Tigris

Summary
The Tigris system is composed of a large, heavily forested planet called Agra and several less hospitable worlds. Many of the celestial objects (inhabited and uninhabited) contain high concentrations of a material that is vital to the construction of slip-capable starships. Squabbling among the various factions in the system nearly allowed more technologically advanced cultures to seize control of the resources but a handful of quick-thinking entrepreneurs assembled a system of rewards and punishments that fostered grudging cooperation in the name of profit.

Most of the people in Tigris live on Agra which has been described as a planet-wide forest with holes cut in it for the cities. Each of the other inhabitable worlds in the system is largely controlled by a family who is responsible for corporate operations in a specific sector of Tigris space. The corporations control everything on Agra with an iron fist. Anyone who does not follow the strict rules is punished severely and few second chances are given. Recidivists are asked to leave. Things are a bit looser on the less hospitable worlds but the harsh environments there have their own methods of enforcement.

Politics & Trade
Relations with the other systems are generally friendly but handled at arm's length. The rulers of Tigris know that things could change in the cluster at a moment's notice and they don't like that idea one bit.

Aspects

 * Corporate Caste System
 * Carving Holes in the Jungle


 * Totalitarian Paradise