Omega

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## Omega

True color image of Omega taken from high orbit.

### Orbital

Crimson (0, 0, 0 OSS - Norma Arm, Milky Way)

### Satellites

* 1 Natural: Alpha
* 17,000+ Artificial Satellites
* 47,000+ Known Space Debris

## Atmosphere

### Composition (Volume)

* 78% Nitrogen
* 21% Oxygen
* ~1% Water Vapor
* 1% Argon

Terraformed

## Time

### Time System

DST+0-0

Omega is the 3rd planet of the Crimson System, and the home world for The United Dominion of Omega.

## History

*Main Article: History of the Dominion*

In the year 2133, the United Earth Defense League (UEDL) raised the tax of all imports onto the Martian Colonies by over 500% compared to the previous years. In response, the Martian Colonies launched a rebellion and came together to form the Independent Martian Conglomerate (IMC). The UEDL rebutted by sending the first warp-capable vessels, holding approximately 2,000 soldiers in total to enforce the UEDL's new tax law. The Martian Government organized a militia out of the few capable civilians living on the planet at the time, leading to a fifty year war that concluded with the launch of interplanetary nuclear missiles. By the time Mars was nuked, a majority of its inhabitants boarded five large World Ships capable of holding people in stasis for millennia at warp speeds. These World Ships aimed for a location approximately around the galactic center in the sky. At the time, warp interdiction was not possible, so the UEDL were left with no choice except to leave the ships alone as they trekked out into space.

2,091 years later the World Ship named Omega dropped out of warp speed and woke up its crew as it came too close to the star system Crimson. The system was scanned and it was determined that Crimson-II was the ideal location for landing. On approach, it was noticed that this planet would be the first discovered by mankind to harbor a breathable atmosphere, water, and extraterrestrial life. The surface of the planet only consisted of plant life, however the ocean contained many species of fish, most safe for human consumption. On landing, the planet was established with the name Omega, after the world ship. The location of this landing has been memorialized within the city of Aurelius, in the City Center.

The crew of *The Omega* settled in the area of the landing, located on the shore of a large lake. The contents of the World Ship was released, including fifty thousand species of plant life onto the surface of the planet. Within the ship, there were also archives of human history which are now preserved in the National Data Archive within the Aurelius Undercity. The landing site was named Aurelius, after the last name of the person who assumed command during these early times. After a number of years, the growing city was declared to be the Capital of the Omega Federation.

After the fall of the Omega Federation, the planet was declared the home world of the United Dominion of Omega with Aurelius as its Capital, and remains so to this day.

## Geography

#### Tectonic Activity

The tectonic plates of Omega are fractured into tens of thousands of smaller cells, resulting in archipelagos sticking to nearly every main land mass. This also means a very mountainous environment, and most human travel on land must traverse multiple passes and valleys in a row. Mountains on Omega are capable of reaching multiple kilometers into the air in multiple places, and all oceans consist of fault lines that lead directly towards the mantle of the planet. The reason for this fracture is unknown, however with the existence of an abundant mineral content in the ocean and inconsistent temperatures even in equatorial regions suggests a major collision occurred a couple thousand years ago, possibly being the reason Alpha has an atmosphere.

#### Features

Most earth-like geography may be found, including mountains, rivers, monoliths, canyons, and more. The only exception to this is the existence of shattered mountains, where small tectonic plates are crushed and collapsed on by surrounding subducting convergent plates. The plate in the center that does not subduct is pushed upwards alongside a large amount of the mantle. This often creates rows of spike-like formations around an extreme mountain range at such a violent angle that from the wrong angle, the mountains may be misinterpreted as cliffs.

#### Interior

The irregular formations on the surface are reflected within the planet. The mantle of Omega is scattered with elements that are still relatively cold, as silicates from above were quickly (over thousands of years rather than millions) shoved downwards. This leads to an inconsistent mantle surface, and an abundance of mineral springs proportional to your distance away from a fault line. Despite these large, constantly moving fault lines, the soil and rock on Omega is distributed in such a way that earthquakes are of minimal impact to surface conditions.

