Eltab
Lord of the Hidden Layer
The stars in Orion are very big and very bright ... and very far away. Saying "We are from Orion" could be a form of misdirection. The Orion Constellation is visible and recognizable across a large cone in the galaxy. The Knights' resource base is in that general direction but not around those particular stars. It might be behind / inside a nebula or dust cloud, as seen from Earth / "civilized space".
If your gates are like Starfire (warp links may connect nearby stars or may go clear across the map) the homeworld could be anywhere in the night sky.
The true home base could lie in the direction of Lepus (the bunny rabbit hiding near the Hunter's feet) - because a bunny is cute cuddly and harmless, everybody knows that. Except for Monty Pythons. But Monty Pythons are paranoid; who really expects... umm ...
If your gates are like Starfire (warp links may connect nearby stars or may go clear across the map) the homeworld could be anywhere in the night sky.
The true home base could lie in the direction of Lepus (the bunny rabbit hiding near the Hunter's feet) - because a bunny is cute cuddly and harmless, everybody knows that. Except for Monty Pythons. But Monty Pythons are paranoid; who really expects... umm ...