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Cosmic Microwave Background

The **cosmic microwave background** (**CMB, CMBR**) is electromagnetic radiation which is a remnant from an early stage of the Universe, also known as "**relic radiation**". The CMB is faint cosmic background radiation filling all space. It is an important source of data on the early universe because it is the oldest electromagnetic radiation in the universe, dating to the epoch of recombination. With a traditional optical telescope, the space between stars and galaxies (the background) is completely dark. However, a sufficiently sensitive radio telescope shows a faint background noise, or glow, almost isotropic, that is not associated with any star, galaxy, or other object. This glow is strongest in the microwave region of the radio spectrum.

The new religious group the Iconoclasts believe that the CMB, which they call **"The Echo"**, is the manifestation of a higher power and thus worship it while destroying any other religious arts or artefacts.

## Overview

CMB is landmark evidence of the Big Bang origin of the universe. When the universe was young, before the formation of stars and planets, it was denser, much hotter, and filled with an opaque fog of hydrogen plasma. As the universe expanded the plasma grew cooler and the radiation filling it expanded to longer wavelengths. When the temperature had dropped enough, protons and electrons combined to form neutral hydrogen atoms. Unlike the plasma, these newly conceived atoms could not scatter the thermal radiation by Thomson scattering, and so the universe became transparent.

Cosmologists refer to the time period when neutral atoms first formed as the *recombination epoch*, and the event shortly afterwards when photons started to travel freely through space is referred to as photon decoupling. The photons that existed at the time of photon decoupling have been propagating ever since, though growing less energetic, since the expansion of space causes their wavelength to increase over time (and wavelength is inversely proportional to energy according to Planck's relation). This is the source of the alternative term *relic radiation*. The *surface of last scattering* refers to the set of points in space at the right distance from us so that we are now receiving photons originally emitted from those points at the time of photon decoupling.
Communards

The **Communards**, also called **Mazovians**, **Materialists**, or **Socialists**, were Mazovist revolutionaries who followed the writings and teachings of John Mazov, an aresian historian and economist that sought to revive 20th century communism. While only loosely organized, the various Communard rebel cells shared intelligence and resources that allowed them to persevere for most of the 24th century, during which time they fought a number of wars against the Settled Systems' major factors.

Ever since the collapse of the Mazovist Revolutions, Mazovist movements have become fringe and persecuted, forcing them to split off into many ideological variants, most notably the secular religion known as Dolorianism.
Aurora

**Aurora** is the street name for a powerful psychostimulant made from the by-products of NovaCola production. It is mainly used recreationally, often for its euphoric and rewarding effects, and even in its least potent form it is up to 50 times more powerful than methamphetamine. Since its discovery, the recipe for aurora has spread widely, giving rise to derivatives such as **lace**, **sunspot** and **"this is permanent"**.

Aurora stimulates the reward pathway in the brain; mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation. Physical effects may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and dilated pupils. Effects begin within seconds and last between five and ninety minutes. Addiction can result in psychosis and violent impulses.
Mining

**Mining** is the extraction of valuable geological materials from planet, moons, asteroids and other astronomical objects. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory.

Mining companies rank amongst the most powerful entities in the Settled Systems due to the immense demand for natural resources, allowing them to wield political influence rivaling entire governments.

## Resources

* Water - essential for human life, ingredient for solvents and food
* Fe (iron)
* Ar (argon)
* CL (chlorine)
* HCn (hydrogen cyanide)
* R-COC (carbides)
* N (neon)
* He3 (helium-3) - nuclear fuel
* Al (aluminium) - air and spacecraft manufacturing
* Li (lithium) - heat resistance, batteries, medication
* Cs (caesium)
* C3Hn (1,3,5-Hexatriynylaminylene)
* F (fluorine)
* Pb (lead)
* SiH3Cl (chlorosilane)
* Pm (promethium) - radioisotope generators
* Ta (tantalum)
* V (vanadium)
* XF4 (tetrafluorides)
Terraforming

**Terraforming** is the process of modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet to be similar to the environment of Earth and make it habitable for humans to live on. It is a complex process whose methods vary from planet to planet and can take as little as a couple decades to over a century.

## Methods

Depending on the planet being terraformed, either a single or a multitude of methods may be required to make it more habitable.

* **Albedo manipulation**: A planet's albedo (the fraction of incident sunlight it reflects) is a value between 0.0 and 1.0. It can be radically changed using relatively little material. Furrows in the ground, such as those made by ploughing, decrease the albedo, making the planet darker. A darker planet captures more solar energy, causing it to warm up.
* **Greenhouse gases**: Greenhouse gases are gases that absorb and emit infrared radiation. The presence of such gases increases a planet's ability to retain heat, and therefore increases its temperature. Examples of greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide and water vapour. A cold planet can be warmed up by adding greenhouse gases to its atmosphere. Some planets are hot due to having excessive greenhouse gases, so these could be cooled down by removing most of these gases through photosynthesis
* **Removal of toxic substances**: Many planets have substances toxic to Earth life, such as the perchlorate in Mars' soil. These would need to be removed; for example, perchlorate was removed by using a perchlorate-degrading enzyme derived from bacteria
* **Asteroid/comet redirection**: If a planet lacks one or more of the substances needed for life, such as water, then these can be added to it by finding asteroids or comets with the necessary substances and redirecting them to hit the planet
* **Artificial magnetosphere**: Some planets, such as Mars, do not have a natural magnetosphere, exposing their surfaces to the stellar wind, which strips away their atmospheres and is harmful to both living organisms and electronics. For such planets, an artificial magnetosphere needs to be constructed
Orion-Cygnus Arm

