The Long Fall #
Ancient beyond memory, the Commonwealth’s kiloparsec reach exceeds its grasp.
In the time of its long decline, stars at its edges slip towards isolation. Once-connected worlds struggle between themselves to survive the decay of a sclerotic empire.
Isolation and strife beget danger and opportunity.
“Most people’s experience of the fall of Rome was that one day a nearby bridge collapsed and no one came around to fix it.”
- Unknown