System: Olafsvik

Olafsvik is the capital of the Regulan Free States, three breakaway Principality of Regulus planets that won their independence in 2681. Born from Captain-General Gerald Marik's war against the Selajes that he believed killed his family, this small federation bought its loyalty to the Mariks and hastily installed a pro-Marik government. The Free States soon discovered, however, that freedom on paper was worth little against constant meddling in their politics and economy by their former parent province. Not until Thomas Marik passed the Addendum to the Incorporation in 3037 did the Regulan Free States finally gain the power to chart their own course.

Since then, local cultures and planetary economies have undergone a vibrant renaissance. No longer strangled by Principality trade embargoes, Free State industry and exports are thriving. The Mongol and Kazhak languages, outlawed in the early days of secessionist rumblings and then rendered virtually irrelevant by Principality dominance of local life, have made a striking comeback to become the primary languages in this tiny province. Norwegian is also widely spoken on Olafsvik, site of a sizeable Norwegian enclave since the earliest days of human settlement.

[3025] The Maarakiva University on Olafsvik prepares its students for the life of a spaceborne trader, offering more than 300 disciplines to sharpen and master the intricacies of the plain horse trading and dickering.

There are no functional factories located on this planet.