Ok, here comes my system and I rolled; Technology: 0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=42827), Environment: -2 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=42828), Resources: 2 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=42829), Connection: -1 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=42830).<br/><br/>Hmmm, exploring the system I take means something around using satelites and viewing neighbhor star systems? Then hostile environment means there are some significant natural hazards involved for sake of local survival. Then resource level there is one significant export (and world is considered rich someway) which is somereason important to local cluster. Connection wise I assume I am planet 6, so I have single connection to 7 then. Ok, here comes write up (if it needs edits I will do them);<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cartel</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><strong>History of Cartel Chapter I (first 1,000 years)</strong><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://th01.deviantart.net/fs40/300W/i/2009/036/f/a/blue_chakra_by_DrGanjalotzprease.jpg)</div>Cartel is natural rich planet and has always been. Around millenia ago from another system came a generation class starship, filled with humans, to explore this planet which originally was 'promising' inhabitable planet according far distance telescope scan but the numerous generations in space had evolved the planet overtime into a full lush planet rich with plants and animals and resources.<br/><br/>The ship remained orbit for another 100 years until it was blown up by inhabitants as it was running low on fuel and energy to sustain it's fligth and they did not want massive ship crash on the planet. During 100 years they moved their community from ship onto planet's surface. The travelers had come from far distant system which had very primitive space travel (think earth level tech). The humans settled into the planet. However Cartel despite being heart aching beautiful green/blue planet is not without dangers; the planet is filled with dangerous predators, some big as spaceships which can tear apart armies. But ever resourceful humans in planet have figured a way to live with their environment without being consumed by it entirely but living in planet is dangerous. More so as certain areas are filled with dangerous spores which can poison people whitting minutes or walk through jungle which leafs ooze poison and skin contact is enough slay travelers who get dragged into plants mouths and worked into as fertilizer.<br/><br/><strong>History of Cartel Chapter II (1,000-1,800 period)</strong><br/>For many years the planet remained as backwater paradise to human population until one day finally one their probes were found by more advanced space traveling cultures in cluster and managed reach contact. Then they started receive visitors and that was most life changing event in Cartel history which will later have massive cultural changes. Altough for many natural fauna richness and of course relaxing beauty of the gardens of Cartel promised a haven for any tourists or biologist explorers from other systems (as Cartel has numerous unique lifeforms, more five cluster planets combined worth of biology in single planet). The main and most important export Cartel provides for local cluster comes in form known as <em>C-Materia</em>. Surface of planet is steeming jungle, then comes layer filled with rocky caverns filled with water but when you reach to darkest depths of planet you find a fine solid super heated crystal interior. The crystal from that interior has special energy storing properties unseen any cluster and when one energy value was measured......it was seen it was a tremendous amount of energy per atom! A penny sized crystal works like super battery which can power light bulb for 20 thousand years! However this battery cannot be recharged and if structure is fractured after initial attuning it is impossible to repair.<br/><br/>So from lush haven tourist town Cartel instantly became number 1 portable energy battery exporter in whole cluster despite backwater nature of it's location. It instantly made Cartel heavily trafficked system by local near by clusters but Cartel itself having minimal traffick to outside. Mostly other planets and corporations come to Cartel than Cartel coming to them and Cartel more than is willing to such arrangement as their own tech level is not quite in same standard as in other planets. But considering booming trade it's matter of time before Cartel catches up. However because of the energy trade, instantly unsavory elements started form in Cartel. Mining companies and companies who handle the export packaging process for <em>C-Materia</em> grew influential and became corrupt from overwhelming wealth provided by being number one energy exporters. One most biggest companies handling the business is called Re-Shan corporation. Overtime said organizations grew more and more locally criminal mafia in nature which tolerates minimal to none rebelling or interference on their business and abuse their power everywhere they can and taking over other businesses as well. There are other but smaller corporations than Re-Shan who hold fierce competition over resources in form of back alley shootings, assassinations and sabotages which have at times held massive consequences to locals who often than not end up into cross-fire between companies.