The **Orion Arm** is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way that is 3,500 light-years across and approximately 10,000 light-years in length. It is also referred to by its full name, the **Orion–Cygnus Arm**, as well as **Local Arm** or the **Orion Bridge**. The arm is named for the Orion Constellation, one of the most prominent constellations, which contains some of the brightest stars and most famous celestial objects in the Orion Arm - notably Betelgeuse, Rigel, the three stars of Orion's Belt, and the Orion Nebula.

The Orion Arm contains a vast area known as the Settled Systems, constituting all of the star systems settled by humans.
Union & Democracy Party

The **Union & Democracy Party (UDP)**, also called **U&D**, is a centrist Moralist political party in the United Colonies and one of the three major political parties alongside the Scientism Party and the Constellation Party. It is the oldest active political party in the Settled Systems, dating back to the Collective era. The party is a big tent of competing and often opposing viewpoints, but modern Moralism, a variant of social liberalism, is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable social democratic and conservative factions. Its main political rival has been the Scientism Party since the 2230s; as of 2475, it is the majority party in the General Assembly.
Haquat

**Haquat** foi um dobrador de água e o irmão adotivo do Avatar Thoryn, sendo a única pessoa pessoa conhecida, desde a era do Avatar Szeto, a ser irmão de um Avatar.

Presume-se que Haquat tenha nascido no Pântano Nebuloso, onde foi encontrado por Eziz e Gauhar, que o tomaram como filho e o criaram junto de seu filho de sangue, Thoryn.
Rain

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**Rain** é um dobrador de água da Tribo da Água do Norte, onde serviu como Chefe, sucedendo seu tio Kaniq, e também foi o mestre de dobra de água do Avatar Zigsa, e consequentemente membro do Time Avatar.

Rain ascendeu ao trono jovem, quando seu tio partiu para uma jornada espiritual. Sua personalidade acelerou o processo de resfriamento espiritual da Tribo da Água do Norte, causando alguns problemas espirituais que só foram resolvidos com a ajuda do Avatar e da Chefe da Tribo da Água do Sul, Akna. Após esses eventos, Rain se aproximou do Avatar para ensiná-lo melhor a dobra de água, tornando-se um grande amigo de Zigsa.

Quando Zigsa partiu em sua jornada secreta pelo Mundo Espiritual, numa era marcada pela ausência do Avatar entre os humanos, Rain foi atrás de seu amigo, deixando o trono da Tribo nas mãos de Okalak. Mesmo após o retorno ao mundo humano, Rain acompanharia Zigsa até a morte do Avatar, e se tornou mentor do novo Chefe.
Stargate

**Stargates**, also known as **astral gates**, are transit devices used for interplanetary and interstellar travel. Built and operated by the Transport Union, stargates consist of several rings that each generate a starbridge, allowing ships that pass through them to travel faster-than-light. They are an alternative to roemer drives and are typically used by commerical spacecraft to travel between planetary systems.
Battle of Ophiuchus

The UCS Raven Feather flies alone amongst the wreckage of the 7th Bridge Fleet

### Result:

**Pyrrhic United Colonies victory*** Loss of the entire 7th Bridge Fleet aside from the UCS *Raven Feather*
* Hanza advance stalls in the bridge systems

## Casualties

The **Battle of Ophiuchus** was a major naval battle of the Battle of the Bridges during the Great Galactic War. SPACECOM's 7th Bridge Fleet commanded by the UCS *Ophiuchus* defeated a United Hanza Fleet assault on the planet Ophiuchus, an important resource hub for the U.C. in the bridge systems. It was the largest planetary assault in the Battle of the Bridges, the deadliest battle of the campaign, and one of the deadliest battles in human history. Occurring during the mid-point of the war, it is considered one of the most consequential naval engagements in the history of warfare.

In response to its loss at Cassini, the United Hanza Fleet switched targets to the less-defendable Ophiuchus, a hydrocarbon planet providing vital natural resources to SPACECOM fleets elsewhere. The plan was undermined by faulty Hanza anticipations of the U.C. reaction; SPACECOM cryptographers were able to determine the date and location of the planned attack, enabling the forewarned 7th Bridge Fleet to prepare its own ambush.

