Struggling to cope with the death of his brother and former advisor, as well as the aftershocks of a failed assassination attempt on his life, a reluctantly reinstated Cassius picks up the shards of a House Adastra whose interstellar reputation has plummeted to new lows.

Vowing to spiritually avenge Amicus and assert a new age of Adastran hegemony within the galactic Landsraad, Cassius must first avert a Civil War as the consuls threaten to tear the moon apart.

To do this, he forges a clandestine research agreement with House Omorfa to create a stretch drive sans Parental technology, and unite the moon under a new common cause as the Wolves return to stellar dominion.

No one knows exactly what Cassius's intentions are after a stretch drive is made, but whispers of war worry the mighty rival, House Khemia.

Can Cassius be persuaded off a dangerous and deadly path...?

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Just an idea. I don't actually have the energy or time to write a whole fan project for another intellectual property, on top of all of my actual extant stories.
But I imagine this grittier version of Adastra, whose aesthetics are a little more inspired by Dune than an element of whimsy the original had, would tackle a couple serious themes.
What's the right way to diffuse a dormant Imperial giant?
How can one mourn and be supported when one's support network implodes?

Original concept for ADASTRA by Echo Project