Whether sailing the solar winds or riding the trolleys in Solaris'
clean gleaming cities, Mahata Solaris is a truly pleasant and relaxing
place to visit.
Don't go there looking for excitement. Mahata Solaris' main claim to
fame is its jump points. But as you pass through, stop and take a breath
of fresh clean air and relax.
A study in contrasts, Marilac is home to a sophisticated galactic culture,
and yet is pockmarked with areas of extreme devastation due to decades
of civil strife and the incursion of a Cetagandan "expeditionary force"
which occupied the planet for several years.
Marilac is currently working to recreate the heritage destroyed or lost
during the recent conflicts. Manufactured goods are in short supply and
costs are high. Travelers may cut costs by checking with the local tourist
bureau for Marilacians who are willing to lodge the budget traveler in
a spare room. Home cooked meals are often thrown in with the room and staying
with a local family is the best way to get a real feel for Marilacian culture.
Military enthusiasts will enjoy a visit to the fortress at Fallow Core
now turned museum and historical park. Visitors can walk on a docent led
tour through the fortress and experience recreations of the final days
of Fallow Core.
Another part of the museum is dedicated to the prisoner of war breakout
from the prison camp on Dagoola IV. This includes a small recreation of
the prison camp itself with spoken narratives by actual prisoners.
For a closer look at old Earth halberds and modern maser cannons, explore
the display on mercenaries and their evolving role in warfare throughout
the ages. This area of the museum is dedicated to the Dendarii Mercenary
Fleet for their role in the Dagoola breakout, the third largest prison
breakout in history.
Students of Modern Warfare will enjoy a visit to the battle sites of
Minos IV, made famous in The Adumbration of Trigonial Strategy in the
Wars of Minos IV. Of particular interest is the battlefield of the
Som. Hills and arroyos made for difficult fighting then and breath taking
vistas today. Hover bikes and picnic lunches are available in the Park
station at the base of the battlefield. Hours are 6:00 to 21:00.
Imagine a glass and steel palace from an Old Earth fairy tale and you
imagine Morita Station. Aesthetics and engineering necessity combine to
create a veritable jewel in space. Excellent long range planning and high
engineering standards have made this two hundred year old station the model
for deep space transfer station design. And yet, after a hundred copies
and replicas there is nothing quite like Morita Station.
This world is one of the four exterior worlds in the web of jump points
which connects the Cetagandan empire. Mu Cetans range from the extremely
rich Ghem and Haut ruling classes to the extremely poor everyone else.
Travelers should use extreme caution when visiting the poorer areas of
Mu Ceta. There is a high crime rate and the authorities are not always
sympathetic to the unwary.
Rumors abound about the inhabitants of this tropical world. Aggressive
militarists and would be genetic engineers, Nuovo Brazil has often found
itself at the center of controversy.
If you think being drafted into a foreign government's military would
be a great adventure, then look no further. Otherwise the Galactic Travel
Bureau rates travel to Nuovo Brazil as extremely dangerous.
Ola III is a satrapy of the Cetagandan Empire. Rich, varied, historical,
with incredible monuments and architectural wonders. Go there and see the
beauty that is Ola III.
Named after the first colony ship to arrive on this world, the Orient
Express, Orient IV sits on a number of well traveled jump routes. Cosmopolitan
with a long rich history, Orient IV has plenty to offer travelers.
There is recreation of the first settlement just outside of the capital
complete with costumed live actors and a petting zoo for children.
Military Historians will enjoy a visit to Frere Park, the site of the
final battle in the Brothers War. Docent led tours explain the fascinating
history of this bizarre period in Orient history.
The magical land of Oz is fabled to lie over the rainbow, but travelers
can go there if they attempt to jump through a wormhole with bent Necklin
rods.
As a member of the Hegen Hub Alliance, Pol welcomes thousands of travelers
and cargo ships each year to its many museums and shops.
Best known for its cuisine, Polian food could make a Stoic weep and
turn Epicurean.
Of particular historical and architectural interest is the replica of
the Alhambra/Taj Mahal which was built on the shores of Lake Ti as a summer
home for John Stonguy, an early Polian Industrialist.
Explorers of the unusual need look no further than this string of asteroids
riding a weak gravitational well.
Home was settled two hundred years ago by a genetically engineered race.
The Quaddies were designed as a free fall race. Quaddies have four arms,
no legs and have one of the friendliest and most socialized societies atraveler
could wish to encounter.
Quaddies are not on the Galactic exchange, so do not try
to give them outside currency. Instead bring barter goods such as story
discs, music, and drama vids.
The asteroid belt is littered with Quaddie homes burrowed into the rock
and there are even some larger communities which have been outfitted with
artificial gravity for the Homo Sapiens in the community.
This world is one of the four exterior worlds
in the web of jump points which connects the Cetagandan empire.
Rho Ceta has benefited from its proximity to the lush interior worlds
of the Cetagandan Empire and the trade routes of nearby Komarr. Even citizens
who are not members of the Cetagandan aristocracy enjoy a good standard
of living.
There are many landscaped parks and gardens which are open
to the public. One of the most breathtaking estates which is open for viewing
is Ghem Blenhem House. The house and estate were awarded Ghem Lord Marlborough
for a spectacular series of victories in the conquest of Sigma Ceta. The
estate, including an ornamental lake, was landscaped to appear artfully
natural, but with convenient grottos, overlooks and a faux Minoan ruin.The
house was built as perfect replica of the main palace of the Duke of Urbino
on old Earth.
This worn out mining world is of principal interest as the birthplaceof
the Quaddies. There is a small museum funded, though not manned, by the
Quaddies chronicling their conception as a species.