The 7th Bridge Fleet and Hanza invaders engaged in low orbit around Ophiuchus. Although the 7th fleet had a tactical advantage, they were vastly outnumbered and outgunned by the Hanza; nonetheless, the 7th fleet succeeded in preventing a Hanza ground invasion. As the battle drew on, it turned into a battle of attrition; the UCS *Ophiuchus* and UHFS *Cerberus* destroyed each other while the remaining Hanza ships either fled or piloted deliberately into the U.C. ships, creating a sphere of debris that surrounded the planet. By the end, the UCS *Raven Feather* was the only ship from the battle left standing.
Penal Fleet

The **Penal Fleet** is the naval division of the Herschel Nations prison system, overseen by the Punitive Bureau established in the Free Republic Charter. It consists of isolated space stations, each of which houses a single prisoner whose purpose is to repair and maintain probes, satellites and small starships within their system. The Penal Fleet contains non-violent prisoners only and provides a source of manual labour for the duration of their sentence; these prisoners can go without physical human contact for several years, making the Penal Fleet a form of solitary confinement.
Sedna

**Sedna** is a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Sol System that is known for its exceptionally elongated orbit, taking approximately 11,400 years to return to its closest approach to Sol. Sedna's orbit is one of the largest in the system other than those of long-period comets, with its aphelion estimated at 937 AU; this is 31 times Neptune's distance from Sol, 1.5% of a light-year (or 5.5 light-days) and well beyond the closest portion of the heliopause, which defines the boundary of interstellar space.

Generally considered a barren rock, Sedna was reached by probes in the 2070s, which discovered an immense deposit of valuable metals beneath the surface. The subsequent race to claim its resources was won by astronauts of the United Jupiter Company that subsequently formed Sedna Salvage & Shipping. Sedna's slow, long orbit gave the new company a monopoly on mining Scattered Disc and Kuiper Belt objects at the edge of the Sol System, and they quickly became one of the largest mining corporations in history. In the 2470s, Sedna became an outpost of the Free Economic Zone when Sedna Salvage & Shipping joined the Board, but became independent again when the company rebelled against the F.E.Z. In the 26th century, Sedna remains under the control of Sedna Salvage & Shipping, but its increasing distance - and thus remoteness - from Sol is hampering the company's ability to transport salvage throughout the system.
NASA

The **National Aeronautics and Space Administration**, or **NASA**, is a defunct space organization that worked with the United States government and once operated from Earth and within the Sol system. It was a core agency of the World Initiative for Space until the formation of the Navigator Corps, at which point its assets were acquired by the space exploration corporation Frontiers.
FRS Umbra

The **FRS *Umbra*** is the lead ship of the *Umbra-*class dreadnoughts of the Free Republic Navy. One of the largest battleships ever constructed, the *Umbra* is part of the second generation of stealth dreadnoughts developed by the DFFR after the Great Galactic War. It is currently captained by Sky Marshal Diedra Morro.

## History

### Background

The Herschel Nations developed stealth technology akin to that of the *Umbra* during the Herschel Wars; outnumbered by their U.C. enemies, the DFFR was forced to develop revolutionary new stealth systems that also allowed for speed and rapid transit between star systems. In 2239 DFFR scientists developed a material known as "black rock" that absorbed almost all light and radiation; this new material was subsequently implemented in almost all DFFR stealth fightercraft until the end of the wars. Although hostilities formally ceased in 2242, the DFFR continued building stealth-capable spacecraft.

Although black rock was essential to the DFFR, further development of stealth technology was constantly hampered by a single factor: black rock's immense cost. Unlike their U.C. rivals, the Herschel Nations did not emerge from the war a superpower; although they experienced an economic boom, the H.N. was unable to denote enough resources purely to stealth technology and black rock production.

That all changed in the aftermath of the Great Galactic War, through which the Herschel Nations finally acquired superpower status. Gains in the bridge systems opened up resource-rich planetoids, asteroid fields and abandoned mining worlds that could all be harvested to create new technologies. One particularly carbon-rich planetoid was mined until it was dust, providing the DFFR a bounty of black rock. This new surplus allowed the DFFR to implement their stealth system on dreadnoughts for the first time; thus was born the *Umbra*-class of stealth warships.

The Free Republic Ship (FRS) *Umbra* was completed in the 2450s as the new lead ship of her class; it was the second ship to bear the name, after the prototype that served as the class' namesake. As of 2470, it was the fourth-largest battleship ever constructed.

## Overview

### Stealth System

The *Umbra* has one of the most advanced stealth systems ever built. Its hull is entirely covered in "black rock", a matte-black material developed by the DFFR, which consists of nickel–phosphorus alloys, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays and flower carbon nanostructures; the resulting molecular structure means black rock can absorb 99.9% of light or more. The final 0.1% is absorbed by the refrigeration system that masks the spacecraft's own heat; at full power, this system can even hide the thermal wake left over from FTL travel, allowing the *Umbra* to enter systems silently. All this technology makes the *Umbra* near-invisible in the visible, infrared, microwave and radio frequencies; only the most sensitive of tracking equipment has even a hope of detecting it.

