Korus
The sun beats down. No other sentence paints a clearer picture of Korus than this. Roasted deserts dotted by small man made oases few and far between. A monument to man's hubris. A finger in the face of whatever higher power you choose whether that be the cruel hands of fate, the machine god RA, or one of the elder. This world was not meant for survival, but if nothing else man is resilient or bull headed depending on your view.
Korus was established as a mining colony for the Harrison Armory. During the upheaval following the death of John Harrison II it wrested control away from their corporate masters. Now as a fledgling free state Korus is slowly realizing the curses that come with freedom. Crime, Nature, Pirates, and an ever growing number of hardships beset the young state on all sides. Grasping for an answer to their problems Korus began to bring in various Merc. companies to maintain a semblance of order and put down their enemies. You are a Lancer in one such company. The sun beats down pilot. It's time for work.