1. #1Gray Space

   Keys: region, "surrounding areas" · Secondary: space, leaving, crime, lawlessness

   The dark stain on the Frontiersmen’s territory is the lawless region known as Gray Space. This territory has never been reclaimed by any single government, but instead by powerful crime syndicates operating out of a location known as Station 650. Gray Space was once territory belonging to the Galactic Kingdom of Estrallia, though in the Starforged Revolution these crime syndicates took the opportunity to wrest control away from the Kingdom, establishing a lawless region where power and wealth reigned above all else. Within Gray Space, anyone may do whatever they please as long as they don’t run afoul of the syndicate bosses. Illegal genetic experiments, weapons research, and even darker arts of Pneuma manipulation happen within Gray Space, all with minimal oversight from the powers that be. Gray Space has no true central authority outside of The Families, who only rule by basis of their power alone.

2. #2Frontiersmen

   Keys: "free people", colonies · Secondary: "business partners"

   The Frontiersmen are not so much a nation as they are a collection of cooperating planetary governments. During the Estrallian Civil War, their capacity to govern the various worlds they were colonizing dramatically reduced. Several governors were recalled, and the colonists left to fend for themselves. These former colonies formed their own network of trading channels between one another in order to survive, thus becoming the Frontiersmen known today. The Frontiersmen operate on an honor system. Every Frontiersmen planet has effectively entered a pact of nonaggression, promising that they will never expand into one another, and will aid each other if they ever come under threat. These pacts are growing increasingly important, as the Estrallian Kingdom is regaining its feet and looking to reclaim lost territory. Few of the planets in the Frontiersmen Pact have ever broken their promises, but those that do see immediate economic sanctions.

3. #3Galactic Kingdom of Estrallia

   Keys: rivals, tyrants, noblemen

   The Galactic Kingdom of Estrallia was the first human spacefaring society. About two hundred years ago, they entered the galactic stage and have drawn attention to themselves ever since. In order to gain a foothold against the various nations that surrounded them, they rapidly expanded into neighboring systems and claimed territories militaristically. Few before have seen the efficiency for conquest that the Estrallians possessed, and several nations throughout the galaxy agreed that they must be slowed down. They are also noted for being an adopter of “dark technology”, one of the only nations to utilize power sources other than converting the Pneuma within base metals into electricity. After a fifty-year long war which embroiled the whole galaxy, the Estrallians tasted defeat for the first time since they became a notable force. Though in exchange, they also earned the respect of the other nations around.

4. #4Pneuma

   Keys: magic, "using spells", "manipulate the world", "high tension"

   Pneuma is the active creative substance that permeates all matter. It provides matter with both motion and form, as well as establishes the base elemental forces, life, and in high enough concentrations even provides rational thought. The manipulation of Pneuma has become something ubiquitous to this society, as energy created by Pneuma magics is used to power almost everything. By adulthood, the average person can at the very least convert the matter of a small block of metal into energy and transfer that to a battery if they’re holding onto both.

5. #5Tension

   Keys: "density of Pneuma", "Pneuma content" · Secondary: "how does it work"

   Matter has a trait known as “Tension”, which refers to how tightly wound Pneuma is within it. Generally speaking, the denser the Pneuma of an object, the more Tension it carries. At particularly high Tension levels, matter can become conscious and capable of higher thought. The higher Tension an object has, the harder it becomes to manipulate safely, as attempting to unravel that Tension can lead to disaster if something goes wrong. There are four total Degrees of Tension. First Degree: Called “Hexis”, the First Degree has influence over nonliving, inanimate matter. The Pneuma dwelling in inorganic substances. People can manipulate elemental matter that already exists here, such as shaping water or snuffing out a fire. Hexis is the most common form in society, as it is capable of converting the Pneuma within most inorganic materials into energy for technological devices. Second Degree: Called “Physis”, the Second Degree provides growth to living things. This allows influence over plant matter and small lifeforms, enabling cellular reconstruction and the improvement of crop yields. This Degree is where most healing and supportive abilities lie; doctors and particularly attuned agriculturalists make use of Physis abilities in equal measure. Third Degree: Called “Psyche”, the Third Degree is soul, providing the user influence over the raw energy of spirit, and influence over the souls of base animals. This degree also allows one to create elemental effects out of the Pneuma within the air, allowing for spontaneous creation of fire, lightning, and any other element. Fourth Degree: Called “Logike”, the Fourth Degree allows mastery over mortal minds, and is the maximum degree known to current Pneuma practitioners. This stage gives the practitioner access to the very souls of mortals, and can have world changing effects if used properly. Fourth Degree practitioners are exceptionally rare, perhaps literally one in a half-billion.

