Union Back Yard Region

Union Back Yard Region

Union's Back Yard

There is no official region designated Back Yard. The term is used by spacers and Union Citizens to describe a region extending outward and away from the galactic center (Upward Sector ) and towards the outer fringes of the M-0 galaxy.

This area of space is well surveyed has many traffic lines and connections. Most star systems are explored and occupied. There are no known "Non Union societies" [1]

This area is considered very safe and quiet in terms of Union events, non union raiders or pirates etc.

Green Hell, Nilfeheim, New Sweden , Holstein planet are examples of worlds within this area of space.

Despite that, the 3rd Union Kermac war ignited over Kermac agressiive activity in the Maxwell System.

In 5020 OTT the USS Tigershark discovered a Spatial gate connection between a location in Freespace and the so called Union Back Yard. The gate is the only stable worm hole in the known Universe that appears in regular intervals).It is marked on Union side with an artificial construct (see Back Door Gate )

The backdoor gate was used by a group of Dai Than (misguided and betrayed by the Shiss ) The Attack came when the Union already knew about the gate way and waited for the Dai.

(the engagement is known as the Red Slaughter engagement of Pillstone )

Pillstone system is the unofficial center of these area which includes severak officially designated regions

[1] There are several Union protectorates  - Sentient species with very primitive societies.