<br/><br/>Also there is growing concern with local biologist scientists who have noticed a most recently developing issue; parts of Cartel has started simply die. At first it came in form of infertility in local animals, then plants themselves started to die! So far these dying zones are very small but they are gradually growing and scientists haven't figured no way stop it. But they noticed one pattern; the parts where plants and animals have started suffer are spots which had been heavily mined for C-Materia from interior core. So they ran tests and they found a definate connection that the reason for lush life in Cartel is because of the energy radiating from C-Materia crystals! That the actual soil of the Cartel is in fact barren compared to other planets which have rich green life. All minerals, vitamins and everything what plants and animals need to grow big and richly comes from left over energy radiated from C-Materia which is transfered through Cartel's rich water network to planet's surface. As local purple sun provides no energy to sustain the plantlife or life in general. As said star is actually dying star and is matter of time before it starts to shrink to red dwarf.<br/><br/>After single publish of this article in public was quickly shot down combined might of corporations and have done their best dismiss them as wild rumors by tree hugging scientists who were misguided or bribed by some other energy company outside Cartel to spread lies. It's on debate does Re-Shan believe the data or not and are they guided entirely by greed or ignorance. But thing is now that all research and publishement regarding C-Materia became now illegal and only corporation laboratories are allowed to do any experimenting with C-Materia.<br/><br/><strong>History of Cartel Chapter III (+1,800 - present)</strong><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://freewallpaperspot.com/wallpapers/space-art-background-6-300x230.jpg)</div>Re-Shan was driven by both ignorance and greed, and so their mining operations effect on planet's well being became a fact. But the point where other planets scientific communities or tourist organizations realize permament loss of paradise were far too late to interfere. Cartel's ugly corporations had reinforced themselves very deep into society; using alien mercenaries, build energy weapon and shield manufacturing facilities arm their own troops and have got planetary defense systems. So military invasions were simply too costy and what came to military of space corps they cared nothing but that the crystals kept coming and Re-Shan ensured that planet's core still holds supplies for next thousand years or so. But already the extensive mining had harmed planet's biological structure and then zones with no life suddenly coalesced and in few short years whole planet became lifeless wasteland. A wasteland where atmosphere had simply died and as insult the cities are protected now by Re-Shan provided energy shields which provide humidity and breathable zones in planet. So literally same source which caused atmosphere collapse are now providing artificial atmosphere and they got rich while doing so!<br/><br/>As if sign, in same years when planet died on surface the once famed <em>purple sun</em> of Cartel turned shady redder....and has turned to bright red horizon in sky and not many generations folks remember the purple sun rays expect in art holos. Since fall of plants all tourism ended to planet but Cartel is no worse to wear with loss of it; it still thrives economically thanks corporations keeping much as possible in ahead in varied energy weapons, shields and tools which exploit C-Materia. But now with corporations running the show there is vast difference between rich and the poor. This difference has caused criminal activity to grow in Cartel overtime and corporations and criminals hold open warfare fights in the city over C-Materia, new energy tech or simply territory. Many illegal things are sale in market; slaves, drugs and weapons and so on. Many times the line between criminal gang or corporation sponsored shops is minimal and to Cartel folks there is simply no difference between criminals and corporations. Only difference is that corporations are just rich criminals. Life in once paradise has become hard, difficult and harsher than it ever was. But the tough survival spirit which has been heritage for centuries in Cartel's personality and genetics they adapt and learn to survive in this new society and world.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://www.hyjoo.com/customavatars/avatar75234_14.gif)</div><strong>Note about people of Cartel:</strong> Because of several generations living in Cartel the humans in said planet have developed some unique traits because of exposure to Cartel (and to C-Materia through drinking water) during lush era. All Cartel people have developed a glowing irises. Most common color is blue but green, topaz, white, red and purple are not unheard of. Their eyes glow in dark but their night vision is not anyway better than normal humans. But their overall physique, health, stamina, reflexes, thought speed, strenght etc is all above average in all charts when compared to other planet occupants. So besides C-Materia delivery for energy or varied energy using products, space corps come seek recruits from Cartel because Cartel people have such suppreme physiques which make them ideal soldiers. Cartel folk are not superhuman, but a poor healthed Cartel is comparable to slightly non-sporty citizen in other planet in comparison. Only best of best physical Cartel may reach supernatural results in tests which are hard to duplicate without cybernetics. This is still a fact even after their planet is basically half-dead and no longer there is much C-Materia in the water. It's simply so deep in their genetics that it has become permament part of them. So no 'new' Cartel people could be created from waste water what is left in Cartel, but the legacy of lush Cartel and it's once famed glow which once surrounded planet can be seen from glow from iris of these people.<br/><br/><strong>Aspects:</strong> "C-Materia", "The company owns this shit."</div></div>