Olympia, Palace of the Star-Born. Such is the official title of the starport. It is placed on a snall moon of the main-world. The main world itself is a Red-Zone and may not be entered. The reason is one part dislike of foreign intrusion and one part protection of a culture that holds starflight in religious reverence.
So the traveller only ever sees the moon palace, but that is quite enough. Built of marble and quartz-glass, it is cold white beauty rising out of the moon's thin atmosphere. While the main thoroughfares are undecorated, the monk's dormitorium and religious area are decorated with elaborate carvings in marble.
Speaking of monks: The religious high-priestess and shadow-emperor of Olympia Primus is the so-called Star-Born, a female of indeterminate age, rumored to be cloned of former high-priestesses. The actual procedure is not known as the Olympians don't like letting others see into their cards.
The palace also houses the Olympian Archive - a massive structure rumoured to be armored as tough as any Imperial depot. In there the whole history of Olympia is recorded - and probably some more as the Archive has deals with several foreign universities and research institutes. For a price, the archivers may answer your question.
The spaceport section is very clean and nice, with monks working everywhere to keep the place spotless. Since they do not allow foreign businesses to lay a foothold insystem, the monks are also the chefs, barkeeps and consierges of Olympia Starport. Since they are recruited from the planet it does lead to certain funny moments when new acolytes take up their first jobs.
All in all, the system is so beautiful, passenger ships frequent it just for entertainment value. Especially when the time of the great pilgrimage comes, the look is quite magnificent. Serveral hundred miniature space-ships, flying by the power of the solar wind make the voyage through the abyss to the Palace of the Star-Born.
Orbits:
Orbit 1: n/a
Orbit 2: X100000-0
Orbit 3: empty
Orbit 4: empty
Orbit 5: empty
Orbit 5.9: X640000-0 Captured; AE: 4,68 (700,11mkm)
11 XS00000-0
Orbit 7.2: XA80000-0 Captured; AE: 23,52 (1795,08mkm)
3 XS00000-0
40 XS00000-0
Orbit 8.2: G770363-6 Captured; Strafarbeiterkolonie; AE: 12 (3518,4mkm)
3 XS00100-6
11 XS00000-0
Orbit 9: F657864-6 World; 38,3 (5.804mkm) (Diameter: 9800km)
1 Ring
8 C328342-7 Mainmoon, Distance to World: 39.200km
Orbit 10: H523325-6 (Rebellenkolonie) AE: 77,2 (11.548mkm)
7 X101000-0
30 XS00000-0
Orbit 11: X300000-0
1 Ring
Orbit 12: X400000-0
2 Ring
6 XS00000-0
7 XS00000-0
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