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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 1115588" data-attributes="member: 7533">Alright...  Here's what I've so far, just off the top of my head...~~~MORRUS SECTOR:Morrus Sector is a rather small stellar cluster that lies on the rimward edge of the Outer Rim territories, slighty upspin of the Corellian Trade Route, and about a week's hyperspace travel above the galactic disk.  As such, the cluster sits apart from the bulk of the galactic disk with a vast gulf of deep space between it and the rest of the galaxy.  Imperial astronomers believe it is an old stellar cluster created from the remains of a rogue star that went nova several billion years ago.  The star systems consist mostly of red giants and white dwarves with little chance of containing habitable planets.  A few main sequence stars are scattered throughout the cluster which may harbor planetary systems with a higher desirability for colonization.  Prospects for agricultural, mineral and industrial exploitation are good.THE NOAH SYSTEM:The Noah star system is the first and currently only heavily populated system in the sector.  Its primary purpose is as a way station for immigrants into the sector and prospective explorers and colonists.  Aside from several rocky asteroids, and a pair of massive gas giants, the system contains a single habitable planet, Enworld.Enworld contains one major city, Eric's Landing, and a single orbital shyhook space station, The Freeport Relay, in geosynchronous orbit over Eric's Landing.  Shipfall on the planet itself is prohibited without a special permit registered with the planetary government.  All other ships are required to dock at the Relay Station and shuttle passengers and cargo via the skyhook's planetary umbilical.  Agricultral plantations are scattered across the planet, along with several mining ventures.  Industrial complexes and food processing plants are centered about Eric's Landing.LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:Each colony and outpost governs itself by whatever means it deems fit.  Enworld itself is run by an elected planetary governer, and Freeport is run almost autonomously by a Board of Regents which is headed by a Chairman.  A planetary parliament meets as an advisory to the Governor, and consists of elected officials from each local 'county' and the orbital station.THE EMPIRE:The Empire has recently turned its eye to colonizing and exploiting the resources of Morrus Sector.  However, with the sector being so remote and the hunt for the Rebels intensifying, few resources were allocated to the task.  The Imperial Commander's task force consists of a Carrack Light Cruiser, a quartet of hyperspace capable System Patrol Craft, and two squadrons of TIE Fighters (the Carrack Cruiser has been modified with a docking bay large enough to contian the two squadrons).  These ships tend to stay close to the Noah System, but on occasion patrol the sector in search of potential colony planets.  The Imperials also maintain a small embassy and garrison on board Freeport Station.THE REBELS:The Rebels maintain a minor presence in this sector.  Thier primary goal is to explore the sector for a planet suitable as a base for the Rebel Headquarters.  There is a modest Rebel cell on Enworld, where they run a smuggling and supply ring, and maintain a listen post on Freeport to keep tabs on the Imperial Embassy.  A rundown Nebulon-B Frigate is used as a mobile base of operations in the sector.  The Frigate sticks to deep space, and changes its location about once a month.  The ship is run with a skeleton crew and a shoestring budget.  Its primary purpose is to serve as a launch platform for almost a squadron of beat up X-wings, and a handful of Y-wing Longprobes that are scouting out the sector system by sytem.  In addition to the frigate and its fighters, the Rebels operate a couple small tramp freighters and maintain safehouses on several colony worlds and outposts.</blockquote>

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