Augmenta System

The *Augmenta* *System* is a five planet binary star system located at the very edge of the Paladia Traverse. The Augmenta System is surrounded by the *Augmenta Nebula*, a small micronebula that makes communications and sensors problematic.

### History

The Augmenta System was officially charted by Endari Explorer Sareesha B'Nai in 3867 BBY during one of the first Endari ventures into the Traverse. In 3821 BBY The Endari established a penal colony on the planet of Alioth and established an extensive defense grid around the planet, relying on the nebula as a second line of defense to both keep intruders out and stop escapees. The plan worked brilliantly as Alioth only ever had three successful escape attempts in the over 700 years of operation.

In 3709 BBY several Sith arrived on the planet Alioth and built several temples on the opposite side of the planet from the penal colony. These temples and their compounds would eventually form the foundation for the larger cities of the planet. Relations between the Sith and the Endari Operators were largely peaceful, both factions ignoring the other. In 3654 BBY a Sith Darth named Victin Dawnbreaker arrived on Alioth fleeing his sister, a Jedi Master named Valaria Dawnbreaker. Both of them would fight inside the *Temple of Passivity* where Valaria accidently set off a trap, freezing both of them until 7 ABY when Empire forces under the command of Ithiria Deritan accidently released Victin and Valaria. The Sith Lord Darth Citesh would also be killed in 3656 while tracking down Victin and Valaria Dawnbreaker. All Sith Temples and Compounds were abandoned by 3601 BBY.

In 2999 BBY events in the Augmenta System shifted when humans arrived en masse, seeking the Traverse as a perceived untapped goldmine. The Endari Penal Colony of Alioth had slowly shrunk due to several attacks from a native empire located in the Traverse called the Xiri. When in 3025 BBY the Xiri conquered the planet for several days, butchering the majority of the population, the Endari government refused to spend money back into Alioth. As more humans flooded in, they took over the systems defenses, local governments and labor forces. In 2956 BBY the Endari Government became embroiled in a civil war, seeing the weakened state of the Endari Imperium, human revolutionaries launched several precise strikes against the weakened administration and within two weeks the entire system was under the control of a 'New' Alioth Provincial Government. Despite this, the humans adopted many of the Endari governmental and traditional systems. The leader of Alioth, despite controlling the entire system, retained the title of 'Count' or 'Countess' as the Endari had before, and the power structure was constructed of noble families in the same way the Endari work.

By 7 ABY the Augmenta system is the human and alien stronghold of the Traverse. Officially under Imperial Control, the system retains alot of independence due to the weakened state of the Empire.

### System

#### Carme

The lifeless barren world of Carme sits close to the primary stars. Because of the close proximity, Carme has nearly no atmosphere despite being one of the larger planets in the system. Despite at first glance appearing to be a standard inner system iron-copper world, Carme is actually rich in Zersium, a mineral utilized in the construction of Durasteel. Because of this, several mining companies lease out rights to mine on the planet under APG Warden Oversight. **Population:** 141,500 **Gravity:** 1.2 **Day Length**: 8 Hours

**Apoxian Industries Mine**: Based out of Hytentia in the Ecclesia System, Apoxian Industries constructs frames and hulls of starships. In order to gain a leg up on their competitors, Apoxian Industries opened its own mining complex in the northern hemisphere of Zersium. Apoxian Industries is also believed to lease out buildings in their complex to research and development companies that engage in morally questionable and illegal research. Apoxian Industries has hired a Mirriviki mercenary company to provide security manpower which compliments the fighter squadron and three turbolasers they've installed for protection.

**Alioth Mining Corp. Mine:** As the name suggests, Alioth Mining Corp is the largest and most prominent mining corporation in the system. In 15 BBY Alioth Mining Corp established their own mine on Carme. Due to close workings with the government, Alioth Mining Corp mines on Carme are protected by the Wardens. Alioth Mining Corp is also the highest paying of the mines with the best living conditions.

**Red Diamond Mine:** The Red Diamonds have also established a mine in the southern hemisphere. The Wardens who are supposed to be acting as oversight are corrupted beyond belief to allowing the Red Diamonds to use slave labor for their harvesting of Zersium. The Red Diamonds are also the most well defended, protecting their own investment with a shield, nine turbolaser towers, advanced droid security forces and two full fighter squadrons.

**Outpost Bastu:** Constructed in 15 BBY by the Galactic Empire to act as a Forward Operations Base in the event of aggression from the rising threat of the Custodians, Outpost Bastu is located near several supervolcanoes which disrupt scans and sensors, making the base nearly invisible to orbital threats or targeting solutions. The base was designed to house two hundred servicemen in two separate structures. The first being a surface structure to manage the shield, communications and defenses while the second being a deep underground bunker designed to house the staff and a war room so officers could command starships in the system from safety, with the high powered sensors and communications able to punch through any interference from the clouds and hostile ships. In 5 ABY the outpost was officially abandoned and given to a small token force of Wardens to manage where it has remained. A foiled attack by pirates later that year led to most of the communication and sensor equipment being destroyed.

#### Vinthur

Vinthur is a methane rich gas giant named after the Endari scientist who died while survey operations took place, Vinthur is the second planet of the Augmenta System. **Population:** 40,000 **Gravity:** 10.44 m/s² **Day Length:** 11 Hours.

