Welcome to the Talos Sector
End the Quiet
The golden age of humanity spanned the galaxy, and the Scream destroyed it all in minutes. The mysterious emanation rippled across the stars, killing billions and destroying all interstellar technology. Isolated from support, entire colonies went extinct, and survivors had no way of contacting each other. Centuries later, planets have redeveloped space-faring technology. They've reached across the void for long-lost connections, and built new alliances on the promise of shared success.Start a Riot
Today, promises go unfilled and peace has become a tenuous suggestion. Distrust grows between planets and governments, encouraging all to take selfish routes to get what they want. Piracy surges as interstellar alliances crumble. Ancient, advanced technology is in high demand, and many are willing to pay any cost to claim it. Meanwhile, virtual intelligences disappear from homes and businesses. New fears fill people's minds, giving psychic individuals some reprieve from being society's favorite scapegoat.Live Until You Die
With tensions rising, the average person is left with a choice: weather the storm or march into it. As peaceful as planetary life may seem, the chaos lingers on the horizon and will eventually reach everyone. We all have a chance to take a stand. What matters is what we stand for.End the Quiet
The golden age of humanity spanned the galaxy, and the Scream destroyed it all in minutes. It rippled across the stars, killing billions and destroying all interstellar technology. Isolated from support, entire colonies went extinct, and survivors had no way of contacting each other. Centuries later, planets have redeveloped space-faring technology. They've reached across the void for long-lost connections, and built new alliances on the promise of shared success.Start a Riot
Today, promises go unfilled and peace has become a tenuous suggestion. Distrust grows between planets and governments, encouraging all to take selfish routes to get what they want. Piracy surges as interstellar alliances crumble. Ancient, advanced technology is in high demand, and many are willing to pay any cost to claim it. Meanwhile, virtual intelligences disappear from homes and businesses. New fears fill people's minds, giving psychic individuals some reprieve from being society's favorite scapegoat.Live Until You Die
With tensions rising, the average person is left with a choice: weather the storm or march into it. As peaceful as planetary life may seem, the chaos lingers on the horizon and will eventually reach everyone. We all have a chance to take a stand. What matters is what we stand for.There's Always More to Discover
A holographic virtual intelligence walks you through checking your luggage before a robotic expert system carts your bags to your ship. It will take two weeks to reach your destination: a planet on the other side of the galaxy, where you'll attend a school dedicated to teaching psychic abilities. You absently read the minds of people around you while you wait. Nearby, a newscaster discusses the implications of newly-uncovered alien ruins, and whether it's true there's even an alien living among us as a human.
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Map Legend
| Traversable stellar systems. Home to mining operations and rest stops, but no colonized planets. | |
| Key planetary locations supporting human life. Most represent a single stellar system, but Livonia and Janus orbit the same star. | |
| Distance between systems through metadimensional space, unrelated to their physical location in the galaxy. |
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Everyone is Hiding Something
You arrive at a rest stop carved from the inside of an asteroid. You have twenty-four standard hours to relax before the ship, fully resupplied, leaves for the second half of the journey. Shops offer a variety of paraphrenalia, from clothing to trinkets to food in styles from across the sector, and you spend more credits than you should buying souveniers. Your friends invite you to an interactive film about escaping from an Emerald Legion warship. It'd be more fun if you didn't know the names of family you never got to meet because of the Incursion.
Protectorate Crest by Rin Garnett
Emerald Legion Crest by Rin Garnett
Perimeter Agency Crest by Rin Garnett
Invincibles Insignia by Rin Garnett
Syndicate Emblem by Rin Garnett
Anyone Can Change History
The ship reaches the edge of the system and breaks free of the star's gravitational pull. The spike drive whirs into action and propels the ship into metadimensional space. Through the windows, the dark of space becomes a swirl of color, like swimming through oil. But your telepathy tells you something's wrong. Crew members have been having strange thoughts, and the usual pilot isn't at the helm. You and your friends have a plan to investigate, when the lights go out...
Night Knights Insignia by Rin Garnett
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Gal Pals Logo by Rin Garnett
Starting from the beginning, and thusly, this is a fantastic beginning, I hadn't seen it yet but even if I didn't already love your work this woulda hooked me and sold me 100%. So many potential stories to experience, so many amazing and interesting locales teased and laid out that could be discovered. As I turn over a new leaf to be more engaged in reading and exploring the wonderous imaginations of the community, I'm definitely including Talos en masse in that. :)
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy your stay :D
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