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KRONOS
1. Kronos
This mass of this star is identical to that of the Sun; however this star is 500 million years younger. Like
the sun this star also has dark spots which supposedly created the objects circling around it. The asteroid belt
is not rotating as a perfect circle; this is caused by another star, which has a strong gravitational field.
The mass of this other star is high enough to create a supernova; however this star has a much higher life
expectation.
2. Cassian Prime
Cassian Prime is the home planet of the Cassians. It is the only planet which has the same air pressure as
Earth. Additionally the atmosphere contains 35% oxygen instead of the Earth's 20%. The air is not poisoning for
humans. Only 5% of Cassian prime consists of water, and they have strict rules for dividing the water among the
Cassians. The gravity is 1.5 times as high and this caused some problems for the European population in the
beginning. This planet does not house that many plants and animals as Earth. The soil does not consist that
many elements and the Cassians are dependent on their colonies for numerous of purposes. At the moment, the
Europeans who came to this system are allowed to stay at a place near the Cassian Lake. Some are trying to make
a living by helping Cassians with their work. Of course the Europeans would like to have their own planet, but
with today's situation, the humans should be very thankful for this opportunity.
3. Takosh
This is the home planet for the Prismos. It has considerable more minerals than Cassian prime. In the time of
the Oderons this civilisation was still in it's stone age, but it is said that the Xirnions gave one of their
mines to the Prismos in return for their allegiance with TDS. The majority of the Prismo population did not
agree with these terms. A civil war caused the Prismos to ally with the Xirnions. The Xirnions took part of
this slaughter. Billions of prismos were slaughtered. Finally the people who were against it agreed with the
terms of the Xirnions. Harvos 4 is now owned by the prismos. They also managed to capture Tral, which was once
owned by the Ziwama's. Because of the civil war there were not enough prismo's to work on the colonies. The
prismo's began to use coffers for their mines as they found out that these are good workers. Takosh is also the
home of TDS and most of TDS's ships are also manufactured on this planet. The prismo's also own Kalal (one of
the slave planets near Coffer Empire), parts of Coffer Empire and it's moon Sloesp. The prismos also possess
the Old Ziwama Space sector.
4. Xirnion Prime
This is the home of the Xirnions. The location is not known, only that it is within the specified region.
Xirnions live at the deep of the ocean. It is known that Xirnion prime has a small percentage of land, which is
used extensively for building ships for TDS. However because of this land shortage, the Xirnions were forced to
go elsewhere and invade planets and moons for minerals and to house their slaves as coffers cannot swim. The
Xirnion Empire consists of: Xirnion Prime, Harvos 1, 2 and 3, Helmo, Helma and Tentaal.
5. Coffer Empire
This was once the home for billions of Coffers. It is a cold planet, but there is a lot of plant life on this
planet. Also famous is the fur-cat, this cat-like creature has a lot of fur and is used by the Coffers as a
pet. But like the coffers this animal is also nearly extinct. The Anti-extinction program of "The Alliance" is
doing it's best, but not until Coffer Empire is freed from TDS, will this creature have a chance. On this planet
there are regions of Coffer labour camps, but there are still some valleys where coffers are fighting a
desperate battle for independence. Although Coffers are not that smart, they are giants and are able to do
heavy physical work. If "The Alliance" would have a chance in freeing this planet, the coffers could help in
fighting TDS.
6. Cuf
The home planet of the Cuftons is called "Cuf" which is Cuftonian for "our possession". The exact location of
this planet is not known, however the region is mentioned on the map. Cuf is known for it's volcanic activity
and the poisoning gasses emitted by it. For human beings it would be impossible to live here, but Cuftons do
not seem to have problems with it. After the Perzikians became extinct because of TDS, the planet was captured
by TDS. However the weapon production did not work out as well as they thought it would and the Cuftons were
admitted to take over the operation for a relatively small amount of money. Cuftons can be categorized as
capitalists and believe in free trade. However in war times you do need to make some compromises and this was a
reason to join TDS. The Cuftons realized how inefficient other TDS races were working and tried to find
loopholes in their markets. These efforts were mostly criticized by other TDS races and asked for sanctions
against this unfair competition. The Cuftons often make jokes about the stupidity of the other TDS labour
specialists. Although the Cuftons tried to explain them several times how free market works, they still think
their protectionistic efforts will work in the end. When European economists heared this same struggle, it made
them remember about the times when social market economy - which seemed to be another word for communism -
almost ruined the whole European economy. Thank God there was an uprising then, which helped overthrow this
totalitarian regime. President the Ruyter, thinks the stupidity of TDS socialists could be a big advantage for
the Alliance. Recently the Cuftons expanded their colonies rapidly, they now own: Cuf, Tuf, Muf, Ida, Bramoth,
Monet, Stemlar, Jufnetty and Harvos 5.
