Stardrives

The sole source of FTL drive technology are the Bagh Jorkel.

While the Bagh Jorkel are unwilling to reveal the inner workings of the Technology, they are prepared to produce and operate the drives.

The asking price for these services is the primary reason that FTL capable starships are beyond the resources of the average private individual.

Many have tried to reverse engineer the technology, however none have yet succeeded and the penalties for trying include embargo by Bagh Jorkel engineers and merchants.

Effect
While the arrival of the Badgers brought FTL travel to humanity, communications lags behind at STL speeds.