6. #6Ekpyrosis

   Keys: "fail to cast", mishap, "losing control of Pneuma"

   “Ekpyrosis” refers to the event of Pneuma’s creation, the fiery explosion that resulted in the creative substance coming into form. When one unravels the Tension of an object and loses control of the now loose Pneuma, a Conflagration occurs. Conflagrations can be disastrous, often consuming more Pneuma in the vicinity in its attempt to rewind itself in an explosively quick fashion. This can have unintended effects, such as creating instabilities in steel railings, mutations, or in worse cases, instant death.

7. #7Station 650

   Keys: home, "where are we", space, "current location" · Secondary: crime, drugs, family, mercenary

   Station 650 is an orbital space station that serves as a pseudo-capital for Gray Space. Before the Revolution, Station 650 served as a trading hub, a central place within Estrallian space that almost all of their ships had to stop at before going further into the frontier. Crime was already brewing in the Station, and the Revolution breaking out was the spark the criminal underground needed to overthrow the Estrellan authorities and take hold of the entire Station for themselves. All of the most powerful crime families and mercenary companies within the region have some degree of influence there. Station 650 is considered to be incredibly dangerous for the average person; its inhabitants are more likely to rob them blind than be of any useful assistance. To be without a source of income was certain death, and to be without a weapon even more so. It is for this reason several bounty hunters will even call the Station home, using shadowy networks to gain contracts on pirates and criminals that may be using it for a base of operations. Countless bars, brothels, and gambling parlors fill the streets of the Station, some of them offering the only solace possible to those who live there. Those who are defenseless are often harvested for black market organ trading, or even kidnapped and used in genetic experiments funded by Gray Space’s richest crime families. Even with all these clandestine activities, some honest folk do manage to eke out a living on the station. Mechanics and weaponsmiths are in high demand, and many can find good paying work there without having to break a single law aside from aiding and abetting. Bounty hunters find plenty of work here tracking down criminals and marks for The Families, managing to live relatively guilt-free.

8. #8Zeto Clan

   Keys: "Your clan", "what do you do", family

   The Zeto Family earned their fortune through smuggling illegal medical supplies and providing underground medical care to those who could not afford to go through legal means. This often led to people opting into contracts they had no idea would result in them becoming eternal servants of the Zeto, or even worse. Their enforcers are often genetically engineered mountains of muscle, various aspects of their bodies manipulated by Pneuma and science in equal parts.

9. #9Praktos Clan

   Keys: "other families", Praktos, "arms dealer", "weapon smuggling" · Secondary: mercenary

   The Praktos Family is responsible for most of the protection rackets and illegal arms dealing that goes on in the Station. Having been formerly a large-scale arms manufacturing company, the Praktos lost their primary legal means of profit after the Civil War was over, and now resorts to selling military-grade equipment to the highest bidder. They keep their pockets lined by supplying the other families and the various ne’er-do-wells on Station 650 with weapons, but rarely put themselves into positions where they need to use their own product.

10. #10The Wormhole Network

    Keys: lightspeed, "interstellar travel", warping, "space travel"

    The Wormhole Network is an established series of stations mounted on meteors abundant in minerals with high Tension. The Wormhole Network is the method by which interstellar travel is handled. Rituals are performed on stations established on meteors of extremely rare minerals with high Tension, and portals between a pair of meteors are linked and opened for transporting ships through. This network is regarded as the quickest and most efficient way for handling travel across the galaxy, as it enables a ship to effectively jump from one end of the galaxy to the other in mere hours.

    The Sagocracy carries the important role of maintaining the Wormhole Network. As a result, The Sagocracy will often charge a high fee for their use, mostly in the form of rare minerals that can be used to increase the Tension of the meteors used in the Network, or potentially open new wormholes as well.

