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| Oberon and Athena; Habitable worlds, and story elements! | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 12 2009, 08:36 AM (1,417 Views) | |
| Spinosaurus Rex | Jun 12 2009, 08:36 AM Post #1 |
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Oberon and Athena will be a thread focusing on two worlds orbiting the star Vaio, with both harboring life. Athena "Look at it out there! So much like Earth... have we found Eden?" Mass: 1.17 Earth masses Equatorial Radius: 6,290 km. Polar Radius: 6,221 km. Surface Area: 499,471,00 km. Atmosphere: 79% Nitrogen, 19.5% Oxygen, 1.5% Other Gases Surface Gravity: 1.18 G (It is slightly denser than Earth) Oberon "Look at that monster! Like a big... black, marble." Mass: 1.98 Earth Masses Equatorial Radius: 6,996 km. Polar Radius: 6,932 km. Surface Area: 547,709,000 km. Atmosphere: 74% Nitrogen, 19% Oxygen, 6.1% Greenhouse gases, .9% Other gases Surface Gravity: 1.67 G These worlds orbit the G3IVm class star Vaio. It is bigger and warmer then Sol, and contains unusual amounts of metals (As denoted by "m"). Athena orbits confortably in the habitable zone of Vaio. Oberon is the equivalent of Mars distance, with it being farther away and out of the habitable zone. But because of its many greenhouse gases due to extreme volcanic activity, it is a relatively warm, supporting a complex ecoysystem of many different organisms. These organisms are surviving below a "veil" of dark, black gases which blanket the upper atmosphere of the world, refracting light into the atmosphere but not reflecting it out to space. This thread will be narrated in the form of late Jessica Navajo, an astrobiologist in her late twenties who volunteered for the Pioneer Colonies program. A large team of 500-600 volunteers would take a single science/industrial vessel (In Jessicas' case, her ship was the ISAP Enterprize.) to a suspected solar system which housed life, and possibly a habitable world. After Jessicas death, her hournal will be continued by one of her friends, a Draconis (Explained later) named Eeytola(Ai-ee-TO-la). A bit of background. The year is 2067. Earth initiated a controlled test of a traversable wormhole in 2016, to use it to reach Alpha Centauri. The ship returned, but with an armada of unknown vessels right behind it. They were the Vobex, a race of bipedal sapient reptiles who detected entrance into the habitable Alpha Centauri system. They were of the Imitiga hive, the largest hive in Vobex society. Vobex reproduce physically similarly to Humans, but the only fertile females are Queens and Rogues. Being extemely territorial, the Imitiga Queen ordered humanity genocided. The resulting conflict killed 4 billion humans, and humanity was just recovering from WWIII, a war that killed 900 million people. When the other hives discovered that humans possessed music, and indeed, had culture, the Imitiga Queen was killed for her actions, and all military forces retreated to Vobex territory. The Vobex had offered humanity hundreds of superior technologies in exchange for music CDs, of which they found so utterly beautiful they couldn't resist. It was later discovered that a race of humanoid machines was also establishing space colonisation within the area. These androids say that they were created by humans long ago, and that they seeked a world of their own. These three species formed the initial Interstellar Alliance Of Planets, which quicly expanded with the discovery and technological uplifting of many, less-advanced species. In 2061, an ISAP heavy cruiser observed an interstellar war between the two species of Gliese 581. When both sides were on the brink of releasing plagues and famine on the others world, the Draconis appeared. In a massive, super-ship, a Draconis vessel arrived out of previously thought to be impossible FTL travel, announcing that they "had been watching" the two species, and that "this will be for the greater good of both your worlds." The single vessel fired an ungodly assortment of only theoretical/prototype weapons in ISAP terms. The fleets of both species, well over 400 vessels, were utterly destroyed by the Draconis vessel. When ISAP Command learned of this seconds later, a fleet of thirty warships, including the only ISAP ship just as large and experimentally armed, the ISAP Folev, were sent immediately. It was revealed to ISAP that the Draconis evolved from Earth's troodontian species in the Cretaceous. After one million years of prosperity, a decision was made to "wipe clean our harm of our world and leave another species to its beauty." In otherwise, the Draconis directed the asteroid that caused the KT extinction onto Earth, killing the dinosaurs and indirectly leading to human evolution. They were also the UFOs species that was reported for so long, so many times. They were simply observing the genetic makeup of Humans, and tried to avoid "spoiling the surprise that life is