7. Red
This planet, called after it's distinct colour is one of the three colonies which belong to the Cassians. This
planet is the most important colony they own. The Ziwama's owned this planet first but handed it over to the
Cassians as they could not afford keeping it anymore. Their home planet was under attack and the Cassians
decided to settle here. The defence on this planet has weakened lately. This planet is rich of iron and
therefore is used for building ships. Golan Ltd placed it's headquarters at this planet. Some freed Coffers
are working here, they are paid a wage. Most Coffers work here because they were once slaves and are used to a
working life. When not forced, coffers seem to work a lot faster and working in a team is also one of their
characteristics. The defence of the planet has decreased lately, because of hostile ships near Cassian
Prime.
8. Cacto
This colony is used for feeding both coffers as Cassians. The planet is filled with plants; mostly cactus-like
plants grow there, and is therefore called Cacto. This planet is that rich of life that it should be preserved
as a reservation. It should not be captured by TDS, because in wrong hands this planet can be used to make
biological weapons. As long as transports from this planet can take food to Red, "The Alliance" is able to make
ships for their reduced-to-almost-zero army.
9. Blue
This colony is providing the other colonies with water. Because of the low gravity of this planet it does not
cost that much gravity to lift up. Water - in this part of the universe - is of much higher value than on earth.
No water means drought, and this means no production on Red. These three colonies have a magical but also
crucial connection with each other. Emperor Cassior III once made this witty remark: Y (amount of ships from
Red)= A (Water from Blue) x B (Food from Cacto) x C (amount of Coffers freed). So make sure that this "Magic
Triangle" remains in the hands of "The Alliance".
10. Tral
The Ziwama's once owned this planet. Under the soil huge amounts of highly explosive gas is hidden, which TDS
use for their weapon systems. The Ziwama's used the gas by means of propulsion. The prismos sent mostly women
and children (coffers) to this planet as most of the fatal accidents happen on this planet. TDS's philosophy
is: Whatever is expendable should be used for short-term employment. The appearance of the Prismos near Cassian
Prime probably has a connection with the fact the prismos own this planet. In an old logbook of the Ziwama's
this passage is mentioned: Whoever owns this planet can refill it's entire fleet with gas without any problem.
For deep space exploration this is the perfect location to have an intermission before leaving this system. It
is said that the Oderons did this as well as the wanderers before they left for their mission to the
nine-planet system.
11. Helmo
This perfectly red planet has a relatively quiet environment. Furry red creatures inhabit it. They live
peacefully on this planet, because no important minerals can be found on this planet. There is no race really
interested in this planet it seems. It is said that the wanderers once explored this planet and shortly
afterwards left on their big mission. Although it seems a rather useless planet it hides something really
crucial. The Helmo's who life on this planet seem to worship a man-like statue. The almost billion Helmo's who
live on the planet wait until Helma is blocking the star Kronos and at that exact moment when there is an
eclipse all Helmo's fall on their knees and pray to the direction of the statue. This event happens almost
every half year. It is hard to find out what they are exactly doing and whom they are worshipping because
nobody can translate their language. For couples this planet is the most popular/romantic place to marry.
However at the moment this peace-abiding civilisation is being oppressed by the Xirnions, who are trying to
find out what the Helmo's are hiding.
