According to the popular song, Beyond Antares, wonderful things
lie just beyond this lovely little world. But don't just pass on by. Stop
and enjoy a quiet moment of reflection. Whether viewing the vista of Mt.
Naismith in the distance or tramping through some very fine standing stones,
Antares has a quaint charm all its own.
This pastoral world sits at the end of a two month long Jump Point
journey. Athos' most unique aspect is that women are not allowed on the
planet. The Athosian Immigration Bureau would like to encourage all men
who are interested in "Emancipating themselves from beings not of their
own gender" to come and visit their world.
Athos is a beautiful world. Soft blue oceans wash golden sandy beaches.
Red and white farms nestle between rolling green hills waiting for the
warm yellow sun. In the cities, there is a full range of all male clubs,
restaurants, and activities.
Traveling to Athos is not easy even for men. The only public transportation
to Athos is the Galactic Census ship which stops on Athos only once a year.
A small world at the end of a Jump Point cul de sac, Aslund has had
some difficulties in the past harnessing aesthetics and industrial growth.
However, a lively underground music scene has grown out of rampant and
not entirely successful attempts at industrialization.
The central world in a three planet empire: Barrayar, Komarr
and
Sergyar.
Barryar is at the end of a worm hole cul de sac and can only be visited
through Komarr. A fact which has been of some significance over the last
100 years.
Visitors will find that Barrayar has a diverse landscape with many natural
wonders and a rich cultural heritage. The imperial capital of Vorbarr Sultana
is famed for its bridges, spires, and genuine feudal castles.
Women traveling alone are advised to use caution in rural areas.
For more information about Barrayar, visit People
and Places of Barrayar.
Horrible climate, but a great place to visit whether travelers go desert
trekking near Quartz or explore the renowned Silica Zoo.
Second settled, first settled successfully, it is amazing that the Betans
have done as well as they have. The planet's surface is a fierce desert
dotted with saline lakes, so the Betans dug their cities down into the
dirt. This practice has prompted more than one native to note that Betans
practice interior decorating not architecture.
Always at the cutting edge of technology, Beta Colony has made an industry
out of the necessity of dealing with life on a marginal world. Travelers
who want the latest technological advances should pay a visit to Beta Colony.
Not only will Beta Colony have it first, but it will be as safe as the
highly rigorous Betan manufacturing standards can make it.
Whatever your cultural or personal identity, Betans are enormously tolerant
of your right to be you. From the Hermaphrodites of Quartz to the Up wing
Teks of New Sedona, Betans not only welcome the fringe, they revel in it.
Betans are extremely open to casual sexual relationships, indicated
by the wearing of earrings. If you are not interested, just say no. If
you are interested, Betan Licensed Sexual Therapists in all three sexes
deliver therapy with
craft and style throughout Beta Colony.
However, just because Betans accept a wide range of behavior
does not mean that they will accept a lack of safety consciousness. As
inhabitants of a marginal world, Betans practice frequent safety drills
and rigorous resource regulation.
Beta Colony does not allow lethal grade weaponry through customs. Only
registered stunners are allowed. Don't bother trying to smuggle in anything
with more destructive capability. Betan Customs Officers can be quite thorough.
This planet was settled entirely by followers of a 20th century Science
Fiction author, Lois McMaster Bujold. Inhabitants claim that their ancestors
were kidnapped from Twentieth Century Earth and forcibly settled on Bujoldia
by a mysterious alien named Yeltar.
There is a splendid statue of a giant book in the center of down town
New Minneapolis to commemorate those settlers who died from a lack of fictional
books to read. Write Lois Write.
Our sources have not yet been able to provide this travel guide with
information about out three of the interior worlds and six of the satrapies
of the Cetagandan empire.
This world is a satrapy of the Cetagandan Empire. The Cetagandans do
not encourage visitors to Dagoola because they use the world as a prison
world/hazardous waste dump.
Determined military historians with money, clout, and an enormous amount
of luck through rigorous application might be able to view the hole in
the ground where the Marilacian prison camp, (Site of the third largest
prison breakout in history) used to be, but it is unlikely.
"The travelers go in, the travelers go out." has long been the motto
of this home away from home in space. Dalton spacers take pride in the
speed and expeditious manner in which the many ships which reach Dalton
station are dealt with by station personnel.
However, don't be fooled. There is more to Dalton Station than meets
the eye.
You can find every kind of food known to the Nexus prepared in quaint
out of the way cafes which just happen to have porthole views. Local pubs
serve good hearty food and a friendly atmosphere. And be sure to take an
opportunity to take the inter station ferry on the last Friday of the month.
Local R&B musicians gather to put on an eclectic selection of music.
It only costs the price of a ferry ticket and everyone is invited to take
part.
So, when you visit Dalton Station, be sure to bring your sax and a willingness
to look beneath the surface. You won't be disappointed.
Earth may be off the main wormhole routes, but it is well worth a visit.
The birth place of humanity and the center of human culture, there
are too many important historical sites to try and list them all. However
travelers on the run may enjoy scuba diving in Lake Los Angeles or a bicycle
trip on the dikes of New York.
One of the oldest colonized worlds, Escobar is blessed with rich natural
resources, a temperate climate, and a number of useful Jump Points.
Due to an uncommon foresight on the part of the original colonists,
Escobar has always applied stringent environmental standards to industry.
Therefore, Escobar has uncommonly clean air, abundant park systems and
excellent public transportation systems.
Escobaran Water Gardens have good reason to be galactically renowned
for their beauty. Travelers should make an attempt to visit the Presidential
Garden in the capital which combines stunning fountains with quiet grottos
and pools.
Military historians will enjoy a visit to the Great War Memorial Park
which commemorates the service of Escobarans and Escobaran allies who died
indefense of Escobar. The park is located on the first landing site of
the Barrayaran invasion troops during the Great War. There is a small science
and industry museum on the eastern side of the park geared towards children
ages 8 and up. The focal point of the museum is a working Plasma Mirror
or Sword Swallower which was actually used during the conflict.
The jewel at the center of the Cetagandan Crown, the Cetagandan Emperor
directs the eight Cetagandan worlds and eight Cetagandan satrap worlds
from his palace on Eta Ceta. Unfortunately, the Imperial Palace, known
to Galactics as Xanadu, is completely enclosed in a white force bubble.
Barring high government connections, the average traveler will only ever
see the outside of the bubble.
However, Eta Ceta is a vast and rich world with plenty of sites to see.
The Emperor's palace may be forbidden, but many of the Ghem and lesser
Haut exhibitions are open to lesser mortals.
One such location is located conveniently near the Imperial residence.
The Moon Garden Hall is host to a wide range of Ghem artistic creations.
Of course, travelers on the run need not seek out Cetagandan art. Every
aspect of Ghem and Haut life has been turned into an art form. Every palace
and every industrial park on Eta Ceta has been engineered for maximum aesthetic
potential. After seeing stunning Haut men, the women travel in colored
force bubbles, after beautiful Ghem, it is clear that the Cetagandan aristocracy
have engineered themselves for maximum potential as well.
While aristocratic gene banks and genetic art work are not available
to the public, Eta Ceta does have an incredible amount of engineered flora
and fauna which has trickled down from aristocratic hands to general consumption.
Whether you are looking for singing frogs or Vor massage flowers, Eta Ceta
shop scan supply it.
