Commander Truestar
SOC-13
Jae Tellona / Rhylanor / Spinward Marches / Deneb Domain
A560565-8 N Green NI De 513 F9 IV
Port A - Excellent, Shipyard, TAS, Refined Fuel
Size 5 - 5,000 km diam
Atmo 6 - Standard
Hydr 0 - Desert
Pop 5 - hundereds of thousands
Govt 6 - Captive(Imp Naval Gov - Imperial Protectorate since the First Frontier War)
Law 5 - Visible, light intrusion
Tech 8 - 1980-95
Imp Navy and Marine bases
Green Travel code
Non-Ind, Desert
1 Ast Belt
3 Gas Giants
White Star
In the “Rule of Man”(Second Imperium) Solomani Humaniti ranged out to settle the many now available systems ruled or ignored by The Viliani Empire(The Ziru Sirka, or First Imperium per Cleon I of The Third Imperium). Populations on these worlds were held in check by the colonial waves aboard vessels flowing out further until the collapse of the Rule of Man. This happened between -2100 to -1900 in the Third Imperium calendar. By -1900 the Rule of Man was obviously in decline and by the year -1776 began a period of history known as “Twilight”, featuring the financial collapse and destruction of large-scale trade. This crash ended by -1526 with Twilight passing onto the Long Night.
The worlds Jae Tellona was colonized from had small communities, if any, of Vilani when the Solomani colonized them. Later Vilani and Solomani arrived as things worsened from the empire ‘s core out. They were finally cut off from interstellar travel and many worlds became over populated hells when populations could not be relocated and resources failed. By the first 100 years of The Third Imperium, Gushemege sector was recontacted and a brief series of reintegration wars fought against the “anti-Imperial Lancian League”. But the remaining interstellar or space capable systems in the sector were no match for the emerging Third Imperium. By 150 TI, the sector was integrated into the growing empire. Soon many of those over populated worlds spawned many publicly or privately funded colonial efforts. The ships that left for Jae Tellona were a private and internally funded expedition.
First explored by the IISS in the first 75 years of the Imperium, Jae Tellona was not tagged for settlement. Despite having a standard atmosphere, it was a complete desert. While evidence of water was found, the data was deep under the surface and orbital echo mapping couldn’t find any surface water. Not being a colonial target for government, it was perfect for those escaping overpopulation on their meager credits. So against government advise, the colonists sold off everything for the handful of aging fusion plants, core drills and pumps they could afford after leasing ships and left. Each group was required to buy at least one fusion power plant, core drill and water pump with survival supplies until they had a drilled well and harvested irrigated food crops. Sadly, a number of the settler groups faked their documents in push to get emigration permits. The colonial effort is now only remembered from the tale of an unknown crewmember on a void crossing ship in the reft between sectors. It is said this lost crewperson, so taken with the view of bright ships lit in the dark expanse between stars, wrote a poem in the language of their homeworld. The ships likened to “Star Moths” or “Jae Tellona” from their home world, looking for a place to cocoon and emerge as butterflies. Take the tale for what it’s worth as a very odd patch woven into the history and mythos of a harsh and demanding world where even the strong die if not careful. As in all star systems, the story of Jae Tellona begins with its sun, the harsh bright white star Lidisha. Destined to sputter out in several billion years, it will burn down on untold generations desperate enough to have settled or unlucky enough to have been assigned to the system. Initial settlement occurred in the circular in pattern around each colony’s power plant and well. Sadly, even well supplied settlements weren’t ready for the reality of the deserts of Jae Tellona. Worse, some groups faked their records, others bought old or even failing equipment which was they could afford. But many died even before equipment failed as lack of water and other basic resources bleached the settlements to their bones. Some found “less attractive” methods of getting back into space aboard the very rare visiting ships but all were born to adversity and the hardened found ways into the deserts and a much different life. Settlements winnowed down or died out as a small stream colonists found ways to live with the desert rather than in defiance.
Several centuries later word of survival from the desert prompted new research by the IISS which turned up some secrets held by the tribes of Jae Tellona. The first and most key discovery was the misclassification of a surface feature called “Pellet Rock Fields”. Named for the appearance of pattern-less gardens of pebble sized stones, the first Scout survey never explored these gardens. It was later found these weren’t rocks at all but “armored nodes” of the Denthaba plant, and cutting them open can provide water in the desert. This is now a TAS published “in case of emergency” notice. Huge water reserves exist in layers of porous rock deep beneath the surface and are normally reachable by drilling wells. The Denthaba actually germinates in those depths as a spherical core, called a “Haba Bal”, with a rough surface who’s texture is caused by surface “spore pockets” and “spurs”. Each spur will spawn a root and while the Haba Bal will only grow to a maximum of two meters in diameter, roots can grow a to half meter and reach out for tens of kilometers! When a root’s node end breaks the surface, the surface conditions force the node to grow an armored skin and then spawn other root branches behind the dead end. The exposed armored nodes are easily mistaken for rocks and multiple roots spawned near the surface cause the so called pebble gardens. As IISS and Imperial researchers in-system slowly uncover the mysteries of the world and its evolved cultures, more questions are being discovered than answers.
