To boldly alchemize what no one alchemized before
[SIZE=9pt]OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Due to the numerous obstacles lining up the Kathol Rift in normal hyperspace, making normal hyperspace flight very slow, and also the hallucinations of which people flying through it impede with navigation, and made worse for Force-users, Otherspace allows a faster alternative, devoid of any significant obstacles, making it much straighter, if only a highly dangerous one and requiring either a hyperdrive accident or an Otherdrive to exploit. Also the Kathol Bypass is devoid of hallucinations in its Otherspace section. The northern terminus of the Kathol Bypass is in the Elrood system, in Galactic Alliance territory. The Kathol Bypass follows closely the Rimma Trade Route until it reaches Pergitor, crossing through Adarlon and Karideph in the meantime. Then the Kathol Bypass flies in a curved segment passing through Yvara, Demonsgate and Gandle Ott, then continuing on to Kal'shebbol, where its southern terminus is.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]However, no description of Otherspace routes is complete without the hazards posed by Otherspace flight: since there is no correspondance between hyperspace mass shadows and Otherspace ones, it is entirely possible one reverts to hyperspace and flies into a planet, a star or another astronomical object, while the Otherspace sky at that place was otherwise clear. Also, with some black holes dotting the stretch of Otherspace, ships may also be sucked inside one. Finally, the Charon are the main threats in Otherspace and to be regarded as pirates, known to have purged entire Otherspace galaxies of sentient life. Ships encountering Charon along the Kathol Bypass are advised to revert to realspace if the Charon can get into position to board, since they will be at risk of getting their hyperdrives captured; likewise, it is recommended for ships planning on using the Kathol Bypass to carry spare hyperdrive parts, or even spare hyperdrives.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Intent: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]To provide a route to the Kathol sector while circumventing the hallucinations of the Kathol Rift[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Credit:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/A[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Otherspace[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Links:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Outer Rim Coalition[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Hyperlane Name:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Kathol Bypass[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Hexes Crossed:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] 3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Start Coordinate:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] (7,24)[/SIZE]
End Coordinate:[SIZE=9pt] (6,27)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Route Points:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Starting point: Elrood, passes through Adarlon, Karideph, Pergitor, Yvara, Demonsgate, Gandle Ott and terminates on Kal'shebbol[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Speed: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Low (by hyperspace standards, due to the Kathol Bypass being an Otherspace route)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Accessibility: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]It is public knowledge but actual usage of the Kathol Bypass requires either an hyperdrive accident or an Otherdrive[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Route Hazards:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Due to the Kathol Bypass being an Otherspace route, the Charon lurks along every corner of this lawless expanse, out to kill everyone passing through whenever possible and there is no correlation between hyperspace mass shadows and Otherspace ones, making it likely that people using it, and also Otherspace black holes may be encountered.[/SIZE]
Rest Stops (realspace): Elrood, passes through Adarlon, Karideph, Pergitor, Yvara, Demonsgate, Gandle Ott and Kal'shebbol as for planets where one should stop, and there is also an alien construct in the stretch between Pergitor and Yvara.
Rest Stops (Otherspace): In Otherspace, rest stops are less common than they are in realspace, but their corresponding realspace locations are roughly over Adarlon, Yvara and Gandle Ott, in the order they are encountered.
[SIZE=9pt]Due to the numerous obstacles lining up the Kathol Rift in normal hyperspace, making normal hyperspace flight very slow, and also the hallucinations of which people flying through it impede with navigation, and made worse for Force-users, Otherspace allows a faster alternative, devoid of any significant obstacles, making it much straighter, if only a highly dangerous one and requiring either a hyperdrive accident or an Otherdrive to exploit. Also the Kathol Bypass is devoid of hallucinations in its Otherspace section. The northern terminus of the Kathol Bypass is in the Elrood system, in Galactic Alliance territory. The Kathol Bypass follows closely the Rimma Trade Route until it reaches Pergitor, crossing through Adarlon and Karideph in the meantime. Then the Kathol Bypass flies in a curved segment passing through Yvara, Demonsgate and Gandle Ott, then continuing on to Kal'shebbol, where its southern terminus is.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]However, no description of Otherspace routes is complete without the hazards posed by Otherspace flight: since there is no correspondance between hyperspace mass shadows and Otherspace ones, it is entirely possible one reverts to hyperspace and flies into a planet, a star or another astronomical object, while the Otherspace sky at that place was otherwise clear. Also, with some black holes dotting the stretch of Otherspace, ships may also be sucked inside one. Finally, the Charon are the main threats in Otherspace and to be regarded as pirates, known to have purged entire Otherspace galaxies of sentient life. Ships encountering Charon along the Kathol Bypass are advised to revert to realspace if the Charon can get into position to board, since they will be at risk of getting their hyperdrives captured; likewise, it is recommended for ships planning on using the Kathol Bypass to carry spare hyperdrive parts, or even spare hyperdrives.[/SIZE]
