Persei

Persei : Rhetor II
System		Rhetor
Type		Planet
Classification		Terrestrial Rocky
Habitable		Yes
Affiliation		United Empire of Earth
Location		UEE space └ Rhetor system └─ Orbiting Rhetor (star)

Travel Warning
Even though Persei has public universities, there are still extensive landing restrictions that the UEE military strictly enforces. To avoid incident, make sure that you have appropriate clearance before approaching any landing zone.

According to Werner Fricke, a former member of the UNE planetary expansion committee, "The promise of Persei is what makes Rhetor possible." The planet's vast deposits of rare elements were the economic engine that drove development in the system. At first they brought in mining consortiums and technology companies, then top-tier scientists followed because of the expedited access to rare elements in their research.

As the planet's resources were mined away, Persei gained renown in intellectual and scientific communities. Numerous corporate research institutions and privately funded think tanks are headquartered here. Yet, it was the work done at the state-sponsored University of Persei Analytical Research and Quantification (UPARQ) that became known for pushing scientific boundaries. Though the work done at UPARQ is mostly classified, energy-efficient Quantum drives and improved thermal-resistant spacesuit fabric are just some of the advances believed to have originated there. Due to the sensitive nature of UPARQ's work, access to the planet has become highly restricted.

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Locations in the Rhetor system
	Stars	Rhetor (star)  •
	Planets	Mentor  •  Persei  •  Reisse  •  Rhetor I  •  Rhetor V  •