What of the Hyades?

[crusssdaddy]

The Hyades connection was something I missed completely when I purchased the original version. This is the main Hyades wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyades_(star_cluster)

Many of the threats on CARCOSA appear to be extra-terrestrial in nature: Space Aliens, the God of the Primal Void, perhaps the Old Ones. This invites speculation that other stars and planets are quite nearby.

Stars in the Hyades are 'more enriched in heavy elements' than our own sun. What might this mean in game terms?

It mentions that clusters suffer from 'evaporation' or 'dissipation' in which member stars continually drift/are pulled away. I prefer to think that the Carcosan Hyades are actually drawing together, continuously capturing additional stars within its malign embrace.

In such a crowded neighborhood, the 'stars being right' might be a more frequent occurrence. The Hyades also have lots of binaries - maybe CARCOSA has a companion that appears infrequently?

This is a list of stars in the cluster: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_of_Hyades

Which one might be a likely home to CARCOSA?

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The additional elements in the stars might account for the spectral variance and the three "new" colors.

I favor Theta Tauri as the Carcosa system since a binary star system gives me more weird-ness to use in my campaign.

[stevemitchell]

"Along the shore the cloud waves break,
"The twin suns sink behind the lake,
"The shadows lengthen
"In Carcosa."

Binary star system for sure.

[kesher]

The additional elements in the stars might account for the spectral variance and the three "new" colors.

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Oh my, yes!