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The Magellan Subcluster is a group of three star systems located in the Calypso Deeps. The region contains no sovereign states, and settlement is limited to station populations and scattered, unrecognized fringe colonies. It is notably the site of a failed megacorp-backed colonization effort in the early decades of the Cold War. The project collapsed in part due to the region’s pervasive criminal element. The subcluster remains an extremely dangerous area of space, with active piracy, yet it is used by both corporations and other actors that desire a clandestine route further into the Deeps.
Astrography
The Magellan Subcluster is located on the edge of the Calypso Deeps near the Golden Horn. It consists of the Magellan, Cartagena, and Salle systems.
Etymology
The Magellan Subcluster is named after the Magellan-Elcano Expedition, a 16th century Spanish expedition which achieved the first circumnavigation of Earth. With the exception of Gonzalo, the names of the stars of this subsector are derived from the nine foremost captains of the voyage, from Ferdinand Magellan to Juan Sebastian Elcano.