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Title: The Xi Tauri System
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# The Xi Tauri System
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The Xi Tauri star system consists of four stars in a hierarchy system.
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* **Xi Tauri Aa** and **Ab:** two B-type stars in a binary pair. These stars, and their respective bodies, make up the
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*core worlds*. The corporatocratic Ring is most prominent in these worlds, though their reach is incomplete.
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* **Xi Tauri B:** A third B-type star which orbits the binary pair. The most massive of the stars in the system, it was
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nevertheless at its distant aphelion when the arks reached the system, leading to its many worlds being less explored
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and populated than the core worlds. The planets and et cetera of Xi Tauri B are sometimes known as the *wastes*,
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despite being more uncharted than anything else.
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* **Xi Tauri C:** A F-type star orbiting the other three stars, the worlds of the *rim worlds* are more likely to support
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natural life with less terraforming effort, and are generally held to contain more exploitable resources than the core
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worlds. the Ring is best positioned to forcefully export these resources, despite their minimal involvement in
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governing this far out to the black.
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## Habitation
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Most worlds are, at a minimum level, partially terraformed. A handful of planets throughout the system are roughly
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Terra-like, and have only been lightly influenced by humanity, though just as many are only inhabited in specific areas.
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The majority have been majorly shaped by humanity to support life, and many still are controlled-environment enclosures
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similar to space stations.
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## Persons and Government
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### The Ring
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Forming from a variety of surviving corporations, the Ring is the dominant government and culture in the core worlds.
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Their comprehensive control of resources, media, and infrastructure has guaranteed them financial and political
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monopolies, despite the core worlds (and whole of Xi Tauri) nominally being a democratic republic. The core worlds move
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to the tune of the Ring.
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### Rimworlders
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The common name for those who live on the outer reaches of the star system, rimworlders are a mix of outcasts, rebels,
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subsistence farmers, traders, and the like --- generally, those outside of the cosmopolitan way of life of those living
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under the Ring's dominance. Rimworlders with an independent streak tend to look upon those in the core worlds with a
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slight amount of disdain, which is sometimes reciprocated. More animosity is reserved for the Ring itself.
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### Government
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The many planets of the Xi Tauri system make up the Federated Worlds of Xi Tauri. Membership is guaranteed and mandatory
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for planets, including dwarf planets. Uninhabited worlds are represented by the Special Representative to the
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Federation. Moons, planetary stations, and the like are usually aligned to their parent planet, though some have
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successfully (or unsuccessfully) lobbied for direct representation in the federation. Minor planets may maintain their
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own government, but generally are not considered for Federation membership.
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Largely subject to the machinations of the Ring, the core worlds tend towards financial control and stability at the
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expense of free expression, though some uniquely-administered worlds still exist within the corporatocracy. Other worlds
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enjoy far more organizational freedom, stemming from far less attention from the Ring and the Federation itself.
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## Known Worlds
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* Xi Tauri Aa
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* Xi Tauri Ab
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* Xi Tauri B
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* Xi Tauri C
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* Asteria
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* Helios
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* Poseidon --- planet consisting of liquid methane, practically the whole planet aside from mining rigs
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* Poseidon III --- partially terraformed moon, primary industry agriculture, primary export produce, meat
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## Lost History
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### The Arks
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Were it not for cryosleep, humanity would have never survived the unknown thousands, if not tens of thousands, years
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necessary to reach Xi Tauri.
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### Marauders
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It's not known from where those who were men came, but their appearance between worlds heralds nothing but ravage.
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### Old Cultures of Earth
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When Earth collapsed, its states scattered ships throughout the cosmos. Others may have survived long enough to find a
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new home among the stars. The details of Earth's failure, or those who escaped it, have been largely lost.
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### Intelligence Beyond
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Worlds that support life had nevertheless produced only bacterial life before humanity arrived to the system. Genetic
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mutation and biosequencing has introduced forms of life familiar to us on those worlds, though many believe (or fear)
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that there is still unexpected intelligent life soon to be discovered. Or encountered.
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