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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1088202" data-attributes="member: 6294"><p><strong>An Introduction to the Q-niverse</strong></p><p></p><p>In 2023, mankind has spread throughout the solar system, under the auspices of the <strong>United Earth Government (UEG)</strong>. The UEG still retains its traditional name, despite the fact that the Venusians are associate members, and its capital city is no longer on Earth ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Mercury</strong> is just a super-heated ball of rock and dirt; uninhabited and believed to be uninhabitable. Even the most advanced heat-resistant alloys buckle within hours of exposure.</p><p></p><p><strong>Venus</strong> has a 'lost world' climate and geography: it's very hot, and the terrain is a mix of parched arroyo canyons and dense rainforest. Somehow, it's possible to get from one type of area to the other in just a few minutes. Venusian vegetation tends to be red or purple in colour, and is often bulbous or spiky. It's also the only planet with intelligent native life. Venusians have a Romanesque culture, with iron age technology. And ray guns (specifically, a weapon called a 'heat lance'). Venus has an earth-like atmosphere and humans can live there safely, though they will sweat a lot. The Venusians have autonomous government, within the auspices of the UEG.</p><p></p><p><strong>Earth</strong> is of course the cradle of humanity. It is dotted with many large cities of steel, which gleam in the sun under artificially controlled weather. Around the cities spread huge automated farms. Life on Earth is idyllic, peaceful and really rather dull. Though no-one will admit that out loud.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Moon</strong> is the site of the new capital of the United Earth Government: Mission City, a domed settlement of twenty million people. The government was moved here when the moon became the manufacturing centre of the solar system. Enormous factories orbit around it, belching forth everything from tape decks to spaceships.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mars</strong> is the site of the oldest human colony outside Earth. Nearly a billion people now live on the planet, which was found in 1982 to have an atmosphere that was (just) survivable for humans. Mars had a civilisation at some point in the distant past, but all that remains of it today is ruins. The remaining indigenous life is largely reptilian or insectoid. No native Mars creature is any larger than a small dog. Once known as the 'red planet', Mars has been extensively terraformed and now tends to be mainly brown, with splotches of green.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Asteroid Belt</strong> is the principal source of minerals and ores in the solar system. More than 95% of mankind's mining operations can be found here. Most of these are largely automated, with only a handful of human staff to oversee operations.</p><p></p><p>The four gas giants of <strong>Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune</strong> are the scene of certain very specialised mining operations: principally the extraction of gases such as Xenon, which are used as the basis for rocket fuel.</p><p></p><p>Tiny <strong>Pluto</strong>, on the edge of the system, is an icy ball of rock. A small scientific and military outpost is maintained here, engaged in research and in monitoring the rest of the galaxy for signs of life (scientists) or approaching danger (soldiers: because of course, all the planets revolve around the run in a line, so that anyone entering the system passes each in turn ...). In the Q-niverse, Pluto has no moon.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Next time on Q-Ship: character backgrounds ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1088202, member: 6294"] [b]An Introduction to the Q-niverse[/b] In 2023, mankind has spread throughout the solar system, under the auspices of the [b]United Earth Government (UEG)[/b]. The UEG still retains its traditional name, despite the fact that the Venusians are associate members, and its capital city is no longer on Earth ... [b]Mercury[/b] is just a super-heated ball of rock and dirt; uninhabited and believed to be uninhabitable. Even the most advanced heat-resistant alloys buckle within hours of exposure. [b]Venus[/b] has a 'lost world' climate and geography: it's very hot, and the terrain is a mix of parched arroyo canyons and dense rainforest. Somehow, it's possible to get from one type of area to the other in just a few minutes. Venusian vegetation tends to be red or purple in colour, and is often bulbous or spiky. It's also the only planet with intelligent native life. Venusians have a Romanesque culture, with iron age technology. And ray guns (specifically, a weapon called a 'heat lance'). Venus has an earth-like atmosphere and humans can live there safely, though they will sweat a lot. The Venusians have autonomous government, within the auspices of the UEG. [b]Earth[/b] is of course the cradle of humanity. It is dotted with many large cities of steel, which gleam in the sun under artificially controlled weather. Around the cities spread huge automated farms. Life on Earth is idyllic, peaceful and really rather dull. Though no-one will admit that out loud. The [b]Moon[/b] is the site of the new capital of the United Earth Government: Mission City, a domed settlement of twenty million people. The government was moved here when the moon became the manufacturing centre of the solar system. Enormous factories orbit around it, belching forth everything from tape decks to spaceships. [b]Mars[/b] is the site of the oldest human colony outside Earth. Nearly a billion people now live on the planet, which was found in 1982 to have an atmosphere that was (just) survivable for humans. Mars had a civilisation at some point in the distant past, but all that remains of it today is ruins. The remaining indigenous life is largely reptilian or insectoid. No native Mars creature is any larger than a small dog. Once known as the 'red planet', Mars has been extensively terraformed and now tends to be mainly brown, with splotches of green. The [b]Asteroid Belt[/b] is the principal source of minerals and ores in the solar system. More than 95% of mankind's mining operations can be found here. Most of these are largely automated, with only a handful of human staff to oversee operations. The four gas giants of [b]Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune[/b] are the scene of certain very specialised mining operations: principally the extraction of gases such as Xenon, which are used as the basis for rocket fuel. Tiny [b]Pluto[/b], on the edge of the system, is an icy ball of rock. A small scientific and military outpost is maintained here, engaged in research and in monitoring the rest of the galaxy for signs of life (scientists) or approaching danger (soldiers: because of course, all the planets revolve around the run in a line, so that anyone entering the system passes each in turn ...). In the Q-niverse, Pluto has no moon. Next time on Q-Ship: character backgrounds ... [/QUOTE]
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