By 2249, humanity has spread across the solar system. Earth, exhausted by centuries of wars, environmental degradation, and political strife, struggles to maintain its grip on the colonies it once nurtured. While the cradle of humanity remains powerful in many ways, prosperity now lies far from the homeworld, in places like Jupiter’s moon Ganymede—where wealth flows through trade, but so too does dissent.
Europa remains loyal to United Earth, serving as its military and logistical anchor. Callisto watches from a distance, preferring research and neutrality. But Ganymede is different. Its growing independence, shadow economies, and quiet defiance embody the tension at the heart of humanity’s expansion.
It is a balance of power that cannot hold forever. The old world fades, and the colonies rise, each step forward bringing both opportunity and risk. What begins as commerce and negotiation carries within it the seeds of conflict—conflict that could spread far beyond Jupiter’s moons.
Starborn Alive takes place against this fragile backdrop. It is a story about sisters caught between survival and destiny, about power and resistance, and about humanity’s struggle to remain united when the future itself hangs in the balance.