As a result of careful scanning of the depths of space, Jericho discovered this sector with ancient structures that had not yet been studied. For a long time this place remained secret, but the Federation agents managed to reveal its location thanks to the boundless greed of one of the Families.

A fascinating sight — a chain of frozen rock conventionally called “Lava Spines”. The origin of this object is still not established, because the best minds of mankind were engaged in war with the aliens. This has given rise to many conjectures among those who do not follow the word of science. 

The iridium strand holds many secrets. It holds a massive high-quality Iridium mining operation, which is one of the most important resources in the galaxy. 

This zone would have remained an unremarkable cluster of asteroids, if not for the battle that broke out here at the beginning of the Invasion. 

The richest deposit, located in the Pallas system, has long been under the protection of the Mendes Family. Iridium mines are located here, and they are still operational today.

Early in its history, the “Mendes IX” station was small and didn’t require a large supply of fuel, but launching a massive iridium production, terraforming the planet in a neighboring system, and supplying the military fleet forced Mendes to seek additional sources of fuel.

The most important stationary hub of the Mendes family. When the madness of the war with aliens began and the streams of refugees poured in from all sides, the hierarchs of Mendes acted wisely and did not refuse asylum to those who wished. 

Previously, this site was one of the first iridium deposits discovered in Pallas, but after several years of active mining, it has completely outlived itself.

The outpost was designed as a kind of checkpoint for the only safe transit route out of the Procssima system. With each year, the location’s defences have had to be increased due to the growing threat from Cybers and the significance of the nearby Gas Harvest Station.

With the development of mining in Pallas, there has been a shortage of fueling stations and transshipment points for transport vessels. It was decided to create a reinforced transport hub at the edge of the system, where transports regularly pass through.