Encruzilhada Subcluster

Encruzilhada Subcluster
Location:	Calypso Deeps
Star Systems:	10
Nations:	Callao

The Encruzilhada Subcluster is a group of 10 star systems located within the Calypso Deeps. The subcluster includes one colonized system and a single country, the Bolivarian Republic of Callao. It is a non-legacy nation, emerging entirely in the post-Earth era.

Etymology

The Portuguese word encruzilhada translates to "crossroads" or "intersection" in English. It may also be used as a term to figuratively to describe a difficult situation.

Astrography

The Encruzilhada Subcluster is situated trailward of the Pillars of Hercules and rimward of the Amazonia Cluster.

Star Systems

Core

• Encruzilhada
• Callao
• Cartagena
• Eyipantla
• Antillia

Outer

• Zonda
• Brujula
• Roche
• Cassiterides
• Bacalao

Translight Strings

There are a total of nine charted translight strings connecting the 10 star systems of the Encruzilhada Subcluster. Three of these translight strings, those leading further into the Calypso Deeps, are weak and unstable. The Encruzilhada system is the subcluster's nexus, with five strings converging there.

Regional Interstellar Travel
Encruzilhada - Coreward	Encruzilhada - Tau Eridanus
Encruzilhada - Amazonia Cluster	Encruzilhada - Alvares Cabral
Encruzilhada - Hydrus Expanse	Encruzilhada - Alpha Hydrus
Encruzilhada - Golden Horn	Bacalao - Callwood
Encruzilhada - Pillars of Hercules	Roche - Charybdis
Encruzilhada - Calypso Deeps	Roche - Gonzalo

Astropolitics

Flag	Common and Formal Names	Alignment	Settled Worlds	Population	Capital System	Capital Planet	Capital City	Classification
	Bolivarian Republic of Callao	Union of South American States			Callao			Small Power