aT THE ee eee | * ‘COLONIES OF oe MIDDLE HE ee a ee ie COLONY SOURCE BOOK ia 1 SY 1Cae ee ec desk in her sparsely furnished office. The lighting Ge Tae gee oe ae PO Ra cue oe LD Cea Ca og CO Ua Le Td RSC Ca SRR ae CCR a eC Re Sm Td SU ee Tay pacer aD She wiped a thin layer of sand off the files on her CO See Le ald “was working on the communications.array and COC eR ee Y Cr Re UR Ca ed CS a Ce OTE ELC EO Ceo ee inconclusive. Henders and Miller had gotten into PU Ra he Re Cee Rac Rey and she had nothing to give them besides ghost eC ee See es Ce or She'leaned back in her chair and ran her fingers Se Ray OR eR at tions to do some real field work, even giving up her seat at New Cambridge university. Now here AR a ees rR Rea Oe Dee Eee aud Cree a RU Cea Poee ee Cee ee GAME DIRECTOR ‘Tomas Hrenstam (Free League Publishing) ( Ce eon eee et oon) Cray POC aC eC Saas peed Pear ned RL eee . Par) rey g Ce a ee ee ete eee Oe aa Laat a Nie eC aL Cee ae Ore Cn ie ao Prone) Cred ea edcy rnd 4 Lona Nw ® oto) Fy Cot ean) 5 eid 4 erento 8 ed a ern ° Sirens Es rents SB TOOTS Te Coe aor ed Poet eee pen ry eee ETT TT S| eye et ee SOT ote ed er eres eee pins Srna ey Cy cy nny Cy cree) Cy cen) cen) cy rere TPT TST TIS T errSECTION ‘Oo; WY “Terraformers, planet engineers. They go in, set up these big atmosphere processors to make ATMEL ae Lert Lo) (EL (eto (ILD call a shake-n-bake colony.” -Van LeuwinCn Ce) |) Naaman tg PBS Se LY Sa DV iroray = 1 SECTOR p44 bo ph AY Ta REES PANTS Maas tg BETA HYDRI 9 Wl ZETA TUCANAE SYSTEM UL eos Sune) fey Affiliation (ree Ges eucd Tones Pea a as! coca Cre uRe eu eae) fess ee eu siecs ea eee eas aed (ah wa] TC ued sR te aU eee ha rec Sr sen atu urn eka? Le eee Se nC Rue eC eS a eed Oe tae cd ei Rue aio Pome tas Cee eae ANDORRA ANDORRA ON PLANETOID: world is almost completely covered in water. Only a few islands can be found, spread out around the planet. The colony of Andorra has become rich from oil and natural gas extraction. Andorra has a vibrant industry building boats, underwater crafts, This ocean but foremost big oceanic floating platforms for oil ‘extraction. They are experts at constructing these large octagonal floating platforms which come in many different configurations. These platforms can be connected together to form huge floating bases. These bases can have landing pads, fishing modules, laboratories, living quarters, submarine bases but also underwater modules, which can descend down to survey for oil and gas at the bottom of the ocean, These floating bases go looking for oil and gas pockets and will then get a percentage from the oil income when the oil rigs start pumping. Or they can apply and perhaps get their own contract to do the extraction themselves in. some cases. Oil and gas is the biggest income by far, but also millions of tons of fish and seafood exported every year. This has also become quite lucrative for the colony. Recently there have been rumors that a huge alien ship or underwater base has been discovered, but is mostly dismissed by the colonists.ANDORRA UNITED AMERICAS COLONYCe Yee DSGST, WN ioy DY ayer Ly eee Zao GM YY ee 4 G5 - Gotta Yan eee 4s gos Geniiot cy i Ye 7 Y eerie ME Y Z 7 Nat saa te ZY yy A Yj ai Tiss PA ee Le Nat Y Z Lv LAGE GJ1128 SYSTEM (eh ae] ere Cae etl) Pec) eee cas eee ua) Affiliation UAAG, USCMC, USASF, LACN, CCAF, ORDF, United Americas (reseed Seer ae cus ores! Pee eae? Dru a en e pore) oa ua eae es Colonies eo 280,000 military, worker personnel and families, 40 synthetics 3,000 on the orbital station, 28 synthetics GN Cie meee Rake aes ecu Asteria City planetside plus Keystone Station in orbit ASTERIA CITY ASTERIA CITY ON PLANETOID, capabilities for the last 30 years. Their investments. KEYSTONE SPACESTATION: Asteria