A 2300 AD/Twilight 2000 fanwork by Thomas Sewell.

Here I have gathered some things that are not known (at least widely) among the human denizens of this milieau, at least as of 2303.

Brown Dwarves

Isolated brown dwarves, if discovered, might open up important and even dangerous pathways between the stars. Perhaps the Ylii or the Pentapods have mapped more of these than humanity. In the case of the Ylii, perhaps it is knowledge they simply haven't thought of using, or perhaps it was deliberately suppressed. Pentapods could have just about any reason for not revealing it yet. Since they seem to enjoy trade games, perhaps they wish to sell us the knowledge. And perhaps the Ebers used to know, but recovering the knowledge could be as difficult as reconstructing their longer-ranged stardrive. The Old Gringo suggests that individual discoveries of isolated Brown Dwarves never be too conveniently located.

Curtain Dragons

This aquatic species of Kormoran (82 Eridani IV) is actually sentient.

Eber Homeworld

The Eber homeworld is not 82 Eridani IV (Kormoran.) The fact that the Ebers are quadrapeds while most higher life on Kormoran is six-limbed should give a clue to that. It's possible, in fact, that the Ebers are from a lot further away; perhaps there are other worlds where they still live. Neither of the two worlds with known Eber ruins seems to have lifeforms resembling the Ebers.

Eber Stardrive

In their star-travelling days, the Ebers used a stutterwarp drive with a limit of 9.4 light years. This technology can be replicated and probably will. Unfortunately, this drive gives off fatal levels of radiation for humans; the Ebers are much more resistant. It will take a lot more work (and luck) to make it usable for anything but completely robotic craft.

Hrunting Ruins

The ruins on one of the moons of Beowulf belong to an unknown civilization.

Pentapods

The pentapods humanity knows are not an independent race. The are instead the creations of their "gods," enormous and vastly intelligent beings who live in an ocean on some world, or perhaps worlds, undiscovered by humanity. pentapod gods send out living "bullets" to do their business, tailoring them for their missions. The pentapods are designed for a lot more independence than most since they may have to spend most of their lives away from their master/parent. Placement of a god's world will have a great effect on the campaign, especially if it is the only world where the pentapod gods can themselves live. If it is close enough for the Kafers to stumble onto, the pentapods are liable to become much less pacifistic.

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