Frontier (System)

Frontier

TYPHON

Y-CLASS BROWN DWARF HYADES CLUSTER CLASSICATIONY/XOVII.PEC ESTIMATED AGE: 12-13.7 B.YO.

Catalogued by Dr. Hieng's expedition of 2031, Typhon is actually a brown dwarf - neither a star nor a planet! Chemically peculiar and unspeakably ancient, Typhon roars with ferocious storms of Fadeev-Popov anomalous anhydrous evaporate (paae)- the same wondrous "Plasma" found by the Apollo missions on earth's own Moon, the super fuel that brought Humanity to the stars! Typhon sits at the barycenter between a binary pair of Hyades sisters, but is far, far older - perhaps even a primordial relic from the earliest ages of the universe.

Pendus

• Iron planetoid
• Extreme radiation
• Extreme tidal forces
• Extreme bolide activity

This broken world hangs just above typhon's grasp, where it undergoes heavy bombardment from both inner ring impactors and the plasma dwarf's own intense radiation. Tidal forces are activeiy tearing away at the inward-facing surface. Amidst these lethal hazards, NanoTrasen and Thinktronic jointly operate the automated observatory at Outpost Omicron. Monitoring Typhon's corona and surface since 2047, the ""Watchful eye"" sensor array provides frontier facilities with early warnings of hazardous plasma flares and ion storms."

Fortitudo

• CHTHONIAN PLANET
• EXTREME RADIATION
• EXTREME TEMPERATURE
• EXTREME GRAVITY

The core of a hot sub Jovian planet, its atmosphere blown away long ago. What remains is a strange orb full of metallic hydrogen, exotic super-dense metals and radioactive isotopes. Surface features include vast flood plains of steel, eerie peaks of cerenkite, and deep incandescent rifts. Thanks to advances in experimental materials and automation, Nanotrasen's new extraction Outpost Phi ("The Pancake") is the first structure strong enough to withstand the crushing surface gravity and hazards here.

Antistes

• CARBON PLANET
• MODERATE RADIATION
• HIGH TEMPERATURE
• NOXIOUS ATMOSPHERE

An inhospitable planet with dense clouds of choking smog, black lakes of scalding tar, and blade: Like tectonic ridges of diamond and silicon carbide. Hafgan heavy Industries (HHI) was granted extraction rights to Antistes in The Frontier Charter of 2033. Hydrocarbon capture and blast-excavation are conducted by great lumbering robotic mining vehicles. Far from the blasting pits, the gleaming halls of Hafgan's "Wydyr" colony (pop. 100+) house a small contingent of mechanics, quartermasters, engineers and other support staff.

Quadriga

• ABLATED PLANET CORE
• MODERATE RADIATON
• ELECTROMAGNETIC FLUX
• DIMENSIONAL HAZARDS

Near the entrance to the Channel, the bare metallic core of a shattered planet remains in orbit, trailing a procession of rocky debris and ionized part-icles in a wide torus around it. Interactions with the plasma dwarf's immense magnetic field produce major electrical and radiation hazards. A narrow cone of safe approach leads to the sheltered port of "Piedra de Oro" (pop.300 +) which serves a rugged community of prospectors and industrial workers, including NanoTrasen's relay Outpost Delta

Fatuus

• STEAM PLANET
• HIGH HUMIDITY
• FREQUENT STORMS
• HOSTILE FAUNA

A shallow boiling sea dominates the bright side of Fatuus, constant storms bring rain to secluded impact basins in the twilight regions. The first colonists of "Old New Memphis" (est. 2032) were shocked to find flooded cenotes, coal forests, and carboniferous swamps teeming with earthlike life awaiting them. Deeper in the basin, the modern colony of New Memphis (pop.500+) hosts the famous Bonktek shopping pyramid and the three outposts of NT's life sciences directorate. This orbital path has a grim habit of collecting shipwrecks as they drift across the frontier.

Domus Dei

• EXOTIC MOON
• SURFACE HAZARDS UNKNOWN
• ALL SIGNALS BLOCKED
• LANDINGS PROHIBITED

The opaque skies of Domus Dei occlude the full electro-magnetic spectrum, including radio, radar, lidar, x-rays and visible light. To date, no probes, manned, or unmanned craft have ever returned once lost beneath the cloud waves. NT's gravitational observatory Nu maintains a public memorial to the lost "Al-Idrisi Survey" charter mission of 2034 and of the subsequently lost rescue/salvage ships NTRs "Huron", NTRs "Ontario", the Xiang-Geisel lightship "Beiyushan" and the Frontier council's research cruiser "Utrecht"