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Sigma-17 is a Border World system that lies outside the Sigma-19. The system is known for the amount of alien organisms, and have attracted at least two corporations, Samura Heavy Industries and Cryer Pharmaceuticals, to establish bases there. The sole jump gate is located at the Northeast side of the system, and connects the Sigma-19 system.
On the criminal side, the Corsairs and the Outcasts frequent both bases, and are constantly harassing the Atka Research Station.
The Zoners had previously established a base in the system, Freeport 7, which was destroyed during the Nomad events of 800 AS. Its ruins can still be found.
System Overview
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Astronomical Bodies
Stellar Objects
- Medium Green Sun
- Green Dwarf Sun
- Blue Dwarf Sun
- Kunashir Cloud
- Nemuro Dust Field
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Industrial Development
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Faction Presence
Lawful Factions
Corporations & Guilds
Unlawful Factions
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Planetary Bodies
- Initially discovered by the Gas Mining Guild (GMG) in 620 AS, the planet Kurile exists in the heart of an astronomical anomaly -- a gravitational tidal pool that creates a clear zone in the middle of an otherwise treacherous nebula. The planet itself is entirely covered in water with a saline content so high that it is toxic to almost all known aquatic life elsewhere in Sirius. Despite this, Kurile possesses a single native life form, a microorganism that manages to thrive in its otherwise poisonous oceans. Samura eventually managed to construct a research platform on Kurile as part of an effort to harvest the microorganisms for use as fish food on Junyo -- an incredibly success initiative.
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Owner Faction: Samura Industries
Location: F/5
Diameter: 12,802 km.
Mass: 5.88 x 10e24 kg.
Terrain: Water
Temperature: 2°C to 38°C
Escape Velocity: 11.83 km/sec
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Nebulae and Asteroids
Kunashir Cloud
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- >>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<
- An outcropping of the Edge Nebula, Kunashir is unique in that it hides a planet within its foreboding depths: Kurile. Initially discovered by the Gas Mining Guild (GMG), it was abandoned for its lack of useful resources and later claimed by Samura. Samura is engaged in a long-term research project to find commercial applications for Kurile's one form of native life, already proven useful in Junyo's fish-farming operations. Frequent Corsair and Outcast attacks have in no way diminished Samura's interest.
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Nemuro Dust Field
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- A large field of fine particulate matter. Atka Station, an outpost of Scott Pharmaceuticals, was constructed here to study the varieties of organic life found in the nebula.
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Space Stations
- The Atka Research Center was constructed by Cryer Pharmaceuticals to study the Alien Organisms commonly found in the Edge clouds. Cryer is intensely interested in the commercial applications of these Organisms because they have proven useful in several phases of terraforming. Cryer imports substantial quantities from the nearby Samura operation on Kurile.
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Owner Faction: Cryer Pharmaceuticals
Location: D/4
Class: Tyrell
Gravity: Complete
Docking: Yes
Amenities: Yes
Population: 200
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Jump Gates and Holes
