| Introduction | 3 |
1. | The Domain of Deneb | 4 |
| The Structure of Government | 4 |
| Recent History of the Spinward Marches | 4 |
| The Imperial Noble Ranks | 6 |
| The Archduke of Deneb | 7 |
| The Office of the Archduke | 7 |
| Norris Aella Aledon, Archduke of Deneb | 8 |
| The Armed Forces of the Marches | 10 |
| The Corporations of The Spinward Marches | 13 |
| Megacorporations | 13 |
| Major Corporations | 17 |
| Minor Corporations | 19 |
| What's in a Name | 23 |
2. | The Spinward States | 24 |
| The Major States | 24 |
| The Aslan Ihatei | 24 |
| The Border Worlds | 24 |
| Ancient History of the Spinward Marches | 24 |
| The Darrians | 25 |
| The Rise of the Zhodani | 25 |
| Droyne Worlds | 26 |
| The Age of Contact Begins | 26 |
| The Federation of Arden | 27 |
| The Sword Worlds Confederation | 27 |
| The Long Night Descends | 27 |
| Vargr | 28 |
| The Third Imperium Arises | 28 |
| The Zhodani Consulate | 29 |
| Border Clashes in the Marches | 29 |
| The Minor Races of the Spinward Marches | 30 |
| Chirpers | 30 |
| Dolphins | 30 |
| The Early Frontier Wars | 30 |
| Ebokin | 31 |
| Llellewyoly | 31 |
| Mewey | 31 |
| Obeyery | 32 |
| Otarri | 32 |
| Saurians | 33 |
| Shriekers | 33 |
| The Inter-War Years | 33 |
| Tashaki | 34 |
| The Republic of Garoo | 34 |
| Ursty | 35 |
| Tethmari | 35 |
| Viji | 35 |
| The Later Frontier Wars | 35 |
3. | Worlds | 36 |
| Overview | 36 |
| The Worlds of the Marches: A Subsector-by-Subsector Listing | 36 |
| Cronor Subsector | 36 |
| Cronor Subsector Map | 37 |
| Querion Subsector | 42 |
| Querion Subsector Map | 42 |
| Darrian Subsector | 45 |
| Darrian Subsector Map | 46 |
| Five Sisters Subsector | 50 |
| Five Sisters Subsector Map | 51 |
| Jewell Subsector | 56 |
| Jewell Subsector Map | 57 |
| Vilis Subsector | 60 |
| Vilis Subsector Map | 61 |
| Sword Worlds Subsector | 67 |
| Sword Worlds Subsector Map | 67 |
| District 268 Subsector | 73 |
| District 268 Subsector Map | 73 |
| Regina Subsector | 78 |
| Regina Subsector Map | 78 |
| Lanth Subsector | 84 |
| Lanth Subsector Map | 84 |
| Lunion Subsector | 90 |
| Lunion Subsector Map | 90 |
| Glisten Subsector | 94 |
| Glisten Subsector Map | 94 |
| Aramis Subsector | 100 |
| Aramis Subsector Map | 101 |
| Rhylanor Subsector | 105 |
| Rhylanor Subsector Map | 105 |
| Mora Subsector | 110 |
| Mora Subsector Map | 110 |
| Trin's Veil Subsector Map | 116 |
| Trin's Veil Subsector | 117 |
| Climate Table | 123 |
4. | History in the Making | 124 |
| GM's Information | 124 |
| The Ancients | 124 |
| Current Events in the Spinward Marches | 124 |
| Darrians | 125 |
| Darrians | 125 |
| Droyne of Andor | 126 |
| Imperial Politics | 127 |
| Imperial Psionics Research Station | 127 |
| Incoming Sublight Ships | 127 |
| The Border Worlds Peacekeeping Campaigns | 127 |
| Starports | 128 |
| Corporate Politics | 129 |
| District 268 | 130 |
| Droyne Activities | 130 |
| Aliens & Ancients | 131 |
| Ihatei Incursions | 131 |
| On-Planet | 132 |
| Internal Affairs | 132 |
| The Rest of the System | 133 |
| Shipping and Traffic | 133 |
| Varrian's Visit | 134 |
| Vargr | 135 |
| Incoming Sublight Vessels | 137 |
| Insurrection and Internal Security | 138 |
| Possible Ship Missions | 141 |
| Spinward Marches Sector Map | 142 |
| Index | 143 |