The Rubicon

The Rubicon
Location:	Elysian Fields
Star Systems:	9
Nations:	Aurelia Boreale Kitiya Mdina Petrarca

The Rubicon is a group of nine star systems located at rimward edge of the Elysian Fields. The subcluster includes six colonized systems and at least six countries, including the Federation of Aurelia, People's Republic of Kitiya, Mdina Colonial Republic, Colonial Republic of Boreale, and Petrarca Colonial Republic. These states are all classified as non-legacy nations, emerging entirely in the post-Earth era.

Etymology

From Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”). "Crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom meaning to pass a point of no return. It is an allusion to the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar’s crossing of a river in northeastern Italy, indicating his intention to begin a civil war.

Astrography

The Rubicon is situated rimward of the Elysian Fields, spinward of the Acadian Expanse, coreward of the Sunset Gates, and trailward of the Argentine Arm.

Star Systems

Core

• Petrarca
• Capriccio
• Avanti
• Kitiya
• Mdina

Outer

• Boreale
• Aurelia
• Vivaldi
• Sardus

Translight Strings

There are a total of 10 charted translight strings connecting the nine star systems of The Rubicon. The Avanti system is the subcluster's nexus, with four strings converging there.

Regional Interstellar Travel
Rubicon - Bolivar Sea	Quito - Boreale
Rubicon - Acadian Expanse	Sardus -
Rubicon - Sunset Gates	Aurelia -

Astropolitics

Flag	Common and Formal Names	Alignment	Settled Worlds	Population	Capital System	Capital Planet	Capital City	Classification
	Federation of Aurelia				Aurelia			Regional Power
	Colonial Republic of Boreale				Boreale			Small Power
	People's Republic of Kitiya				Kitiya			Middle Power
	Mdina Colonial Republic				Mdina			Small Power
	Petrarca Colonial Republic				Petrarca			Small Power

References

"75,000 Troops & 200 Aerospace Craft To Reinforce French Presence In The 'Aurelian Gate'", Champlain Group