City have paid off big time, and the colony is now one of started out as a simple mining colony, but as the _the most productive planets in the outer rim of the colony grew, the colony did more and more shift Empire when it comes to shipbuilding. The massive ‘over into manufacturing of machinery parts for _factory spacestation “Keystone” are assembling spaceships and vehicles. Now the colony mostly _everything from large freight haulers to top secret imports all their raw materials and concentrate on _ military ships for the Empire. their production capabilities. The colony got so productive due to hard work, but also due tothe The planet is very similar to “Earth”, and is consid- very favorably planetary conditions (temperature, _ ered as a “Jewel of the Empire”. Therefore it’s weather etc) that the “Three World Empire” have _heavily defended by a large armada of military ships heavilly invested in Asteria’s shipbuilding and also has an impressive orbital defence system.L200. Bee wae ian aCe SSW AN PERDYNE SECTOR (sa Eee Bl ap Ce PRESS ST) ca Ase = BE | "vev0n colo Ei Ge ea oan) fi UY. AS FR IAT USUI typ UY Y GJs832 SYSTEM eres) [aon] nee See VET NETS TTD ro CSc eS Re os Bug Rely BUC aut Loe frequent electrical storms, high winds. eee eh A i ae Gren eMC Pry) PER Ue RCL) Peg cy eo Pome nr a GANDAHAR GANDAHAR ON PLANETOID, CELESTE ASTEROID: When Odessa Inter- planetary expeditions probes first surveyed Gandahar, there was much excitement. The initial scans seemed to detect artificial structures on the surface and even faint transmissions of non- human origin emanating from the planetoid. The ‘company invested huge sums of money in setting up a research colony for further investigation of the probe's findings. When the research personnel arrived to begin their studies there was no sign of the 74 construction crew who had built the colony. ‘There was no sign of foul play; the construction crew had simply disappeared without a trace. In the five years since the research colony has been in. operation they have produced no concrete evidence of the probe's initial readings. Dig sites have turned. up nothing and been buried by the shifting sands, scans for the transmissions have been inconclusive, registering only sensor glitches and unexplained, fleeting anomalies. Odessa has lost faith in the colony and funding has been slashed to a minimum. Despite any definitive evidence colonists still report tales of seeing glimpses of shimmering mirage-like structures out in the dunes or hearing unearthly voices drifting in and out of communication signals.ic) GANDAHAR CIN INDEPENDENT CORE SYSTEM |ASSO i cog i CCS al i444 went (1B iA 19 Z , Barr rmarerg I a Pere MG PLU ALTAIR SYSTEM Ee enero) fey Affiliation Ro euehcu ae Ree Aa ea) Tee RM ene a bee ee free! OUR) Mean Temperature -110°C (in shade), 120°C (in sunlight) cerca fond ese eos Ishii base in asteroid belt orbiting Oberon 5 on planetoid Pee eu eae td Pomc end ISHII BASE ISHII BASE ON ASTEROID, OBERON 5 ON PLANETOID: The top secret “Ishii Base” was built as an extra security measure in the defence of the Oberon 5 moon colony and also as a docking place for larger military spaceships. The base will come very much in handy, as the tension with “The Union of Progressive Peoples” in the area have increased exponentially over the recent years. The base has in the last year alone increased their space fighter crafts to more than double and the base now has 82 crafts at the present. If any ‘enemy armada would attack the Oberon 5 moon, they could extremely quickly launch a surprise counter strike. The Ishii base was co-funded by Weyland Yutani who paid almost half the constri tion cost in exchange for parts of the underground, base. Their laboratories is