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=== The Reef ===

Some huge disaster befell this system before or after the Scream, and it was uninhabited when first discovered.  It has no remaining planets, only vast fields of more or less huge asteroids and a few bodies that were formerly probably very large moons.  The common language is English, and the appropriate culture skill is Spacer.

The Reef is the greatest colonization success story, and one of the first ones.  The mining and heavy industrial opportunities here were top notch, and there were a few artifact habitations that were still partially intact.  The system is now a network of hundreds of major habitations, up to the size of small cities, and countless smaller ones, all sustained by hydroponic technology and space industry.  

As an almost entirely spacefaring society, the Reef is TL4 and has a substantial navy.  


'''Vital Statistics'''
*Coordinates: 04.03
*Government: Local Town-Hall Democracy plus system-wide Cybersynacy, effectively a client state of Nyx.
*Laws & Restrictions: Weapons are restricted to shipboard-appropriate.  Strong physical security measures.
*Population: 20M
*Languages: English plus others
*Technology: TL4
*Fleets: 1 Militarized Cruiser, 2 Non-Militarized Cruisers, 4 Militarized Frigates + 5 Non-Militarized frigates, 10 Shuttles, 15 Fighters. Mix of generations.  Without any real planets there is little need for space stations per se.  Copious docking bays and all other services are available here.

'''Trade'''
*Supply & Demand: -2 Astronautic, -1 Tool, +1 Agricultural, +2 Luxury
*Goods: 1. Fusion Plants. 2. Metal Ingots, Common. 3. Metal Ingots, Rare Alloys. 4. Tools, Astronautic. 5. Tools, Industrial. 6. Parts, Starship Maintenance. 7. Housewares, Postech. 8. Colonial Materials. 9. Clothing. 10. Parts, Basic Industry.
*Trouble: As per industrial world.
*Friction: 1/3
*Notes: Purchases are exceptionally easy here.  Sales are by-the-book difficulty without local contacts.