Gallicinae:
A small white dwarf star located in the Foundling Worlds near the border of the Void Dancer's Roil, the star of Gallicinae destroyed most bodies in the solar system when it expanded to a red giant, save for an extremely large gas giant (Gallicinae Prime). This giant drifted inwards due to the gravitational disruptions, to the point where its upper atmosphere is now being dragged towards the star.
The atmosphere of the giant is rich in elements used in the manufacture of promethium, and the circumstances make it extremely easy to harvest, leading to an enterprising Rogue Trader establishing a mining colony on the largest surviving moon, and a space dock in the upper atmosphere of the planet.
This proved extremely profitable until the original founder was unable to pay his debts, and the deeds to the colony were seized by House Krin. Almost one year ago, the colony ceased communication and deliveries entirely. House Krin now needs someone to investigate, with a stake in the mining operation as a reward.
Solar System:
Gallicinae: The star is a young white dwarf, approximately 1.1 solar masses. Estimates suggest it went nova less than twenty thousand years ago.
Gallicinae Prime: The gas giant is approximately 9 Jovian masses, most of which is a lightweight but very deep atmosphere. The orbit of the planet has caused large amounts of atmospheric material to be freed from the planet's gravity, both being absorbed into the star and forming a large ring around it. Gallicinae Prime has seven moons, three of which are inhabited, and one artificial satellite.
Station Gamma-Rho 17 (pop. 50,000 + 100,000 ship crew): This large spaceborne refinery is where the harvested gases are processed using a fleet of three Goliath-class factory ships, and then sent to Gallicinae Alpha via transports.
Gallicinae Alpha (pop. 200 + servitors): The closest of the moons, the surface of this world is highly unstable due to tidal forces, resulting in heavy volcanism. The Adeptus Mechanicus have launched a mobile refinery on this world, to prospect for rare elements.
Gallicinae Beta (pop. 50,000 app): The largest moon of the planet may have been a dwarf planet once, captured during the disruption following the nova. With 55% Terran gravity, a thin atmosphere, and a magnetic field to provide protection from radiation, it houses a refining colony at the south pole. The name of the appointed adminstrator was Geled Mandamus.
Gallicinae Epsilon (pop. 30): A small and unremarkable moon with a thick, but unbreathable, atmosphere. The original Rogue Trader who founded the colony also bore a group of pilgrims here. An eccentric but harmless sect of Drusians, they held that they had been given a divine mission to create a perfect likeness of the Saint, to be borne at the forefront of the armies that crusade in his name, something that required isolation. They were given an austere monastery-colony and left to get on with it. Apart from occasional drops of food, nothing had been heard from them for years before contact was lost.
Objectives:
Maximum Priority:
Ensure the safety of Station Gamma-Rho 17
Ensure the safety of the refining facility.
High Priority:
Ensure the safety of the system fleet (3 refinery ships, 3 heavy transports, 1 defence monitor).
Ensure the safety of the mining crawler and the Tech-Priest crew.
Moderate Priority:
Ensure the safety of the colony inhabitants (though they are expendable in the event of secession, rebellion or threats to the infrastructure).
Investigate the sculptor's colony.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:12, Tue 14 Dec 2021.
