Avart

Avart is a border star between the Machine Sector and the Denomu Sector, and it is home to Avart Station, the nearest Skelow Trade Federation trading outpost to Tardek, Earth Republic and Cetian space. It is also the commonly-used gateway into Skelow Space.

Avart Station
The station is largely commercial affair, made with modular units sold by various concerns in the Skelow Trade Federation. Its denizens are more accustomed to meeting members of the Tardek, human and Cetian species than peoples to be found deeper inside the Federation. The station features individuals from all over the Federation, including Skelow, Skelash, Abni-S'zaelyn, and Denomu. After the Pyramid Menace devastated many systems in 2155 and '56, the station experienced a sudden influx of refugees fleeing the further sectors, forcing it to build out quickly in order to house them. The ERS Fenris came to Avart while traveling into Skelow Space in order to rendezvous with the ERS Odyssey and fulfill the Earth Republic's promise to assist against the Pyramids after the Skelow helped in the Liberator War. There, it discovered the refugee crisis and lent the station aid and support when their administrative and physical resources were growing thin. The crew also met a member of the enigmatic Denomu race, who reported an anomaly at one of the Denomu home planets, where the Pyramids were opening a dimensional rift far closer to Earth Republic space than any before it. The Fenris engaged them in battle and prevented the anomaly from carrying forward.

It is likely that refugees from Avart may continue to push forward into the Machine Sector and beyond, possibly forging alliances with the Tardek and seeking aid from the Earth Republic and Astral Directorate.