## References

1. ↑ In descending order, the top five are: UCS *All Under Heaven*; FRS *Unto the Breach*; UCS *Avenger*; **FRS *Umbra***; UCS *Pillars of Creation*
King Trace's Revenge

***King Trace's Revenge*** was a *Corvette*-class frigate used as the flagship of Clan Price until Josia Price became Pirate King of Twin Moon in 2423, after which it was briefly the flagship of Clan von Ironclaw. Originally the merchant cruiser **MV *Goodfella***, it was stolen by Price and his crew from a Herschel Nations shipyard and became one of the most feared ships in the entire Twin Moon fleet.

## Crew

* Josia Price - captain *(2420—2423)*
* Cyrus von Ironclaw - first mate, captain *(2423—2427)*
* Data - quantum, navigator
* Dayna Stark - soldier
* Devin Stark - soldier
* John Goff - general systems
* Benè - fixer
Saturn

**Saturn** is the sixth planet from Sol and the second-largest planet in the Sol System. Despite its size, it is the least dense planet in the system. A gas giant, Saturn is well known for its extensive ring system, which is composed mainly of ice particles, with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. At least 83 moons are known to orbit Saturn; Titan, Saturn's largest moon and the second largest in the Sol System, is larger than the planet Mercury, although less massive, and is the only moon in the Sol System to have a substantial atmosphere.

Reached in 2033 by NASA's *Cronos II*, Saturn and most of its moons have been owned and operated by Cronos Incorporated since they purchased a lifetime lease on the planet in 2075, excluding its moons Titan and Enceladus. In the 26th century, Saturn is controlled by the Free Economic Zone, of which Cronos Incorporated is a Board member, while Titan is controlled by the United Colonies and Enceladus lies abandoned.
Aethernet

The **aethernet** is the interstellar system of interconnected computer networks that communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to interstellar scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The aethernet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the Star Wide Web (SWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing.
Great Migration

The **Great Migration**, also called the **Exodus**, the **March** and **Out of Earth**, was a period of mass human migration from Earth to their various colonies in the Sol System, especially Mars, Luna, and the Jovian system and later into the extrasolar colonies. While the exact bounds of the Migration period are debated, it is generally approximated between the years 2047 and 2210. During that time, the Migration dramatically lowered Earth's population from 12 billion to around 5 billion, easing the strain on the Earth's natural resources and expanding terraforming efforts across the system and the colonies.
Laran

**Laran Energy Corporation**, better known as **LaranCorp** or just **Laran**, is a state-owned megacorporation within the Herschel Nations that holds a monopoly on energy production and electricity infrastructure throughout the Free Republics. It is arguably the most powerful institution within the H.N. aside from the DFFR and the only company of its type that has been allowed to exist within the territory of the Free Republics.
Zhōu Mǐn

**Zhōu Mǐn** was a Chinese physicist and astronomer who, together with Cameron Hammond, discovered the Hammond-Zhōu Quintessence and thus sagittarius fields. One of the most renowned and celebrated scientists in human history, Mǐn's discovery paved the way for the development of FTL travel and the expansion of the human race into the rest of the Milky Way.
Milky Way

The **Milky Way** is a barred spiral galaxy with an estimated visible diameter of 100,000–200,000 light-years, although recent simulations suggest that a dark matter area, also containing some visible stars, may extend up to a diameter of almost 2 million light-years. The Milky Way has several satellite galaxies and is part of the Local Group of galaxies, which form part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is itself a component of the Laniakea Supercluster. It is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars and at least that number of planets.

The Sol System, humanity's home system, is located at a radius of about 27,000 light-years from the Galactic Center, on the inner edge of the Orion Arm, one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust. The stars in the innermost 10,000 light-years form a bulge and one or more bars that radiate from the bulge. The galactic center is an intense radio source known as Sagittarius A\*, a supermassive black hole of 4 million solar masses.

The *Project Sagittarius* universe is set in a small 1800 light-year pocket of the Milky Way called the Settled Systems, in which a large portion of the largest habitable star systems have been settled.
Exo Group

The **Exo Group** is an interstellar conglomerate and megacorporation whose subsidiaries deal in everything from soft drinks to weapons manufacturing, forming the largest catalogue of any corporation in the Settled Systems. It is second only to Anvil in terms of yearly profits and political influence. Unlike many other megacorps, which at the very least attempt to appear personable despite their shadowy dealings, the Exo Group is soulless, casting a dark shadow over any world or company that they set their eyes on.

Throughout their history, the Exo Group has been involved in corporate espionage, sabotage and open conflict; it was a mediating power in the Third Corporate War and was one of the six corporations to create the Free Economic Zone in 2443. As a sitting member of the Board, free from government regulation, the Exo Group has continued to expand on the back of its workforce; toppling the Exo Group is one of the primary goals of the Workers Union, a guerilla campaign fighting for workers' rights in the Free Economic Zone.
Schwarzschild

**Schwarzschild**, officially designated **Kepler-22b**, is a super-Earth terrestrial planet orbiting the Sol-like star Kepler-22, 600 light-years from Earth. An ocean planet more than twice the size of Earth, Schwarzschild was the first extrasolar Earth-like planet to be discovered by humans. Due to its liquid surface and prominence in astronomy, it was one of the first extrasolar colonies settled. Schwarzschild possesses two moons: Olbers and Eros.