**Vinthur Prime**: Vinthur Prime is a low orbit station city with roughly 40,000 inhabitants. Vinthur Prime was originally intended to harvest the untapped Sorium in the planets atmosphere, commissioned in 310 BBY and finished in 278 BBY, Vinthur Prime was initially a well-to-do refinery. However around 200 BBY it began a slow decline of not only standards in living but also in administration efficiency. Small bursts of improvement were always ended when that administration left office. In 6 ABY it all came to a boiling point when the understaffed Wardens opened fire on a group of union workers. The initial uprising ended in a bloodbath and the extremist groups came together to form the 'Defenders', a group dedicated to declaring Vinthur Prime's independence. The civil war is an ongoing affair that has resulted in the station largely becoming inoperable.

**AX7-757**: The asteroid designated AX7-757 was purchased by the Alioth Mining Corp for mining purposes. However upon closer inspection it was discovered the asteroid was already mined and hollowed out by an unknown alien race. Due to the historical importance and curiosity, a small group of archeologists have established a small base on AX7-757.

#### Alioth

Alioth is a temperate world and third planet in the system. Alioth is the sole 'human' world of the Traverse and was a primary hold in the Galactic Empire's Traverse forces. Due to the growing instability in the Galactic Empire, Alioth has regained more of its independence than it should have under normal circumstances. **Population:** 2.2B **Capitol**: Xeeron **Imperial Command:** Adamant Fortress **Imperial Commanding Officer:** Ithiria Deritan-Daybreaker **Gravity:** 1.1 **Day Length:** 18 Hours **Year Length:** 364 Days

#### Gome C

Once a living world similar in both size and ecology to Alioth, Gome C was utilized as the maximum security prison for the Endari in the 3000s BBY. After the humans took control of the system, Gome C's lackluster ecosystem and inherent wealth led to the planet largely being ignored, however many cities were still constructed. In 728 BBY a Custodian Invasion led to the planet getting utterly annihilated by orbital bombardment. When mass driver cannons split open multiple fault lines, the planet died both figuratively and literally. The ruined cities were encompassed in a fifty year long nuclear and volcanic winter. When the dust settled the planet was barren and lifeless rock. In 489 BBY a mining accident led to the atmosphere getting completely destroyed, dealing the finishing blow on the death of the world. Gome C remains a rock scarred by many battles, lacking neither an atmosphere nor mineral wealth. Still, even a dead world can have its corpse used. Due to the difficulty in sensors and lack of interest in the world, Gome C has become a haven of the underworld, using the ancient and dilapidated buildings and ruined structures as hub for illegal bases and deals, what's more, lack of working sensors leads to a complete inability of efficient responses from the Alioth Wardens. In 14 BBY when the Custodian forces launched their *'Summer Invasion'* of the Augmenta System, Gome C found itself yet again at the forefront of the conflict with an Imperial Task Force intercepting the Custodian Fleet over Gome C, buying valuable time for the Imperial Fleet to assemble over Alioth.

**Wreck of the ISD Trebuchet:** The command ship for the task force against the Custodians, the ISD Trebuchet was a *Victory-I* class Imperial Star Destroyer. The Trebuchet was shot down in low orbit, crash landing on one of the ancient spaceports which managed to keep the ISD largely intact. The ISD Trebuchet was stripped and abandoned largely intact.

#### Augmenta-Ciler Belt

A massive belt of asteroids, the Augmenta-Ciler belt is filled with mining and pirate bases alike. The difficulty of navigation leads to alot of line-of-sight travel in the belt.

**Dendra Ekta:** Constructed in 40 BBY by the APG, Dendra Ekta is an asteroid station and Warden military base. It was abandoned in 2 ABY due to lack of success and a string of damaging pirate blows against Dendra Ekta. The station has since been taken over by the Ecclesian Suns Warlord Senda M'Vira. Senda is considered rogue by her compatriots on Alioth, though no action has been taken against her as she uses slave labor to continue to mine materials from the belt and raid freighters and other defenseless craft alike. The Alioth Wardens have taken action against Senda, but so far the results have had a null effect.

#### Io Ombak

The world of Io Ombak is cold and uninhabitable with a thin ammonia-oxygen atmosphere. Io Ombak however served an importance purpose in the security of the system with the Galactic Empire building a massive fortress on it designed to house an army and fend off an invasion around 10 BBY in one of the colossal building failures of the system for the Empire. The intention was to construct a fortress world capable of stopping further Custodian Advances or other hostile entities while also being able to service the security concerns for the entire sector. However in 4 ABY the planets garrison was stripped and the planet and base was eventually sold to the Red Diamonds. Io Ombak has since become the Red Diamonds primary base of operations with their entire leadership and economy being based on Io Ombak.

**Io Ombak Citadel:** Commissioned in 13 BBY and finished in 10 BBY in a massive building project, the Io Ombak Citadel was meant to project Imperial Dominance. The result was a large undermanned fortress that stopped being utilized in a little over ten years. Equipped with a landing bay large enough for an Imperial Class Star Destroyer to land and enough machines and weapons to service and support a highly mechanized army, defended by over 20 Heavy Double Turbolaser cannons and 45 Light Quad Turbolaser Cannons along with 8 Surface to Orbit Ion Cannons and over 142 TIE Class Fighters, the Io Ombak Citadel was meant to replace the Imperial Citadel on Paela Varla as command center for the region. However after Endor, most of the troops and equipment was siphoned off, leaving a shell garrison until 4 ABY when the planet and subsequently the base was sold to the Red Diamonds.