S.T.A.R.S. BESM3e RP

Planet.
Scrap/junk planet covered in recycling centers, basically a graveyard for dead ships where they can be broken down in the planet's fiery hellpits of lava and burning before the resulting scrap's resold. Most of the planet's economy is built around the recycling/trash-heap-building business. Because the planet provides a valuable service, they have lots of business partners among several different empires. They're also very neutral. And many empires would very much like to seize control of the planet. Some mostly for the sake of not letting others have it.

Solar.
Scrapland is the only interesting planet in the solar system. The others are a methane gas giant, interesting only due to its relatively small size, and a small hunk of molten rock skimming the sun barely worth mentioning.

Sector.
Scrapland is set between the Asinate and Probos empires. Two empires who are in a cold war at the best of times, and all-out war all the rest. Like right now for instance. Which is odd, because they're both Old-Earth Empires - a term given to the first few confederacies of planets to form after the Colonization Rush began. Both mostly comprised of humans, both large and respected on the Galactic scale. Other than a few seemingly minor differences, the two empires share quite a few ideals and values. Probos is making a play for Scrapland because it would be useful, and Asinate is making a play for Scrapland because "**** Probos." Funnily enough, you're on Scrapland because you got stuck running from a warrant for your arrest in one of those two empires (or a close ally) that are on their way here. It'd probably be a good time to leave, but hiring a ride out's been surprisingly difficult. Apparently you aren't the only one who doesn't want to be here when the lasers start flying.

Quadrant.
Other than Asinate and Probos, a few other Old-Earth Empires make up the majority of settled planets in the quadrant. Several smaller alien empires exist as well, but almost all are relatively small compared to the sum of the human empire. Many of the empires in this region contain one or two neutral "embassy" planets, where members of various races and nationalities intermingle. There are also several "business" planets with such large and booming economies they can basically buy their independence. Because no empire wants to be denied access to these planets. To the point empires will go to war to keep these planets out of control of their enemies. Case in point, Scrapland.

Galactic.
While the Old-Earth quadrant contains several small, scattered human empires with a few aliens hanging around, the others share no such weakness. The Aleph quadrant is where the Terran Colonization Rush ground to a halt as the expanding humans started to crash into the fiercely contested borders of several alien races that have been at war for far, far longer than humanity has existed. There is, nominally, a galactic Senate in this sector. However, other than its one permanent member, the members of the Senate change like the weather. Species join and quit in protest sometimes several times in a single cycle. Additionally, they lack any method to enforce their policies. Empires that don't recognize their authority receive sternly-worded letters at worst. The unnamed alien race quadrant is inhabited almost solely by the mysterious unnamed alien race, the oldest, friendliest, and most deadly of all the alien races - and the only permanent seat in the Aleph Senate. The fourth quadrant is largely unexplored due to competing political interests interfering with formal expeditions and the large proportion of horribly uninhabitable planets found during the few successful expeditions.

Universal.
Iunno, some weird stuff probably.