Initially settled by aresian colonists, authority over the planet was transferred to terran colonies in 2231 following a legal battle between Earth and Mars over resource rights. Further discontent led to the original aresian colonists rebelling and retaking control of the planet, sparking a series of clashes that ultimately resulted in the Herschel Wars. Schwarzschild gained independence as the **Free Republic of Schwarzschild** during the wars and joined the Herschel Nations as a founding member alongside Harmony and Gagarin. In the subsequent decades, Schwarzschild became the H.N.'s military capital owing to its distance from Earth, strategic location and resource-rich environment, enabling the H.N. to develop advanced weapons. The planet therefore became the target of the Hanseatic League, who attempted an invasion at the start of the Great Galactic War, forcing the H.N. to join the United Colonies as the Stellar Alliance.

## Moons

Schwarzschild has two relatively small (for its size and mass) natural moons, Olbers (about 3,711.8 km in diameter) and Eros (about 481 km in diameter). Olbers orbits at a distance similar to Earth's Moon, at 381,200 km, while Eros orbits much further at around 1,537,600 km.
Fifth Corporate War

## Casualties

The **Fifth Corporate War** was an interstellar conflict fought between ACE Solutions and the Sedna Salvage Fleet - the armed wings of Cronos Incorporated and Sedna Salvage & Shipping respectively - that was fought between 2467 and 2469 and eventually resulted in Senda's expulsion - or independence - from the Free Economic Zone. Occurring during the recession caused by the Great Galactic War twenty years previously, it was dwarfed only by the Fourth Corporate War in its breadth and impact. It was also the largest war fought entirely in the Sol System since the C.A.R. Rebellion.
U.C.-Hanza War

## Casualties

―Dune's announcement at the start of the U.C.-Hanza War

The **U.C.-Hanza War** was a ten-month period at the start of the Great Galactic War during which the United Colonies was the only major faction at war with the Hanza Republic. It saw limited offensives as both sides worked to bulk up their armed forces while also strengthening their naval positions in the bridge systems.

The period began with the U.C. declaration of war on May 6th 2435, after the Hanseatic League destroyed Luna in an attack called the Lesson. Already prepared for a multi-light-year-sized conflict, the Hanza Republic mobilised all its available forces within a week, while the U.C. SPACECOM urgently recruited troops. In the lead-up to the Kepler Campaign, the League's propaganda office was recruiting from space stations and fringe worlds; elsewhere, United Hanza Fleet forces were conducting sabotages and raids to build a sizeable fleet. All of this meant that Hanza matched the pre-war SPACECOM troop numbers by February 2436.

In December 2435, skirmishes between U.C., Hanza and merchant vessels erupted into the war's longest campaign, the Battle of the Bridges. Early Hanza gains on the bridge systems front gave them the resources necessary to launch a full-scale invasion of Kepler Space in February 2436; this eventually resulted in direct conflict with the Herschel Nations, their entry into the Great Galactic War, and the declaration of total warfare that would last for more than nine years.
Spacer

**Spacers** are humans born and adapted to live in outer space. Like aresians, spacers are not genetically distinct enough from terrans to be considered a subspecies, and, also similarly to aresians, have a much less diverse set of traditions compared to terrans. However, spacers possess distinct physiological differences to both terrans and aresians; for example, on average they are taller and slimmer and have weaker immune systems, while also demonstrating improved motor control and tumour suppression. Some spacers go their entire lives without setting foot on a solid surface; as a result they struggle to cope with natural gravity, forcing them to wear devices called anchors that are implanted at birth.

Spacers have the smallest population in the Settled Systems and the least genetic diversity, making reproduction and successful childbirth difficult. This low population is spread out over hundreds of light-years, making it almost impossible to unify them and assemble fleets; nonetheless, two spacer powers have risen since the Great Migration: the Spacers Legion, an emerging superpower, and the Hanza Republic, which fought the Stellar Alliance during the Great Galactic War.
Interstellar Martian Calendar

The **Interstellar Martian Calendar (IMC)** is the calendar used in the Herschel Nations and all its colonies, established upon the first human landing on Mars in 1993 (0 IMC).

## Calendar layout

Like the EIC calendar, the IMC uses a full rotation around Sol to mark a single year; the year is divided into 24 months. Days are known as "sols". The first 5 months in each quarter have 28 sols, while the final month has 27 sols unless it is the final month of a leap year, when it contains the leap sol as its final sol.

The calendar maintains a seven-sol week, but the week is restarted from its first sol at the start of each month. If a month has 27 sols, this causes the final sol of the week to be omitted.

The sols of the week are Sol Solis, Sol Lunae, Sol Martis, Sol Mercurii, Sol Jovis, Sol Veneris, Sol Saturni.
David Mann

David Mann is a supporting character in the series, *Stick Fighters Z.* He is the most powerful man on planet Stick. Introduced during the Tournament Arc, he is a buff stickman with incredible power, which he puts on display during every battle.

