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Due to the detection of heavy metals in orbit around the star, Tau Ceti was the next target of the Eridani Trust. After a 6 year voyage, Tau Ceti Station was established and use to communicate with the many small communities set up to mine heavy elements from the stars orbit, especially iridium, palladium, platinum, and tungsten. Tau Ceti remained a profitable asset for the Eridani Trust up through the [[Sirius Conflict]], which enabled it to engage in a protracted war with superior reserves of vital resources. Due to its importance as a staging area for the mining of asteroids and dust clouds orbiting Tau Ceti, it has the distinction of being the only wormhole in free orbit around its star despite being in the presence of planetoids with atmospheres. | Due to the detection of heavy metals in orbit around the star, Tau Ceti was the next target of the Eridani Trust. After a 6 year voyage, Tau Ceti Station was established and use to communicate with the many small communities set up to mine heavy elements from the stars orbit, especially iridium, palladium, platinum, and tungsten. Tau Ceti remained a profitable asset for the Eridani Trust up through the [[Sirius Conflict]], which enabled it to engage in a protracted war with superior reserves of vital resources. Due to its importance as a staging area for the mining of asteroids and dust clouds orbiting Tau Ceti, it has the distinction of being the only wormhole in free orbit around its star despite being in the presence of planetoids with atmospheres. | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 17 May 2017
The Eridani Trust is a corporate manorialist coalition of super-companies formerly based in Epsilon Eridani on Janus. It owned the planets Janus and Gaia as well as settlements in Tau Ceti. Most of the company was taken over in a coup by the Sirius Military Consulate during the Sirius Conflict. Today most of the trust's holdings in other systems have broken up into separate companies or have been bought up by other trusts and its future remains greatly in doubt. James is a member of the Eridani Trust.
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History
Beginnings on Janus
The Eridani Trust began as one of the first private speculative ventures into other solar systems. Thanks to new astrological evaluations made by Sirius Station, an Earth-like planet with a high probability of liquid water was estimated to be in orbit around the star Epsilon-Eridani. After the 9 years and 142 days, Daedalus 4 arrived at Epsilon Eridani to discover that it was inhabited by native alien life, albeit unintelligent. The Eridani Trust now owned the only wormhole, and effectively the planet. This planet was christened Janus, as it would provide an astrological staging area for future jumps beyond Sirius, opening new doors for the Trust.
Settlement of Tau Ceti
Main Article: Tau Ceti.
Due to the detection of heavy metals in orbit around the star, Tau Ceti was the next target of the Eridani Trust. After a 6 year voyage, Tau Ceti Station was established and use to communicate with the many small communities set up to mine heavy elements from the stars orbit, especially iridium, palladium, platinum, and tungsten. Tau Ceti remained a profitable asset for the Eridani Trust up through the Sirius Conflict, which enabled it to engage in a protracted war with superior reserves of vital resources. Due to its importance as a staging area for the mining of asteroids and dust clouds orbiting Tau Ceti, it has the distinction of being the only wormhole in free orbit around its star despite being in the presence of planetoids with atmospheres.
Acquisition of Gaia
Main Article: Gaia.
Settlement of Persephone
Main Article: Persephone.
Sirius Conflict
Main Article: Sirius Conflict.
