Stardust RPG
In the year 2139, the people of Earth reached out to the stars. With dreams of exploration and colonization, we established a series of Astral Settlements in Earth space, large stations capable of supporting millions of people. For a time, there was peace and great prosperity as new technologies and new territories were discovered. However we would soon find that while some explored space for altruistic purposes, there were many more with darker intentions.
Several of the Global Corporations of Earth, which had sponsored and controlled the development of the Astral Settlements, began to seize power among the colonies, transforming them into monopolized factories for their own profit. With the collapse of the WorldNet trade system, the United Earth government found itself financially overextended, allowing the Globe Corps to take over all space exploration. Suddenly scientific research shifted to a hunt for raw materials and new resources. The Settlements became isolationist as each controlling corporation took over their governing bodies. They came to resemble slave-labor camps, where the people who had left Earth in search of a better life found only mistreatment and exploitation. Space, our last frontier, was poised to follow in the footsteps of the other Earth-bound ones before it. It wasn't long before the Settlers struck back.…