12. Bramoth
Bramoth is one of TDS's colonies. It is owned by the Cuftons who use their slaves to build ships. For these
ships they get materials from Kalal, which is owned by the prismos. 30% of all coffers are being enslaved on
this planet, but surprisingly slaves are better treated here and even have some rights. Cuftons believe this
will increase production. Another thing that TDS does is that they bury their slaves and put a stone with their
slave number on this stone. One thing is sure, if the Coffers are ever freed this will be a place where sons
will pray for their buried fathers. De Ruyter has explained that humans do not enslave people anymore
since 1868 AD. Cassior III was astonished and replied by saying: "But who did you enslave, your own people?"
Bramoth will forever be the conscience of the Kronos System.
13. Kalal
This colony is owned by the prismos. It is actually one big factory. Under suffocating circumstances Coffers
are producing parts for space ships. The raw materials that are used to manufacture these parts are brought
here coming from Tentaal. Bramoth, Kalal, en Tentaal work quite similar as the Magic Triangle of Red, Blue and
Cacto. Huge economies of scale are reached because of increased specialisation in the manufacturing process.
The food needed to feed the slaves is brought here from Ida. Because these three colonies are owned by three
different races this causes TDS to behave themselves towards each other as being in competitions. Actually all
three planets are owned by the state and are huge government conglomerates. Independent companies need a
certain degree of independence from the government and freedom is a scarce good under TDS regime. Some parts
are being shipped from Monet. This is needed because some specialised material cannot be manufactured in this
region. However the transports of these valuable special items are raided frequently by the Coconanos.
14. Tentaal
This colony is owned by the Xirnions. This planet is mainly used for mining the raw materials for Kalal. Most
of the gold mines in this system are based on Tentaal. Prismos use gold for in the plating of most of their
ships. Furthermore iron can be found here as well as some dark material which is not known to either the ERO
as by the Cassians. Conquering these planets will be devastating to TDS, not to mention the Coffer slaves that
will be freed. Tentaal has something mysterious, on the surface of Tentaal there is a huge statue placed just
like on Helmo. These statues have similar appearance; further investigation of this planet is the dream of any
archaeologist.
15. Krach
Krach is the home planet of the Coconanos also known as pirates. It is well hidden and only the sector of the
planet is known. According to stories it is an empty planet with not many natural resources. This is also the
reason why the pirates live in space instead of on their planet. They make their money by raiding transports
from both TDS as from "The Alliance". Coconanos are a multi cultural civilisation; they especially attract
young people. Their way of living is popular among young people because it is an unbiased way of living. The
youth of most of the races are brought up with war, misery, hunger, etc. Most of the youth is fed up with this
life and they want to experience something new. The pirates seem to be good marketers; they spread flyers all
over the Kronos system. Almost every race is represented among this group. De Ruyter would like to know more
about these Coconanos, because - although Cassior III does not agree - he thinks the Coconanos could be a
potential ally of "The Alliance".
16. Perzikian Prime
This once was the home of the Perzikian race, a race of traders. The Perzikians saw a way of making money when
working for TDS. They used to be an ally of "The Alliance", but sold their soul to TDS and became their new
weapon manufacturer. However TDS wants to protect it's own markets and do not like a foreign race to make
profit, some TDS social experts say this could lead to unemployment and they should protect their market
against these evil "money makers". TDS were pushed by these labour experts to kill the whole Perzikian race
and make their companies part of TDS. After the wipe-out this plan did not work out. The companies were so
inefficient that it was 3 times more expensive to produce the weapons then when the companies were being run
by the Perzikian "money makers". The labour specialists made up a story about saboteurs of "The alliance" to
explain this. A few years later a better deal came from the Cuftons. Labour specialists of TDS were against
these new "money makers", but the government did not really have a choice, they needed cheap weapons. The
Perzikians are no more, but their planet is still there and is captured by the Cuftons. The technology of the
Perzikians can still be found on this planet and the Cuftons are using this to enhance their weapons. The
planet has a surface but the composition is lethal to most other beings in this system. All materials needed
to produce weapons can be found here.
17. Stemlar
Stemlar is a planet, which is abandoned. An ancient race once lived there but somehow it has disappeared.
