The moon of Boulder sits farther than any other in Sirona's gravitational sphere of influence, having traveled for eons through interstellar space until it was captured in a stable orbit. Unlike the other moons of Sirona, Boulder lacks an atmosphere and is a desolate wasteland of rocks and dust, inhabited only by microbes in the scarce water ice at the poles. What sets the moon apart is its remarkable concentration of rare-earth element deposits, which are fundamental for the construction of countless vital technologies. As a result, vast extraction sites and factories obscure the barren landscape of Boulder, employing both people and robots to fuel the expansion in the system of Aya.

Once the extracted ores are refined, mass drivers launch the cargo into the orbit of Boulder in specialized containers, eventually being utilized by the countless construction drones that tirelessly assemble the infrastructure of Sirona and beyond. The trade lanes in the moon's vicinity have been heavily patrolled by local corporate forces in the wake of a daring orbital raid unleashed in 7618, bringing about the destruction of three ore freighters and the death of over a dozen workers.

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As a consequence of the orbital raid, Orbital Intergalactic began to enforce far stricter security protocols across Aya, vastly straining the local logistics.

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Barren terrain of Boulder