1.  Overview

The Novya Siberia star system is, for habitable systems, rather unremarkable. It orbits a yellow dwarf only slightly larger than Old Terra's, has six planets, two rocky bodies and four gas giants, as well as an asteroid belt and a Kuiper Belt with a large number of icy planetoids.

2.  Stellar Data

The Novya Siberia primary is a class G3 main sequence star, approximately 4.1 billion years old. It is part of a rich complex of middle-aged main sequence stars, some of which are reachable and habitable. Most important of these is StarSystems/Belshane, only 2.9 light years away.

3.  Planets

• Zemlya A small, Mercury-sized world that orbits about 0.2au from its primary.
• Novya Siberia The habitable world, orbiting at about 1.1au.
• Novya Kolyma Gas giant, about the same size as Jupiter, with nine large moons.
• Ostrava Gas giant, a little larger than Jupiter, with six sizable moons.
• Gregor's World Brown dwarf, six times the size of Jupiter, but with only two moons of note, both of which are heavily mined due to the presence of large quantities of uranium and other heavy elements.

4.  The Planet of Novya Siberia

Gravity

Fair

Habitat

Great

Colony

Legendary

Resources

Good

5.  History

The Novya Siberia system was first explored during the height of the FirstExpanse. It was settled by people of largely Russian descent, on colonial subsidies to encourage settlement of this most promising world. Within a few centuries, its population had risen to over a billion people, and it was a net exporter of agricultural and manufactured products.

During the FirstDecline, it was able to retain much of its technology, though its political unity was shattered by a devestating series of wars locally called the Wars of Disunion. Some traffic via slowboat was maintained with neighboring systems such as Belshane.

With the rediscovery of FTL travel, Novya Siberia tried to remain independent, but ultimately was forced after the devestating Novya Siberia-Belshane War to become a member. This in turn forced the world to reunite after nearly six centuries of political disunity. One of its most famous sons, VeltraneFresVolon, became the second Prime Minister of the TerranRepublic.

Up until the reign of Emperor Niomar Dabrian, Novya Siberia retained its somewhat decentralized, bureaucracy-dominated confederation government. The great reforms that sweeped the Imperium during Niomar's reign saw the once largely titular Imperium governor gain full executive powers, and, in fact, lead to democraticization as the citizens of the planet gained more rights.

During the decline of the Imperium, Novya Siberia asserted more independence, and made something of a break after DurinBonish became the first reigning Premiere. While still recognizing the Imperium as its political master, Novya Siberia refused to recognize the Premieres as anything other than political figures, and demanded the restoration of the monarchy. To its shame, the government of Novya Siberia recognized the fraudulent claims of the Bloody Pretender, though it did repudiate him after the beginning of the HundredBloodyDays.

With the total collapse of the Imperium, Novya Siberia is again fully independent, but in a dangerous position of being a rich world among predatory powers.

6.  References

1. Belshane
2. DurinBonish
3. FemaronFelard
4. FirstExpanse
5. HundredBloodyDays
6. Novya Siberia-Belshane War
7. TerranRepublic
8. VeltraneFresVolon

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