located in the northern part of the base, According to their contract, United America’s forces will provide security at the W-Y's checkpoint and the reception hall (see map), but have no access or insight over what research is con- ducted at the laboratories. The W-¥ staff have their ‘own sleeping quarters in the northern parts and also. a private hangar bay for smaller ships and escape shuttles,ee ee ee ee) WILDLIFE The so-called ‘Dirt Dragons’ (Graboids) are subterra- nean predators measuring up to 10 meters in length who hunt by sound and vibration, and stalk the badlands for prey. An even more terrifying creature are the ‘Mud Demons’, similar to scorpions with aspects of both amphibian and reptile features, they are bipedal carnivores bearing razor-sharp teeth, long three- pronged prehensile tails, and a paralyzing venomous bite. Highly aggressive, these creatures will lair beneath the soil for months in hibernation, emerging ‘only during the frequent rain storms that plague the northern hemisphere, emerging about a dozen times a year to stalk prey. ses BSE GE AUT et] (6.8/2.4) eel tice ae OR eerac Pec) eee ake cae a gue Affiliation Mo eurec ical (reseed Seer scucs orc! Peeniscy indy atmosphere, rains frequently and overcast skies Rea ee RCL mon) poci Badlands, barren and rocky sens Reais ee (343) 32 security, 284 worker personnel & families, 23 synthetics, eee conor PSerunarce aac en mance JACOB’S GORGE JACOB'S GORGE ON PLANETOID: ‘A Weyland-Yutani shield colony bui unique, as well as dangerous, extrasolar species (see “Wildlif above). These creature events are known to the southern side of a large rocky outcropping, _as.an““Emergence”, and have proven to be quite the Jacob's Gorge was founded in 2155 by Jacob nuisance for the local mining population and Bassett and Kevin McKee. The pair of independent _ security forces. Though seen as nothing more than wild-catters long since having sold their mining _an insignificant backwater, Jacob's Gorge is vital to shares to the Company, Jacob's Gorge has since Wey-Yu's continued shipbuilding production in the gone on to grow into a prosperous mining colony American Arm of the Middle Heaven's, and though its due to the world’s rich supply of metallic sulfide underground dwelling beasts have proven to be S| ores producing high concentrations of naturally __ nightmarish to the locals and difficult to eradicate, : ‘occurring selenium. Though primarily unremark- _the prosperous operation has become too lucrative able, Jacob's Gorge is home to two forms of to abandon,oye ee WEYLAND YUTANI COLONY CI PeGAME Cr SECTION ONT j LISI, i Wasiyine eT AEBS KAPTEYN'S STAR Oe mela DAN eis ae Gi: O02 ee Pec) eee es ca eee urea) cerca Three World Empire, Weyland Yutani, Lasalle Bionational (reseed Terrestrial planetoid formar? Mean Temperature 30°C coaciad Conc Bo CILUN eure ee 5000 atc Ce Sea aoe Cu SS cm eae eae eed Pee eu eae en ed TS ea cane ee RCs Pome Fertilizer, seafood, medical and cosmetic products MAGELLAN MAGELLAN ON PLANETOID: Under the management of Lasalle Bionational the Magellan colony has risen to be a thriving and lucrative maritime operation. The cloudy, sediment rich ‘oceans are home to large albino crustaceans (a delicacy) which are trawled by fleets of fishing vessels. In the shallower waters, forests of bio ‘engineered kelps and seaweeds are harvested and turned into a host of food, pharmaceutical and ‘cosmetic products. The peace and harmony of the colony has recently been disrupted by the arrival of a large number of Weyland Yutani personnel. ‘The rumours are that the military have requested their presence. The military have secretly built an underground base (funded by W-Y) at a remote island outside the main harbour. They are rumoured