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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Epsilon Eridani II, better known by its nickname of Lavaland, is one of the most
 The five most populous species within the Trans-Solar Federation are Humans, Skrell, Kidan, Slime People, and Unathi, comprising 92% of the Federation's population collectively.
 A belt of shipwrecks, asteroids, and space debris surrounds Epsilon Eridani II. This belt's origins are unknown, and new additions seem to arrive from nowhere.
 The Union of Sovereign Socialist Planets, better known as the USSP, is an alliance of fourteen nominally independent socialist and left-wing nations in the upper Orion Arm. Comprising a powerful economic and military bloc with great regional influence, they consider themselves the primary rival to the Trans-Solar Federation.
-The vast majority of vox in Orion are found aboard moon-sized Arkships traveling the void between stars. What tales that emerge from Vox able to escape them typically dissuades any explorers from seeking out an Ark.
+The vast majority of Vox in Orion are found aboard moon-sized Arkships traveling the void between stars. What tales that emerge from Vox able to escape them typically dissuades any explorers from seeking out an Ark.
 The ocean planet of Xarxis is the homeworld of the gelatinous Slime People. Once subjected to devastating seasonal temperature fluctuations, a joint project by the Trans-Solar Federation and Xarxis governments constructed a series of orbital mirrors to stabilize the world's climate.
 Epsilon Eridani Regional Headquarters, better known as Central Command, serves as Nanotrasen's de-facto capital for the Epsilon Eridani system, and is responsible for directly overseeing the major research stations in orbit of Epsilon Eridani II.
 Centuries ago, the many warring nations of the Kidan were united as a single Empire under the psychic dominion of an immensely powerful creature known as the Empress. This control was ended at the end of the Kidan War, the largest conflict in the Trans-Solar Federation's history.
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 The Free Eridani Republic is a small but economically powerful nation in the heart of the Orion sector. One of the sector's most corporate-friendly nations, Eridani is home to a host of powerful companies, most notably Nanotrasen.
 Once the seat of the Plasma Revolution and a bustling center of Federation commerce, Mars has been in the grip of economic depression since the late 2300s, as its plasma reserves ran dry and tourism efforts proved untenable. Though many have written off the Red Planet, recent investments into mining and heavy industry may signal a turnaround in the world's fortunes.
 Persistent rumors abound regarding Nanotrasen's implementation of "contingency plans" within their plasma refining infrastructure as a safeguard against nationalization or attack. Nanotrasen considers all such rumors to be baseless slander.
-The Heavenly State of Lei-Gong is a small, highly religious democracy in the Western Orion region. Predominantly Buddhist and steadfastly neutral, Lei-Gong is a bastion of peace in the otherwise chaotic Western Approach.
-The Tajaran homeworld of Adhomai was controlled for much of its recent history by a totalitarian clique of oligarchs known as the Overseers. Toppled in a popular uprising in 2504, the remnants of the Overseers remain only as a rump government on the fringes of its previously controlled space.
+The Heavenly State of Lei-Gong is a small, highly religious democracy in the Trailward Orion region. Predominantly Buddhist and steadfastly neutral, Lei-Gong is a bastion of peace in the otherwise chaotic Trailward Approach.
+The Tajaran homeworld of Adhomai was the capital world of the totalitarian Adhomai Directory for much of its recent history. Toppled following a civil war in 2552, the remnants of the Directory remain only as a rump government on the fringes of its previously controlled space.
 The Federation Analytics and Intelligence Directorate, or FAID, is the primary foreign intelligence service of the Trans-Solar Federation, responsible for collecting information and performing black operations against the Federation's enemies.
 The Technocracy is the only predominantly Grey nation in the Orion Arm, and possibly the most stable nation as well. Steadfastly isolationist and focused on continual technological advancement, the Technocracy is well known for its condescension towards the less advanced states of Orion.
 With the possible exception of the Vox and Grey, no civilizations are known to have operated outside of the Orion Spur.
 Explorers from most of the major powers of Orion have set out into the great void to try and reach Perseus and Sagittarius. None have returned.
+The NAS Trurl, better known as Central Command, is the primary Nanotrasen administrative station within the Epsilon Eridani system, responsible for overseeing much of its operations.
+The NAS Trurl is one of the few Nanotrasen stations to be equipped with an experimental Bluespace Artillery system, capable of striking targets from across the system in less than a second.
+The Eridani Credit is the standard currency used by both the Free Eridani Republic and the Nanotrasen Corporation at large, and is the second-most utilized currency in the Orion Arm.
+The four cardinal galactic directions are Coreward, Rimward, Spinward, and Trailward, corresponding to North, South, East, and West respectively.
+Small, non-FTL shuttlecraft are common sights across the Orion Arm, and can be easily purchased by private individuals with a bit of saving.
+Earth is the capital world of the Trans-Solar Federation, and the homeworld of humanity at large. The crown jewel of the Federation, Earth hosts a population in the tens of billions, with substantial groups of each of the Federation's five primary species living on its surface.
+The Royal Domain of Qerballak is the largest Skrell-majority nation in Orion, and one of the Spur's oldest extant states. A decentralized constitutional monarchy, the vast majority of its systems are administered as duchies with significant autonomy from the Crown.
+The Trans-Solar Federation is one of very few Sector nations to produce and field supercapital-grade warships. Extremely rare and valuable, they are only found as flag vessels for entire battlegroups.
+The Nanotrasen Corporation is unique among Sector for megacorporations for fielding a sizeable and well-trained private navy. Though small in comparison to major Sector powers, it remains a powerful force multiplier for Nanotrasen Asset Protection.
+Due to poorly-understood genetic safeguards buried deep within the DNA of Vox, all attempts to clone them have failed, producing nothing except highly toxic biological sludge.
+Having evolved for amphibious life, Skrell are much more prone to dehydration than other Orion species. For this reason, many Skrell-produced spacecraft are equipped with misters and onboard swimming pools.
+The Tajaran homeworld of Adhomai is a chilly tundra world dominated by taiga forests and snow-capped mountain ranges. Agriculture can only be reliably sustained in its temperate equatorial belt, which was a common cause of conflict throughout the world's history.
+The Kidan homeworld of Aurum remains uninhabited to this day, having been the receipient of a cataclysmic nuclear bombardment in the closing act of the Kidan War.
+In its final years, the Adhomai Directory imported thousands of robots and IPCs for use in dissident suppression and riot control. The atrocities committed by these robots ensure many post-Directory states still maintain a deep distrust of artifical intelligence to this day.