Darvin (star system)

Darvin

(HD 171028)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 294 ly

System civilian population 11,295,667

Ascension 18 32 15 Declination +06 56 45

Stars in system (single-star system)

HD 171028, 0.99 solar masses, 1.95 solar radii, metallicity -0.49 Fe/H, spectral class G0

Non-CHZ planets (none)

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Thiozuno (Darvin 1), 629 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 550 days, semi-major axis 1.32 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.59, equilibrium temperature 296 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Theovem (Darvin 1 b), 1.2 Earth masses, 1.11 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 293 K, population 3,501,489

Strogelea (Darvin 1 c), 1.14 Earth masses, 1.06 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 290 K, population 3,617,298

Llolitera (Darvin 1 d), 1.1 Earth masses, 1.05 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 291 K, population 3,819,904

## History

### Colonization Period

Darvin was originally colonized by the Alliance of Independent Settlements in 3914, with an initial wave of 20,000 colonists.

### AIS Period

Darvin was developed into a serious military and diplomatic center by the AIS. The Kroll Alliance set up one of its only trading posts with humanity outside Bandorian space in this system. The Darvin Missile Complex, where the AIS' interstellar missiles were developed and later deployed, was located on Llolitera. In 4039, it was revealed that a secret Bandorian spy base, disguised as a permanent Renegade installation, had been located on Strogelea. This spy base had been constructed after the local government had been bribed heavily to keep quiet about its construction and any suspicious activities regarding the base. The Protectorate leadership at the time formally apologized to the AIS central government and approved the removal of the base, though when the AIS contractors arrived at the site no Bandorian forces were present and there was practically no equipment.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Darvin is a recently colonized system, although Starconnect has already set up a hub here due to its security and safeness in general, as well as the major natural tourist attractions on the moons, which include gigantic caves and forests with trees of such immense height that low-height aircraft must take care to avoid some of them. Theovem also hosts a minor AIS military training center, and Llolitera is the location of the Darvin Missile Complex, which develops interstellar planetary-launch missiles. Trading in Darvin is safe almost all the time, although occasionally a pirate will manage to get through the blockade at the jump gate and the patrol squadrons in the rest of the system; one of the Level 6 stations in Darvin is rumored to be a UEO base, although no one has yet gone to the station to prove or disprove this rumor. Kroll ships are sometimes seen in this system, as there is a research base near the jump gate at which AIS researchers are attempting to blend Kroll weapons technology with their own best weaponry to create ultimate weapons. Research materials are a valuable commodity in Darvin, and you can get good prices for them anywhere in the system. Some rumors have spread about a secret Renegade base on Strogelea, but these do not seem very likely since the AIS are almost as intolerant of the Renegades as are the Asgardian Alliance. If there is a Renegade base in Darvin, you could theoretically join the Renegades by going to the base in this system. To do this, you would have to go to the spaceport on Strogelea, and explore the area to meet Renegade agents, who would ask you to join them.