Endup
(0436 Deneb,
0406 Gulf; D6939EG-9)
Heavily exploited for centuries for heavy metals, using
convicted Imperial
criminals as forced labor, Endup is now controlled by a
religious autocracy.
The "Ward of Vision" is seldom seen by the populace and is believed by
them to be an all-seeing, all-knowing god. Local technology is
limited
to level 3 and the Ward uses his own superior technology to cow the
populace.
The lower elevations are polluted with unhealthful gases; the average
lifespan
is only 45 years. The higher elevations have pure air but are
forbidden
to the people on pain of death. The Ward encourages visits by
offworlders,
whom he hails to the population as visiting gods from the heavens.
-TD19 den