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* [[New American Colonies]]
* [[New American Colonies]]
* [[Symphony Subcluster]]|num_star_systems=38+ Star Systems|organizations=*[[File:LoNFlag.png|45px]] [[League of Nations]]
* [[Symphony Subcluster]]|num_star_systems=38+ Star Systems|organizations=*[[File:LoNFlag.png|45px]] [[League of Nations]]
*[[Orion Treaty Organization]]
*[[File:OTOFlag.png|45px]] [[Orion Treaty Organization]]
*[[United Americas]]|num_organizations=3 Organizations|num_nations=1 State|num_subregions=4 Subclusters}}
*[[File:TempFlag_Waving.png|45px]] [[United Americas]]|num_organizations=3 Organizations|num_nations=1 State|num_subregions=4 Subclusters}}
 
The '''Sunset Gates''' is a cluster of 38 star systems located in the [[Sea of Clouds]]. The cluster includes 27 colonized systems belonging solely to the [[United States of America]]. As a [[Legacy Nation]], it shares strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to a nation that once existed on Earth.  
The '''Sunset Gates''' is a cluster of 38 star systems located in the [[Sea of Clouds]]. The cluster includes 27 colonized systems belonging solely to the [[United States of America]]. As a [[Legacy Nation]], it shares strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to a nation that once existed on Earth.  
== Etymology ==
An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.
Sunset: From Middle English ''son-sett'', ''Sonne set'', equivalent to ''sun'' +‎ ''set''.
Gates: From Middle English ''gate'', ''gat'', ''ȝate'', ''ȝeat'', from Old English ''ġeat'' (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic ''*gat'', from Proto-Germanic ''*gatą'' (“hole, opening”).


== Astrography ==
== Astrography ==
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=== Translight Strings ===
=== Translight Strings ===
There are a total of 31 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Amazonia Cluster. The Ilha De Vera Cruz system is the cluster's nexus, with five strings converging there.
There are a total of 31 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Amazonia Cluster. The Ilha De Vera Cruz system is the cluster's nexus, with five strings converging there.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%"
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! colspan="2" |Regional Interstellar Travel
!Subcluster
!Astropolitics
!Organizations
!Settlement
!Notes
|-
|[[New American Colonies]]
|[[File:AmericaFlag.jpg|45x45px]] [[United States of America|United States]]
|[[File:OTOFlag.png|45x45px]] [[Orion Treaty Organization]]
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|Capital subcluster of the United States.
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| rowspan="2" |Sunset Gates - Hydrus Subcluster
|[[Gateway Subcluster]]
|[[File:AmericaFlag.jpg|45x45px]] [[United States of America|United States]]
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|[[Symphony Subcluster]]
|[[File:AmericaFlag.jpg|45x45px]] [[United States of America|United States]]
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|[[McCrae Test and Training Range]]
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|-
! colspan="5" |Regional Interstellar Travel
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |Sunset Gates - Hydrus Subcluster
|ERR - Alpha Hydrus
|ERR - Alpha Hydrus
|-
|-
|McCrae - Alpha Hydrus
|McCrae - Alpha Hydrus
|-
|-
|Sunset Gates - Star of Albion
| colspan="4" |Sunset Gates - Star of Albion
|Atlantis - Avalon
|Atlantis - Avalon
|}
|}


== Astropolitics ==
== Etymology ==
{| class="wikitable"
An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.
!Flag
 
!Common and Formal Names
Sunset: From Middle English ''son-sett'', ''Sonne set'', equivalent to ''sun'' +‎ ''set''.
!Alignment
 
!Settled Worlds
Gates: From Middle English ''gate'', ''gat'', ''ȝate'', ''ȝeat'', from Old English ''ġeat'' (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic ''*gat'', from Proto-Germanic ''*gatą'' (“hole, opening”).
!Population
!Capital System
!Capital Planet
!Capital City
!Classification
|-
|[[File:AmericanFlag_Waving.png|center|135px]]
|'''United States''' – [[United States of America]]
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* [[Orion Treaty Organization]]
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|[[Independence Planetary System|Independence]]
|<div style="text-align:center">[[Columbia (planet)|Columbia]]</div>
|<div style="text-align:center">[[New Philadelphia]]</div>
|<div style="text-align:center">Superpower</div>
|}

Latest revision as of 16:02, 31 July 2025

Sunset Gates

Location:

Sea of Clouds

Subregions:

4 Subclusters

Star Systems:

38+ Star Systems

Core

  • Enterprise
  • Serendipity
  • Symphony
  • Mill
  • Voltaire
  • Heritage
  • Locke
  • Tranquility
  • Fortitude
  • Liberty
  • Mosaic
  • Independence
  • Belleau Wood
  • Harmony
  • Tradition
  • Determination
  • Hanlon
  • Integrity
  • Conscience
  • Progress
  • Constitution
  • Endeavor
  • Ambition

Outer

  • McCrae
  • Cantingny
  • Marne
  • Justice
  • Proclamation
  • Discovery
  • Possibility
  • Washington
  • Atlantis
  • Potomac
  • Blue Ridge
  • Denali
  • Katmai
  • Kobuk
  • Mont Saint-Quentin
  • Passchendaele

Organizations:

3 Organizations

Nations:

1 State

The Sunset Gates is a cluster of 38 star systems located in the Sea of Clouds. The cluster includes 27 colonized systems belonging solely to the United States of America. As a Legacy Nation, it shares strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to a nation that once existed on Earth.

Astrography

The Sunset Gates are situated trailward of the Hydrus Expanse, rimward of the Rubicon and is in the coreward-by-spinward edge of the Sea of Clouds. It consists of four constituent subclusters: the Gateway Subcluster, New American Colonies, Symphony Subcluster and the McCrae Test and Training Range.

Translight Strings

There are a total of 31 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Amazonia Cluster. The Ilha De Vera Cruz system is the cluster's nexus, with five strings converging there.

Subcluster Astropolitics Organizations Settlement Notes
New American Colonies United States Orion Treaty Organization Capital subcluster of the United States.
Gateway Subcluster United States
Symphony Subcluster United States
McCrae Test and Training Range
Regional Interstellar Travel
Sunset Gates - Hydrus Subcluster ERR - Alpha Hydrus
McCrae - Alpha Hydrus
Sunset Gates - Star of Albion Atlantis - Avalon

Etymology

An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.

Sunset: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun +‎ set.

Gates: From Middle English gate, gat, ȝate, ȝeat, from Old English ġeat (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).

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