Kansas
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Kansas is a relatively unpopulated system with many astronomical features. Two planets; Topeka and Wichita with their moons Olathe and Colby populate the system along with a number of empty asteroid fields and an ice field. Despite it's features in terms of quantity there is hardly any quality amongst any of them. All but one planet has been considered unfit for terraforming.
An unusual purple cloud of unknown matter exists within the Kansas system. However much pioneers try to register it onto the universal map charts our navigation systems do not recognize it as an existing substance, so no name can be or will be registered for this particular cloud. However it has been given a nickname for reference among pilots as the Turtle Creek Nebula. Rumour has it a number of pilots have disappeared into the depths of the cloud never to return; this adding superstition to the Kansas system along the lines of the tale of the wizard of oz. A common phrase is used amongst pilots when Kansas is "Buckle up Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore"
Although there are no legally recognised establishments in Kansas, several alternative groups and organisations have, over the years of Kansas' official recognition as a system, taken up residence; each with their own reasons - but typically to avoid the eyes and effects of others. The remains of a base known today as "Junction" exist within the Overland Park Asteroid Field although its' origins and purpose are not common knowledge. A group identifying itself as the Neo-Terran Front attempted to restore this wreckage to a functional outpost about 817-818A.S however their operation was terminated by a combined Naval-LSF operation in the system.
More contemporary unofficial inhabitants of Kansas include the McDowell Company Fleet, a pirate faction whose de-facto headquarters exist on Colby, the small, icy moon of Wichita, and The Outer Project, a well-organised professional smuggling racket who currently reside on a partially-mobile Barge-class super transport.
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System Overview
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Local factions
Lawful
None Semi-Lawful
None Unlawful
Unknown Stations
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Planets
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Commodities
Produced
Mineable
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Areas of Interest
Nebulae
Turtle Creek Nebula
Turtle Creek is an unexplored nebula on the outskirts of Kansas system.
Smoky Hill Nebula
A field of dark matter in a remote region of Kansas system. The nebula was never explored, enter at your own risk.
Asteroid Fields
Overland Park Asteroid Field
A field of rock asteroids within Kansas system. No pirate presence has been detected during initial surveys.
Arkansas Ice Asteroid Field
A large field of ice asteroids in Kansas system. Some of the asteroids contain mainly of water ice, but the field's remote location does not allow efficient use of water deposits.
Dodge Asteroid Field
A field of rock asteroids in Kansas system. The field was never explored for presence of valuable minerals. No unlawful ships detected.
Turtle Creek Asteroid Field
An unexplored field of ice asteroids inside the Turtle Creek nebula.
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