GQ Lupus

GQ Lupus

(GQ Lupus)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 457 ly

System civilian population 2,865,347

Ascension 15 49 12 Declination -35 39 03

Stars in system (single-star system)

GQ Lupus, 0.7 solar masses, unknown solar radii, metallicity unknown, spectral class K7 V

Non-CHZ planets (none)

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Raccenope (GQ Lupus 1), 6835 Earth masses, 19.75 Earth radii, orbital period unknown, semi-major axis unknown, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 13.6 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Hiryiria (GQ Lupus 1 b), 1.36 Earth masses, 1.27 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 250 K, population 2,805,799

## History

### Colonization Period

GQ Lupus was originally colonized by the Alliance of Independent Settlements in 3876, with an initial wave of 70,000 colonists.

### AIS Period

GQ Lupus was mostly peaceful under AIS control, with no major battles taking place here. It became a major industrial hub around 4000 and continued to grow in population and productivity, reaching over 10 million citizens in the 4075 census. GQ Lupus was also a staging center for the AIS Navy, although there was no real organization to this designation except for one battlecruiser stationed permanently in the system. A shipyard was constructed and the AISN built its first supercarrier here, the AISN Dragon's Wings, completed in 4102. The Dragon's Wings was a through deck type supercarrier, capable of holding six full flightgroups of forty subcapital ships each for a total capacity of 240 subcapital ships. The AIS central government considered GQ Lupus a system of major significance in its 4150 overview of AIS systems' industrial production, noting its major production of electronic modules and weapons, as well as its naval shipbuilding sector, which was one of the largest in the AIS at the time. Hiryiria became a moderately large tourist attraction around 4050, as it has many beaches and a pleasant climate. In 4196 the GQ Lupus Silica Refinery was established to collect sand from several large deserts on Hiryiria and refine it to silica for use in industrial applications, this became one of the largest corporations in GQ Lupus. The GQ Lupus Silica Refinery established a shipyard in orbit of Hiryiria, where it also constructed its own cargo ships, and where they were loaded with freshly refined silica from interplanetary drones launched from the surface of Hiryiria.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

GQ Lupus is a medium population AIS system, with moderate industrial capabilities, including minor factories of Indiron Shipyards and UAP Shipyards. Many small manufacturers are based in this system, making a variety of products ranging from burst thruster missiles to turret control computers and habitat domes. Moderate pirate activity has been reported in this system, so you should have at least a Conqueror or Vadok for trading in this system. The Vadok is an often overlooked but actually reasonably powerful multi-role light transport/heavy fighter. This system is the site of several AISN naval bases and a repair facility; the AISN have only a third the amount of total naval facilities as the Bandorian Protectorate Navy, but they have about 1.5 times as many naval facilities as the Asgardian Alliance Navy. The AISN battlecruiser Repulse is stationed in this system permanently, along with several other large capital ships that are rotated out after a few months. The AIS are faced with a difficult choice: build naval facilities in the outer systems, which will be more expensive due to material transport costs, or build them in the inner systems where their citizens will complain about the “intimidating presence” of the AISN. The Bandorian Protectorate does not have to deal with these problems, as its citizens actually respect their government and their navy. AIS systems are also notoriously resource-poor compared to Bandorian systems, based on the average amount of metals in each system. However, the powers are not currently at war, so the AIS citizens have nothing to fear as of now.