asteroid belts

asteroid belts

– Angeliqué boasts 4 major asteroid belts in its system – though the difference between 3 and 4 is a matter of several million miles with no intervening planets, so it may be the same belt, that separated long ago for unknown reasons. each separate belt is mined independently, typically watched over by one or more families from the planetary presbytery.

– Among these belts can be found millions of tons of raw metals, including iron, uranium, gold, platinum, copper, tin, and radium.

– Along with these, two large planetary cores have been found, and the most favorable among the theocracy receive trade agreements to mine these cores exclusively. However, as with the Talon family event, this wealth can be stripped away if a family ever falls from grace. Needless to say, this raw metal is the primary export of Angeliqué, and their major imports are typically final products; though some of the more basic on that front are made in their home system.

– Each of these belts is populated by workers and managers who live on the AABI complexes, and often tractor dozens of asteroids at a time to a section of the complex for easier mining.