Lore

Hegemonic Guilds are the official bodies that control technology, commerce, and infrastructure across the galaxy. Having a Guild License matters — expired licenses mean your ship doesn't get serviced, your cargo doesn't get cleared, and the system police start paying attention.

Before humanity spread through the galaxy, another civilization — the **Ur** (sometimes called the Precursors) — built the jump gate network. They have been gone for a very long time. What they left behind still shapes the sector.

The Procyon Sector is a distant, underdeveloped corner of Hegemonic space — far enough from the galactic Core that the Hegemon pays it little attention. Four star systems, dozens of worlds, and a tangle of jump gates connect a region full of opportunity, danger, and ancient mystery.

The **Way** is the name given to a poorly-understood force that permeates the galaxy. Those who can access it — called **mystics** — can sense things at a distance, move objects, read minds, and do stranger things still. The Way seems to be connected to the Precursor (Ur) ruins scattered across the

The Hegemony is predominantly human — or close to it. The most commonly found xenos are those that can breathe human atmospheres, function in near-1G gravity, and are roughly human-sized. Many have modifications suited to their homeworlds: more eyes, extra arms, gills, different skin colors, tentacl