**Tournament Arc**

David Mann plays a major role in the Tournament Arc, participating in several battles against the Grape Juice Force. David Mann first introduces himself to Joe after seeing his fight in the preliminaries. David Mann then proceeds to fight Grape Juice Force Member Four. He easily wins this fight by breaking every bone in the man’s body with a single punch at one percent power. He then drops him out of the ring. In the second matchup, David Mann fights Grape Juice Force Member Five, flicking the air at such power that he rips his attack apart and dislocates the Grape Juice Force Member’s shoulder. David Mann later on quits the tournament after realizing how much the fight against Joshua Joskart means to Joe, and the rest of the Stick Fighters.
John F. Kennedy

**John Fitzgerald Kennedy**, also known as **JFK**, was the 35th President of the United States from 1961 to 1969 who later served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first Director of the World Initiative for Space. After surviving an assassination attempt in November 1963, Kennedy, alongside Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, cofounded the World Initiative for Space, the catalyst of a renewed interest in space exploration among the American public and private corporations, which subsequently led to the conclusion of the Space Race and a new era of international cooperation. Shortly after his second term ended, the Apollo 10 mission landed humans on Luna in May 1969. Post-presidency, JFK joined the United Nations' initiative to form a unified world government, which resulted in the successful international colonization of Mars.
Sparta

**Sparta** is a terrestrial planet located in orbit of a red dwarf star, 1200 light-years from Earth, within the bridge systems. A tidally locked, sparse world, it is the homeworld of the spartans, a spacer culture that follows a complex warrior religion, making them among the best fighters in the Settled Systems.

In 2433, the world was invaded and occupied by the Hanseatic League, a spacer militia from the nearby world of Laconia. Instead of battling the invaders, however, the spartan leaders capitulated to the League, thus bringing Sparta into the Hanza Republic. Spartan soldiers made up the bulk of the Hanza forces during the Great Galactic War and were instrumental to many Hanza victories throughout the Kepler and Home Systems campaigns. Those who refused to fight for the Hanza abandoned the planet entirely to form the Spartan Order, which then joined the Spacers Legion against the League. Hanza rule over Sparta came to a violent end during the 2445 allied invasion of Hanza space.
UCS All Under Heaven

The **UCS *All Under Heaven*** is the lead ship of the *Infinity*-class of United Colonies Navy supercarriers. It is named for the Chinese term *Tianxia* ("all under Heaven") that denoted the metaphysical realm of mortals. At more than 4000 metres in length, the *All Under Heaven* is the largest starship ever built.

The *All Under Heaven* serves as the base for the entire Deep Space Fleet of the U.C. Navy and is able to hold more than 5000 ships within her hull. Her roemer drive is the most powerful ever constructed, and her sheer weight requires an antimatter factory in the engineering sector to constantly produce HZQ to refuel the drive. Her first deployment was Operation Broadsword in October 2445, where she served as the forward operating base for all the Alliance forces. She is currently stationed in the bridge systems, where the Deep Space Fleet is occupied with quelling the Imperium movement and Eclipse mercenaries.

## Notes & References

1. ↑ In descending order, the top five are: **UCS *All Under Heaven***; FRS *Unto the Breach*; UCS *Avenger*; FRS *Umbra*; UCS *Pillars of Creation*
2. ↑ She holds the current record for the longest distance travelled in a single FTL jump, around 270 light-years
Cyrus von Ironclaw

**Cyrus von Ironclaw** was the fourteenth Pirate King of Twin Moon, serving from 2458 until his assassination in 2468. Commonly known as the **Terror of Orion**, he was one of the most feared criminals in the Settled Systems in the years since the Great Galactic War.

Born into Twin Moon, von Ironclaw was taken in by rising pirate Josia Price, who chose him as his first mate aboard the *King Trace's Revenge*. von Ironclaw would go on to become Price's most staunch ally and trusted advisor during his reign as Pirate King, as well as his ideological successor when he became king in his own right. When he took the throne he formed the von Ironclaw family within Clan von Ironclaw, ensuring the preservation of his clan upon his death or election as king.

## Biography

### Early Life

Cyrus von Ironclaw was born on Libertalia to clanless pirates that had been exiled to the station's slums. As a result, Cyrus inherited their clanlessness and spent his childhood in the difficult and hostiles corners of the pirate station. His parents died during an oxygen shortage when he was just ten years old, leaving him to fend for himself.

The low wages within the slums forced Cyrus to steal - typically food, water or batteries - and he quickly became an accomplished pickpocket that would prowl the streets and steal from drunk pirates. One such attempt ended with him at the mercy of Josia Price, a young and fearsome lieutenant within Clan Trace. Instead of punishing the boy, Price took Cyrus under his wing, just as Saw Trace had once done for him. With Price as his sponsor, Cyrus was inducted into Clan Trace and would shadow Price for the next few years. Cyrus developed a strong bond with Price and they became as close as brothers.
Callisto

**Callisto** is the second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede, and the third-largest moon in the Sol System after Ganymede and Saturn's largest moon Titan. With a diameter of 4821 km, Callisto is about 99% the diameter of the planet Mercury, but only about a third of its mass. It is the fourth Galilean moon of Jupiter by distance. Callisto is less affected by Jupiter's magnetosphere than the other inner satellites because of its more remote orbit, located just outside Jupiter's main radiation belt. Like Ganymede and Europa, Callisto possesses a subsurface ocean inhabited by primitive lifeforms, making it one of eight bodies in the Sol System to harbour some form of life.

