S-1988

Barren silicate asteroid in the Karin Cluster containing an abandoned military warehouse and depot.

S-1988 begins as a forgotten military depot in the Karin Cluster, a barren silicate asteroid that becomes the unlikely cradle for Darrow’s resurrection and the rekindling of the Rising. Across the later books it transforms from a mere supply cache into a covert staging ground and finally a symbolic stronghold whose strategic value shifts with the fortunes of the rebellion. Its evolution mirrors the saga’s own journey from desperate insurgency to open war, each new purpose layered atop the last.