Galactic Atlas

Inferi-Doxseri Prime is considered to have very wide stellar diversity, where young and old stars may coexist in neighboring systems and resources vary widely from star-to-star. Neighboring systems may differ dramatically in age, chemistry, and stellar conditions. On one world life may have evolved beneath the dim light of an ancient star, while another contains one of the galaxy's youngest biospheres. Because of this, trade became valuable. One region may be rich in metals, another in exotic biology, another in agricultural produce, and another in medicine. Inferi-Doxseri is known for its largely cosmopolitan social structures and vitally important trade networks, with many neighboring star systems forming close ties. Some even survived the long voyages required during the Darkening of the Stars.

The Inner Ring is the densely packed stellar region immediately beyond the Umbral Ring surrounding Umbra, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy. It is among the most volatile regions of known space, characterized by young stars, binary star systems, and unstable stellar nurseries. On many Inner Ring worlds, the night sky never becomes entirely dark. Nearby stars cast a perpetual twilight across planetary landscapes from all directions, while elevated background radiation makes planets with thick atmospheres or powerful magnetic fields favorable for habitation. The Inner Ring is also the most heavily traveled and fiercely contested region of the galaxy. Throughout the ages, civilizations have risen and fallen in their struggle to control the slipstream junctions that converge upon the Umbral Ring, making the region the political, economic, and strategic heart of known civilization.