Vanduul

Orion System

Orion System is the farthest human world discovered under Project Far Star. It was on this fledgling frontier planet that Humanity encountered the Vanduul for the first time. On August 9, SEY 2681, a Vanduul raiding party struck a main post on Armitage. Subsequent raids occurred over a scattered number of years, the Messers began to treat this new alien as a mere annoyance. In 2712, that changed in what became known as the Battle of Orion which resulted in the UEE's abandonment of the system.

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Planets
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Moons
0
Stations
4
Jump Points
Single Star
Star Type
M
Status
Danger Level
8.4/10
Economy Level
2.2/10
Population Level
1.2/10

Stars

Name Type Size Status Description
Orion Main Sequence-Dwarf-M 475,263.26464 km

Planets

Name Type Size Status Description
Orion I Protoplanet 2,690 km A protoplanet thoroughly charred by the system’s sun.
Orion II Smog Planet 8,082 km This smog planet has an atmosphere composed mainly of sulfuric acid.
Armitage Terrestrial Rocky 7,438 km Habitable The site of the first Vanduul attack against Humanity. Armitage had a growing population and pastures capable of agricultural development prior to the attacks. Now the planet is a wasteland of abandoned Human settlements and plains pockmarked by blast craters.
Abyss Gas Giant 64,080 km A gas giant that has earned the nickname Abyss because it reflects very little light, appearing like a giant planet of coal.

Jump Points

Asteroid Belts

Name Type Size Status Description
Orion Belt Alpha System Belt An asteroid belt that had been classified as “mineral rich” before the retreat.

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