Pindo Beta

Type: Telluric Planet

Equatorial Diameter: 13230 Km

Colonizers: Humans (2230-2249), Machine (2250)

Faction: Star Omega

Population: 1000

Sector: Beta Pindola

Pindo Beta is Beta Pindola's planet. A fairly recent planet compared to Earth, Pindo is still raging with vulcanic activity in its surface. With an average of 200 degrees Celsius during daytime, Pindo Beta's inhabitants only survive in advanced habitational complexes built in less active vulcanic regions or deep underground. Pindo Beta has many valuable minerals right on its surface, perfect to craft advanced alloys, nanochips, machinery and ship electronics. Pindo Beta relies on machinery to build underground complexes where mining companies can command their operations. With only 1000 surface dwellers, Pindo Beta imports massive ammounts of medipacks and machinery to keep itself on operation, surviving thanks to the ammounts of minerals and refined products they export. Pindo Beta is, today, the most vulnerable planet to Market fluctuations. If metal ore prices were to drop, Pindo would not survive.

Far from suitable for long term colonization, Pindo Beta was first discovered by the Terran Expeditionary Force, and settled by Lambda Corp in 2230, shortly after humans' arrival in the Conglomerate. It is currently owned by Star Omega, and its populations mostly consists of Androids. Beta Pindola's Trade Station (of Star Omega) supplies the surface dwellers with all the items they need to continue their mining operations.