by Forged » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:57 am
The SU has many colonies, one system contained a large number of resource heavy asteroids/planets, but only one habitable area. This became one of the flagship colonies, the ones that "made it" and became a loyal and productive member of the SU. The system (which needs a name, lets use Hephaestus) existed in relative "isolation" due to being placed near the end of accurate jumping, and was away from the more rebellious systems. It has only one Gate "Olympus" which leads to back toward the SU. Many Inter-System companies found that much of their frame R&D would be cheaper in places with "plentiful" resources. Large test facilities were created, and soon the system became one of the go-to locations for Frame testing, both by major companies, and by independent people and groups. A side effect of the large amount of new and experimental frames, was a growing Entertainment industry. It began with propaganda and advertising for frames, but now Frame based sports, action movies, you name it, its done in the Hephaestus system. This all eventually led to their 2nd gate being built, named the "Hollywood" gate it was built to ship resources to systems closer to the more "dangerous" systems to provide needed resources.
12 hours ago, Hephaestus went "dark" The signal from Olympus Gate has been lost. Accurate jumps are now impossible, the TTA has dispatched recon vessels to investigate....
This is all because I wanted my first Company to be a group of civilians, made up of Stuntmen and test pilots, their frames are either experimental, or retrofitted for combat. they are a guerrilla force on a previously peaceful system that isn't sure why war has broken out.