Proxima Centauri was the first star system beyond Sol to be explored by humanity. Barren and mostly uninhabitable, many initially believed that Proxima would become the final resting place of humanity; With Earth almost certainly dead, and Proxima - the last hope for humanity - found desolate, a bright future for humanity looked ever more impossible. However, no one could predict the discovery of Crash Site Apollyon, and the vast, civilisation changing advancements it's discovery would bring. Within 30 years of first landing, Centaurus had been transformed from a dead planet into a harsh but habitable tundra world, and with the discovery and activation of the Gates, Centaurus became the seed from which the entirety of the Commonwealth - and even it's rebellious children - would sprout forth from. In the current day, Proxima is the Administrative capital of the Core sector of the Commonwealth - and, hence, serves as both the Judicial and parliamentary capital, and acts as neutral ground between all states within the Federation. Although holding only a single Gate connection between itself and the prosperous Geneva system beyond, it's importance to the growth of Humanity is a species cannot be understated.