Origin (star system)

Origin is a star system and the birthplace of Bravo Squadron.

Summary
Origin is a star system in the Cugnol Expanse of the Euclid Galaxy.

Named for its largest planet, the Origin system is predominantly ruled by the Gek from the Origin Cycler, although other factions struggle for supremacy under their thumb. Boasting an impressive scientific economy, Origin is a powerful trade partner for many systems. However, despite the prosperity that this has earned them, Origin still suffers from fractious encounters with pirates seeking to profit off the system's valuable scientific wares.

Planets and Moons

 * Big Sand - A desert planet, closest to the sun. It is orbited by the Origin Cycler, the system's space station. Rich in cacti and pyrite, Big Sand has a high but relatively stable temperature cycle, ranging from 66°C in the day to 58.2°C at night.
 * Iopoliss Omega - A mountainous quagmire planet colonised by Bravo Squadron. It is the leading supplier of paraffinium in the solar system, and is home to dramatic mountain ranges at hugely steep inclines as well as numerous bodies of water ranging from small lakes in valleys to wide, open seas. Can be subject to superheated rainstorms. Home to Beta Lagoon and Fox Base Echo.
 * Origin - A ringed planet upon which Bravo Squadron first awoke. It is highly radioactive, with an average radiation level of 5.5 Rad, which can rise as high as 9.7 during the radioactive supercell storms that occasionally ravage the planet's surface. It is the largest planet in the system and acts as its primary trade hub.
 * Binky - The first and larger of Origin's moons, Binky is a lush paradise world consisting of swathes of grassland and rolling hills. The fauna is rich and diverse, and the plant life rich in carbon. Hazards are rare, although there have been reported sightings of a great worm living beneath the moon's surface.
 * Pog - The smaller of Origin's two moons, Pog is a caustic nightmare of toxic air and acid rainstorms. With its thick, corrupted atmosphere filtering the sunlight into an ominous monochromatic drear, the only vibrancy comes from the faintly throbbing bioluminescence of the planet's flora. Pog is largely avoided by visitors to the system.
 * George's Planet - A backwater world at the edge of the system, home to a misty marsh of perpetual fog and dull pink grass. With its abnormal fauna - including slug-headed deer and giant hovering flies - and the predominance of faecium in the planet's resource portfolio, Bravo Squadron saw fit to give the planet to Tonner as a sandbox.

Space Station
Origin's space station, the Origin Cycler, is scarlet and diamond-shaped, and is located in orbit around Big Sand at the edge of the system. The headquarters of the system administrator is located here.