Castrax

## The Borderlands of Castrax

Das Grenzland von Castrax

**Castrax**, officially the **Borderlands of Castrax** (Castraxian: *Das Grenzland von Castrax*) is a parliamentary monarchy in the Thita Sector of the Estrotte Galaxy in Aesira. Castrax consists of 12 populated planets, 43 major outposts, and countless minor and civilian outposts. The capital planet of **Kapital** (Nettho 4) is the 4th astronomical object in the Nettho system.

## History

### Space Age

The Space Age started in 4860, with the successful launch of an unmanned probe exiting the atmosphere, and the successful landing and returning from Singhasari (Nettho 4 A) in 4872.

#### Discovery of Alien Life

In 4874 a probe was sent to Kalamität (Nettho 7), the information sent back found traces of ammonium based life.

### Expansion Age

When scientists confirmed that the time left on their home planet was limited, many plans were made and put into action. One of which was to expand inter-planetary. This would allow for expansion with less impact on the home planet.

#### Nettho Expansion

The first inter-planetary expansion was the moon orbiting Nettho 4. Originally only a small lunar base was developed in 5031, this base quickly expanded and soon it was a sprawling metropolis. Transport between Hoffnung (Nettho 4) and Singhasari (Nettho 4 A) was improved with a space elevator, allowing transports, cargo, and other items to be elevated out of atmosphere, from there they only needed a short boost in the direction of the lunar base. Passenger transports could make it to the lunar base within two days, with private craft making it in only one day or less.

#### The Stargate

When the Stargate was discovered on Singhasari (Nettho 4 A) in October 5041, it was brought back to Hoffnung (Nettho 4) for study. It was thought, at first, to be some kind of ancient weapon. The Castraxian military was assigned, along with a new research division that would end up becoming the **Startor Forschungsbereich** (Stargate Research Division). After months of research, in March 5042 a researcher managed to activate one of the gate's chevrons. Not long after the gate was in working order, but it was still unknown how to dial another location. In 5045, another discovery on Singhasari (Nettho 4 A) was made, an ancient underground facility with murals and writings. Some of the writings matched the Stargate's glyphs, and it was decided to attempt dialing one of the addresses found. Only three of the ten addresses found in the ancient facility connected, all of which led to planets with barren wastelands. But from those three more addresses were found, and eventually habitable planets were found.

#### The Nexus

In 5048 during a routine exploratory mission by the Startor Forschungsbereich, they encountered a trade beacon that allowed them to contact an alien civilization, who had come to be known simply as The Nexus. The Nexus immediately gave the Castraxians access to their stations, and granted them knowledge and standing as a protected planet under the protected planets treaty. Trade begun within a few days, and infrastructure was put in place on Kapital to receive spacecraft. Although goods and knowledge was traded, technologies advanced beyond that available to Castrax at the time were not to be traded. Spacecraft were to be used to transport goods, but the Castraxians were not allowed to gain the knowledge required to create them. Instead, knowledge was given about the universe, and the other civilizations out there.

#### First Expansion Phase

In 5076 Castrax started its first major expansion to another world. **Wellenpunkt** (LFH-145 4) is a habitable planet with a Stargate orbiting a class M6 V star. This system was discovered in 5070 and was Castrax's alpha site for a short time before the plans for a colony were started. The Industrialization possibilities of the Stargate was researched and within a few months the Gate was able to be used in conjunction with machines and transports to deliver large quantities of materials through the gate. By 5075 a city had been formed around the Gate and by 5077 sufficient industry was established to sustain itself. The Castraxian military was vastly improved during the first phase, spacecraft were developed to transport between bodies in Nettho. Defense stations were set up in key locations, including several large defense stations orbiting Kapital.

#### Terraforming Hoffnung

In 5082, Castrax begun minor terraforming efforts in order to clean the atmosphere of Hoffnung from pollution. Hoffnung was renamed to Kapital after terraforming was completed.

### Interstellar Age

#### The Tech Crisis

After discovering hyperspace and developing hyperdrives, various other organizations and civilizations started to influence Castraxian technology. Different forms of faster than light travel emerged, ...

#### Second Expansion Phase

In 5111 Castrax began its second major expansion.

#### Third Expansion Phase

Following the major success of the second phase, the third expansion phase began in 5131.

#### Ruine Krieg

The Ruine Krieg (War of Ruin) was a major war between multiple Castraxian settlements. The war was fought over the type of government that the new planets would follow. The war ended on the side of the loyalists, with all founded civilizations under Castraxian rule being ruled by Castrax, and not forming independent factions.

#### Fourth Expansion Phase

After the previously founded colonies expanded, they finally reached their peak in the early 5500s, plans for the fourth expansion phase started with the initial colony ship being launched in 5545.

#### Colonization of Tangerhütte

The Colonization of Tangerhütte began in 6554, with planning to colonize it in the early 5100s. Tangerhütte is in the EBB-13 system, along with Neues Grönland.

## Domain

The Borderlands of Castrax consists of 12 populated planets, 43 major outposts and countless minor and civilian outposts.

The following table contains populated systems. For all owned systems see Castraxian Domain.

See also: Castraxian Colonies.