Trappist System

Easrly, not-to-scale map of the Trappist System

The **Trappist System** is a unary star system discovered on July 11th 2201 CE by the INAS Magellan led by Scientist Friday Bessleer. It was the second system discovered by the Invicta National Assembly to house habitable worlds. As of 2233 there are 5 independent nations within the system, all operating on the forest world of Amazonia.

## Discovery, Exploration and Colonisation

### Discovery and Exploration

On the 11th of July 2201, the INAS Magellan, led by Scientist Friday Bessleer entered the Trappist System after having completed the survey of the Higma System. Upon exiting hyperspace, the INAS Magellan sent out a basic subspace scan throughout the system and immediately detected three potentially habitable planets. The vessel then began the System Survey Process by conducting detailed surveys of each planet in the system. Trappist IV was confirmed to be a habitable desert planet however it was deemed a Type 1 world and thus incompatible for Humans due to extreme weather conditions. Trappist V, a forest world, was also confirmed to be habitable however, unlike Trappist IV, it was deemed a Type 3 world and highly compatible with Humans due to its atmospheric and biosphere similarity with Invicta. Trappist VI, a frigid glacial world, was deemed a Type 2 and compatible for Humans but due to its extreme weather conditions it is mostly unfit for Human colonisation.

### Initial Colonisation

After months of discussion and planning within the National Parliament, on September 1st 2202, it was officially announced that Trappist V had been selected for colonisation and the process to select colonists from across Invicta began. Settlers were chosen from nations within typically tropical or heavily forested climate zones as it was thought that they would have the easiest time adapting to a planet with such a biosphere. On October 18th 2202 construction began on the first Invictan colony ship and, in celebration of such a momentous event, citizens across the Invicta National Assembly were asked to submit potential names for the ship. It took roughly a year for the vessel to be adequately designed, funded, and constructed, and on October 18th 2203, the INAS Stellar Beacon left the Invicta Shipyards on its maiden voyage. The ship made a celebratory flyby of Invicta before being escorted by the Invicta Group towards the Trappist System.

Despite the scrutinous effort spent on checking, and double checking every aspect of the vessel, its flight path, and landing plan, many Invictan leaders and citizens alike were fearful of whether the INAS Stellar Beacon would suffer the same fate as the New Steps Colony Fleet had over 100 years prior. To the relief of everyone on Invicta, the INAS Stellar Beacon arrived safely in the Trappist System and made planetfall on Trappist V on October 21st 2204 after travelling for roughly one year. The initial setup of Trappist V began with the planet officially being renamed 'Amazonia'.

## Astrography

The Trappist system is a unary star system consisting of the main sequence star **Trappist**. It also consists of 7 rocky planets.

#### Trappist

Trappist is the primary star of the Trappist System. It is an M-Class main sequence star, or 'red dwarf', the most common star type in the universe. Alike other red dwarf stars, it has a typically low luminosity and is difficult to observe with the naked eye from afar. Although it has an extremely long lifespan, it emits almost no UV light which tends to result in unfavourable conditions for most forms of life. Its planetary system consists of 7 planets:

#### Trappist I

Trappist I is the closest planet to Trappist. It is a barren, rocky world with a thin or non-existent atmosphere. Due to its close proximity to its host star, Trappist I is tidally locked.

#### Trappist II

Trappist II is the second closest planet to Trappist. Alike Trappist I, it is a barren and rocky world with no atmosphere.

#### Trappist III

Trappist III orbits relatively closely to Trappist. It is a rocky planet with a thick, toxic atmosphere that is lethal to all known higher forms of life.

#### Trappist IV

Trappist IV orbits at the inner edge of Trappist's Habitable Zone and holds an active biosphere. It is a dry, rocky world with very low precipitation and lacking any major bodies of water. Vegetation is also very scarce save for a few particularly hardy species of desert plant. It has significant variations in temperature during day and night cycles. Trappist IV also has a strong magnetic field which makes it prime for energy generation and physics research.

#### Amazonia

Amazonia orbits in the middle of Trappist's Habitable Zone and also holds an active biosphere. It is a rocky world with an active and stable hydrosphere. It has a number of large continents which are almost completely covered in incredibly vast forests, these continents are separated by large oceans of liquid water. It is populated by the: Republic of Unity Lake, the Ang Tasom Republic, the Astor-Qasim-Kravann Commonwealth, the Republic of Laterra, and the United Tenglu Commonwealth.

#### Trappist VI

Trappist VI orbits at the outer edge of Trappist's Habitable Zone and is the second furthest planet from Trappist. It holds an active biosphere, while water deposits can be found as vast, frozen, glacial ice most of the year, summer months have significant melt and falling snow is common. The planet is significantly geothermally active which causes permanent holes in the ice and helps support an abundance of marine life in vast underground oceans.

#### Trappist VII

Trappist VII is the furthest planet from Trappist and is a frozen world due to it. It is a rocky world covered in a thick layer of permanently frozen ice. It has incredibly low temperatures and a very thin atmosphere.