Aguba

On the fringes of the mighty Darikahn Empire, the small waterworld of Aguba spins lazily in the void, a tempting morsel for power-hungry nobles...and worse. Once a world of the Karsan League, Aguba is a world of divided loyalties and petty ambition, blithely dismissive of the looming threat of the Vaylen.

Imperial Cartographer's Report

Summary

The planet Aguba is named for the Sumerian word meaning Pure/holy water, a fitting appellation given the hydrology of the world and it's devotion to the Mundus Humanitas.

Galactic Location

Outworld
Located on the southern edge of the Darikahn/Karsan border.

Atmospheric Conditions

Human Life Supporting
Thin and exposed to high levels of solar radiation.

Hydrology

Predominantly Liquid
A waterworld with underwater habitats and a few islands.

Topography

Rugged/Broken
Most settlement is located underwater, in coastal shallows. Some settlement, predominantly agricultural fiefs is located on the island archipelagos, but these are rocky and largely inhospitable.

Tech Index

Low
Generally low, possibly a 2.3 on the old scale. Research facilities on the planet have led to an advanced understanding of biotechnology, particularly in the field of cloning.

Dominant Form of Government

Imperial Stewardship
Formally a feudal world under the control of the Karsan league, the incorporation of Aguba into the Darikahn Empire has resulted in a more civilized form of government, led by an Imperially appointed Steward. Given the history of the world, his authority has been tempered by a Scientific Charter requiring him to consult with a council representing the interests of the major scientific bodies on Aguba.

Factions

Heavily Factionalized
Power on Aguba is dispersed among the following factions: Indigenous Life Forms, Organized Crime, Psychologist Foundation, Rebel Line, Slaves and Serfs, Theocratic Institutions (the Mundus Humanitas).

Predominant Military

Lords-Pilot
Regrettably, the loyalty of the military forces of Aguba is under question, given the number of Lords-Pilot drawn from the previous feudal structure.

Planetary Attitude

Indifferent
Hubris leading to misplaced belief in their security.

Primary Industry

Services
Advanced/Experimental Medicine/Biotechnology

Level of Quarantine

Advanced
What specifically gets quarantined?

Level of Regulation

Loosely Regulated
What is actually outlawed or regulated?

Disposition Totals

Human: Infiltration 18 / Usurpation 24 / Invasion 27
Vaylen: Infiltration 28 / Usurpation 26 / Invasion 26

Major Characters

• Count Jacques Rostov (Lord Steward of Aguba system.) (V FoN Invasion Phase)
• The Chief Scientist (So does he.) (V FoN)
• Captain Kasha Scarlet (V FoN, Infiltration phase)
  • Vaylen smuggler and spy.
• Lord Inanna Aguba (H FoN Usurpation phase)
  • Daughter of the former Karsan Forged Lord of Aguba. Born in system, raised out of system, but back on Aguba as a merchant trader and Hammer Lord.
• Elias Aguba
  • Inanna Aguba's wayward brother the Psychological Researcher
• Lord Valan D'ardano (H FoN Invasion phase?)
  • Hammer Lord working with the Lord Steward. Primary military power in the system.
• Justin Various
  • Bastard brother of and X0 to Lord Valan D'ardano.
• Geoffry De'Marcus
  • Mundus Humanitus Witch-hunter