Mu Arae

This article refers to the fictional system in Dominion that is based on the real star system of Mu Arae.

The Mu Arae System
Mu Arae is comprised of a Sun-like yellow star and 4 large gas giants and their moons. Of the 4 gas giants only Mu Arae b and e have moons capable of supporting life. However as moons orbiting these planets often stray to the edges of the habitable zone or behind their planet which means that agriculture in the Mu Arae system is virtually impossible. Nevertheless the system is inhabited, indeed it is the Capitol System of the Preliator Empire. Most moons are only inhabitable (even for the citizens of the Empire) for a few months thus the Empire has made its Cities mobile, the awe inspiring City Ships. There are many asteroids in the Mu Arae system rich with minerals which the City Ships of the Empire mine for their raw materials. Roughly 5000 light years from Sol at the Milky Way's edge Mu Arae is a remote system, most of the surrounding systems are largely lawless.

Moons of Mu Arae b

 * Crepidus - This is the Imperial Army's primary training world, it is one of the few moons with a steady climate, one side always faces the sun so one hemisphere is a boiling hot desert and the other a freezing wasteland. In between there are rich jungles in a narrow strip around the circumference of the moon.


 * Attero - This is the Imperial Navy's practice range


 * Depromo - This moon is rich in rare ores and there is often a City Ship in orbit harvesting resources.

Moons of Mu Arae e

 * Tectum - The moon that held the Terran Empire research facility that gave birth to the Empire is the only permanently inhabited moon. Primarily mountainous with deep dark forests the Empire has a few small settlements scattered over the moon's surface. The research facility still exists and is surrounded by many miles of defensive positions and emplacements.


 * Numeris - The Gate for Mu Arae orbits this oceanic moon. The Empire uses the ocean as a source of water and fish but also uses the world for aquatic combat training.