to work on a project, simply called “Aquarius”. The intense rivalry between Lasalle Bionational and Weyland Yutani has escalated from corporate espio- nage to kidnappings and even murder. The colonial marshal's are hard pressed to find out what's going ‘on and put an end to alll the chaos. ‘The colony has an impressive entertainment district, catering to the needs of the millitary personnel and workers,M LAN Ee Satan a LNWLAND«] PASSO sre LS eo | Ba S30 10 2 ee (sete) ALTAIR SYSTEM Cre et eo a re iy) Tec) Affiliation Beet aero Gn nae ed eco (IR iA at -y1G eC maya See et AUN (3.4/3.8) er Recta Aa ed Noo UA cy er GRO ace Puan 1e) forercy DUNC eu in after that thin toxic atmosphere DUR Me AUR eu ee eR) couciad Perse ec as ee ae aa eae ek fess Cee eae ane eens) ee Ee A ce eeu a hea oe ed Pome OBERON 5 OBERON 5 ON PLANETOID, ISHII BASE ON ASTEROID: The moon of Oberon 5 was chosen to be colonized (at great expense) for its strategic position in the middle heavens. Located right on the border of UPP space the colony has always been heavily defended, but during the last few years the tensions have risen close to the brink ‘of war with the UPP and the military build up of the colony have skyrocketed. A huge armada of warships are now stationed here to be able to aid any system nearby in case of an incident. The secret asteroid belt base “Ishi?” has also raised its readiness for war (see "Ishii Base"). c Rie ace eee eee ee ‘Oberon 5 does have many civilian mining operations and businesses going, but the main purpose of the. colony has always been military in nature. Weapons, spaceship manufacturing, military training —and research have a strong presence all around the colony. The Oberon 5 colony is located inside a deep. valley crack where the atmosphere is breathable, but ‘outside the valley you need a protective suit. The atmosphere processor is regularly maintained and in. prime condition. Oberon 5 is also known for its wild nightlife with many bars, clubs, casinos and prosti- tutes. A lot of the military personnel come here during their “rest and recreation (RnR)" to relax and. have fun,a= ee) UNITED AMERICAS COLONY —APU YY Pea ae yes Cow Y el WA yy XI BOSTIS. LB. Geis LSB TY As Baas) WILDLIFE The Razor bear is the alpha predator of the planet. White furred, weighing in on average 1,000Ibs and standing 10 feet in height. These ursines are named after their habit of rubbing their back against the resinous trees, creating sharp blade-like clumps of fur upon their backs. Slynxx are ambush predators and scavengers. Aver- aging a height of 40 inches and weighing in around 15 kg. These long eared, mottled furred felines hunt in packs. They display a viscous cunning and often use their long, prehensile tails to trip prey. KONOR MINOR Coe tadera) fey Affiliation so Reese eu) orc! eT rece Ree gneuse ie pci coo Polatsk planetside ee ee ene kee eens ae ku) (5.2/2.2) TA iat ea Ce Ge ae Cee Se ee High mountains, dense forests, icy tundra ee Poder eee ee oc en ee) POLATSK COLONY POLATSK ON PLANETOID: The colony of Polatsk was once a lucrative mining operation, but in recent years as the mines began to run low, the future of the colony looked bleak. It was the plane- toid’s native lifeforms and abundance of natural timber that made certain individuals in the UPP government reassess the uses of the colony. It has recently become the focus of hunting trips by high ranking UPP party members interested in obtain- ing trophies of the huge ursine and canine preda- tory animals that roam the deep forests (see “Wildlife” above). To further enhance the hunting experience non. native lifeforms have begun to be shipped in and released into the environment. Investment has also been put into production of an alcoholic