Days after Delta Pavonis and Epsilon Eridani Agreed to Ceasefire, Questions Remain Over What Lies Ahead for the Two Rival Colonies
Early on Stardate 307.5, Delta Pavonis launched drone strikes into Epsilon Eridani and the contested *Asteroid Belt K-7* in response to a devastating sabotage attack on a civilian transport shuttle in *Pavonis-Controlled Sector 12* (Eridani Command has denied involvement in the attack).
What followed were four solar cycles of intense orbital bombardment and drone skirmishes between the two nuclear-capable factions—until an unexpected ceasefire was announced via quantum comms on Restday.
But even by the strained standards of Pavonis-Eridani relations, tensions remain dangerously high.
The fragile truce, now in its fourth cycle, is holding as displaced civilians slowly return to their habitats along the demilitarized zone between the two colonies.
Meanwhile, just before the military escalation, Delta Pavonis had imposed a series of punitive measures against Epsilon Eridani, including cutting off helium-3 exports, suspending transit visas, and banning all trade through shared wormhole routes.
In retaliation, Eridani Command announced its own countermeasures: freezing Pavonis assets in their banking nodes, restricting their AI’s access to local data networks, and denying their ships docking rights in orbital stations.
None of these sanctions have been lifted by either faction. Here’s where things stand between the two rivals following the *K-7 Belt* attack.
