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The Roman Empire extends across several star systems joined by the Via Imperii jumpgate network. Each recorded world has a distinct place in imperial geography, from the homeworld Terra to the frontier settlement of Terminus. This index arranges inhabited, administered, and newly identified worlds by star system without treating every named destination as a completed colony.
Sol system
The Sol system is the cradle of the Roman worlds and the seat of the Empire. It contains the homeworld Terra, the military centre Mars, and the industrial moon Luna.
Terra
Terra is the homeworld of humanity and the central world of the Roman Empire. Its most developed city is Roma, the capital. The Via Imperii I jump gate and the Terra Gateway orbit the planet, and among all the Roman worlds Terra holds the largest population.
- System
- Sol system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Mars
Mars is regarded as the world of Mars, the god of war, and serves as the centre of the military infrastructure of Rome. Its natural environment resembles that of Terra, though much of its surface remains undeveloped desert. It was the second world beyond Terra settled by humanity, after Luna. The Mars Gateway and several orbital shipyards lie in orbit, and most vessels of the legions are built and maintained there.
Mars is also home to the base of the Speculatores, Rome’s special forces responsible for intelligence, assassination and disruption throughout Roman territory.
- System
- Sol system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Luna
Luna is the largest material production hub of the Terra-based industrial network. Large-scale metal processing and the construction of massive structures, tasks too demanding for Terra, are carried out there, and most of the basic materials required for colony construction and gateway maintenance are supplied from Luna.
The principal industrial zone is centred on Sinus Medii. Mining, smelting, processing, and loading are integrated there into a single continuous workflow, and finished materials move by dedicated transit facilities to the Luna–Terra L1 collection hub, which relays logistics between Terra and the other worlds.
Power is drawn from polar generation zones, and the Luna industrial zone and the L1 hub operate as one system. This arrangement provides stable large-scale material production outside Terra and forms the foundation for transporting resources to the other worlds.
- System
- Sol system
- Type
- Moon
Initium system
The Initium system was the first external star system reached by humanity and holds the earliest colony worlds of the Empire.
Vesta
Vesta is one of the principal strongholds of the Vestal Virgins, alongside Terra. It lies in the Initium system, the first external star system reached by humanity, and was the earliest colony world settled there. The Vesta Gateway and a jump gate orbit the planet.
The influence of the Vestal Virgins is strongest on Vesta, and after Mars it maintains the closest ties to Rome, making it an exceptionally stable colony world. Its largely beautiful natural environment draws many visitors for leisure and travel. Numerous villas of the Roman nobility stand there, and these estates, set against striking landscapes, serve as symbols of wealth and prestige.
- System
- Initium system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Vulcanus
Vulcanus is a remote industrial colony where powerful aristocrats operate enormous heavy-metal extraction complexes with vast numbers of enslaved workers. The planet is known for its harsh environment and punishing labour conditions, and few visit it willingly.
Transports arrive regularly at its small, deteriorated gateway, delivering workers in hypersleep who are then carried by shuttle to the labour quarters for reawakening. It is regarded as one of the most severe and exploitative outposts of the Roman worlds, sustained entirely by continuous forced labour and near-total isolation from the outside.
- System
- Initium system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Limen system
The Limen system marks the present limit of the Via Imperii network and contains the frontier and exile worlds of the Empire.
Terminus
Terminus is the most recently colonised world of the Empire and the last destination reachable through the Via Imperii network. The rapid expansion of the Empire across several star systems has strained its capacity to govern distant colonies, and many aristocrats question whether further development of Terminus is viable. Those who have already invested heavily in its resource extraction, land ventures, and long-term commercial plans remain determined to press on, creating growing conflict within the Roman elite.
The Terminus Gateway orbits the planet, and within it a boundary stone is enshrined. The stone was cut from meteor fragments found near Alexandria and is used in rites dedicated to the god Terminus, symbolising the continuing expansion of Rome into space and the hope for the enduring safety of the Empire. Settlers have migrated to the planet, but progress remains slow and living conditions are poorer than on the other colonies. The world carries an air of isolation and quiet resilience, sustained by the belief of its settlers that meaningful development will one day begin.
- System
- Limen system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Toris
Toris serves chiefly as a place of exile for Roman aristocrats banished by the authorities of Rome. It is not the only world used for this purpose, but the majority of those ordered into exile are sent there.
Although its natural environment is harsh, the infrastructure of Toris is remarkably well developed, owing to the considerable investments of its wealthy exiles. As capital has accumulated over time, the planet has become a hub of significant traffic and exchange.
- System
- Limen system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Ultima Thule system
The Ultima Thule system contains the most distant destination named in the surviving Roman records. Those records identify Eboracum but do not establish that its settlement has been completed.
Eboracum
Eboracum is a terrestrial world identified in the Codex within the distant Ultima Thule system. The Hispana has received orders for a mission there, but the surviving record does not establish that settlement or regular administration has been completed.
Eboracum’s gate is not connected to the Roman gate network. The formal expedition aboard Hispana, which has its own jump engine, includes Speculatores assigned to protect sensitive discoveries and key personnel and investigate classified subjects.
- System
- Ultima Thule system
- Type
- Terrestrial
Colonisation and resource extraction
Settlement beyond Terra depends on two connected but distinct kinds of infrastructure. The Via Imperii carries vessels between star systems, while planetary Gateways and other orbital installations receive traffic and connect it with local transport. Together they sustain the movement of settlers, officials, equipment, and extracted material.
Aristocratic patrons finance exploration and resource ventures through collegia. A patron does not formally acquire an entire discovered world, but early sponsorship can secure favourable rights to survey land and exploit valuable deposits. Rival patrons and exploration collegia therefore compete intensely for access to promising sites.
Poor free citizens, freedmen, and provincials may join surveys or migrate to colonies in search of land, wages, and social advancement. The danger is substantial. On especially hostile industrial worlds, powerful owners instead rely on enslaved labour; the heavy-metal complexes of Vulcanus are the clearest recorded example.
Resource cargo from the colonies and construction supplies from industrial centres move through the jumpgate network. Luna’s processing and logistics system supplies much of the material required for colony construction and gate maintenance. The same network also exposes the limits of expansion: distance complicates administration, and investment may continue even where settlement advances slowly, as on Terminus.
References
- Census of the Roman worlds, planetary schedule.
- Via Imperii jumpgate register.