Sol System

## The Sol System

A painting of the Sol System

The Sol System is a star system with Sol at its centre. This star system houses four rocky planets, two gas giants, two ice giants and countless dwarf planets and moons. The Sol System is commonly regarded as the safest place in the whole of space, the most developed section of the Intergalactic Space Empire of Earth and the richest place in known space. The Sol System has a reputation and is well-known yet no empires dare tread into it, no foreign species and no scouts. Humanity took protecting this star system very seriously.

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### Colonised Bodies

The Sol System is the star system humanity first expanded in, and because of that, almost every celestial object that can house a sustainable population centre has been taken over. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Luna and Mars are the main hubs yet the moons of gas giants are very populous. The Sol System is the most inhabited star system in the empire as one would expect with the likes of Earth, Mars and Titan. The Gas Giants Saturn and Jupiter alongside Ice Giants Neptune and Uranus are Vassal Holders, holding the Vassals of the empire.

### Job Opportunities

Over 91% of company hubs or headquarters are on a celestial body in the Sol System, making it a very busy hub for trade, jobs and more. Even Stellar Star Company and Interstellar Colonisation were registered here, Stellar on Triton and Interstellar on Mars respectively. Because of this better-paying jobs are much easier to get here than in other star systems in the empire, and on an interesting note, only 34% of Sol System residents ever join the army, 31% choosing it themselves, the army mainly being built around different systems with lesser education and chances than the Sol System. The endgame for many outside of the Sol System is to get there, which is not cheap for any non-sol residents. In total, the Sol System has an employment rate (above 18's) of 97% and all of its residents receive some form of education. The poverty rate in the Sol System is 2%, a stark contrast to other areas outside of the Sol Systems' influence. The Sol System is just a wonderful place in the empire and will always welcome you with open arms.

### Sports

Sports are major in the Sol System, the key sports being Basketball, Rugby, Tennis and of course Football. Football was so popular they organised a whole cup for it, the Sol League Cup where national teams of the Sol System play matches and win the prized trophy. Other star systems may have these tournaments but the Sol System brings in the most revenue, at an estimated one trillion Qirsh per day of the tournament being hosted. The reigning champions of the Milkyway Cup (a mix of the Sol League Cup winners and other cup winners) and the Sol League Cup are Neptune/Triton. However, football is not the only major tournament. Venus itself hosts a massive Rugby tournament which brings in around 657 billion Qirsh per day of being hosted. Basketball is the third most popular sport, usually hosted on Titan is the Basketball championship which brings in 500 billion Qirsh per day of being hosted. Sports hold a major place in the hearts of the Sol System.

### The Safest Place in Space

The Sol System is not just known for its culture, sports and vibrant atmosphere but for its reputation as 'The Safest Place in Known Space'. Indeed the Home System for Humanity is protected well, but how well? The overall crime rate in the Sol System is at 0.8%, terrorist rates are at 2% and when residents were asked how they felt, over 99.2% said they felt safe and would not move anywhere outside of the Sol System. Not only is the system stable inside, it is protected well on the outside. Humanity expanded tactically, surrounding their home system with military outposts, military planets and other warfare-based bodies. After this, you head into the rest of the empire. Not only this but the Sol System is set dead centre inside of the empire, meaning any empire would have to go through the whole human defence before even finding their way to the Sol System. To add to this, the Solar Brigade is a space unit specifically made to protect the Sol System, with over 10,000 ships (5,000 being state-of-the-art warships) and a trillion active personnel (not to mention how many they can field) all patrolling in a set pattern around the system, leaving no place unmarked or unchecked. The only time the Sol System has been breached was when the vortex bridges malfunctioned and let a Heytan warship in which was swiftly shot down over Mars. In over 1,000 years of its existence, only one empire has breached this home system, and it was a freak accident. Overall, the Sol System deserves its nickname, humanity spared no expense