Populated worlds governed by six founding dynasties of the Velkoruun civilization.

Gate-to-gate transit routes connecting the Beehive Cluster at 500x lightspeed.

From first contact in 2196 to the founding of an independent human civilization in 2280.

Three trilogies spanning discovery, integration, and separation.

Distance from Earth to the Praesepe open cluster — the Beehive.

The founding houses of the Velkoruun — an order older than human writing.