Border Worlds

An area of the Sirius Sector outside of the official jurisdiction of the four Houses.

## Background

They say that only 11% of the Border Worlds have been charted with hundreds of unknown planets awaiting discovery. Indeed, alien ruins have been discovered out in the Border Worlds.  Far from the police factions of the four Houses, nobody really pays much attention to legality out here and numerous illicit deals occur in these regions.

## Storyline

### Territorial Disputes between Rheinland and Kusari

In the weeks leading up to the Destruction of Freeport 7, tensions between Rheinland and Kusari had been rising in the Border Worlds namely due to the discovery of a wealth of new resources and Alien Artifacts. To help resolve these tensions, Liberty acted as a mediator in talks between Rheinland and Kusari.

Kusari proposed a "full disclosure" initiative, but Rheinland protested and effectively blocked this measure. This has polarized the delegates over the issue, putting the talks in jeopardy.

There have been reports of Rheinland military forces operating illegally in the **Border Worlds** in the weeks leading up to the attack on Freeport 7. There is also speculation that the Destruction of Freeport 7 was ordered by Chancellor Niemann and that it had something to do with an archaeological find in the Border Worlds.<

## Composition

### Sigma Systems

A region of the Border Worlds that are rumored to contain a number of uncharted systems. Much to Edison Trent's chagrin, he was unable to find any alien ruins and there were no uncharted systems here. Perhaps the rumors were actually referring to the Edge Worlds.

## References

1. ↑ *I've finally decided to leave Bretonia to try my luck in the Borderworlds. Despite what Tobias says, I can't sit around Leeds for the rest of my life and fix up other people's ships while more and more alien ruins are being discovered. They say that only 11 percent of the Borderworlds have been charted yet and hundreds of unknown planets are awaiting discovery. I'm starting this personal Neural Net Log to keep track of my travels and adventures.* - Edison Trent, Neural Net Log Entry #1
2. ↑ *Well, I did the deal. I'm now the proud owner of over a ton of Boron. I put all my savings into this deal. It's not entirely legal, but here in the Borderworlds, nobody really pays too much attention to this. I've been in contact with a man named Lonnigan, apparently a hired gun representing Samura Heavy Industries. He says his clients might be interested in the shipment.* - Edison Trent, Neural Net Log Entry #4
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 **Storyline News Report: Liberty Mediates **BW** Talks**

Negotiations slowed to a crawl yesterday as delegates from Kusari and Rheinland heatedly debated acquisitions in the **Border Worlds**. Kusari had proposed a "full disclosure" initiative, which was protested and then effectively blocked by Rheinland. Recent territorial disputes in the **Border Worlds**, largely driven by the discovery of a wealth of new resources and Artifacts, have sparked these talks between the colonies, with Liberty acting as mediator. However, with the delegates now polarized over this issue, it is unclear how effective these talks will be.
4. ↑ *There's no mystery why Admiral Schultzky is here. Chancellor Niemann sent him to play politics with the President. Many in the government believe that Niemann was behind the attack on Freeport 7. Schultzky is here to appease Liberty and the High Court, while the Rheinland Military continues to operate illegally in the **Border Worlds**. It's not a big secret that Rheinland has been overstepping its boundaries out there for the last few weeks.* - Storyline Rumor, occurs between arrival on Manhattan and the destruction of the RNC Donau
5. ↑ *I've heard from a reliable source that Chancellor Niemann had ordered the strike on Freeport 7. My source also tells me that it has something to do with an archeological find somewhere in the **Border Worlds**.* - Storyline Rumor, occurs between arrival on Manhattan and the destruction of the RNC Donau
6. ↑ *After two weeks of travel, I finally managed to get to the Sigma system cluster. The trip through the Independent Worlds turned out to be much more dangerous than I thought. I was lucky several times that police patrols happened to be in the area when pirates wanted to blast me out of the stars. Anyway, word has it that there are a number of uncharted systems in this area of space. I will try to find out more information.* - Edison Trent, Neural Net Log Entry #2
7. ↑ *It's been six weeks since my last entry. Unfortunately, I couldn't find out anything about alien ruins or uncharted systems. Very frustrating. The only thing I've heard was that there's been sightings of strange ships out near Sigma 17. Who knows. The good news is that I've managed to hook up with a captain of a Republican Shipping convoy. He's transporting a large shipment of Boron from Mainz to Honshu, but wants to keep the profits for himself. We agreed to meet on Kurile tomorrow. We'll see, maybe luck is on my side this time.* - Edison Trent, Neural Net Log Entry #3