Some 100 ly from the nearest inhabited systems – excluding its neighbour Exphiay – the star system of Canopus is one of humanity’s furthest flung colonies. Here two tiny rocky planets orbit the blue-white supergiant. Neither Maxwell’s World nor Rance’s Wreck support human habitation, and both planets lack the metal abundance that would make them an attractive prospect for a mining outpost. Nevertheless, hardy pioneers have chosen to make their future here on the frontier.
Rangarajan’s Base is a large spaceport for such a low population, supporting only 900 enterprising individuals who make it their home. The station’s economy is largely driven by extraction of the scarce ores on Rance’s Wreck and the inhabitants eke out a mainly subsistence living.
Whilst the system is currently controlled by the Canopus Crimson Dragons, the criminal gang has been losing its grip in the past weeks as Federation democrats Exphiay for Equality seem committed to bring law and order to Canopus. EfE party leader Ma Bai-tian stated; “The system is materially unpromising, but it’s a well-known name and with commercial investment could become a tourist destination for those wishing to see the supergiant. We hope in future to produce unique merchandise to attract more visitors to Canopus.”
Cmdr Stateira "Starcloak" Eleshenar
Sentient Life | Interstellar Press
Published in Canopus.
Published in Canopus.
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