Valuable artefacts and pieces of art can be found in the numerous of caves which this planet has. The
technology for the today's light missile was recovered here. The Ziwama's also recovered ancient logs, which
is being used today by the Cassians for their propulsion systems. The advantage of this technology is that it
needs a mineral, which can be found on Cassian Prime in amounts comparing sand on Earth. This planet must have
more of these secrets and the Cuftons who currently posses this planet could find some advanced technology,
which they could use against "The Alliance". If you would capture this planet, be sure you send a research team
to investigate the caves.
18. Bama
This used to be a moon of Ziwama Empire but is now floating somewhere in the sector "Old Ziwama space".
Ziwama's usually made trips to this moon for exploration purposes, so it might be possible that some Ziwama's
might still try to hide there from TDS. Bama was to the Ziwama's, what the moon was to Earth. As soon as "The
Alliance" has a chance, our moon will be brought into orbit with Kronos. For Bama this could also be a
solution, instead of a moon it would be a Planetoid. This moon could be used for different purposes. The most
ambitious plan at the moment is to hide the moon inside the asteroid belt and use it as a secret weapon.
Whatever will be done, if the Ziwama's are still alive they should be considered in the decision making process
about the purpose for Bama.
19. Harvos I
Harvos 1 serves as a defence for all other colonies. There are millions of turrets based, which can cover the
entire "Xirnion Mines" sector. It is also the only defence of this system. All the five planetoids come from
the Asteroid belt. They are brought into orbit artificially by the Bristalics before they left. They placed it
here because of the strategical position (near Xirnion Prime). The protection from Harvos 1 was part of the
deal between the Prismos and the Xirnions. It also protects Harvos 5, which is the place where al new ships are
being brought when they come out of the factory.
20. Harvos II
The soil of this colony mainly consists of coal. This coal is an important factor for this sector, because it
allows you to melt iron. Harvos 1, 2, and 3 belong to the Xirnions. The Bristalics gave it to the Xirnions to
make sure they would survive until they came back. This planetoid also contains water in the form of ice,
which is used for providing the rest of the Harvos colonies with water. All Harvos colonies were put in an
interesting pentagram, which has a big advantage for distribution purposes between the colonies. This way there
is almost zero gravity at the respective settlements.
21. Harvos III
This place holds millions of prisoners of TDS. These prisoners are forced to work in the Iron mines of this
planet. The working conditions are terrible, many Cassians who once had to work there and are now free were
never the same again. Most of them were not able to live in a society anymore. Special hospitals are built for
these cases. "The Alliance" has founded a special organisation, which funds these "Harvos 3 survivor
projects".
22. Harvos IV
This colony was given to the Prismos in return for their allegiance with the Xirnions. It is rich of Iron and
Coffers, POW's(Prisoners of war), and other slaves are working here to melt iron, build ships and other war
related activities. The distance with Takosh is it's big advantage; if help is needed it can arrive in only a
few hours. There are some spy probes near Harvos 4 and currently the Prismos are working on a juggernaut, which
they call after one of their legends: Dato (one of the bravest soldiers ever, which is the father of all
Prismos).
23. Harvos V
This colony is owned by the Cuftons. The Xirnions gave this colony to the Cuftons because they think it is
handy to concentrate all ships that are produced. In case of an emergency this is the house of the frenzy
squad. Luxurious accommodations are placed here. Some pilots, who decided to work for TDS, have lived on this
planetoid all their lives, waiting to be called to duty. These pilots are the elite forces of TDS and should
not be mistaken for normal fighters. As one of TDS's philosophy is: "Whatever is expendable should be used for
short-term employment", elite troops should be extensively trained and only used when the end is near.
24. Remnants of Ziwama Prime
This planet was destroyed on "Judgement Day". It was the home planet of the Ziwama's. After the disintegration
of Ziwama Prime, rubble was the only thing left. Because of the Prismo presence near this location, the
Cassians are still not able to visit this place. We need to find out whether there are some Ziwama's left
somewhere. The planet was rich of minerals, water, plants animals etc. What still is left is the moon of
Ziwama Empire (Bama), we need to investigate this moon, to look if there are some Ziwama's left there. But at
the moment Cassian Prime is more important. Before you even consider sending a research team, make sure you
clear the area. The company "Ancient art" is interested in examining the sector "Old Ziwama Space". Some
valuable pieces of art may be found here and Europeans seem to be very interested in art.
