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Nusantara System
Type: Star System Trade Goods: Spices, exotic jewels, drugs, weapons
Overview
Nusantara features many moons orbiting the large gas giant Ashtari Cloud. The Nusantarans are natural spacers living in thousands of habitats spread across the moons, asteroids, and stations throughout the system.
They speak an Arabic dialect and most follow a syncretic faith called Dīn-i Ilāhī (Religion of God). There are as many faiths as there are stars in the sky, but they are all one and the same.
Major Planets and Moons
Ashtari Cloud System:
- Ashtari Cloud - Gas giant with the Maelstrom storm
- Javon - Large moon with urban centers, agriculture (5M pop, terraformed)
- Serambi - Medium moon, mining, toxic atmosphere, radiation pockets
- Lazuna - Spaceport shipyards, hollowed asteroid with domed cities
Other Bodies:
- Min Dan - Desert planet, failed terraforming, temples
- Min Dara - Forested moon
- Palvaya - Planetoid with water moon
- Suluna - Shipbuilders, pirate haven
- Celeva - Mining asteroid, ancient ruins, death cult
- Timara - Spices, hydrocarbons, void botanist settlement
- Putriea - Death world, living planet
Stations and Infrastructure:
- Nusantara Gate - Dormant jumpgate
- Tanjung Station - Mandate naval base
- Maelstrom - Turbulent gas giant, pirate haven
Cultural Notes
- Language: Arabic dialect
- Religion: Dīn-i Ilāhī (syncretic monotheism)
- Lifestyle: Natural spacers, thousands of habitats
- Society: Diverse faiths unified under one concept
Major Factions
See Nusantara Factions for detailed list, including:
- Ashtari Cult - Precursor worshipers
- 12 Finger Guilds - Mining oligarchs from Serambi
- Cobalt Syndicate - Spacer guild controlling shipyards
- Maelstrom Corsairs - Pirates from the gas giant
- Night Speakers - Mystics seeking Precursor artifacts
Related
- Golden Triangle (sector)
- Nusantara Doc (detailed faction info)