Local Cluster

Local Cluster
Location:	Local Supercluster
Subregions:	Apollo Subcluster Arcturus Subcluster Draconis Subcluster Juno Reach Solar Subcluster
Star Systems:	47
Nations:	Artemis Arcturus Banjuna-Mahara Callisto Centauri Republic Juno Kumasi Salamis Silvanus Sirius Tau Ceti Tetus Vesta

The Local Cluster is a group of 47 star systems located in the core of the Local Supercluster. The cluster includes 11 colonized systems and at least 15 nations: The Artemis Colonial Republic, the Union of Arcturan Republics, the Free State of Banjuna-Mahara, the Callisto Colonial Republic, the United Centauri Republic, the United States of Juno, the Kumasi Colonial Republic, the Salamis Colonial Republic, the Silvanus Colonial Republic, the Sirius Federation, the United Provinces of Tau Ceti, the Tetus People's Republic, and the Republic of Vesta. All of these states are classified as non-legacy nations, emerging entirely in the post-Earth era.

Etymology

The name "Local Cluster" follows the precedent established by the American astronomer Edwin Hubble's naming of the galaxy group including the Milky Way as the "Local Group". This is also why the Local Supercluster shares its name.

Astrography

The Local Cluster is situated coreward of the Calypso Deeps, spinward of the Indian Arm, rimward of the Lyran Veil, and spinward of the Amazonia Cluster.

Star Systems

Core

• Sol
• Alpha Centauri
• Epsilon Eridani
• Wolf 359
• Sirius
• Barnard's Star
• Tau Ceti
• Lalande
• Procyon
• Cygnus
• Alpha Lyrae
• Arcturus
• Artio
• Dael
• Nimrod
• Delta Draconis
• Sigma Draconis
• Theta Draconis
• Artemis
• Asclepius
• Leto
• Apollo
• Silvanus
• Dea Dia
• Vesta
• Juventas
• Agenoria
• Juno
• Flora

Outer

• Portunus
• Daphne
• Hera
• Janus
• Veritas
• Virtus
• Styx
• Orcus
• Ismarus
• Cepheus
• Cassiopeia
• Kerrigan
• Cassini
• Serafino
• Catania
• Tau Eridanus
• Rho Eridanus
• Alpha Eridanus

Translight Strings

There are a total of 57 charted translight strings connecting the 47 star systems of the Local Cluster. The cluster has seven nexus systems, each with at least 4 strings converging on them: Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Arcturus, Apollo, Silvanus, Portunus, and Tau Eridanus.

Regional Interstellar Travel
Local Cluster - Lyran Veil	Cepheus - Vega	Cassiopeia - Leisma
Local Cluster - Mare Nostrum	Kerrigan - Rinascita
Local Cluster - Amazonia Cluster	Cassini - Pico De Neblina
Local Cluster - Indian Arm	Styx - Sumeru	Veritas - Asraya	Janus - Muziris
Local Cluster - Calypso Deeps	Portunus - Terminus	Daphne - Athena	Tau Eridanus - Encruzilhada
Local Cluster - Spinward	Portunus - Odinokoye Pero

Astropolitics

Flag	Common and Formal Names	Alignment	Settled Worlds	Population	Capital System	Capital Planet	Capital City	Classification
	United Centauri Republic	African Union Solar Treaty Organization			Alpha Centauri			Great Power
	Sirius Federation	African Union Solar Treaty Organization			Sirius			Regional Power
	United Provinces of Tau Ceti	African Union Solar Treaty Organization			Tau Ceti			Regional Power
	Republic of Vesta	Non-Aligned Movement		283,100,000	Vesta		Vestalia	Middle Power
	United States of Juno	Solar Treaty Organization (Pending)		176,370,000	Juno		Al Merideen	Middle Power
	Artemis Colonial Republic	Orion Treaty Organization			Artemis			Middle Power
	Union of Arcturan Republics				Arcturus			Middle Power
	Callisto Colonial Republic				Callisto			Middle Power
	Silvanus Colonial Republic	Leans Orion Treaty Organization		77,334,000	Silvanus			Middle Power
	Tetus People's Republic	Leans Communist Interstellar		23,290,000	Silvanus	Tetus	Tetus City	Middle Power
	Salamis Colonial Republic	Non-Aligned Movement		14,739,016	Dea Dia			Small Power
	Kumasi Colonial Republic			8,607,585	Dea Dia			Small Power
	Free State of Banjuna-Mahara			5,383,184	Dea Dia			Small Power

References

"IDIZ Incursions Heighten India-Brazil Tensions", Champlain Group

"Centauri Shark Attacks Spark Fears Ahead of International Regatta", Champlain Group

"Fears of Military Coup in Tetus Colonial Republic", Champlain Group

"Tetus: Reports Allege Soviet Starships Over Capital City; President Killed", Champlain Group

"Tetus: 'Captain' Vasquez Declares New Government, Denies COMINTERN Ties", Champlain Group

"Tetus: "Nothing Ruled Out" in O.T.O. Response, Says Official", Champlain Group

"Tetus: Former President Fled So Quickly, "Mountain" of Narcotics Left Behind In Palace", Champlain Group

"Silvanus News Blackout Ends. Former Tetus President Alive, In Exile", Champlain Group

"Sirius President Maya Garcia Arrives In Juno As Former Rivals Aim To Strengthen Strategic Ties", Champlain Group

"70+ Feared Dead Following Attack by '300-Foot' Shark At Azure Seas Regatta, Witnesses Report", Champlain Group

"Son of Rundle Inc. CIO Among Arrested After Private Staryacht Breaches Solar Quarantine", Champlain Group

"Supercarrier 'Chungmugong Yi Sun-Sin' Arrives In Sigma Draconis Ahead of First Port Visit", Champlain Group

"Protests Spread Across Juno, Vesta Following Announcement of SaTO Membership Plan", Champlain Group

"Vesta To Accelerate Militarization of Agenoria System Ahead of SaTO Expansion", Champlain Group

"Juno Officials: Vestan Warships 'Increasingly Provocative' After SaTO Agreement", Champlain Group

"German Warship's Unexpected Visit To Vesta Fuels Speculation", Champlain Group

"Tau Ceti Closes Out 2285 Olympics With Bombastic Ceremony", Champlain Group

"Vestan Aerospace Fighter Shot Down in Contested Flora System", Champlain Group

"Geopolitics of the Juno Reach (2285)", Champlain Group

"Vesta Recalls Its Ambassador To Juno As League of Nations Takes Sides", Champlain Group

"Vesta Recognizes Tetus Revolutionary Government. Will Provide Arms & Cash", Champlain Group

"Indian Naval Armada Sparks Diplomatic Row In Bolivar Sea Exercise", Champlain Group