11. #11Universal Logicconstant

    Keys: reality, "basis for magic", creation,

    Universal Logic is the basis by which all existence is allowed to operate, and its nature is one of constant change. This Universal Logic exacts its change upon the world by affecting Pneuma. It is ever present and enforces reality as is known by the universe's inhabitants, but is malleable by strong enough willpower. All sapient life carries a modicum of Universal Logic within themselves, and thus can act as an extension of it with enough willpower.

12. #12Neoform

    Keys: races, enhanced, "what are you"

    A century ago, a Fourth Degree caster theorized a method to use Pneuma in a way that would provide humanity with a method of immortality. He experimented with infusing the cells of a person directly with Pneuma, in an effort to render them immune to disease and aging. Normally, Pneuma infusion in this matter is meant to heal wounds, but the caster theorized that increasing the natural Tension within cells would enable them to regenerate themselves without outside assistance. There was one test subject, who was at first considered a rousing success. Over time, however, the subject’s mind deteriorated, and their body began expanding at an alarming rate. The cells began to grow minds of their own, and spread across the planet where the experiment was held, infecting other people and continuing the cycle. Eventually, a great war was held to halt the advance of this disaster. Some survivors of this event spread across the galaxy, and from those survivors came a more stable version of the experiment. The potency the original researcher desired was gone, but Neoforms are still capable of quick regeneration, and have a natural store of Pneuma that they can draw upon for small feats. The creation of new Neoforms in laboratory settings still happens illegally, and Neoforms themselves are capable of regular reproduction. Neoforms are generally indistinguishable from their origin species, save for a few abnormalities. Their skin color may be altered, their eyes may look unnatural, and in severe cases some may even sport animal-like protrusions like tails or pointed ears atop their head.

13. #13Haborian

    Keys: "other species", races, aliens · Secondary: humanoids

    Haborians are a race of bioengineered aliens. The Haborian Horde started as a race of conquering nomads, seeking to spread their ideal form of unity throughout The Galaxy through warfare. They took this desire to an extreme extent, engineering themselves and their client races into a singular race. Most beings that consent to what is called “The Haborian Synthogenesis” were conquered peoples, but some submitted to the process willingly, seeing their views aligned with the Haborians. Haborian culture places a high degree of value on unity, believing that everyone should strive to the common goal of galactic power. Almost equally high in importance is fairness and honor; anyone can be given the opportunity for greatness. Haborians when not in the Horde often offer their services as mercenaries, and some who value their individualism cut off contact with the Horde entirely. Haborians are near-human in appearance. They bear varied skin colors ranging from deep gray to alabaster white, and are completely hairless. Beneath their skin are several layers of ever shifting muscle fibers, which respond to physical trauma and harden like natural armor. They have reptilian eyes, enabling them to see easier in dark conditions. Haborians are agender, and can reproduce with any other member of their race, but only of their race due to the complexity of their DNA.

14. #14Alv

    Keys: "lanky aliens", "long ears" · Secondary: "other species", aliens, humanoids

    Alvs are a long-lived, fantastically beautiful race. Their lifespans lead them to have a general whimsy about themselves, and are incredibly patient with whatever well laid plans they may have. Alvs place a high value on artistic ventures, believing that even a universe laden with Logic can stand to have a little chaos from time to time. They can be unerringly unpredictable, or unpredictably unerring depending on the situation, giving them a natural affinity against mental effects. Alvs have angular, beautiful features. Most look close to carved statues of marble, and have well defined bodies. They are taller than humans, though are slender and lithe. Their ears are pointed. Their eyes are a grand spectacle of colors, often resembling gemstones.

15. #15Dreuma

    Keys: "short people", "stoic species", democrats · Secondary: "other species", aliens

    Dreuma are a stout race, sporting pensive faces and short bodies. The general demeanor of a Dreuma leads them to be contemplative and unmoving emotionally. They are very rational beings, capable of long memories and cautious decisions. These tendencies lend them a greater natural attunement to Universal Logic. Some of the most talented casters are Dreuma, though this is not always the path they choose to take. Others are talented statesmen or philosophers, and still others choose to become highly disciplined warriors, focusing on tactics and stratagems. Dreuma are generally very short and wide, rarely exceeding five and a half feet in height. Most Dreuma males grow long, luxurious beards, tailoring it to look well in most settings. Their skin colors range similarly to humans, but their eyes and hair, while also within human norms, can also be outside them. Their eyes can range from yellow to purple, black to orange, and their hair from fiery reds and deep blues, to stark white.

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