Axiom IV, the third planet from the red dwarf star of the Senos system, was formally established on 21 May 2709. Originally, it served as a vital terraforming research station, a testament to the ambitious galactic projects of an earlier era.
Centuries later, around the year 2860, the galaxy was plunged into the catastrophic era known as the Sundering, causing widespread collapse and darkness. As other worlds descended into barbarism, Axiom IV stood resilient, having retained a functional industrial base thanks to its dedicated scientific and military personnel. These survivors forged a critical survivalist pact during this dark time.
Over the following centuries, this pact gradually calcified into the totalitarian state seen today, becoming the iron heart of the Red Sun Dominion. The Voss lineage, initially lead researchers, transitioned into supreme dictators, guiding Axiom IV through its isolation and transformation. They forged the planet into the crucible for the Dominion’s resurrection, making it a planetary machine where every city, factory, and citizen served a singular, state-defined purpose.
After nearly a thousand years of galactic darkness and centuries of Axiom IV's own isolation, a pivotal breakthrough occurred around the year 3710. Within the vast subterranean Logic Vaults, the planet's brilliant minds successfully reverse-engineered the advanced Spike Drive. This monumental achievement finally ended Axiom IV's long-standing solitude, allowing for the Red Sun Dominion's expansion and ambition.
Today, Axiom IV functions as the central command for the Supreme Chancellor's grand design: to cure the galaxy of chaos. In a recent display of power, Dominion forces brutally destroyed the Fat System, asserting their dominance. However, this action regrettably cut off vital supply lines, beginning to strain Axiom IV's capital economy, despite its outward projection of absolute order.
While the surface gleams with the polished steel of the Directorate's towers, a quiet unrest simmers in the lower levels of this planetary machine. Whispers of the Mortal Veil and the harsh realities imposed by the Crimson Path fuel these hidden tensions. Axiom IV stands as a thriving, yet politically strained, powder keg at the very heart of the Red Sun Dominion.
