Lore

The settingThe Age of ClaimsThe phase drive opened the stars, and humanity found them already claimed. The Long Silence, the Dominion Charter and the war that began at Halcyon Reach.

History of the Solar DominionSomeone Is ComingA human guarantee of mutual relief grows into an industrial empire with obligations it may not be able to sustain. History of the Veyaweer Eternal EmpireThe Eternal DutyAn ancient civilisation preserves its people through Aether Worlds while denying its subjects an equal future. History of Singularity ConstructKeep the WitnessesOne artificial organism seeks enough permanence to ensure that thinking life can never disappear without a witness. Marauders and independent powersClans, Contracts and Free WorldsMarauder clans, contract fleets and independent societies fight to survive between the expanding powers. RivalriesThe Wars BetweenThe causes, demands and possible settlements of each great rivalry, and why no treaty has held. ChronologyA Chronology of Contested MemoryFrom the first Aether Forge to Charter Year 54, with the ancient uncertainties left in place.

How fleets movePhase Lanes and Gravity WellsSublight inside a gravity well, a phase jump between worlds, hyperlanes between stars. How the claim is reached. Planets, development and conquestWorlds Worth TakingA planet is a place, not a hit-point bar. It grows, it defends itself, and it can change hands. The worlds the Veyaweer makeAether WorldsGreen-lit skies under purple clouds. No Aether World is born; every one is made.