![]() Thanks, in large part, to a diligent group of activist archaeologist and preservation groups that keep a vigilant eye on the planet’s topography, and threaten to publicly shame any mining operation that disturbs it. Although, due to the archaeological value of the system, no major mining operations have ever occurred. The unstable nature of the ruins makes this surface a very precarious one to try and explore.ĭeposits of unusual minerals including kherium have been discovered amidst the rubble on Hades II. Sprawling Hadesian cities spider across the landscape, every single one of them dead and withering away in the unrelenting wind. Environmental suits must be worn, and due to the amount of volcanic ash in what remains of the atmosphere, no one should ever be away from a breather. Hades II retains something of an atmosphere, but it is a violent one. Scientists have been unable to figure out whether it was always this way or whether the atmosphere was another victim of the war. Scattered unnatural craters and ruins indicate that the Hadesians must have colonized Hades I in a limited capacity. ![]() The first planet in the system completely lacks any atmosphere. Countless artifacts are taken (or stolen) from these sites each year, and it is believed that there are a number of ongoing operations from questionable corporations trying to locate some of the technology that the Hadesians used to destroy themselves. ![]() Despite the widespread devastation, thousands of shattered structures have been identified on Hades’ graveyard worlds, and many more are believed to exist underground. Most of those who are willing to traverse onto the planets are xenoarchaeologists and tomb raiders. For most, only danger awaits those who venture off course. However, most ships stick to the shipping lanes between jump points. While there are no facilities for refueling or ship maintenance in the Hades System, it is still part of an active spacelane. It was this grandiose level of destruction that gave the system its name and made unlocking the truth seemingly impossible. Decades of research have been unable to create a complete picture of an advanced society that ultimately wiped itself out through internecine conflict. While the system was deemed totally inappropriate for terraforming, they located significant evidence that all of the worlds were once home to an extinct spacefaring society. Interest in the system skyrocketed once exploration ships conducted their initial survey. He sold the ship’s extensive logbooks to finance a longtime SLAM habit and the Hades System was officially registered by the Dynamo Corporation. Sixteen years later, Jake Tapps, the Crow’s navigator and sole surviving crew member, found himself penniless and planetbound. The discovery was not formally cataloged because the ship was carrying several hundred freight units of stolen fusion drives. Hades was first identified in 2515 by the Merry Crow, a tramp freighter. With a F-type main-sequence star at its center and several surviving planets in orbit, the system lacks the conditions necessary to support Human life. ![]() Technically classified as unclaimed by UEE stellar cartography, Hades was once home to an impressive civilization that seems to have destroyed themselves. I sold the ship when I got home it didn’t feel like mine anymore.” It was as though I’d seen something my mind couldn’t understand. It was a nanosecond of an encounter, but I was left with a terrible sense of presence. It turned to look right at me when my ship suddenly rocked. I had an immediate impression of a body with exposed musculature, covered in blue-hued veins. I couldn’t say it was even Human, but Humanoid at least. As I stepped toward the hold, I caught sight of something in the darkness. ![]() “I had put my ship on automatic, bearing for Hades III, and then climbed down to the middeck. ![]()
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