drink known as “Chako?", Obtained from. the resin of trees native to the plantoid. The colonists had been brewing and consuming Chakol for years but now it is proving popular with the visiting dig taries. The colony has started to export the drink. more and more in recent years.POLATSK UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES Biase a é © = ) ny G ° cS CO D) @Q a RSTO) PoC ivnenFONT ATE (ol beta Ajay poy i i alittle Aa sya COLONY LB ery Bir Baers pate teh Ae Binary Asia By eiesintg AIL BC) 2:4 ne VON a AA Boor cia Yj” ys VRP ERDYNE say (ACY BARNARD'S STAR Rr ee kaka s) (1.57 0-9) Pec) ecu reseed Des aA eee eee ieee ae kocd tice) Terrestrial planetoid ron TT URC IGL i eu peu a ees Oe au RL oa eo Reka ceCen k Ane) Igneous rock, cavernous, primarily lifeless Lou ue sie) pociad Comes ee BU eo Uo een acca i ce a Pomc a ee eon ur es “ Ee) TOMOKAZU TOMOKAZU ON PLANETOID: Although primary data centers linking it with the 20-Parsec Network. As one of the galaxy's leading manufactur- officially an integrated territory of the WE, Tomokazu has been a Hyperdyne Corporation holding dating back to the 2140s. The whole colony is located inside a huge transparent dome of impressive engineering. The planet itself is largely lifeless sporting little more than cavernous rock and foul weather, it is Barnard's Star’s strate- Gic location close to the "Sol" system that yields the world its primary status as a sought after location. The site of several of Hyperdyne's largest automated production facilities and massive server farms, it houses one of the corporation's, ers in synthetics and combat automata, Tomokazu. colony is patrolled by a few platoons of Hyperdyne’s latest Series-70 combat fighting drones, single-pro- gramming combat automa, ‘security robots’, who. blur the line with the ICC's legal status. Perhaps ‘Tomokazu's greatest claim to fame is it being the last. known location of legendary Hyperdyne program mer Ted “Ghost” Hochman. A computer genius and notorious hacker, Hochman disappeared without a trace in 2156 from the colonies primary server hub, leading to an unsolved missing person case.TOMOK 8) Beets a) edCe Pe Uy Wnty rf hee AAG E LUYTEN'S STAR erase) fey Affiliation so Reese eu) orc! Rerun eas coca ese neu euros ee 7 SO IAN CY: Aes Ge Pp et pee aly Leet O80 (SONG ea ii sey LL 5 (-3.3 7 -2.0) Pea ugar neater! SOR eu om React mee eee ces td Re cee eta eed Pome Cee ee eet ee Cc ae ee ec? XINJIANG XINJIANG ON PLANETOID: The planetoid upon which the colony is located appears to be a lush tropical paradise. The jungles are a mass of colourful flowering plants and trees of alll kinds. Looks however, can be deceptive as every species of flora present is hazardous to human health. Blossoms put out clouds of psychoactive pollen, creepers leak acidic resin, poisonous thorns jut from trees, and fungi emit cancerous spores. The atmosphere is deadly to those without full environ- mental suits. While the UPP may officially call Xinjiang colony, camp. is run more like a forced labor Built in a complex of deep underground tunnels, The colony is a maze of bunkers, barracks and laborato- Ament training: facility for space operating forces personnel and a major drug lab and production facility. Under the fatchful eye of the space operating forces the colo- nists harvest the world’s vegetation from which they extract a vast range of chemical compounds. These. chemicals are turned into a huge array of Pharma- ceutical products. While the majority of these are produced for the UPP armed forces. Xinjiang also creates a range of highly addictive narcotics which sanctioned smugglers ship out of UPP space. ries, It serves as both a hostile en)fy > I ee ee © PTS Nera mse tern ere mrstatere rata é A 4 