Nyx system

The Nyx System is an unclaimed system located slightly south of The Perry Line, directly on the border of a dark nebula. Discovered in 2528, the Nyx System was left unclaimed by the UEE after deciding its three planets were not terraforming candidates and attempts to mine the dense Glaciem Ring were deemed too dangerous. In 2618, a group of political activists and refugees, fleeing the Messer regime, moved into a vacated mining facility located on Delamar, a moon-sized asteroid deep within the system's asteroid belt.

Delamar is often considered the highlight of Nyx; a safe place beyond the UEE's reach for political dissidents and a place to hide for small criminal groups. Tensions are often high as each group prepares for a police raid that they feel is inevitable.

History
Nyx was discovered in 2582 during the height of the newly-formed United Empire of Earth’s territorial expansion. The system consists of three unremarkable planets circling an F-type Main Sequence star. Astronomically, the most distinct aspect of Nyx is that it is located directly on the border of a dark nebula, which enshrouds the orbits of all three worlds. The nebula’s gasses severely hamper visibility and significantly limit scanner use … something the star system’s few inhabitants rely on. The system was first charted through a jump point in the Stanton System by solo navjumper Carla Larry. Carla’s official claim doesn’t specify much of interest in the system, writing that it “lacks significant mineral deposits or logical reason to apply the expense of terraformation.” Larry did make an attempt to formally name the star’s three worlds Lou, Morgan and Ashley, apparently after three separate romantic conquests she was pursuing. As per normal policy, the UEE government has never recognized these names, and they have never been widely used. Whether the system’s intrepid discoverer was able to impress any of their namesakes is lost to history. In the last two centuries, Nyx has gained some additional utility as a waypoint on the Castra-Stanton run, with a significant credit value of cargo moving through the system at any one time. Small scale piracy is not uncommon, buoyed by the system’s nebula, and travelers are warned not to veer off the standard spacelanes during transit of the system.

Nyx I
Nyx I is a coreless world that has been mined clean.

Nyx II
A high-pressure atmosphere and thick clouds of acid and carbon dioxide make Nyx II not worth terraforming.

Delamar
A moon sized asteroid hidden deep within the Glaciem Ring. Anti-UEE activists, political radicals and criminals now occupy a deserted mining facility built inside this asteroid. In an effort to keep out potential criminal elements, visitors are strictly forbidden from entering its residential areas.

Nyx III
Nyx III is an ice giant that lacks a breathable atmosphere or any valuable materials.

Glaciem Ring
A dense asteroid belt circles Nyx’s star at roughly 8 AU out. The asteroid field is not a source of valuable minerals, but coupled with the nebula it has created a very good place to hide. An unknown number of small settlements have been established on asteroids in the area, all of which must import survival goods from outside the system (the only mercantile opportunity remaining in Nyx). These small asteroid bases, uncharted, are home to a variety of fringe colonists seeking anything from life outside the UEE to a platform from which to operate outside the law. Pirate raids in the system, typically conducted against the trans-Stanton shipping, are believed to operate out of larger bases in the field.

Keeger Belt
The Keeger Belt orbits on the outskirts of the Nyx System.