8-076: Zarg’s Moon Highport – Public Terminals

Zarg’s World, Zargonia and Octants

An Octant is an administrative region within the Dominion, like a State or Province.

The Dominion is centred on the capital, Zargonia, and while the Overlord notionally claims dominion over the entire galaxy, in practice, The Dominion extends about 50 light years from Zargonia – an area known as The Dominion Sphere.

If you imagine an infinite flat plane running through Zargonia dividing space into above and below, then another dividing space into left and right and a third dividing space into ahead and behind, then you would have eight cubes, each with their corners touching Zargonia; these are the Octants.

  

Figure:  Octants, Capitals and Colonies

  

Each Octant is associated with a colour:

• Octant 1 – Red
• Octant 2 – Orange
• Octant 3 – Yellow
• Octant 4 – Green
• Octant 5 – Cyan
• Octant 6 – Blue
• Octant 7 – Magenta
• Octant 8 – White
• Zargonia itself is sometimes referred to as Octant Zero and is associated with Black. 

   In the image above (and in the standard image of the Dominion’s stars, which comprises its logo/flag, see figure below) Octant 7 is usually shown closest to the viewer and Octant 2 farthest away.   

Figure:  Overlord Zarg in Military Uniform with the Dominion Flag

   

Figure:  The Dominion, Capitals and Colonies

  

As can be seen in the figure above, Zarg’s World is in Octant 7 (magenta line).  Zarg’s World and Zargonia are 35.1 light years apart on a direct route, however that is out of the Spanial’s jump range.  To get to Zargonia, Spanial would have to go via Way Station Riorden (not shown on map) for a travelled distance of 37.4 light years.  Estimated travel time for Spanial from Zarg’s World to Zargonia is approximately 24 Cycles.  In summary, not the same thing and not especially close (although there are plenty of places further away – like Mundo Zargo at 53.6 light years from Zargonia and on the edge of the Dominion Sphere).  So, I don’t think she’s catching up with Jonathan…

The current plan calls for Spanial to return to Mundo Zargo with cargo and passengers when it’s finished its current assignment, as Mundo Zargo is also in Octant 7, I doubt Lia will be leaving any time soon. As to how she feels about Raina’s comment, that part is up to you…     

Concourse

Kwint responds, “I think Karmen wants to get going as soon as she can.  I think she’ll leave dock as soon as we’re back aboard.” He pauses, “head straight down, or grab some stuff for the trip first?  It shouldn’t take us too long to get down there, but the trip from the spaceport to the shop…”