world¶

overview¶

Distant future. Space travel across galaxy (and maybe even into other galaxies, but that’s not really important) is possible thanks to portal technology. Humanity lives together with several alien races.

technology¶

Some of tech is either lost or concealed by some groups.

space¶

wormhole-like space portals
comfortable interplanetary spaceships
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psychic¶

mind-altering waves
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cybernetics¶

conscious ai - black box tech now
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combat¶

nothing to significantly change rules of ground combat
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politics¶

Major political entities include few big (controlling more than one planet system) countries in a state of cold war and Transport Hub, which controls space portals.

transport hub¶

Organization which controls all inter-stellar travel. Initially created as collaboration effort by many countries, it became a separate entity, which monopolized all space portals.

empire¶

A classical empire with colonies, strict social hierarchy, personality cult etc.

republic¶

Supposedly democratic and liberal with, nonetheless, strong, manipulative and occasionally oppressive government.

ai hivemind¶

Staying aside from other conventional human-like countries, there is this insufficiently explored entity, robot/computer-only territory, which only communicates with outer world when necessary.

hired guns¶

That’s how mercenaries are called. They are in a legal grey zone: while their activity is mostly illegal, governments usually close eyes on it, unless their interests are involved. This is largely because governments themselves like to use hired guns occasionally.