everywhere in the galaxy." The Draconis agreed to join ISAP. However, they refused to share their advanced technologies, stating, "We have spent millions of years developing our culture, our technology, our very existence. Some things cannot be given. They must be earned." The ISAP history has much more (I wrote nearly an entire damn book on it when I was 17.), but for reasons obvious I'll go on with the damn thread. P.S. Humans still use guns. Vobex and Droidekka(the androids) weapons are actually not superior in strength. ISAP ships use combos of technologies to have a bit of everything. Jessica Navajo, initial entry into Vaio System. I'm on board the Enterprize, where the food sucks and everyone knows it. But, we'll get along better if we can farm on Athena. Jessica Navajo, we've just went through the wormhole. I can see Athena, way off in the distance. Woah... what is that? Look at that monster! Like a big... black marble. Database reads it as... Oberon. And that's it. No other information availlible. Well then, how fun. Look at it out there! So much like Earth... have we found an Eden world at last? Its' beautiful... green on some parts, with a single, large continent. It has green, yellow... red? This world is a damn rainbow! Initial readings say... earth-like atmosphere, flora similar to Earths... in some places. No readings on mega-large fauna yet. Too bad, I was hoping for a sapient, alien Godzilla to talk to. (Yawns) We've been in orbit for fourteen hours. After several probe launches, we have confirmed what Captain Grelyn should've... oh I don't know... deduced, that there are macroscopic fauna species living in the oceans. It's about time to hit the hay for me, I'll see what's happening tomorrow... ISAP Species Database Planet Athena Vaio System Kingdom: Animalia "Two Tailed Kylosinth" "Forest Runner" Kylosinth folivorestei Length: 6 ft. Height: 2 ft. Weight 120-150 lbs. Notable Characteristics: Three sets of visual organs; thermoreceptive thermal vision eyes, standard eyes, and the largest, motion eyes. Motion eyes illuminate sudden movement in bright blurs, and also allow for Two-Tailed Kylosinths to track "thermally dead" predators at night. Recently Updated Info: It is the only known species of Kylosinth to possess two tails. All Kylosinth tails produce highly charged and chemically reactive spores. These spores are dripped off of black proto-feathers on the ends of Kylosinth tails. Two-Tailed Kylosinths, like all other Kylosinths, operate in large herds of well over 50 individuals. They travel together, and offer protection to the rest of the herd. When they reach a destination, they disperse and often fend individually for food until nightfall, where they all regroup in large areas and rest. Kylosinth standard eyes are confirmed to see only black, blue, red, yellow, white, and brown. Edited by Spinosaurus Rex, Jun 14 2009, 03:37 AM.
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| ATEK Azul | Jun 29 2009, 10:36 AM Post #31 |
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Wow awsome the ships going down! How are they going to survive or repare it and what is that metal signature? Also did the energy come from it? Awsome! |
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| Spinosaurus Rex | Jun 29 2009, 01:48 PM Post #32 |
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^Can anyone say "lolz"? ![]() Among the glowing plants of a small forest, on an insignificant island, between two plants of unknown origin, opened several eyes. Reflecting light, the eyes blinked. And in their reflection, a falling star. A massive firestorm descending from the sky. The eyes moved. A creature walked forward. Its head looked up to watch the falling hell. Enterprize All bridge crew were unconscious. The massive heat and pressure of reentry would destroy the massive vessel. Outside, on the front of the hull, a strange light emerged. Composed of a color which humans do not see, encompassing the entire front section. Heat from reentry was dissapated before it. The derelict craft, devastated and sheared, slowed it as its approached the island at Mach 6... Mach 5.32... Mach 4.56... Mach 3.97... Mach 2.11... Mach 1.06... The creature watched as the strange hellstorm descended from the sky. The front of the fire suddenly glowed with electromagnetic activity. And the craft slowed down... but was still destined to fall. The creature watched as the huge shiny rock smashed into a beach and cleared a massive path through all of the vegetation. It cleared through half the island before finally skidding to a halt. The scent of death was in the air. A terrifying call was let out by the strange beast. This transgression called for blood. |
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| ATEK Azul | Jul 7 2009, 12:32 PM Post #33 |
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This looks interesting I hope they survive. |
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