A medium Gaian world with a population over 3 billion. It is slightly on the dry side, with a dense, tainted atmosphere which is otherwise breathable by most people. It is TL 12, with a class A starport.

King Wilhelm rules the world as dictator, after inheriting the title from his father. There are other great houses, who hold considerable power on the world, splitting it up into different principalities.

There is heavy industry in orbit, and on the two small moons that orbit the main world. Most of the bodies in the system are being worked in some way.

The population tends to be concentrated in bands around the tropics, with over a billion people living in heavily urbanised areas. There are twelve cities with a population over 10 million, with the largest being New Chicago at 35 million which is home to the royal palace. The main starport is at Dakota City, population 24 million.

Given the dense, tainted atmosphere, cities tend to be unpleasant with considerable smog from industry. There are plenty of no-go areas in the cities, and though the law is strict and weapons of any type are prohibited, there are plenty of criminal elements that ignore these limitations.

There is little in the way of public health care, though cybernetics are readily available if you're willing to enter into long running repayment terms. The strict laws are more towards supporting the status quo, so there are few restrictions on what can be bought or sold other than weapons. Contracts between adults are deemed legal and biding, even to the point of allowing death. Getting into debt on the world is a very serious situation, and Travellers have been forbidden from leaving until their debts are paid.

The world is keen to embrace everything, and everyone, who is different. As well as being welcoming to off-worlders, they also seek to embrace the weird themselves, and body modification is common.

There are two K-type stars here - a K1 dwarf and a K9 dwarf. They are close binary companions, orbiting within 0.5AU of each other. The rest of the system orbits the common centre of gravity of the two.

• I - 0.8 AU - Cytherian
• II - 1.1 AU - New Colchis - EuGaian. Two moons.
• III - 2.5 AU - EuArean
• IV - 4.2 AU - EuArean, vacuum world.
• V - 6-7 AU - Elliptical orbit, icy Gelidian
• VI - 9-12 AU - Highly elliptical orbit, Gelidian

Civilian ships are not permitted beyond the 5 AU line without prior authorisation, this being the domain of the New Colchis navy.

There is a naval base and shipyards at the innermost moon of New Colchis, which controls an extensive sensor network that they claim allows them to pinpoint any ship within 100AU of the central system. They have system defence boats based at V and VI, to forbid access to civilians.

New Colchis produces a number of goods:

• Common Electronics, Industrial Goods, Manufactured Goods
• Advanced Electronics, Machine Parts, Manufactured Goods, Weapons, Vehicles
• Pharmaceuticals
• Vehicles
• Cybernetics, Illegal Cybernetics

New Colchis is in need of the following:

• Biochemicals
• Live Animals
• Uncommon Ore, Raw Materials
• Spices

Export of weapons larger than rifles requires an export license from the government, and they tend to limit where they can be shipped to.