Because of its low radiation levels, Callisto was long considered the ideal place for a base in the Jovian system, a feat achieved in 2028 by a Frontiers expedition to the system. From Callisto, further landings were made on Europa, Ganymede and Io in the subsequent months and years. As part of the power sharing agreement over the Jovian system, Callisto is owned and governed by the United Jupiter Company, which also owns the planet itself.
Aresian-Terran Conflict

The **aresian-terran conflict** is a prolonged ethnic and cultural conflict between aresians, humans descended from Mars' original colonists, and terrans, those descended from Earth-born settlers, that has been ongoing since the aresians were declared to be physiologically and culturally distinct from terrans in the 2060s. While originally erupting over taxation and a lack of representation for aresians in Earth's world parliment, it has sporadically erupted into full-scale wars, such as the C.A.R. Rebellion in the 2090s, the Herschel Wars from 2235-2242 and the Caspian War from 2344-2353. Tensions have only worsened with the establishment of two rival governments, the United Colonies and the Herschel Nations, which claim to represent all terrans and aresians respectively.
Aresian

**Aresians**, also called **martians**, are humans descended from the original colonists of Mars, who settled there permanently in the 2010s. While not genetically distinct enough to be classed as a subspecies, aresians are culturally, socially and politically distinct from terrans and spacers.

Demographically, the aresians make up more than half the population of the Herschel Nations, primarily due to most of the Free Republics being former martian colonies.
Black Rock

**Black rock** is a synthetic, rock-like material that absorbs 99.9% of all light and radiation that touches it, creating a near-perfect black body. It was created by the DFFR during the Herschel Wars to serve as the basis for a new stealth system, one that is still used today. When used in conjunction with traditional hull refrigeration systems, black rock can make a vessel almost invisible to enemy scanners.

## History

The Herschel Nations developed stealth technology during the Herschel Wars using traditional hull refrigeration systems, but these were inadequet considering the newly-formed DFFR was fighting a defensive war for much of the period. Their superpower U.C enemies were hard at work developing new weapons systems, forcing the DFFR to develop an alternative stealth system, one that could even mask the thermal wake of a starship moving at FTL speeds.

In 2239 DFFR scientists developed a material known as "black rock" that absorbed almost all light and radiation; this new material was subsequently implemented in almost all DFFR stealth fightercraft until the end of the wars. Although hostilities formally ceased in 2242, the DFFR continued building stealth-capable spacecraft.

Although black rock was essential to the DFFR, further development of stealth technology was constantly hampered by a single factor: black rock's immense cost. Unlike their U.C. rivals, the Herschel Nations did not emerge from the war a superpower; although they experienced an economic boom, the H.N. was unable to denote enough resources purely to stealth technology and black rock production.
Battle of Schwarzschild

## Casualties

The **Battle of Schwarzschild** or **War For Schwarzschild** was a brief but devastating war between rival terran and aresian colonists of the planet Schwarzschild, formerly Kepler-22b. It is now considered the first war of the lengthy Herschel Wars.

In 2231, the original aresian settlers of Schwarzschild were displaced by terran colonists following a legal battle between Earth and Mars over resource rights. Further discontent led to the original aresian colonists rebelling and retaking control of the planet, sparking a series of clashes that ultimately resulted in the Battle of Schwarzschild. The war lasted just three Earth-days, but led to nearly 400 deaths, mostly terrans. Inspired by the aresians' determination, other colonies, both aresian and terran, declared independence and banded together as the Herschel Nations, sparking the Herschel Wars. The Battle of Schwarzschild remains an important event in the H.N.'s history; its impact is demonstrated by the *Schwarzschild*-Class of warships and the Schwarzschild Division of the rangers. Schwarzschild itself remains the H.N.'s naval capital.
SysDef

The **United Colonies System Defence (SysDef)** is the federal gendarmerie, or military police, of the United Colonies, responsible for local system security across all U.C. space. While officially a separate institution from SPACECOM, SysDef is widely regarded as a branch of the U.C. Navy with law enforcement protocols rather than military objectives. SysDef is also distinct from the Civil Guard, which is responsible for law enforcement on individual colonies.
Inertia Dampener

The **inertia dampener**, also known as an **inertial compensator**, **acceleration compensator**, **deceleration compensator**, **deceleration equalizer**, or **drive compensator**, is a technology used in starships, especially in starfighters and other high-performance vessels during super-subluminal or FTL travel. It compensates for the intense accelerations that a spaceship undergoes in the course of its normal activities; without compensators, ships either have to accelerate much more slowly, or cause a blackout to or even kill their occupants with excessive g-forces.
Jaine Idaho

Jaine Idaho is a supporting character throughout the series, *Stick Fighters Z.* Jaine is first introduced as a participant in the World Fighter’s Tourney. She later joins the Stick Fighters for no real reason.