Omega contains an iron core, which is larger than what would be expected for a silicate planet of its size. As its igneous rocks are also dated to older than most in the Crimson system, it is believed that Omega is the oldest planet and in the system and suffered a collision sometime after its protoplanetary stage, losing most of its mass. Omega is regularly showed with asteroids at a higher rate than Earth was thanks to the nearby Zeta-Trojans. Omega's iron core spins in the opposite direction of the planet due to Coriolis forces in a semi-liquid state due to high pressures. This spin induces a magnetic field around the planet that is responsible for protecting its surface against harmful Crimson radiation.

## Climate and Life

#### Biomes

Omega is a diverse world that contains many Earth-like biomes thanks to the distribution of Earth plants across its surface after the landing of *The Omega*. The equator is marked by a belt of desert and an abundance of sand, however dune-like formations are typically broken by plants regardless. Even so, many deserts around the equator are unusually cold, and mountains across the globe can reach temperatures well below freezing. Because of these unusually cold conditions, a majority of the plant life released onto the planet is adapted for colder weather and the species that have survived do not regularly attempt to leave their general biome.

#### Fauna

No animal life exists on the surface of Omega, however fish may be found within its seas. This has lead to major competition between species of plants, which will often strategically grow with the intention of killing other plants. Thanks to this adaptation, the presence of animals is not entirely required to regulate the environment, and for human consumption all meat is produced synthetically from biochemical reconstruction. Real fish are considered a luxury only for special occasions.

#### Human Survival

For humans, the climate on Omega is generally within acceptable limits. Seasons on Omega vary in temperature more than on Earth, however are generally the same. Ice storms are less common thanks to the high salinity of most of Omega's sea water, however snow is still incredibly common and most rivers or lakes freeze over regardless of biome. In the far north or south, intense deep freezes have killed most plant life that has attempted to move to the area, with the exception of some species of grass and coniferous trees. Coniferous trees remain the most common tree on the planet.

## Human Activity

Every part of Omega, with the exception of a few insignificant parts of the ocean and within underwater fault lines has been explored with remote control vehicles or directly by humans. Mankind has spread cities across most land on Omega, however due to Royal Decree after the fall of the Omega Federation and the destruction of most Federation cities on the planet, a majority of populations must settle in undercities, not permitted to expand city grounds, and only allowed to effect the above terrain by drilling large holes to let in natural light and plant life. Most undercities are populated with real-time projections of the sky above using specialized devices capable of replicating sunlight, allowing for the growth of plants.

Mining within the planet has resulted in unstable soil and multiple instances of plant decay that is now finable by the federal government if it were to occur. Most resources are now mined off-world from asteroid belts and plants lacking atmospheres, however as these resources are difficult to ship planet side, under water mining is still done often.

Maintaining surface conditions resulted in cities forming with large walls made to protect against plant overgrowth, which is quite common. Tactics include waterfalls, slow-moving barriers that crush climbing plant life, and barriers that produce odors that discourage plant growth. Cities are distributed mostly within valleys and plains, however a number of populations also live within mountains and above deserts as long as fresh water was nearby.

The development of the Network has lead to increased light pollution, even within natural areas. This light pollution does not typically prevent astronomy in any form, but is present and visible on the planet even from orbit and particularly during the day. Net lines stretch across the planet and glow a transparent blue. Alongside it, Skyshield is populated near most cities, and roams over wilderness areas - large structures floating in the sky above network lines that produce filtered exhaust and block sunlight. Skyshield is also especially visible from orbit.

## Terraformation

Omega's atmosphere is entirely breathable thanks to terraformation efforts. When Omega was first discovered, its atmosphere consisted of a significant portion of Oxygen. Over the course of a few years, using the broken down components of the World Ship Omega the production of Carbon Dioxide, Argon, and Nitrogen was made as Oxygen collectors assisted in regulating plant growth. The terraforming process took place over nearly fifty years until Omega's atmosphere was nearly exactly the same in its contents to earth with the exception of multiple greenhouse gasses and minor particles.

The terraforming efforts on Omega led to the establishment of environmental regulators that prevent cities such as Aurelius from gathering smog or smoke despite the frequent spacecraft travel. Because of this, Omega's air quality is considered the highest among all habitable planets. For many who did not grow up on a planet with a well-regulated atmosphere, the highly regulated and consistent atmosphere of Omega has a rejuvenating feeling and can occasionally induce oxygen or nitrogen poisoning.