Axius System

## Axius

The **Axius System** is a star system in the Tantalus Cluster that borders both the Frontier Union and the Merician Freehold.

## Description

The system of Axius is home to the second most populous planet in the Tantalus Cluster, after Centrum. The planet of Axius is covered in large cities, separated by large alpine regions. Axius is famous for its courthouses and universities, generally being considered the centre of academia in the cluster. Axian cities are dotted with extravagant monuments and statues. Axius is one of the few naturally habitable planets in the Tantalus Cluster and is by far the most prosperous and successful of the early colony worlds following the initial colonisation boom.

## History

### Colonisation

The Axius System was colonised in 0051 PCU, and was the fourth star system in the Tantalus Cluster to be colonised by humanity. The Axius System was colonised following the settlement of the Keeper's Dance System around fifty years after the discovery of Drift. The system swiftly became known as the Centrum Assembly's most successful colony.

### Frontier War

Axius became a key frontline world for the Centrum Assembly during the Frontier War: the war began in earnest in the Axius System with the First Battle of Axius, where a Paleborn pirate fleet led by Arcelia Abescal inflicted significant casualties on CDF and KDFY facilities around the planet of Fairfax before withdrawing from the system. In order to prevent the further spread of Union expansion into Centran space, the system had been heavily fortified. As a result, the system of Axius would be hotly contested with more battles fought over the system than any other location throughout the war, reaching a total of four by the war's end.

Hoping to break the Assembly's tight hold on the fortress world, the Frontier Union constructed their first and only dreadnought, the *Arashi-Sakara* in 0299 PCU, solely to break the system defences. The resulting Fourth Battle of Axius proved to be one of the bloodiest engagements of the war, ending with the destruction of the *Arashi-Sakara* and a costly victory for the Assembly.

## Layout

### Gravitational Governor

* Axius Nuis ('Nuis') - G Type Main Sequence Star

### Planetary Bodies

* Althenia (Axius I) - Greenhouse Ocean Planet

* Axius (Axius II) - Naturally Habitable Alpine Planet
	+ Wisdom's Cradle - Orbital Spaceport
	+ Dalais - Craggy Moon
	+ Bastion Alpha - Orbital Defense Station
	+ Bastion Beta - Orbital Defense Station

* Avitaine Strake - Asteroid Belt

* Fairfax (Axius III) - Class I Gas Giant
	+ Axius IIIa - Volcanic Moon
	+ Axius IIIb - Ice Moon
		- Fort Weaver - CDF garrison
	+ Axius IIIc - Ammonia Moon
		- Fairfax Ravelin Wharf - KDFY facility

### Drift Gates

* Axius-Meric's Keep Drift Gate - Axius I-Axius Nuis Lagrange 4
* Axius-Pioneer Drift Gate - Axius II-Axius Nuis Lagrange 4
* Axius-Atamara Crossroads Drift Gate - Axius III-Axius Nuis Lagrange 4
	+ Palisade Station - Battlestation
	+ Bastion Gamma - Orbital Defense Station
	+ Bastion Delta - Orbital Defense Station

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 First Battle of Axius | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
3. ↑ The Merician Freehold | The Sojourn Lore
4. ↑ Pioneer | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn

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