For context, here's the basis of the story:
Over a century ago, the Earth, united as the Terran Empire, has placed multiple colonies across the Sol System. The Federation of Mars, and the United Satellites of Jupiter led a fight in rebellion from the Terran Empire. The Terran Empire didn't lose, but found that the war was too costly to continue, and so, the Federation of Mars, the United Satellites of Jupiter, and the Saturn Colonies split from the Terran Empire, however, still relied on trade.
Some years later, domestic conflicts in the FoM were found to be Terran espionage. This led to diplomatic tension and later to war. During this war, sleeper agents of the FoM engaged in Operation: Hercules. This operation was to destroy a device in Terran production, called the Gravel-maker. The Gravel-maker was an explosive device that would blow up entire planets, but combine the core of the planet along with the Gravel-maker itself to create an unusual field that would keep debris in relatively the same area. The FoM knew of this device, but suspected it was a weapon to be used against Mars.
In attempt to dismantle it, the agents detonated it, and consequently, it separated the Earth into billions of floating blocs suspended in the air. The Terran Empire tried to keep order during this chaos, but collapsed. There were several unforseen consequences. First, the other planetary empires could no longer support themselves, and died out. Second, many resources became very precious, including vital resources such as water. Third, the world has been thrown into a dark ages and is now full of travelers and pirate gangs.
Over a century later, little has changed.
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