**Tournament Arc**

Jaine Idaho plays a minor role in the sixth World Fighter’s Tourney. She participates in one fight against Grape Juice Force Member Five, losing to him after a long battle, with her using her ultimate technique, the Potato Bomber. At the end of the tournament, after Joe loses to Joshua Joskart, Jaine chooses to go with Juan Tomketty and Peter Illipez to help out with the final battle against Joshua Joskart.

**Joshua Joskart Arc**

Jaine Idaho trains under Juan Tomketty to learn the Duburupawa. She teams up with Sean Tolnpotty during the battle against the OJ Force. She learns to use the Duburupawa times three in order to defeat Apple Juice Force Number Five. She uses another Potato Bomber in combination with her new power to kill the Apple Juice Force Member.
Moot

The **Moot** is a meeting of representatives from each Free Republic of the Herschel Nations where matters of government, defence and the economy are discussed and voted upon. In effect, the Moot serves as the Herschel Nations' unicameral legislature and only form of central government.

Members of the Moot are elected, usually by popular vote, by citizens of their Free Republic. At the head of the Moot are the Sky Marshals, the military leaders of each Free Republic, who in turn vote one of their number as High Marshal, the supreme commander of the Defence Force of the Free Republics and *de facto* head-of-state of the Herschel Nations. The H.N.'s doctrine of "military first" means that only current or former members of the DFFR are eligible to run for office.
Starship/Atlas-Class

**Atlas-Class** starships are a class of freighter designed to carry both crew and supplies on long-haul exploratory missions for the purpose of colonization or administration. Unlike other classes of freighter, Atlas-class freighters are built to carry defensive and offensive systems, house a crew for months or even years, and hold less space for cargo; another difference is that Atlas-class freighters are equipped with roemer drives instead of having to rely on stargates, allowing them to explore at their own pace through uncharted systems.
Caspian War

The 2351 landings on Hyrcania

### Result:

**Military stalemate*** H.N. rule of the system is recognised but further H.N. expansion severely restricted

## Casualties

The **Caspian War** was a conflict between the United Colonies and the Herschel Nations over control of the frontier Caspian system that ran from 2344 to the signing of the Treaty of Hyrcania in 2353. The respective governments were supported by energy corporations that sought to monopolize the system's resources, and some historians consider it a corporate proxy war. Waged during a galactic energy crisis, it was the most expensive armed conflict in history at the time and the largest non-Mazovist war of the 24th century.

In 2343, in the midst of an energy crisis, the Denver plague and the Mazovist revolutions, an increasingly irredentist Herschel Nations voted to annex the Caspian system, a frontier planetary system containing a white dwarf, two habitable worlds, three helium-rich gas giants and various rare metal-rich moons and asteroids. Part of the annexation involved the harvesting of resources by the state-owned Laran corporation; protests by the neutral inhabitants of the system were violently quelled by Intercore officers and DFFR troops. In 2344, the system's natives petitioned the United Colonies for aid, leading to a declaration of war in August.

The subsequent conflict waged for nine years as SPACECOM and the DFFR ferried and guarded their respective corporate allies in and out of the system. The natives were completely sidelined by both factions and lived under martial law. Civilian belligerents either turned to piracy, the Spacers Legion or the Communards, the latter leading to crackdowns by SPACECOM forces. Embargos on the system resulted in food riots and famines that were only worsened by the H.N. policy of "scorched earth" during the latter stages of the war.

By 2353, the system's resources had been drained and more than 10 million people - soldiers and civilians - had been killed by bombs, chemical weapons and famine, forcing the factions to sign the Treaty of Hyrcania in August of that year. Herschel Nations rule of the system was recognised but the treaty severely limited their expansion to other systems. Relations between the two governments were severed for three years and remained strained until their alliance during the Great Galactic War eighty years later.
Nemetech

―Corporate slogan

**Nemetech** is a private military force and armed subsidiary of the Nemesis Group, effectively serving as the megacorporation's private army. While officially charged with defending Nemesis City's sovereignty and keeping the peace, its true purpose is the enforcement of the Nemesis Group's iron-fisted rule over the city's government, media and infrastructure. Nemetech itself owns a controlling stake in the Nemesis City Police Department, granting them the freedom to carry out operations as they see fit, with little public scrutiny.
World Initiative for Space

The **World Initiative for Space (W.I.S.)** was an international initiative to establish a permanent human presence on Luna and eventually on Mars before the 21st century. Initially between the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, it expanded to nations in south and central Asia, Europe and South America, allowing both the lunar and martian programs to be developed simultaneously. The W.I.S. established Lovell City on the Moon in 1984 and achieved the first human landing on Mars in 1993, followed by the groundbreaking of Olympus City in 1995. The W.I.S. ceased to exist when the Earth Directorate became the foremost political entity on Earth and the colonies.
Ship Prefix

A **ship prefix** is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas in government service a vessel's prefix is seldom omitted due to government regulations dictating that a certain prefix be used.