Vilis Subsector
("F" : Spinward Marches)
The Vilis subsector was originally
explored
by the Sword
Worlds,
with individual planets surveyed and claimed by individual Sword
Worlds.
Limited colonization was undertaken, but activity was more in the line
of exploitation of readily available resources than settlement.
When
the
Imperials reached the
subsector, extensive Imperial colonization
displaced
the Sword Worlders and led to the subsector's absorption by the
Imperium.
The communications link extending along the Imperial border from Regina
plunges through the heart of the Vilis subsector. While the coreward
portion of the region is the demilitarized neutral zone shared with the
Zhodani
Consulate, the
rimward
edge
of the area borders on the loose confederation known as the Sword
Worlds.
Along the Imperial border runs the xboat
route which connects Regina with the subsector capital
at
Frenzie.
In times of tension, the exposed location of this subsector makes the
area
a prime military position.
One of the major astrographic
features of this subsector is the Abyss,
a region of low stellar density that extends into the Vilis, Lanth,
and Lunion
subsectors.
Vilis (1119 Spinward Marches A593943-A) was
the
original subsector capital, settled in 240 by colonists from Gungnir
(1221 Spinward Marches B444779-8). Garda-Vilis (1118
Spinward
Marches
B978868-A) was colonized from Vilis in 290; the name means New
Vilis.
In 470, much of the subsector was absorbed by the Imperium, and that
absorption
is one of the reasons cited by the Sword Worlds for its membership in
the
Outworld
Coalition and participation in the First
Frontier War.
Arden (1011 Spinward Marches C5549CB-8),
capital of the Arden
Federation (with two colonies in adjacent Jewell
subsector) is a former Imperial world which has established its
independence
and neutrality. The world used to be a neutral meeting place for
Imperial
and Zhodani
negotiators, until 1108 when Quar was chosen instead.
Since the
end
of the Frontier War era
and the warming of Zhodani / Imperial
relations,
its importance as neutral territory has waned.
World 728-907, recently surveyed, is a large inhabitable
world
with no evidence of higher animal life although extensive forestation
and
insect presence have been noted. The Ministry of Colonization has
designated the world for seeding within the next century, with a view
to
colonization upon availability of personnel and funds.
The starport on Caloran has recently been upgraded from
class
D to class C.
Since Sup.3, the government type of Vilis has been changed
from
3 to 4.
The red zone status of Zeta 2 has been imposed since the
Sup.3
survey.
The TL of 728-907 has been upgraded from 0 to 2 since the
Sup.3
survey.
-cam MW
-SMC spin
-RSB ds