KOI-723 SYSTEM

Kareti Colony in the KOI-723 system is a prime example of early Weyland Corp pioneers’ defiance in the face of a cold and unforgiving universe. Primitive single-cell organisms were detected living near geothermal vents upon the sixth planet’s discovery. Unfortunately, the company probe incorrectly tagged the planet for colonization. Instead of a simple scientific expedition, an entire colony mission led by J.V. Gorham was sent to the world. Upon arrival, it became clear that its inhospitable carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere would not lend itself to terraforming.
The atmospheric plant threatened to overload when attempting to scrub the air and the colony’s structures failed to keep the infiltrating toxic environment out. In competition with Eldridge Sanchez over who could put down roots on the more hostile world, Gorham had the plant’s processors shut down, vacuum-sealed the facility, and moved the research team in. The rest of the colonists went on to settle on Sanchez Outpost (above).

KOI-723.06K

KARETI COLONY

Location: 34.4 Coreward, 7.3 Spinward
Affiliation: Weyland Corp, 3WE
Classification: Ice planet, terraforming failed
Climate: Dense toxic atmosphere
Mean Temperature: −78°C
Terrain: Glacial dry ice pockmarked with geothermal vents
Colonies: Kareti Colony
Population in 2071—Reported/Actual: 126/126
Key Resources: Research

Type

Solar System

Location under

THE FAR SPINWARD COLONIES

Owning Organization

THE THREE WORLD EMPIRE

WEYLAND CORPORATION