A jungle planet that kills everything that enters it. Criminals hide here because the alternative is worse.
Aketi is a vast, largely unexplored jungle world with hostile native life in every category: carnivorous plants, seasonally rampaging beasts, aggressively territorial fish in every river system. House Malklaith has designated it a "nature preserve" — the polite way of saying they tried to develop it, failed, and gave up. Base Camp One is the only permanent settlement.
The rule: Off the grid. No ansible, no Hegemony surveillance. Wanted levels don't apply. Neither does backup.
Scene: Armed guards patrolling Base Camp One's walls, nervously watching the tree line. Research and poaching crews packing identical equipment for different purposes. A smuggler doing a deal in a tent while a hired barista makes both parties drinks.
Campaign relevance: Perfect hideout between Acts 2 and 3 if the crew needs to go dark. Zokar Pava (Lost Legion, military weapons dealer) operates here. Vigilance has a hidden temple in the jungle that may be relevant if the crew needs mystic knowledge about the Way.
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