Balisong Colony

Balisong Colony

Colonized at the very end of the period generally known as the Second Exodus, by Terran and Pan Sarans. First Colonists arrived in 2239.

No one really knows why the Colony and the planet were called Balisong.

The planet is the second planet in the Gowan System (named after Captain Bally Gowan   who was leading the first survey into the system in 2218. The Colony had been a Union Colony from the start and had the dubious fortune to be raided by Neo Vikings no less than 3 times. (A fourth time was prevented after the colonists received a planetary defense battery)

Balisong is almost 800 light years from Earth and had been a Fringe region colony during its first periods.

Even after almost 3000 years of colony development, and reaching a population of almost 35 million, Balisong nurtures the old frontier style. (Of course most of it is only fake plastic decoration now)   Partially because it has become their culture and partially of the 20 million tourists annually flocking to Balisong to “rough house” a few days or weeks.

Attractions include real fire cooked meals, Beds with mattresses and Auto dressers disguised as simple closets. There are wheeled vehicles and show mines, where tourists can use power picks to nick a few rocks.

This and the Balisong Bean are Union famous. The Balisong Bean is a Terran legume that grows well on the arid planet (when irrigated). The annual Bean Festival is another tourist draw.

The planet is arid and has no open oceans, but extensive ice caps and sub terrain water.

The climate is generally described as cold and dry with a helping of dust.

Main Imports: Lux, Groceries, Fertilizer, Agra Equipment, Tech

Main Export: Bauxite, Beans