Overview

A dense asteroid belt on the outer edge of Kestrel System, worked by independent mining crews and haunted by pirates who prey on the ore haulers. Its constant traffic of unregistered ships and mining transponders makes it the perfect place to hide something you don't want found — which is exactly how the Red Veil Cartel uses it.

World Stats

Geography & Environment

• A dense field of metal-rich asteroids, remnants of a shattered planetoid
• Navigation hazards are constant; only experienced pilots run the Belt without an escort

Settlements

• Blackreef Outpost — independent station, the Belt's only fixed point of law (such as it is) and its main ore transshipment point

Factions & Notable NPCs

• Red Veil Cartel — operates out of the Belt, using its mining traffic as cover for weapons runs; effectively home base for Captain Vashti Kael and the Nightshade Vow
• Independent mining crews and prospectors, mostly unaligned with either side of the Kestrel II civil war

Trade & Economy

• Refined ore is one of Kestrel II's primary exports, mined here and shipped in through Port Kestrel
• Red Veil's smuggling runs are folded directly into the legitimate ore traffic, making them hard to distinguish without inspecting cargo manifests closely

Points of Interest

• Blackreef Outpost — independent station, functionally the Belt's capital