are Le e ale 1) ay) Elin ia Xe Sone G ® 9 6 Esc a a Ay fe fe i 6 Ty m HH N DAN ng ° Ll r) pasa = a 2G cod Call tae d 6 eee F Saeed Cc eli i eee i ix] SCS a Ree CR ee ean Se Cae ce Poesy ee een Ce ed Se eg TO RR eu oR e ood SU CoRR RS form of a Se aa through the murk CC CeCe d pee ee) COC Ee Ce Cet) the buildings, it stank of fish and burnt oil. In POE gO EOC acres Co Eg CECE iy Pee eC me A ae Ce oD Ce UU CeCe ea CR Cau Mee Ue Ue Cu Deere displayed in a corner next to a holographic CORE RS De oC aa Cee ead co ica’ Pe Ce Cee PC ek eco Coe CC Co Ree ee ae ea ay Nee Ct McC CCC Rg ee ee een ees who the top dog in this colony really is.a © Ne ea CRT RRL: ae AoE Co mar Meal Csiro) (-e-lale Mlle tae BeT-iee(-- Le NeloLE ea UNITED AMERICAS COLONY a | sy A ieL300. pee eae in v PyGANDAHARISHII BASE UNITED AMERICAS COLONYon ee iaene Get) e-baSN i eaten haOBERON 5 UNITED AMERICAS COLONYPOLATSK UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES ie:a Beets a |e aSE eee NT aN oe lth le ty neROU CC Scat acc COIR come ese ray Ca eC ae Cee Re Gee eC) COR Cn a dredth time he wondered who he had pissed off RUE Oa uC Ca Pe RC ee ces Ra CS SR Ree CR Md eeu uP Rea Cea Ca ee CE CCC ei ae a eu SRC ogc Cee letting out’ a thunderous bellow Yuri became Boe aa ONO ee Poca TUR ao ee See eee ee Ce Re Cea control of his bladder and bowels as he locked Oe Coa a Re eee Co Re RCC) Cee aC cee ec CaS CO Cc ee Se eee Ties RS Ca le eee ean coe ese hunting rifles. 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CITY THREE WORLD EMFIRE COLONY FF or \ weGANDAHAR SGANDAHARISHII BASE UNITED AMERICAS COLONY i =| y i NG \\ a eS i —|4 i a Cl i Nh I LE th enJACOB'S GORGE WEYLAND YUTANI COLONY wenger coneJAG OBES GO RIGEM LAN RE MPIRE COLONY yCUBE RaCn Nm) UNI operons Dp ON COLONY ae \CBE GINGS UNITED AMERICAS COLONYPIOLIAT SK UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES ee: © © o 9 b Famp| 2 © T a ‘©: ° ) 3 2 °POLATSK UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES ie:TOMOKTOMOK U THREE WORLD EMPIRE a YXINJIIANG eS UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES 2 Se AXINJILANG UNION OF PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES ieA L ia THE ROLEPL A Y SNeMIDDLE Wa COLONY SOURCE BOOK NR 1 - PRESENTED BY STEFAN ISBERGThe middie heavens. An unending expanse of hostile darkness, cold and uncaring stars. It is a place that is inherently deadly to humanity. Despite all odds mankind has ventured out into the void. Driven by ruthless govern- ments, corporate greed and an insatiable curiosity. Out in the darkness of the middle heavens, flickering sparks of human civilization have begun to lt 18 Welcome to the colonies. Built with the blood, sweat and tears of the brave and the desperate. These bastions of humanity are the new frontier, places where life threatening danger and prosperous opportunity go hand in hand. From the poisonous jungles of Xinjiang to the bustling clubs and red light di ts of Oberon 5. This book takes a look at ten potential colony settings for Alien the role playing game. So grab your motion tracker and come and explore the “Colonies of the Middle Heavens”. This book will present you with 10 ready to use Alien RPG colonies, each from different world factions and locations among the stars. eae Caen TELM eM Ea eer Ta eo Ler te Rc ismeu ke tecusei eM ater All the colonies will come in 4 map variations: + Colour GM maps OMT Te eR RC Muley Peer Ua eC UL a od CE Meu UR RoR mle Amt e- UN momUMut|y Na Onen et thee ulhiactaas intr RR alae) ER Ure el rede ie Re les mua eR ML oot This is a FREE fan made production and does not claim any copyrights or any other claims. All copyrights are owned by its rightful owners. CPC cdc COSC ERT 0 | > © 2022 20th Century Studios. FLFALEOISE