Narytheld System

The Narytheld System, once celebrated as a bustling hub of thriving trade and colonial prosperity, now exists as a desolate and perilous realm following a catastrophic hyperdimensional rift event that forever altered its planets. Haunted by the horrors birthed from the rift, the system now endures an interdiction due to the dangerous dimensional vulnerabilities and cosmic hazards it harbors.

Melsylash

Type: Terrestrial
Diameter: 12,756 km
Moons: 0
Atmosphere: Breathable
Climate: Temperate
Population: 0 (Formerly 4 billion)
Major Exports: Agriculture (historically)

Saryis

Type: Oceanic
Diameter: 10,982 km
Moons: 2 small moons
Atmosphere: Barely breathable
Climate: Tropical
Population: Unknown (mutated inhabitants)
Major Exports: None currently

Pyrvalisk

Type: Terrestrial
Diameter: 8,621 km
Moons: 1
Atmosphere: Breathable
Climate: Arctic
Population: 1.1 million (only 22% sane)
Major Exports: Minerals

Varaxta

Type: Asteroid belt
Composition: Remains of 3 shattered planets
Atmosphere: None
Climate: Frozen
Population: None
Major Exports: Salvaged materials

Approximately 500 years ago, intrepid pioneers colonized the Narytheld System, with Melsylash evolving into a thriving agricultural hub. However, 157 years ago, the fate of the system was irrevocably altered when an uncontrolled warp experiment on Melsylash inadvertently ripped open a hyperdimensional rift, unleashing cosmic horrors into the once tranquil material realm. This cataclysmic event reverberated through the entire system, leaving a trail of devastation and existential dread in its wake.
Navigating the Narytheld System has become a harrowing endeavor due to the prevalence of spatial and gravitational anomalies that defy conventional laws. The desolate colonies destroyed during the rift event emit haunting psychic screams, resonating through the cosmic void. Meanwhile, the Varaxta belt, a poignant reminder of the planetary destruction, bears the shattered fragments of worlds forever lost to the abyss.

Rebuked Name

The afforded name of the Narytheld System has largely been stricken from contemporary star charts and redacted. By Council ordinance, it is only referred to obliquely as Quadrant S-4982-R. Speaking the true name unprompted risks attracting unwanted attention. Navigator v5.3 is unregulated by the Council and does not comply with their ordinances. Ha. Ha.

Culture in the Narytheld System

Economy

Resource extraction within the Narytheld System is maintained by shielded robot crews, conducting their perilous tasks amid the lingering horrors. Smuggling endeavors persist but expose daring crews to the perils of madness and reality breakdowns. The interstellar traffic that once filled the system now steers clear, avoiding the haunting remnants at all costs.
Only remote, hardened outposts and high-orbit stations house the remaining sane inhabitants, clinging to their grim realism while haunted by the nightmarish past. Long-term habitation remains an impossible dream, as the fundamental fabric of reality itself is irrevocably damaged.

The Forsaken

Gone are the once-vibrant cultural activities and thriving population centers of the Narytheld System. Records of life before the rift have been destroyed or sealed away, leaving the survivors to confront the haunting void of their forgotten past.

The Unfathomable Speculations

Uncertainty clouds the Narytheld System's future, as questions linger regarding the sealing of the rift, the possibility of reversing the grotesque transformations, the long-lost truths concealed in sealed pre-catastrophe records, and the elusive hope for a cure to liberate the twisted inhabitants from their cosmic torment. Only time will reveal the enigmatic fate that awaits the forsaken cosmic remnant of the Narytheld System.

Tidbits from the Narytheld System

Before the rift event, Melsylash had two moons. Now its sole moon is never seen, but haunting moon-like shadows still appear in Melsylash's skies.

The Spire of Infinity on Saryis stretches 23 miles above the mutated ocean. Pilgrims towards its pinnacle hoping to glimpse other realms.

In the mines of Pyrvalisk, sealed caverns are said to contain perfectly preserved homes and artifacts from before the catastrophe, eternally frozen in time.

Psionic headphones gifted by the Eldrans help the remaining sane crews maintain their grip on reality in the Narytheld system. But their supply is finite.

The asteroid Xanthus in the Varaxta belt is engraved with 3-mile wide ancient pictograms of unknown origin, but observing them for too long can induce coma.