A system originally explored and populated by civilization efforts of the Starsign Shipyards, Rachuk has for a long time been home to no local government and the majority of its citizens were employees of the companies which have erected industrials and mining stations across its planets. The full history of the system has not yet been unearthed, and undoubtedly, mysteries of the past are concealed beneath the sand dunes and glaciers which blanket the surfaces of the various planets. However, there is evidence that the Rachuk system was once the site of a virus referred to as Rachuk Roseola, a skin inflammation manifesting itself as a red, itchy rash. Despite medical inspections indicating that the virus now lies dormant, visitors to the cities spread throughout the system are advised to receive a vaccination to protect them from the possibility of another outbreak.