Welcome to the Talos Sector

Setting Intro

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Author's Intentions

End the Quiet

The golden age of humanity spanned the galaxy, and the Scream destroyed it all in minutes. It rippled across the stars, killing billions and destroying all interstellar technology. Isolated from support, entire colonies went extinct, and survivors had no way of contacting each other.
Centuries later, planets have redeveloped space-faring technology. They've reached across the void for long-lost connections, and built new alliances on the promise of shared success.

Start a Riot

Today, promises go unfilled and peace has become a tenuous suggestion. Distrust grows between planets and governments, encouraging all to take selfish routes to get what they want.

Piracy surges as the Protectorate Alliance crumbles and planets stop cooperating.

Virtual intelligences disappear after the discovery of a spy program in their systems.

Ancient, advanced technology is in high demand, no matter the cost to retrieve it.

Live Until You Die

With tensions rising, it's the average person who suffers most. Among them are those willing to fight back for a better life, whether they have psychic powers, are made of circuitry, or just want to get by. All that differs are their methods, and who truly benefits in the end.

There's Always More to Discover

A holographic virtual intelligence walks you through checking your luggage before a robotic expert system carts your bags to your ship. It will take two weeks to reach your destination: a planet on the other side of the galaxy, where you'll attend a school dedicated to teaching psychic abilities. You absently read the minds of people around you while you wait. Nearby, a newscaster discusses the implications of newly-uncovered alien ruins, and whether it's true there's even an alien living among us as a human.

Traversable stellar systems
Key planetary locations
Metadimensional distance

Sector Map

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The hex map of this galactic sector. Positions of planets indicate access via known metadimensional pathways, not physical proximity.

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Map Legend

	Traversable stellar systems. Home to mining operations and rest stops, but no colonized planets.
	Key planetary locations either currently or previously supporting human life. Most represent a single stellar system, but Livonia and Janus orbit the same star.
	Distance between systems through metadimensional space, unrelated to their physical location in the galaxy.

Everyone is Hiding Something

You arrive at a rest stop carved from the inside of an asteroid. You have twenty-four standard hours to relax before the ship, fully resupplied, leaves for the second half of the journey. Shops offer a variety of paraphrenalia, from clothing to trinkets to food in styles from across the sector, and you spend more credits than you should buying souveniers. Your friends invite you to an interactive film about escaping from an Emerald Legion warship. It'd be more fun if you didn't know the names of family you never got to meet because of the Incursion.

Protectorate logo by Rin Garnett

The Protectorate Alliance used to share knowledge between planets and keep trade routes safe. Today, the policing organization is more nuisance than necessity.

Emerald Legion crest

They had no role in stopping the Incursion, an invasion attempt by the Emerald Legion. Despite the Legion's failure, they remain a powerful adversary with spies in most organizations.

Perimeter Agency crest by Rin Garnett

In response, the Protectorate created Perimeter: a military branch that seeks out and eradicates malicious and inhumane technology. But the first headlines they made were for political overreach.

Invincibles insignia by Rin Garnett

The average person would sooner trust the Invincibles. The largest mercenary group in the sector is a thorn in the Protectorate's side, and inside sources report questionable black market ties.

Syndicate logo by Rin Garnett

Meanwhile, the Syndicate has reappeared after a decade in the dark. The infamous black market group has a new expertise in advanced technology gathered from suspicious sources.

Anyone Can Change History

The ship reaches the edge of the system and breaks free of the star's gravitational pull. The spike drive whirs into action and propells the ship into metadimensional space. Through the windows, the dark of space becomes a swirl of color, like swimming through oil. But your telepathy tells you something's wrong. Crew members have been having strange thoughts, and the usual pilot isn't at the helm. You and your friends have a plan to investigate, when the lights go out...

The Night Knights saved thousands on Torm and Astronius, and followed the trail of strange events to the Emerald Legion. They learned how the Legion uses brain implants to control people, and found a way to disable the signal. Using an ancient alien super weapon on Talmar, they destroyed the invading force.
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Night Knights logo by Rin Garnett

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The Gal Pals became the eye of a political storm after making friends with an ancient alien in an artifical body. Grasping for legitimacy, the Protectorate deemed that reason to break neutrality with Nisora. The Pals proved to the galaxy the Protectorate was wrong, defending themselves but furthering the sector's spiral into chaos.
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Gal Pals logo by Rin Garnett