Caduca
A very old world that was never fully terraformed, Caduca was lost
soon after the initial wave of colonists passed through the area, only
to be rediscovered by the first crews traveling back from the far side.
For political reasons, and also to avoid cultural shock, the planet is
off-limits to most visitation. However, there are at least two rival
factions operating out of there, using borrowed ships. One, formed of
academics and backed by the legitimate governments of the planet, aims
to bring their civilization back into the fold slowly and smoothly.
The other, made of Caduca's oligarchy and splinter military elements,
wants to maintain the status quo but isn't above smuggling advanced
weapons dirtside to support their activities... or for that matter
killing innocents with them.
Should a ship be forced to perform an emergency landing on Caduca,
there are plenty of barren, isolated spots away from the main
continent. Both factions will try to make contact soon, and both want
to keep "alien" presence on their world a secret. The local polities
have technology comparable to Earth in the 1920es, except for a small
amount of space age material obtained through various means.
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