Planet: Verces, The Pact Worlds System
Population: 786,000
Population Makeup: 55% Verthani, 15% Shirren, 10% Human, 5% Kasatha, 5% Ysoki, 1%Ryphorian, 9% Other
Government Council: Coalition appointed by Grand Assembly
Qualities: Academic, financial center
This ancient space Platform dates back to long before the Gap and stays in a fixed position above the planet, tethered to the equator by the immense cable of a space elevator. Though it’s terrestrial anchor lands in the nation of Obarshi, the station is managed by the Grand Assembly for the good the entire Ringan arrangement that’s admittedly unpopular among both the Obarshi and residents of the station vying for self-rule.
Once, Skydock was Verce’s most valuable Resource, as transporting goods up the stalk of the space elevator and out of much of the planet’s gravity well made spaceflight economically viable for Vercites long before other worlds achieved it. Today, conventional thrusters and antigrav technology make surface launches easy, yet Skydock still hosts Verce’s most prominent shipyards-producing both legendary racing ships from brands like Terminator and Redshift Revolution and a variety of more commonplace designs for companies like Ringworks Industries as well as the bulk of the planetary navy. The space station also remains a popular hub for ship crews on leave, and the party never stops in it’s entertainment districts, despite regular tensions between these tourists and resident workers
Verces
Orbiting the sun between Akiton and the Idari, Verces is a highly civilised world, a cultural hub forever at the forefront of social and technological progress. Tidally locked, with the same side always facing the sun, it lacks the day-night cycle of most other Pact Worlds; instead, the side known as Fullbright is constantly scorched by a never-setting sun, whilst Darkside is trapped in eternal frozen night.
Residents:
By Far the most populous inhabitants of Verces are the native Verthani: 8-foot tall humanoids with protruding mouse-like black eyes and skin colours that can be shifted at will to display complex patters. Other races are frequently encountered on Verces, though, due to the planet’s long history of interplanetary travel and urbane multiculturalism.
Society:
The temperate portion of Verces is composed of 27 different countries, many of the roughly rectangular as increasingly inhospitable environs define their eastern and western borders. For millennia, these have been largely unified as the Ring of Nations, a coalition governed by a representative Grand Assembly.
