====== New Eden ======

===== Dragonstar Rising =====

. . . **The Age of Space**

In 2048, however, the first habitable planet was discovered.

Dubbed New Eden, it was far from a paradise; a high level of volcanic activity resulted in a badly polluted atmosphere.

However, even though humans had to wear [[filter masks]] on its surface, it was well worth colonizing.

New Eden had its own lifeforms and ecology, and was certainly a habitable world.

The crowded peoples of [[Earth]] were elated, and [[Startech]], the corporation which discovered it, skyrocketed in value.

While [[Startech]] instituted the first [[Colonization Program]], the other [[exploration corporations]] went back to their hunt.

. . . **Expansion**

Once New Eden had been discovered, the nature of space exploration began to change.

. . . **Maecenas, Inc.**

In 2099, when [[Startech]] military units killed 16 student demonstrators at [[New Eden University]], Hryken led the inquiry which resulted in significant penalties for Startech.

. . . **The Border Wars**

In 2161, the first [[Dragonstar raid]] was launched.

Four [[StrikeRails]] lanced through the New Eden system, and in the wake of the [[Dragonstar]] that rose over that world a well-guarded installation which produced all the giant lenses for the Starguild's shipboard lasers was ruined and on fire.

. . . **Hryken's Family and Advisors**

[[Katherine Vallone]] was a writer, teacher, and historian before she met [[Jonathan Hryken]].

She belonged to the faculty of [[New Eden University]] when 16 demonstrators were killed by the [[Startech]] military.

. . . **Senior Guild Members**

Once New Eden was discovered by [[Startech]], however, tension entered the partnership [with Autotron].

Startech had set aside exploration and was rapidly developing New Eden.

. . . **Martial Houses**

One [UCP-contracted Drop Troop] strike was directed at each of two members of [[Autotron]]'s Board who had been instrumental in the surrender, two were attempts to rescue his elder brother and sister, who were [[Startech]] prisoners awaiting trial, and one was aimed at [[Startech]]'s corporate headquarters on New Eden.

===== ALIENS Adventure Game =====

. . . **Making and Spending Money**

While the normal price list is correct for Earth and the major Colonies such as Micor and New Eden, most prices are tripled on normal Colonies and quadrupled on Terraforming and Mining Worlds.

. . . **Worlds**

There are five [[Major Worlds]] at present ([[Alexandria]], [[Hilo]], [[Micor]], New Eden, and [[Tartarus]]), and all are being rapidly developed by the Corporations which own them.

. . . **Hyperdyne Sector**
To combat these obstacles, [[Hyperdyne]] was forced to develop new routes for its commerce.

The routes include the [[Hilo]]-New Eden link, and the long, desolate trip from [[New Chicago]] to [[Honeycomb]].

. . . **New Eden Sector**
This Sector was the first to yield an Earthlike world, the planet of New Eden itself.

Exploration was handled by a coalition which renamed itself [[New Eden JV]] after the world which made it rich.

This Sector is comparatively stable, compared to the strife of the [[CSC Sector]] and the danger and uncertainty of the [[Borodino Sector]].

The [[New Eden Sector]] lies straight down from [[Earth]] on the [[Star Map]].

**[[Grendel]]**: There is substantial light industry, and the world was a major stopping point for travel among [[Micor]], New Eden, [[Relitor]]((Weyland-Yutani in ALIENS)), and [[Hilo]].

**[[Exeter]]**: It is primarily a [[service port]] for shipping to and from New Eden.

**New Eden**: This was the first ideal world discovered by Humanity, and it made the coalition of Corporations which found it extremely rich.

This coalition solidified into a mega-Corporation in the years which followed, and now calls itself [[New Eden JV]].

New Eden/JV has a strange Corporate structure that is like a smaller version of the Starguild((ICC in ALIENS)), with the New Eden/JV entity itself functioning as a sort of umbrella and the various components retaining their own identities and goals.

