnect network connects all the polities in known space together, the highways of the interstellar network.

	As an area of space, politically it comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems, consisting of over fifty nominal states.		As an area of space, politically it comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems, consisting of over fifty nominal states. These are spread over a wide area, though contained within a small geography area relative to the rest of the galaxy. There are 50,000 stars within the confines of the Reconnect's physical boundaries.

	===The Dark Roads===		===The Dark Roads===

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	The most famous part of the Dark Roads are those that traverse the megastructure. It's location in the galaxy is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space, some even possessing a breathable atmosphere. The only constant is that there is a pair of T-Gates within each section of the structure one encounters, other than that, the sections vary in size, some barely large enough for a ship, others capable of housing entire cities or space stations.		The most famous part of the Dark Roads are those that traverse the megastructure. It's location in the galaxy is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space, some even possessing a breathable atmosphere. The only constant is that there is a pair of T-Gates within each section of the structure one encounters, other than that, the sections vary in size, some barely large enough for a ship, others capable of housing entire cities or space stations.

	~~===Zeta Reticuli 2 System ===~~

	Almost twenty years ago, datahunters discovered the codes to the Zeta Reticuli Portal of the Pluto gate, allowing transfer to the system. The system has one notable gas giant quite close to the second star of the system. The presense of such a close Jovian type planet has discouraged the formation of any rocky terrestrial planets though the jovian has several large moons. The outer system is dominated by several successive belts of asteroids that form an unusually close kupier belt.

	~~====Olympus====~~
	This gas giant is a swirling dark mass similiar to Neptune, though it exceeds Jupiter in size. The priciple worlds of the Zeta system are located in orbit, with one only world existing in the inner system.

	~~====Hades====~~
	The world of Hades is a galactic perculiarity. At some early point in the planet's formation, it appears huge deposits of expanding gas became trapped under a hot plastic crust, resulting a network of huge bubbles shaped caverns under the surface. It appears the world cooled significantly soon after, preserving them to this day. The mist surface of this world tends to percolate down, resulting in huge stalagmites forming in the cave systems. Terraforming the caverns was relatively simple and they remain to this day, one of the largest open air breathable spaces.



	~~====Prometheus====~~
	This world displays not only extra-terrestrial life, but also one of the most deadly environments in known space. Prometheus has a atmosphere that is some 45% oxygen and a significant amount of carbon, which has clouded this world in a thick greenhouse effect. Life here clings on in suprising abundence, thick fast growing plantlife adapted to a often random cycle of wild fires and mysterious insectoid life. Much like the tale of Prometheus, life here is brought to the brink of death continually, before being restored anew. Colonies were established on Prometheus, mostly on high mountain peaks or in the oceans, where the threat of the atmosphere was significantly less. The study and use of the exotic biota of the planet was the primary economic driver, though the collapse brought much turmoil...



	~~====Hephaestus====~~
	This is highly volcanic world and contains unusually significant deposits of uranium, radium and thorium. The unusual amounts of radioactive material present throughout the crust contribute to a staggering level of surface background radiation and several sites of naturally occurring nuclear reactors that complicated exploitation.

	During the collapse, the mining colonies on the surface endured varying fates, some suffering containment failures, exposing them to a toxic atmosphere of radioactive decay elements, others suffered over a long period, while others still endured and adapted themselves to an increasingly fraught environment.


	~~Asteroid Belts<br>~~
	~~The Zeta Belt is dominated by icey dwarf planets, comets and typical rocky asteroid.~~


	~~===Minor Systems===~~

	Other systems have been discovered, that were purely the purview of posthumanity. Their discovery is entirely random and demonstrate that posthuman activity was occuring across great swaths of the galaxy.

	~~====BPM_37093====~~
	BPM 37093 is a variable white dwarf star of the DAV, or ZZ Ceti, type, with a hydrogen atmosphere and an unusually high mass of approximately 1.1 times the Sun's. It is about 50 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus next to the Southern Cross, and has been found to have a 3000-kilometre-wide core of crystallised carbon, or diamond. Recently discovered after Zeft Brannigan discovered the transit codes in a posthuman complex located bizzarely under the old New York subway system.


	~~====PSR B1257+12====~~
	PSR is a millisecond pulsar located 980 light years from Sol, with three carbon type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_planet) planets in orbit. The planet's contain significant amounts of hydrocarbons and useful metals and are the subject of a exploitation race in order to develop these resources.

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	====The Megastructure====		====The Megastructure====

	The most famous part of the Dark Roads are those that traverse the megastructure.		The most famous part of the Dark Roads are those that traverse the megastructure. It's location in the galaxy is unknown, as the T-Gates within it are fully enclosed from space, some even possessing a breathable atmosphere. The only constant is that there is a pair of T-Gates within each section of the structure one encounters, other than that, the sections vary in size, some barely large enough for a ship, others capable of housing entire cities or space stations.





	===Zeta Reticuli 2 System ===		===Zeta Reticuli 2 System ===

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	===The Reconnect===		===The Reconnect===

	The Reconnect ~~Comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems~~,		The Reconnect is not just a area of space, it exists physically as the series of large international T-Gates capable of handling a large volume of traffic, the Reconnect network connects all the polities in known space together, the highways of the interstellar network.

			As an area of space, politically it comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems, consisting of over fifty nominal states.

	===The Dark Roads===		===The Dark Roads===

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-===Sol System===
+===The Reconnect===
-====Mercury====
+The Reconnect Comprises 314 Inhabited Star Systems,
-====Venus====
+The Dark Roads are a series of dangerous T-Gate connections spread across the connect. They are unofficial and un-monitored and fraught with dangers, natural, human or more esoteric. Some connections appear to be through some sort of mega-structure, it's dimensions are unknown, but spaceships can easily cross the connections that traverse it.