The Apophis Belt

The Apophis Belt is made up of the remains of the planet Apophis. Nobody recalls if the planet was inhabitable or not, but there were at least biosphere mega-habitats on it- several of the largest chunks are known to have such habs, two of which even have people! Primitive people, who live similarly to how Man did in Antiquity in terms of social and technological development- they don’t like foreigners, they don’t trust ancient or modern technology, and they’re locked in an eternal struggle with nature. These places rarely see visitors for that reason. The Belt does an excellent job of diluting the effect of solar flares, at least.

People who visit the Apophis habs usually do so in the hopes of finding rare botanicals- there are thousands of plants which have immense value to the production of some highly potent and specialized medicines, such as No-Glo Nails, but the ecological conditions needed to grow them cannot be replicated on any of the planets without highly specialized, and highly expensive, greenhouses.

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