Control of New Eden/JV is determined along democratic lines, with each member Corporation receiving votes based on its wealth and rate of growth.

When New Eden was discovered, it had an almost ideal climate and environment.

Only rudimentary lifeforms existed on the world, but it proved to be an easy terraforming job.

The world is now completely terraformed, and has a population of 200 million.

The world was colonized very rapidly, and was a spur to the growth of all the involved Corporations and the rest of Humanity as well.

The most talented people in the member Corporations were transferred to New Eden, where they were able to work in an unusual environment that rival Corporations consider a drawback;

personnel on New Eden can easily change their employment from one member of New Eden/JV to another.

This guarantees that everyone is well treated and that real talent is rewarded.

Elsewhere in the Starguild((ICC in ALIENS)), it is very difficult to change Corporations, and this has resulted in stagnation as internal politics became more important than good work.

The good treatment afforded the employees of New Eden/JV has prevented the member Corporations from truly maximizing their short-term profits, but because of their unique business environment and since the wealth produced by New Eden has been so great, they have been somewhat magnanimous.

Other Corporations generally elect to increase their profits by giving the employees as little as possible, and point to New Eden/JV as an example of inefficiency and bad management.

Regardless, New Eden is a prosperous and self-sufficient world, its population has a great deal of freedom, and the member Corporations are all growing quickly and smoothly.

**[[Cyrus]]**: At present, the atmosphere is toxic and contains insufficient oxygen, and the world's greatest value is that it is one step on the recently completed New Eden-[[Hilo]] route.

[[Cyrus]] is being terraformed by [[New Eden JV]], and colonial development will probably begin within the next twenty years.

**[[Medusa]]**:  It lies on the route that links New Eden with [[Hilo]], and is early in a terraforming program being managed by [[New Eden JV]].

**[[Panamar]]**: This is another terraforming project for [[New Eden JV]].

**[[Morning Glory]]**: This is the base camp for [[New Eden JV]]'s attempt to link up with [[Micor]] through [[Morningstar]].

. . . **Micor Sector**

**[[Morningstar]]**: The rulers of [[Micor]] have apparently decided that a direct route to New Eden is not in their best interests, and they are dragging their feet.

. . . **Major Installations**

The [[Major Worlds]] are [[Alexandria]], [[Tartarus]], [[Micor]], New Eden, and [[Hilo]], and each is described in Chapter 3. :!:

. . . **Mission Ideas**

NM Enterprises, a mid-sized Corporation, was recently bought out by one of the major Corporations of the ICC in a hostile takeover.

(The GM should make this the largest Corporation in the Character's area;

[[Hyperdyne]], [[CSC]], and [[New Eden JV]] are good candidates.)

===== L.E.G.ionnaire =====

. . . **BrutalVision**

In 2080, the largest of the [[BrutalVision]] riots occurred on New Eden;

a spontaneous orgy of violence, looting, and assaults on higher-caste persons which lasted for 6 days, until Imperial and [[Starcaste]] military forces were called in.

. . . **Skyhawk Martial House**

During the [[Second Corporate Wars]] in 2094, [[Startech]] was hard pressed for manpower and accepted the formation of a military unit made up of New Eden volunteers.

This unit was the brainchild of [[Rodrigo Vasker]], a career officer in Startech's military and a man of considerable charisma and presence.

Vasker recruited a Battalion of troops from New Eden, which included as officers and NCOs many survivors of the [[Colonial Wars]].

===== References =====
//Dragonstar Rising// [10400.1] §5.1, 5.2, 5.7, 5.12, 5.15, 7.5, 7.10, 7.12 \\
//ALIENS Adventure Game// [20200.1] §3.6, 3.8, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 5.12, 8.5 \\
//L.E.G.ionnaire// Vol.1, No. 3: August, 1990 §3.4 \\
//L.E.G.ionnaire// Vol.2, No. 5: August, 1993 §5.3 \\