Fiction:Valian Empire/The Stem

The Stem is the major industrial arm of the galaxy, starting at the Centre Cluster and winding its way rimward, looping around the outer galaxy and ending at its northern tip, the Zhaigekim Enclave. Most of the time, however, it refers specifically to its southern portion, which is part of the Empire; the rest, venturing into less-traveled and sometimes even foreign star systems, is rarely acknowledged at all.

Planets
Affluent merchant planet, set at the fork of the Stem industrial hyperway and the Royal Verian Route
 * Vantaal
 * Val Reyna: Key industrial titan