A gateway system best known as the fastest and safest way to reach the Tri-Star Commonwealth, and the main staging post for Tariian trade heading trailward.
Habitation in Caalbiiri is not restricted to free-floating orbital stations. Two moons of the local gas giant are plastered over with sprawling space stations, each mainly freight exchange terminals but with city-sized outgrowths and all the amenities of a busy primary orbital. The lunar surfaces are necessary simply to manage the containerised goods and shipping berths in the surrounding area, with landing or capture by a grav tractor less risk-prone than attempting to hold station in an orbit wracked by tidal forces.
The system as a whole is dim and dreary at first glance, with a bloated gaseous planet looming unusually close to a massive but relatively cool star that makes FTL laning and jump calculations far easier. Thousands of commercial vessels thread their way through the inner system to transit between destinations - slipping between moons, rings, inner planets and one another in a complex and intricate dance. Organic brains are not capable of managing this environment - the only qualified controllers are complex sophont AI and experts in swarm mechanics who train for years to be able to handle even a single day's traffic.
Culturally, Caalbiiri Jushutil Junction is a blend of countless small but intense Guild loyalties and the anarchistic self-assembling cliques which characterise Commonwealth culture. Uniquely in Rupeean space, individuals based in Caalbiiri are free to move their loyalties between Guilds in search of where they belong and who they wish to be. Its not uncommon for Guilds to engage in tense diplomatic skirmishes for the skills of a talented worker who simply chose another path for their life.
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