see Part 2 immediatly following in this thread
A560565-8 N Green NI De 513 F9 IV
Port A - Excellent, Shipyard, TAS, Refined Fuel
Size 5 - 5,000 km diam
Atmo 6 - Standard
Hydr 0 - Desert
Pop 5 - hundereds of thousands
Govt 6 - Captive(Imp Naval Gov - Imperial Protectorate since the First Frontier War)
Law 5 - Visible, light intrusion
Tech 8 - 1980-95
Imp Navy and Marine bases
Green Travel code
Non-Ind, Desert
1 Ast Belt
3 Gas Giants
White Star
In the “Rule of Man”(Second Imperium) Solomani Humaniti ranged out to settle the many now available systems ruled or ignored by The Viliani Empire(The Ziru Sirka, or First Imperium per Cleon I of The Third Imperium). Populations on these worlds were held in check by the colonial waves aboard vessels flowing out further until the collapse of the Rule of Man. This happened between -2100 to -1900 in the Third Imperium calendar. By -1900 the Rule of Man was obviously in decline and by the year -1776 began a period of history known as “Twilight”, featuring the financial collapse and destruction of large-scale trade. This crash ended by -1526 with Twilight passing onto the Long Night.
The worlds Jae Tellona was colonized from had small communities, if any, of Vilani when the Solomani colonized them. Later Vilani and Solomani arrived as things worsened from the empire ‘s core out. They were finally cut off from interstellar travel and many worlds became over populated hells when populations could not be relocated and resources failed. By the first 100 years of The Third Imperium, Gushemege sector was recontacted and a brief series of reintegration wars fought against the “anti-Imperial Lancian League”. But the remaining interstellar or space capable systems in the sector were no match for the emerging Third Imperium. By 150 TI, the sector was integrated into the growing empire. Soon many of those over populated worlds spawned many publicly or privately funded colonial efforts. The ships that left for Jae Tellona were a private and internally funded expedition.
First explored by the IISS in the first 75 years of the Imperium, Jae Tellona was not tagged for settlement. Despite having a standard atmosphere, it was a complete desert. While evidence of water was found, the data was deep under the surface and orbital echo mapping couldn’t find any surface water. Not being a colonial target for government, it was perfect for those escaping overpopulation on their meager credits. So against government advise, the colonists sold off everything for the handful of aging fusion plants, core drills and pumps they could afford after leasing ships and left. Each group was required to buy at least one fusion power plant, core drill and water pump with survival supplies until they had a drilled well and harvested irrigated food crops. Sadly, a number of the settler groups faked their documents in push to get emigration permits. The colonial effort is now only remembered from the tale of an unknown crewmember on a void crossing ship in the reft between sectors. It is said this lost crewperson, so taken with the view of bright ships lit in the dark expanse between stars, wrote a poem in the language of their homeworld. The ships likened to “Star Moths” or “Jae Tellona” from their home world, looking for a place to cocoon and emerge as butterflies. Take the tale for what it’s worth as a very odd patch woven into the history and mythos of a harsh and demanding world where even the strong die if not careful. As in all star systems, the story of Jae Tellona begins with its sun, the harsh bright white star Lidisha. Destined to sputter out in several billion years, it will burn down on untold generations desperate enough to have settled or unlucky enough to have been assigned to the system. Initial settlement occurred in the circular in pattern around each colony’s power plant and well. Sadly, even well supplied settlements weren’t ready for the reality of the deserts of Jae Tellona. Worse, some groups faked their records, others bought old or even failing equipment which was they could afford. But many died even before equipment failed as lack of water and other basic resources bleached the settlements to their bones. Some found “less attractive” methods of getting back into space aboard the very rare visiting ships but all were born to adversity and the hardened found ways into the deserts and a much different life. Settlements winnowed down or died out as a small stream colonists found ways to live with the desert rather than in defiance.
Several centuries later word of survival from the desert prompted new research by the IISS which turned up some secrets held by the tribes of Jae Tellona. The first and most key discovery was the misclassification of a surface feature called “Pellet Rock Fields”. Named for the appearance of pattern-less gardens of pebble sized stones, the first Scout survey never explored these gardens. It was later found these weren’t rocks at all but “armored nodes” of the Denthaba plant, and cutting them open can provide water in the desert. This is now a TAS published “in case of emergency” notice. Huge water reserves exist in layers of porous rock deep beneath the surface and are normally reachable by drilling wells. The Denthaba actually germinates in those depths as a spherical core, called a “Haba Bal”, with a rough surface who’s texture is caused by surface “spore pockets” and “spurs”. Each spur will spawn a root and while the Haba Bal will only grow to a maximum of two meters in diameter, roots can grow a to half meter and reach out for tens of kilometers! When a root’s node end breaks the surface, the surface conditions force the node to grow an armored skin and then spawn other root branches behind the dead end. The exposed armored nodes are easily mistaken for rocks and multiple roots spawned near the surface cause the so called pebble gardens. As IISS and Imperial researchers in-system slowly uncover the mysteries of the world and its evolved cultures, more questions are being discovered than answers.
see Part 2 immediatly following in this thread