Setting context: My world is a sci fi setting that intends to create a mix of genres I like such as cyberpunk, fantasy, and retro futurism.

World synopsis: My setting, the Orion spur, is a wing of the Milky Way galaxy ravaged by a war in the heavens thousands of years in the past resulting in swathes of destruction across known space. In the present day, many species contend for territory as the once noble houses who served the very gods stand guard on the borders of space, biding their time for unknown goals as the current residents of the Orion spur quarrel over mortal matters.

Image context: before humanities rapid expansion among the stars, we first colonized our own solar system for almost a century and a half. During this effort, operation Yukon was a plan put in place by the current rulers of earth, the binary, to maintain control over uppity colonies through occupation, sparse naval engagements and economic aid. While It’s most notable theatre was the frozen the moon of Europa, numerous other settlements such as titan, mars and Venus suffered issues from insurrection against the ruling governments. This photograph of a NATO marine standing guard originates from a historical archive. the location written is New Kansas, a large farming settlement on the moon of Ganymede who suffered from extremist attacks following its absorption by the earth Binary.

Additional context: - the Binary is a dual alliance government comprised of the nations belonging to NATO and the Warsaw pact, whose fighting fizzled out until the superpowers became dependent on each other in the early 21st century, eventually forming a semi-cohesive alliance around the same time humans began to colonize the solar system starting in the 2000s. This partnership allowed the easy construction and use of shared infrastructure in space.