Encruzilhada Subcluster

Encruzilhada Subcluster
Location:	Amazonia Cluster
Star Systems:	10 Star Systems Core Encruzilhada Callao Cartagena Eyipantla Antillia Outer Zonda Brujula Roche Cassiterides Bacalao
Organizations:	2 Organizations International Institutions League of Nations USAS
Nations:	1 State Callao

The Encruzilhada Subcluster is a group of 10 star systems located within the Calypso Deeps. The subcluster includes one colonized system and one Lon-recognized country, the Bolivarian Republic of Callao. It is a non-legacy nation, emerging entirely in the post-Earth era and is currently in a conflict with the rebelling Callao People's Federation based out of the city of Palomino.

Astrography

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

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.

Star System	Astropolitics	Organizations	Settlment	Notes
Antillia
Bacalao
Brujula
Callao	Callao			Capital system of Callao.
Cartagena
Cassiterides
Encruzilhada
Eyipantla
Roche
Zonda
Regional Interstellar Travel
Encruzilhada - Eridanus Subcluster				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

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.