Staklakou is part of the Almu Gerbia system in Hex #0000.
Local Tech[]
The locals can create a particular example of extremely high tech, possibly even something that exceeds pretech standards. They may use unique local resources to do so, or have stumbled on a narrow scientific breakthrough, or still have a functional experimental manufactory.
Enemies:[]
- Keeper of the tech
- Offworld industrialist
- Automated defenses that suddenly come alive
- Native alien mentors
Friends:[]
- Curious offworld scientist
- Eager tech buyer
- Native in need of technical help
Complications:[]
- The tech is unreliable
- The tech only works on this world
- The tech hs poorly-understood side effects
- The tech is alien in nature
Things:[]
- The tech itself
- An unclaimed payment for a large shipment
- The secret blueprints for its construction
- An ancient alien R&D database
Places:[]
- Alien factory
- Lethal R&D center
- Tech brokerage vault
Revanchists[]
The locals formerly owned another world, or a major nation on the planet formerly owned an additional region of land. Something happened to take away this control or drive out the former rulers, and they've never forgotten it. The locals are obsessed with reclaiming their lost lands, and will allow no questions of practicality to interfere with their cause.
Enemies:[]
- Demagogue whipping the locals on to a hopeless war
- Politician seeking to use the resentment for their own ends
- Local convinced the pcs are agents of the "thieving" power
- Refugee from the land bitterly demanding it be reclaimed
Friends:[]
- Realist local clergy seeking peace
- Olitician trying to calm the public
- Third-party diplomat trying to stamp out the fire
Complications:[]
- The revanchists' claim is completely just and reasonable
- The land is now occupied entirely by heirs of the conquerors
- Both sides have seized lands the other thinks are theirs
Things:[]
- Stock of vital resource produced by the taken land
- Relic carried out of it
- Proof that the land claim is justified or unjustified
Places:[]
- Memorial monument to the loss
- Cemetery of those who died in the conquest
- Public ceremony commemorating the disaster