[quote=@The Odeoron]
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From what i know of this place, Sarkophion was a rim colony of the Terran dominion, a planet that is part of a system which gives justice to the name. But this particular world is... or was, a barren desert mainly a processing colony. 

As to why we began our operation here... i do not know...
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It is because we need to set up camp where the rift to Outer C'thon is not central, meaning his effects are minimal and we can begin with small steps...