// SECTORS

Stellar Reach

Sector ID: 9200 | OL: 30-45 | PvP: No

The first sector of Meridian deep space has an unusual property: the dark matter density here is high enough that ships without advanced navigation systems drift slightly off course without correction. Standard autopilot struggles. Meridian pilots navigate it by void-sense and barely notice. Varath and Keth pilots learn to fly manually or hire a Meridian guide.

Stellar Reach is the Meridian's most visible public presence - a waystation where Conclave representatives meet with other races, Wayfinder pilots take commissions, and the occasional Meridian elder passes through on business that is never explained and apparently cannot be questioned.

Key features: Meridian waystation, dark matter navigation challenge (Explore XP), Ancient observation posts (inaccessible, but detectable - Explore nav points), Conclave presence.

Primary XP: Explore dominant (navigation challenges, Ancient post surveys), Combat secondary.

Mobs: Void fauna (OL 28-40 - creatures adapted to high dark matter density, disorienting attack patterns), dark matter constructs (OL 32-45 - semi-organic, poorly understood).