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Enter the Free Void
It is the 31st century, over a thousand years since mankind first left the safety of its home planet. New nations have arisen on the many moons and planets of our Solar System. A century ago the nations of the solar system rose against the Solar Supremacy and, armed by a mysterious digital intelligence called Sovereign, won their independence in the Solar War. Now the alien waystations are open, and flotillas from every nation are pushing out across the Web of connected star systems to explore, settle, trade and fight.
The Sol system
Timeline
- Over a thousand years before the presentMankind first leaves its home planet.
- 21st–22nd centuriesWars on Earth: the Abundance War, the Confusion Wars and the Old Man's War.
- NOVA
- Ce-CoFrom the 21st–22nd century wars onward ("for a thousand years")Ce-Co begins as an Earth mining company and slowly grows into a belt-spanning cooperative.
- Late 22nd to early 23rd centuryPaul MacTavish's fleet reaches Mars and Mars Madness begins; waves of settlers follow.
- The following century and moreForgotten Martian colonies turn to tribalism and become the wild Martian clans.
- Supremacy"After a few centuries of space expansion"The Solar Supremacy forms, and Earth's old nations become its protectorates.
- 2525 ("over five hundred years ago")The Solar government occupies Mars; the clans fight the Mars Insurgency and Phobos Station is built.
- SaturnAbout five hundred years agoA wealthy couple settle Titan and, half in jest, found the Kingdom of Saturn.
- About four hundred and fifty years agoThe current Queen of Saturn is born. She still rules today.
- Within the Kingdom's first centuryThe Supremacy leaves Titan alone, and the joke becomes a true kingdom.
- PlutocracyCallisto
- Opening of the Solar WarBattle of Rhea: the Queen of Saturn declares war on the Supremacy.
- About a century agoSovereign appears and arms the nations.
- The Solar War (many bitter years)The nations defeat the Solar Navy. NOVA joins late and tips the balance.
- After the war (quiet years)The Sol Waystation is found; Sovereign gives its law, the fold drive and the Sovereign class.
- MarsOver the following centuryHumanity explores the first hundred systems and finds it isn't alone.
- You are hereThe present: "a hundred years on"A century on, the nations explore and settle across the Web.
Factions
Established on Titan from ancient Earth royal lineages, the Kingdom of Saturn is a feudal space monarchy of interlinked noble houses, united by bloodline, tradition, and unwavering loyalty to their Queen.
FactionsThe Martian Confederacy and PhobosThe Warrior Clans of Phobos are a battle-hardened society forged from Martian tribes and occupation soldiers, united by strength and martial pride.
FactionsThe Ceres Cooperative (Ce-Co)The Ceres Cooperative is an ancient, belt-spanning mining collective that prioritises long-term stability and shared prosperity over individual freedom.
FactionsThe PlutocracyDescended from fugitives and criminals, the Plutocracy thrives beyond the reach of law, where knowledge is bought, stolen, or encoded in currency; in the cold outer dark of the Kuiper Belt there is only one rule: power belongs to whoever can afford it.
FactionsNOVANOVA is a disciplined, law-driven space navy that claims to protect humanity while also quietly advancing its own strategic and financial interests.