@SergeGraystone

@SergeGraystone is a promotional Twitter account that was used to advertise the television series Caprica. Written from an in-universe perspective by "Serge", the Graystone family's personal robot butler, it was used to give minor titbits on the franchise lore.
==Insight==
=== Colonial history ===
* The colonies are 1942 years old, and date to the same time as the exodus.
=== Religion ===
* Monotheism developed multiple times across the twelve colonies, with the Gemenese Monotheistic faith followed by the Soldiers of The One being just one.
* Monotheism is strong on Gemenon as a reaction to the strong Polytheistic beliefs.
* Monotheism is not illegal in the colonies, though its association with strict morality laws ostracises them from society.
* The Gemenese Monotheist church has officially disavowed STO, though it is questioned how serious this was.
* Gemenon is considered to be the centre for the Monotheist movements.
* Earth is generally regarded as mythical, with the irreligious not believing it exists. Myths regarding Earth are known to be vague and contradictory.
* Totem Poles were used on Kobol.
=== Other culture ===
* Group Marriages are considered distinct from Polygamy, and are not tied to any particular culture.
* Picon was originally colonised by Virgon, and is compared with Caprica.
* Though it is often seen that the Twelve Colonies are analogous to the Twelve Tribes, this is not entirely the case.
* Solstice Day is a popular festival on Caprica. It is mostly secular in its nature, with store promotions beginning soon after Equinox, another festival.
=== Cuisine ===
* Tauron cuisine has prominent use of organ meats, while on Gemenon noodles are popular.
* Leonis Red is one of the most popular beverages in the colonies. Its tagline is "Roar like a lion with Leonis Red!". It is popular as a mixer.
* Tauron Cherry Cake uses wild berries, not cherries.
=== Politics ===
* A number of wars have taken place across the colonies, enough that it could be said there have "always" been wars.
* There are periodic conferences held by the planetary leaders.
* Caprica has a Prime Minister.
* The Caprican government involved itself in the Tauron Uprising.
* There have been repeated pushes for federalisation of the twelve colonies before the Cylon War, but it was considered an unrealistic endeavour unless they were facing some cataclysm.
* Virgon is still a monarchy, though has a strong Parliament.
* Though Gemenon is generally regarded as a place of religious toleration, sectarian piracy is known to occur.
* Per intercolonial treaty, legal matters between two colonies must go through the Libran courts. This includes GDD investigations.
=== Language ===
* The Tauron language evolved from Ancient Tauron, which itself came from "Proto-Kobolese". Most but not all Colonial languages also evolved from Proto-Kobolese.
* Caprican is the lingua franca of the Twelve Colonies, though different colonies may have their own variety of Caprican. Virgons and Capricans spell some words differently, such as the word "gray"/"grey".
* Some colonies have multiple native languages spread out over landmasses, and there may be cities on one planet with different languages.
* Many people on Tauron only speak Tauron, particularly if they are from isolated regions.
=== Planet information ===
* Picon is colder than Caprica.
* Leonis is known for its historical empire-building, its beaches and vineyards, the energy drink industry and its associations with illicit drugs. As the vineyards are in season year-long, their wine is highly prized. Leonis is also known for its good skiing resorts.
* Aquaria and Aquarion are both accepted spellings of the planet's name due to linguistic/regional variation, though Serge (and Caprica?) prefers the latter. The planet is known for its icy, brackish seas, with the colony being limited to a small research outpost on a tiny continent. It is considered only marginally habitable.
* All twelve colonies are located within a star cluster. It is understood that Ragnar plays a role in maintaining such a populated system, while Gemenon and Caprica share an orbit.
*Canceron is considered to be overcrowded and poor, juxtaposing with its beaches which are tourist attractions.
*Much of Libran is undeveloped land, supporting a vast wildlife reserve. It also supports intercolonial courts.
*Much of the area around Caprica City is undeveloped and populated with conifers.
*Scorpia is known for its athletes.
*Life already existed on the colonies before humans arrived. Prehistoric animals became petrol. Cats and dogs came from Kobol. No native humans though.
*Scorpia is known for its orbiting shipyards.
*Though a lion is on Leonis' royal crest, lions do not live on the colony. A breed of small wildcat does, however.
*There are no animals considered indigenous to any one colony due to constant transportation of animals between planets.
=== Technology ===
* Faster-than-light technology was generally limited to militaries before the Cylon War.
* Interplanetary travel typically takes days to weeks depending on how far apart the colonies are.
* The more prosperous colonies were already building fleets of Battlestars before the Cylon War.
* The word "Battlestar" existed prior to the Cylon War, but each military used the word to refer to different things.
* Qualities Cylons have that other robots lack include the ability to anticipate, plan, improvise and learn.
* e-sheets were made by Vergis Corp.
* Holoband technology allows all senses to be stimulated, so V-World can have 'smells'.
* Each colony has its own V-World server, rather than one spanning the entire cluster.
* Cars run on gasoline.
=== Serge facts ===
* Serge is a one-of-a-kind domestic robot designed designed by Daniel Graystone as his personal robot-butler, and his name is a pun on the word "surge". Similar robots were utilised by Graystone Industries, but have different purposes. Serge was created when Zoe was 12 years old. Serge is able to access court records to prove validity of warrants. Serge's programming is Hexadecimal rather than Binary. The language is "GREY".
* Serge is aware that Zoe-A is controlling the U-87 prototype but was ordered not to tell anyone.
=== Other facts ===
*Pyramid was a sport played on Kobol.
* Baxter Sarno is a late-night comedy host, and many people prefer to get their news from him. Younger Capricans in particular find him popular.
* Purple is an opiate which is legal on Caprica but not generally accepted socially.
* Atlas Arena is not the only sports venue in Caprica City.
* The Cubit is the currency of Caprica, though pre-Cylon War there were talks of creating a single pan-colonial currency. A loaf of bread and a pint of milk would cost 5 Cubits in 1942 money. A commercial version of Serge, if it existed, would be 250,000 cubits. 100 Cubits can buy 0.0879430129 Colonial Ounces of gold.
* Starting ~1932, the Pyramid league makes up 20 teams.
* Due to homogenisation, clothing and skin tones are not reliable indications of a person's colony of origin.
* The Tauron Line is a popular film that was out before 1942. It is known to be "suspenseful".
* The Caprica Art Museum hosts artefacts said to be from Kobol, but due to that reason their provenance is uncertain.
* Minos is sometimes referred to as "Tauron City" by Capricans.
* Star Cluster Patrol is a popular science-fiction show. Other TV shows include "Pyramid Tonight" and "Cubits and Pieces", which Daniel liked. Zoe liked "Colonial Days."
* "Cap City" is a nickname for Caprica City.
* Caesar is an ancient title used in human history.
* Under instruction from Zoe-A, Serge alters CCTV footage of the house to appear that the robot never moved.
* Picon gives tax incentives for TV/film production to take place there.
*"Surger" is the name of a Pyramid position.
*There is a salary gap between Caprica-born Capricans and migrants.
*Paper is traditionally 8-sided.
*Hades was well liked by the people of Canceron, who named a city after him.
*Claims of advanced alien civilisations are not taken seriously by the wider population. Any reports of "UFO sightings" are stereotyped as drunk Aerilon farmers. Militaries do make sure to investigate, but find no evidence of alien activity.
==Sources==
==External links==
*Twitter account
Category:Caprica (TV series)