Kin of the Stars is a gameplay modification for Sins of a Solar Empire, based on the Seikai series of science-fiction novels by Hiroyuki Morioka. This series is more widely known in the English-speaking world by the translated name of the first novel, Crest of the Stars. It has spawned comic book and animated versions by Bandai Visual, and video game adaptations on Playstation, Playstation 2, and Windows PC.
The series is praised for its attention to detail, with exacting descriptions of how science-fiction technologies like faster-than-light travel work, and an original language spoken by the best known race of the series, the Abh. The Abh (the noun can be singular or plural) is a genetically-engineered aristocratic race derived from human stock. They spend their lives almost entirely in space, whether aboard stationary installations or ships, and disdain planetary life. (The position of planetary governer is usually considered a demotion, and most conquered races are left to manage planetary affairs by their own devices.)
As a lower member of the Abh nobility, you have been assigned command over a small force to assert imperial control over a section of the galaxy as yet not firmly dominated by either the Abh Humanitarian Empire or the United Kingdom of Mankind. You can expect little support from the larger fleet, and many smaller regional powers may oppose your efforts to seize the region.