25. Helma
Helma is Helmo's moon, it is the women counterpart of the couple. It is not inhabited by creatures; however the
Helmo's seem to be lyrical about it, they possess holy books which describe the dance of Helmo and Helma. The
ritual of the eclipse is finalised by a dance between the male and female Helmo's. Helma's soil mainly consists
of stone and is (like Helmo) not rich of minerals.
26. Jufnetty
This planetoid was used by the alliance as a garbage planet. Old ships that were almost falling apart were sent
to this planetoid. On the planet a lot of recycling facilities are located. All materials are used once more.
This planet is now in control of the Cuftons, who were probably happy to encounter such a planetoid with
pre-fixed spacecraft parts. Jufnetty originally was an empty planetoid, but the Ziwama's had this initiative
to reduce Space-junk and cut back on mining expenses. The Cassian Company Trash Ltd. is eager to go back, but
as long as it is not save they cannot go there.
27. Sloesp
In the old days, when there was still "fun", a lot of games were played among the Coffers. This moon was the
centre of all games that were played in this system. If you could afford a trip to this moon you were seen as
really important. Important business people were having important meetings at this place, families were
enjoying holidays here and it also was a popular place for politicians to meet. During a good old game of
"Cof ball" important political agreements were made. There was once a coffer-team that won the Cof Cup;
afterwards, when they were going home to meet the Coffer emperor, they crashed right after lifting up. When
the emperor heard this news he was so upset, he decided to call the moon after the Cof ball team. That is why
the planet is nowadays called Sloesp. However the Prismo's are now boss on Sloesp and as TDS has induced death
penalty on any expression of joy, it is not such a fun place anymore.
28. Ida
Ida is a planet which is very fertile; the food needed to feed the millions of slaves from the Bramoth Sector
is coming from this little planet. Although the planet is not that big the ground is really fertile and it
produces enough to feed all three colonies.
29. Muf
"Muf" is Cuftonian for "money". Cuftons are very good businessmen and they are known for their skills in
accounting. Surprisingly the Cuftons came to the same conclusion as humans; there are two ways to define money.
Money can be seen from the accrual principle and from the cash principle. On this moon Money is a something
that fits within the accrual principle. It is something that stands still and is not moving. Cuftons are
divided in two sides. This side thinks that possessing money is important. They have managed to convince their
Counsel that this moon should be called "Asset". The moon consists of an almost impenetrable material and it
shines really bright.
30. Tuf
"Tuf" is Cuftonian for "profit". This side thinks that being able to make a profit is much more important.
Money should be a flow, not a constant amount. This fits within the cash principle. Making a profit is for
this group really important. It is not important what you have, but your ability to make money is a much better
measure for success in life than simply owning money. The most ambitious people are represented in this group.
Tuf is a moon where the Cuftons trade centre is placed. Most young entrepreneurs began exploiting their
business from here. As Cuftons are obsessed by money, belonging to one of the two groups is an important
choice, which will predestine most of your life. Every Cufton child has to make this decision when he or she
is 10 Cuf years old. Choosing for the other side could mean you have to abandon your family.
31. Moret
On this planetoid the interstellar trade centre of TDS is based. All goods are brought here before the new
owner collects them. Because of the central placement between all colonies of TDS, this is the perfect spot
for a trading centre. Because of the importance of this trading centre it is heavily protected. Wanting to
capture this planetoid is comparable to the effort that was needed to rob Fort Knox in 2140.
32. Probos
Probos, the moon of Cacto is filled with diamonds. Of all objects within this system this is the place to be
for diamonds. Diamond Ltd. used to make jewellery out of these diamonds, but with the war at this moment, the
possibility of using diamond in the plating of ships is a serious possibility. The length of the war has caused
the Cassian upper class to loose a lot of their gained capital and jewellery is the last thing they would like
to spend their money on.
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