Vorito

Vorito was originally established as a forward base by the Third Imperium around 500; back then, it was two hundred marines and technicians sitting in a dome, half of them listening for radiation bursts from Aslan scoutships and the other half listening to the winds howling outside in the wilderness. A small colony grew up to service the base, and then the General Development Corporation set up an office here. The protection and stability offered by the corporate presence attracted more settlers from the war-torn Kingdom of Drinax and from other worlds in the Borderlands. Vorito rapidly expanded into a financial centre, a place for human traders to gather on the edge of Aslan space. The Corporation invested in the planet’s infrastructure, and today thousands of domed cities dot the planet’s surface. Increasingly, the government of Vorito and the executives of GeDeCo became intertwined, until the world became a corporate asset. The Governor-General of Vorito is appointed by the GeDeCo board.   Vorito Highport was completed in 991, signalling a new and bold period in the world’s participation in Imperium/Hierate trade and in the development of the whole subsector. The Highport was a cutting-edge class A, a Technology Level 15 starport and shipyard capable of building new megafreighters and escorts for the Corporation.   In 1098, terrorists attacked and destroyed Vorito Highport. At the same time, assassins killed sixteen GeDeCo executives, including the Governor-General. Short of the Aslan landing marines on Vorito, there could not have been a clearer declaration of war from the Hierate on GeDeCo. (Experts on Aslan culture point out that while the use of assassins and bombs are permissible in a war of assassins, it would be dishonourable to do so without first declaring such a war. Therefore, either GeDeCo received such a declaration and ignored it, or the Aslan do not consider GeDeCo worthy of respect, or the attackers were not Aslan.)   The current starport and Tech Level ratings of Vorito reflect the damage done by these surprise assaults – GeDeCo estimates that by 1111, Vorito should be back up to Starport A and TL13.  

Name	Location	Bases	Statistics	Trade Codes	Travel Code	Allegiance	Gas Giants
Vorito	0709	Bases	E595ABB-A	In Hi	A	Imperium Client State	G