Vespula

The planet of Vespula is located inside the recently colonized Atlas galaxy. It is very similar to earth, even tough it is mostly covered by arid biomes. It's ground is not fertile, but it's interior is full of minerals and has some large water deposits. The main settlement (EC-088), is it's capital and grew around the business of mineral exploring.

Lore
As the time went by on earth, mega companies started to rule the modern world. Now most of the population lives in bad conditions, as the planet starves in resources. A good part of the population started to left the planet and went searching for better opportunities around space. Nowadays, times are dark and dangerous around space. Violence is everywhere and most people can't be trusted.

The companies are also colonizing planets and searching for new riches, trading with alien populations and companies, and fighting against each other. The new colonies have to face the initial threat from alien wild population, low resources and manpower.