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The Lyran Veil is a group of 29 star systems located within the Local Supercluster. The cluster includes 12 colonized systems and several countries including the Commonwealth of Sailastra, Federal Union of Vega, and Democratic Republic of Vega. These states are classified as non-legacy nations, emerging entirely in the post-Earth era.
Etymology
Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre"). The Lyran Veil takes its name from the small constellation of the same name, which was visible from Earth. It, in turn, took its name from the lyre of the Ancient Greek mythological bard Orpheus - whose music could quell dangerous monsters and charm even inanimate objects.
Astrography
The Lyran Veil is situated coreward of the Local Cluster, spinward of the Mare Nostrum, and rimward of the Tannhauser Gate.
Star Systems
Core
- Vega
- Kona
- Mistral
- Coromuel
- Minuano
- Sirocco
- Pampero
- Harmattan
- Khansin
- Tsiokantimo
- Khazri
- Whitaker
- Virya
- Vasanta
- Sailastra
- Syamantaka
- Kancan
- Ghazwat
- Vereda
- Brilhando
- Shurdhi
- Leuchtfeuer
- Neurath
Outer
- Naga
- Pilgerweg
- Fervenz
- Desfiladero
- Nixie
- Liesma
Tranlight Strings
There area a total of 32 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Lyran Veil. There are four nexus systems in the Lyran Veil, with each system having at least four translight strings converging on them: Vega, Pilgerweg, Sailastra, and Desfiladero.
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| Lyran Veil - Tannhauser Gate | Pilgerweg - Nachtmusik | |
| Lyran Veil - Mare Nostrum | Pilgerweg - Vorzeichen | |
| Lyran Veil - Spinward | Naga - Garuda | Naga - Dvaraka |
| Lyran Veil - Local Cluster | Vega - Cepheus | Leisma - Cassiopeia |
Astropolitics
| Flag | Common and Formal Names | Alignment | Settled Worlds | Population | Capital System | Capital Planet | Capital City | Classification |
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Commonwealth of Sailastra | Sailastra | Small Power | |||||
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Federal Republic of Vega |
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History
The Divide
Mandate for the Vega Colonies
The colonization of the Vega Cluster began in 2083 with the establishment of the Mandate for the Vega Colonies, the first extrasolar colony founded by nongovernmental interests. By 2130, the Commonwealth of Vega surpassed the United Centauri Republic economically, becoming the largest economy in the Local Supercluster.
The Recovery
Lyra Campaigns
In 2184, mankind's first interstellar war was declared by the Commonwealth of Vega on the Altair Colonial Administration - marking the beginning of what is now known as the Lyra Campaigns. In 2187, the Lyra Campaigns were brought to an end by the ratification of the Vega Accords.
The Cold War
First Solar War
In 2208, the Commonwealth of Vega declared war on the United Centauri Republic, beginning the First Solar War. This conflict would last for five years, resulting in an armistice recognizing Vegan territorial gains and sovereignty.
Second Solar War
In 2229, what would become known as the Second Solar War began with an invasion of the Sirius Federation by the Commonwealth of Vega. Joining Vega were the Republic of Vesta, United States of Juno, Silvanus Colonial Republic, Barrosa Colonial Republic, Jarandi Colonial Republic, and Kassar-Antrali Colonial Republic. Joining Sirius were the nascent Solar Treaty Organization members of the United Centauri Republic and United Provinces of Tau Ceti, as well as the Apollo Colonial Republic. Although the war initially went in Vega's favor, meeting a high-water mark in 2231 with the destruction of the bulk of the United Centauri Republic fleet in the Battle of Cygnus, the war would be brought to a decisive end that same year by the intervention of the German Reich.
Territories of Vega occupied by the German Reich shortly thereafter, in 2233, split to form the Axis Powers backed Federal Union of Vega. The remainder formed the Republic of Vega (Later, Democratic Republic of Vega).
First Vega War
Following the formal entry of the Federal Union of Vega into the Axis Powers in 2258, it began a sanctioned invasion of the Republic of Vega in 2259. This conflict would become known as the First Vega War. Although neither the German Reich nor Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formally joined the war, their fleets would meet in 2262 in the Fleet Action Off Vega - possibly the largest naval battle in human history. Soon thereafter, in 2263, the First Vega War would be brought to a formal end in a stalemate. The following year, the Democratic Republic of Vega would formally join the Communist Interstellar.
Contemporary Issues
The Vega Crisis
Identified by the Champlain Group, and other analytical groups, as of one of nine crisis points in the Orion Arm with the potential to spark a war between superpowers, the ongoing Cold War between the Axis Powers backed Federal Union of Vega and the Communist Interstellar backed Democratic Republic of Vega is the central astropolitical issue dominating the Vega Cluster and the larger Lyran Veil. As a part of these ongoing tensions, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has delivered tens of thousands of pre-positioned modules to the Vega system.
References
"Red Army Deploys Pre-Positioned Modules To Vega", Champlain Group