Jack of Harts

The first planet orbiting Alcyone’s fifth star is a hot little world, drier than Earth on average, but with a lot of natural resources.  The Republic of Texas colonized Odessa and turned it into a major manufacturing center, even before The War.  Odessa has expanded to become one of the foremost American colonies, a strident voice for colonial rights in modern America, pushing to grant Statehood to more colonies.  Odessa is not always popular in the Core Worlds.