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The New London system is the capital system of the Bretonia space. Due to the extensive mining and industrial operations, this system is heavily polluted. Most asteroid fields, as well as the South Hampton Debris field, are hazardous due to explosive gas pockets and radiation fields. Therefore, caution is usually advised to anyone attempting to travel outside the trade lanes.
System Overview
Astronomical Bodies
Stellar Objects
- Planet New London
- Planet Dover
- Southampton Debris Field
- Cornwall Asteroid Field
- Cumbria Asteroid Field
- Devon Asteroid Field
- Somerset Asteroid Field
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Industrial Development
- Scrap Metal
- Premium Scrap
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Faction Presence
Lawful Factions
Corporations & Guilds
Unlawful Factions
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Jump Gates and Holes
Planetary Bodies
- Shrouded in an almost perpetual fog, not helped by the constant drizzling rain, the heart of Bretonia is planet New London, with its capital city and seat of government bearing the same name. Colonised in 19 A.S., the vast majority of the Bretonian aristocracy lives here, although even the poorest citizen lives in relative comfort and security. A large majority of New London's population works to support Bretonia's obscenely large bureaucratic system, an almost impenetrable network of obscure titles, government offices and paperwork.
- Location: D/6
- Diameter: 10,723 km.
- Mass: 4.90 x 10e24 kg.
- Terrain: Terrestrial
- Temperature: -46°C to 43°C
- Escape Velocity: 10.27 km/sec
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Planet Dover
- A large gas giant with only trace elements of useful resources. Canterbury Station and the Kensington Shipping Platform both orbit the planet, generating a considerable amount of traffic.
- Location: F/4
- Diameter: 26,216 km
- Mass: 9.89 x 10e24 kg
- Terrain: N/A
- Temperature: N/A
- Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
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Nebula and Asteroids
Southampton Debris Field
- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
The Southampton Debris Field is a monument to government expediency, the product of centuries of ship construction without any form of government environmental oversight in an effort to expand the Bretonian space fleet as quickly as possible. The resulting eyesore, an ocean of scrap, is as emblematic of Bretonia as the Southampton Shipyard itself. No serious attempt to clear the field was ever made, and eventually a large population of Junkers took up residence -- despite the presence of dangerously radioactive areas around leaking engine cores.
- Location: C/3
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Cornwall Asteroid Field
- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
A mined-out asteroid field. The Trade Lane connecting New London with the Cambridge Jump Gate was carefully surveyed prior to construction to ensure that it did not intersect any pockets of explosive gas remaining in the field.
- Location: E/6
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Cumbria Asteroid Field
- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
The mining of the Cumbria field released large quantities of explosive gas trapped inside the asteroids, resulting in a number of fatalities over the centuries. The field no longer possesses any resources of note, but the explosive gas has since settled into a large pocket within a gravitational dead zone. Despite this, the proximity of Cumbria to New London has made it a favorite launching point for attacks by the vicious terrorist group known as the Mollys, and the Battleship Suffolk was recently assigned to patrol the perimeter of the field.
- Location: C/5
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Devon Asteroid Field
- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
A large asteroid field exhausted of all useful resources. Care should be taken, however, as the mining process created at least one large pocket of explosive gas within the field. Devon is frequently used as cover for Gaian attacks on the nearby Canterbury Station, where Planetform, Inc. is headquartered.
- Location: E/3
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Somerset Asteroid Field
- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
One of the smaller asteroid fields in the system, mining of Somerset began soon after other asteroid fields in the system were depleted of resources; however, the large quantities of explosive gas within the Somerset asteroids quickly made any further mining impossible and the area was abandoned.
- Location: G/5
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Space Stations
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- Location: D/3
- Class: Winchester
- Gravity: Partial
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Population: 10K
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- Location: D/6
- Class: Dunkirk
- Crew: CLASSIFIED
- Armament: CLASSIFIED
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- Location: D/6
- Class: Zeus
- Gravity: Complete
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Population: 5K
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- Location: F/4
- Class: Eden
- Gravity: Complete
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Population: 1K
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- Location: D/6
- Class: Edmunds
- Gravity: Complete
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Population: 250
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- Constructed in 672 A.S., Kensington Shipping Platform was the fruit of Gateway's relative success in the past two centuries. Rising from relative obscurity, Gateway Shipping has shown itself to be a strong competitor to Border Worlds Exports.
- Location: F/4
- Class: Izzard
- Gravity: Complete
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Population: 500
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Kensington Shipping Platform
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- Where there's junk, there are the Junkers. They've been around since the earliest days of the Trade Lanes. Descended from the working classes, they developed within the House systems as a sort of necessary evil, handling the dirty work that no one else would. They do well salvaging valuable materials from the ever-increasing debris fields throughout Sirius, with the notable exception of Kusari. To this day they remain held at bay by the Hogosha.
- Location: C/3
- Class: Unknown
- Gravity: Partial
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Limited
- Population: Unknown
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- Location: G/5
- Class: Outcast Destroyer
- Gravity: Yes
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Molly-specific
- Population: Unknown
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Mineable Commodities
- The rapid industrialization that followed the settlement of the Sirius Sector has resulted in large fields of Scrap Metal, the detritus resulting from extensive manufacturing and mining operations. These debris fields present both a navigational hazard and a potential second-stage resource, so a small cottage industry has sprung up among those who collect scrap metal and resell it at smelting plants.
- Location: C/3
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- Moderately damaged hull panels, salvagable engine components and other ship parts that are too valuable to be simply thrown in the smelters. These salvaged parts can be refurbished by some shipyards, and put back into service. They are in demand at shipyards that do not have a steady supply of new parts.
- Location: B/3
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