Stilltide

**Stilltide** was the first settlement established by the Cassiopeian Republic on the planet Heilyne. The Republic settlement base was established by a small expedition team of four volunteers: Hui Ying Yorod, Meredith Firth, Feng Eastsun, and Ruan Darach.

## Description

Stilltide was located in the frigid southern coast of Heilyne's largest saltwater sea, which—like most of the planet's liquid water—was situated along a thick equatorial region where vegetation was able to exist. Bordering Stilltide were a set of rock formations made of marble, sandstone, and slate. A dense taiga surrounded the town, providing its citizens with a constant supply of lumber. Stilltide saw consistently low temperatures, with an average of around 8.4 degrees centigrade.

Most if not all of the buildings that composed Stilltide were prefabricated and made of durable, protective metals and materials. Stilltide grew various vegetables in large greenhouses and raised animals domestic to Heilyne in indoor pens.

## History

### Republic Outreach

In 4894 ASA, the Cassiopeian Republic sent a small team of pioneers and officials to the planet Heilyne in hopes of annexing the planet into its galactic commonwealth of worlds. The initial expedition team consisted of four adult women who volunteered for the colonization project. These four settlers—the administrator Hui Ying Yorod, the privateer Meredith Firth, the officer Feng Eastsun, and the roboticist Ruan Darach—would eventually establish the first Republic base and settlement on Heilyne: the town of Stilltide.

### Growth

Stilltide grew slowly in numbers over the first few years of its existence. The first civilian to live in Stilltide was a doctor named Talo Teasdale, who crash-landed on Heilyne following a malfunction in his spaceship's engine. Not too long after came Poinag Wipwo'ag, nicknamed Chomper, who came to Stilltide with his dying mother for protection from pirates pursuing them. Around the end of the year, several war refugees from the nearby planet Arehadium came to Stilltide for shelter. Only one refugee, an old bartender named Kariza Fel'maw, decided to stay in Stilltide. At least three new citizens came to Stilltide by the end of its first year as a fledgling settlement.

In the following years, more travelers, refugees, and visitors came to Stilltide, be it to escape troubling circumstances or out of curiosity and fascination for the growth of the town. Rowan Bates, Ezra Style, and Fa Kin'byytt came to Stilltide from different settlements of the Banith Caba republic along with several other nomads.

The first child of the colony was born in 4896 ASA, just two years into Stilltide's lifespan. This child was Mina Yorod, who was the daughter of town founder Hui Ying Yorod and town doctor Talo Teasdale. Mina's birth in Stilltide marked an important milestone in the town's history, as Stilltide would continue to grow in population as the years went by.

Over time, the small town grew from just a few dozen people to nearly a hundred. New additions to the community included Sarai Popken, who fled to Heilyne in an escape pod, and Lilith Luxem, who was exiled from the Minla League. The Cassiopeian Republic continued sending permanent aid to help the growing settlement, enlisting the help of workers and families curious to settle on Heilyne under CR protection. The Cassiopeian Republic also hired privateers to serve as further protection from Stilltide, as raids from small bands of pirates were not entirely uncommon. Some privateers, like Rothin Pladasch, decided to live permanently in Stilltide even after their contracts had expired.

## Inhabitants

The first settlers of Stilltide were a small population of people who came from different worlds within the commonwealth of the Cassiopeian Republic. Later citizens came from all walks of life throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy. As the town grew, workers and families interested in living on Heilyne under the protection of the Cassiopeian Republic came to live in Stilltide. Interestingly enough, a good portion of Stilltide's early were Heilynites who hailed from different settlements and factions found on the planet.

### Founders

The founders of Stilltide were a group of four women aligned with the Cassiopeian Republic who volunteered for the Heilyne expedition project in want of a new path in life. Centuries after the founding of Stilltide, these four women became known as the **Mothers of Stilltide**.

Hui Ying YorodMeredith FirthFeng EastsunRuan Darach
* **Hui Ying Yorod** - the Human administrator of the Republic expedition to Heilyne and thus the leader of Stilltide.
* **Meredith Firth** - a Symmerian privateer who volunteered for the Republic expedition to Heilyne.
* **Feng Eastsun** - a Human officer of the Cassiopeian Military who previously worked on Cassiopeia Prime.
* **Ruan Darach** - a Saposhan roboticist who volunteered for the Republic expedition to Heilyne.

### Citizens

Talo TeasdalePoinag Wipwo'agKariza Fel'maw
Mina Yorod
* **Talo Teasdale** - a Corcandian doctor and caretaker who crash-landed on Heilyne.
* **Poinag Wipwo'ag** - a Caifan child, nicknamed **Chomper**, rescued by the Stilltide founders from pirates.
* **Kariza Fel'maw** - a Tarrthailese bartender and cook who came to Stilltide as a traveling refugee.
* **Rowan Bates** - a Saposhan preacher of the Banithians who came to Stilltide after banishment.
* **Ezra Style** - a Human martial artist of the Banithians who came to Stilltide after leaving his hometown.
* **Fa Kin'byytt** - a Ryperian child who came to Stilltide with a group of older Ryperians.
* **Mina Yorod** - the Human-Corcandian daughter of town leader Hui Ying Yorod and doctor Talo Teasdale.
* **Sarai Popken** - an Aethuman architect who fled to Heilyne following a ship hijacking.
* **Lilith Luxem** - a Jaharian researcher exiled from the Minla League.
* **Rothin Pladasch** - an Etelan privateer who first came to Stilltide as protection.
* **Amathea Solido** - an A'culian huntress of the Minla League who attempted to steal from Stilltide.
* **Wyttan Shelfaysh** - a Ryperian councilor and war refugee from Arehadium.
* **Erri Shizu** - a Walrakian tavern cook and war refugee from Arehadium.
* **Koldobike Dorso** - a blind Coronan Mininori nomad who roamed the tundras of Heilyne.
* **Trip Shardan** - a traveling Antumbrian minstrel who wandered into Stilltide with pirates.
* **Zeiph Franschi** - a Walrakian weapons engineer and pirate who once attempted to raid Stilltide.
* **Felisia Vink** - a Mininori Human sculptor and carver who once attempted a raid on Stilltide.
* **Barbarella Bhen** - a Xiavan political aide once sent by the Minla League to spy on Stilltide.

## Trivia

* Stilltide is based off of a player-created colony from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.
* Stilltide was named Naps' friend Mytherin. The placeholder name for the settlement was "Seaberry".