The Spinward Extents
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The Spinward Extents are the border between the familiar and the unknown. Pioneering and adventurous Imperials¸ Zhodani¸ Aslan¸ even Vargr¸ have reached the Extents; some have dwelt there for centuries or millennia¸ but they are far from their ancestral homes. Native races have forged their own empires across these stars. In the Extents the daring can make their fortunes¸ gain fame or infamy¸ and influence the course of events for entire worlds or distant governments. Alien races¸ forgotten mysteries¸ bitter rivalries and great opportunities await under the light of inconstant¸ giant¸ and dead stars.
Spinward Extents presents two complete sectors near the edge of Charted Space: The Beyond and the Vanguard Reaches. The Beyond is a borderland between Aslan expansion and human pocket empires¸ both ancient and new. At the end of Imperial courier routes¸ it is home to the alien Sred*Ni¸ isolated worlds¸ and mysterious entities. The Storm Knights hold the line in an uneasy truce with Aslan clans¸ but other dangers and many opportunities await.
The Vanguard Reaches is the spinward edge of settled space¸ a sector of proxy states for the distant Third Imperium and Zhodani Consulate. The sector is home to the warlike-Eslyat and peaceful Murians¸ dying red giant stars and the Helix Nebula. Warfare¸ politics¸ piracy¸ and sparse starscapes challenge Travellers who live and work in this distant sector.
Includes two huge colour poster maps of The Beyond and Vanguard Reaches sectors.