
District 268 Subsector
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[From the Spinward Marches Campaign]
The Imperium maintains a policy of limited, deliberate expansion.
Subsectors along its border which are potential acquisitions are
called Districts and numbered sequentially. District 268 is the
268th subsector to be considered for conclusion.
  District 268 was formally added to the Imperial rolls in 610
(the neighbouring Five Sisters subsector was originally District
267; created at the same time).
  As a district, its worlds are not members of the Imperium, but
they do receive Imperial protection. Imperial affairs are 
administered from Glisten (2036) although a token capital is
maintained at Mertactor.
  In the early years of Marches exploration, the Spinward Main
route through District 268 was the only viable route for the
jump-1 ships trading with the asteroid belt at Glisten (it still
is). As a result, several important worlds have been developed
along the route: Forine (1533) -- an industrial world producing
electronics components; Tarkine (1434) -- an aricultural producer
of exotic spices; and Collace (1237) -- an industrial world
producing a wide variety of low-cost, high-tech goods.
