Settled Systems

Starfield galaxy map — A partial view of the Settled Systems in the galaxy map

The Settled Systems are the main setting of Starfield. They consist of a small pocket of colonized star systems in the Milky Way galaxy that extends about fifty light years from Sol.^[1]

Background[]

Main article: Timeline

Sol in the Settled Systems is the location of Earth, the home world of humanity. Humans spread to Mars in 2050, and then the Alpha Centauri system in 2156. The colony of New Atlantis on the planet Jemison became the capital of an interstellar republic called the United Colonies in 2161. The UC grew into the largest and most powerful faction in the Settled Systems. Meanwhile, independent colonies in Cheyenne and Volii formed a separate alliance in 2189: the Freestar Collective.

The two interstellar governments first came into conflict with each other in 2194, when the UC established a presence in the independent Narion system. The local colonists believed the UC was laying the groundwork for annexing their colony, and when the UC refused their demands to leave, they voted to join the Collective. As the UC and Freestar jockeyed for control of Narion, their dispute eventually escalated into the Narion War in 2196. The war lasted until 2216, when Treaty of Narion was signed by both sides and Narion was formally recognized as a Freestar member. Notably, the treaty also contained the first formal use of the term “Settled Systems” to describe the region of the galaxy humans inhabited.

The UC and Freestar were set on a course for another clash in 2307, when the latter established a farming colony in the Lunara system. The UC objected to the colony in 2308, insisting it was a violation of the Treaty of Narion, and when diplomacy failed to shift either side's stance, the UC took action and destroyed the colony. The ensuing Colony War culminated in the Battle of Cheyenne in 2311. There, a superior UC Navy fleet was defeated by a Freestar flotilla assembled with military and civilian ships using guerilla tactics, and the war came to an end.

As of 2330, the present day, the United Colonies and the Freestar Collective share an uneasy peace. Despite this peace, the Settled Systems remain a dangerous place due to the prevalence of hostile mercenaries, zealots, and criminals such as the Crimson Fleet and House Va'ruun. Amid this backdrop, the exploration group Constellation has discovered a series of Artifacts of unknown origin, and embark on a quest to learn who made them.

Systems[]

Star Systems	Allegiance	Level	Notable Settlements
Al-Battani	None	35
Alchiba	None	50
Algorab	None	70
Alpha Andraste	None	30
Alpha Centauri	United Colonies	1	Gagarin Landing New Atlantis
Alpha Marae	None	45
Alpha Ternion	None	60
Alpha Tirna	None	35
Altair	None	15
Andromas	None	15
Aranae	None	15
Archimedes	None	75
Arcturus	None	15
Bannoc	None	50
Bannoc Secondus	None	50
Bara	None	45
Bardeen	None	70
Barnard's Star	None	1
Bel	None	55
Bessel	None	10
Beta Andraste	None	20
Beta Marae	None	45
Beta Ternion	None	40	Reliant Medical Organics Lab
Beta Tirna	None	35
Bohr	None	75
Bolivar	None	35
Bradbury	None	20
Carinae	None	20
Celebrai	None	70
Charybdis	None	65	Crucible
Cheyenne	Freestar Collective	1	Akila City
Copernicus	None	30
Copernicus Minor	None	30
Decaran	None	60
Delta Pavonis	None	25
Delta Vulpes	None	50
Denebola	None	30
Enlil	None	65
Eridani	None	20
Eta Cassiopeia	None	20
Fermi	None	75
Feynman	None	55
Foucault	None	60
Freya	None	40
Gamma Vulpes	None	50
Groombridge	None	25
Guniibuu	None	20
Hawking	None	75
Heinlein	None	45
Heisenberg	None	55
Huygens	None	75
Hyla	None	40
Indum	None	20
Ixyll	None	40	The Eleos Retreat
Jaffa	None	35	Vulture's Roost
Kang	None	60
Kapteyn's Star	None	10
Katydid	None	75
Khayyam	None	45
Kryx	Crimson Fleet	20	The Key
Kumasi	None	25
Lantana	None	30
Leonis	None	65
Leviathan	None	55
Linnaeus	None	45
Lunara	None	25
Luyten's Star	None	5
Maal	None	60
Maheo	None	1
Marduk	None	70
Masada	None	75
McClure	None	20
Moloch	None	40
Muphrid	None	15
Narion	Freestar Collective	1	Stroud-Eklund Staryard
Nemeria	None	35
Newton	None	55
Nikola	None	40
Nirah	None	55	Ka'zaal Sulfur Mine
Nirvana	None	40
Oborum Prime	None	20
Oborum Proxima	None	25
Olympus	None	10
Ophion	None	45
Piazzi	None	10
Porrima	None	30	Paradiso Red Mile
Procyon A	None	10
Procyon B	None	5
Proxima Ternion	None	65
Pyraas	None	70
Rana	None	65
Rasalhague	None	40
Rivera	None	35
Rutherford	None	45
Sagan	None	15
Sakharov	None	15
Schrodinger	None	65
Serpentis	House Va'ruun	55
Shoza	None	35
Sirius	None	5
Sol	United Colonies	1	Cydonia Deimos Staryard New Homestead
Sparta	None	60
Strix	None	70
Syrma	None	55
Tau Ceti	None	10
The Pup	None	10
Tidacha	None	45
Toliman	None	5	Forward Base 441 Londinion
Ursae Majoris	None	30
Ursae Minoris	None	20
Valo	None	5	HopeTown
Van Maanen's Star	None	10
Vega	None	25
Verne	None	70
Volii	Freestar Collective	5	Neon
Wolf	United Colonies	5	The Den
Xi Ophiuchi	None	50
Zelazny	None	60
Zeta Ophiuchi	None	50
Zosma	None	50