Shadari Confederacy

The Shadari Confederacy is a loose association of seven planets in The Vast (Now quickly accessible due to the appearance of the Prosperiola Drift Lane) orbiting a dim star within the Kurzack Nebula, near the edge of the Azlanti Star Empire's territory. Led by the sinister Draeliks, the Shadari Confederacy is a haven for criminals and scum from the Star Empire, all united under the Shadari's freewheeling and lawless ideals as well as a nihilistic philosophy called Ataxxea, which teaches that entropy is the most sublime force in the universe.

The foremost species in the confederacy are the Draeliks, natives of Great Shadar, the largest of the associated worlds. Other species include the Skrell, bulbous, psychic, tentacle-trailing creatures from the gas giant Fifth Shadar, and the Balrodd, barrel-chested constructs who escaped Azlanti servitude.