Iron Stars The Age of Starlight

Six years have passed since The Scream, a psionic disaster responsible for killing trillions across the galaxy in one swift stroke. Marooned on failing worlds both human and alien alike do what they can to endure the collapse of society, the shortage of resources, and the destruction of vital psi-tech industries that brought life to many worlds that otherwise would not support it. Some societies have emerged from the silence of this post-Scream age, forming constellations of light in a dark galaxy     The Iron Stars is a collection of several sectors that have endured this calamity, and have survived a fearsome race of flesh molding aliens, raids by an empire of slavers, the ambitions of an evil mining megacorporation, and now face their biggest test in the form of a federation of powerful political states to the galactic north. This group sees themselves as the rightful inheritors of the fallen galactic empire that came before, and their intentions in the Iron Stars and for the polities that inhabit it are unknown.   Players take on the roles of operatives and agents for one of the eight polities that have survived in the Iron Stars. Working in an open galactic sandbox both to accomplish their goals, and do everything they can to ensure their polities have enough strength to stand the test of time. As the unity of fighting against a shared foe ebbs away, flashpoints develop between the polities. Friendships are tested on the anvil of societal survival, and in this emergent age of recovery and rediscovery, even the most powerful precognitive cannot determine what lies ahead.     This post-collapse era has been dubbed the Age of Starlight. As polity borders expand to encompass more planets, hope for human and alien alike kindles in the hearts of many.