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Estir-Class Starship

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The *Estir*-class starship is a model of starship produced by Veldt Star Industries at its shipyards in the Coreworlds, for purchase by citizens of the Coreworlds Conglomerate. It is named after the deity Estir.

The starship is part of the Pantheon Collection, the first ever range of starships to be capable of faster-than-light travel. As such, the *Estir*-class comes with an AIM Drive installed. The *Estir*-class is marketed as the most affordable of its range, a starship for personal use which can accommodate up to two humanoid beings comfortably. It is also easily customisable and accommodates a variety of the upgrade modules produced by Veldt, much like its predecessors in the Nomad Collection.

These modular additions included living quarters with varying degrees of luxury, and extra cargo space. This flexibility, while maintaining a relatively compact profile, makes the *Estir* a popular choice for both long-distance commuters and "last parsec" delivery drivers. The vessel is sold as standard with a single-person bunk, enough plumbing for a small combi-cleaner, a little cupboard space and a refrigerator, enough to survive long flights if one is willing to sacrifice creature comforts and arrive a little dishevelled. Like most starships, the *Estir*-class comes with a bio-paste generator/dispenser installed as standard, as a last resort for spacers who find themselves isolated and low on rations.

Though the *Estir*'s shields can ward off most environmental hazards, one popular after-market modification is the addition of weapons systems common to military fighters, such as plasma strobes and thermal flack launchers. However, when polled, most pilots admitted reluctance to actually use these weapons, hoping instead that their mere presence would be a deterrent to aggressors such as pirates or GLoW agents.

Along with the rest of the Pantheon Collection, it was unveiled by Veldt’s CEO Ardus Lyn at the company’s 2267 Keynote Conference, at its headquarters on Ourinia.

After the Trifold Union issued a warrant for the arrest of the Aglostarros University Museum's former Curator, Endelle Stroth, Stroth fled the Coreworlds in an *Estir*-class starship named *Looking Glass*. Citizens of the Coreworlds visiting the Project Centennial exhibition on Aglostarros were advised to report any sightings of the *Looking Glass* or a ship matching its description to the authorities.
Martyr Protocol

The Martyr Protocol is a sophisticated piece of software designed by the Empire of the Queil to provide a tactical advantage during aerial combat around populated worlds. While the Martyr Protocol is controlled from a centralised console, it is intended to be intrinsic to the Queil Astronet itself, linking every starship in Queil space alongside the infinite other data travelling the Astronet. Military officers may then use the Protocol to remotely commandeer any nearby vessels connected to the Astronet, including their propulsion, weapons and even life support systems.

Appraisals retrieved from Zelkuun Eyrie, the orbital facility where the software was developed, expressed concerns that the Martyr Protocol could jeopardise civilian lives by turning unarmed ships into “cannon-fodder”. For this reason, the Protocol has been designated “omega priority: for exceptional use only”, though its development has continued in secret.

As testing of the Martyr Protocol is currently incomplete, the software’s limitations are speculative. A single command console’s range of influence is unclear, but analysis suggests that any number of vessels can be controlled simultaneously - the only upper limit is, seemingly, the user’s own ability to compute large numbers and direct with precision.

Upon its visit to Zelkuun Eyrie, Centurion 68 observed that the base code of the Martyr Protocol closely resembled that of Project Centennial itself, specifically the aspects which allow the command console on Aglostarros to coordinate with the Centurions. However, it is possible that the similarity is coincidental.

Following the Centurion’s visit, the Empire of the Queil asked the Aglostarros University Museum to withhold the publication of Project Centennial’s article on the Martyr Protocol “until its source can be verified”.

In 2270, unconfirmed reports emerged that the Martyr Protocol had been used to defend the Queil throneworld of Quen from a naval assault by the Krolir State, a vassal territory of the Empire. These reports suggested that the Protocol was used to remotely commandeer the starliner *Morithe's Promise* and manoeuvre the vessel to intercept a barrage of missiles aimed towards the planet's surface, as well as to provide cover for Queil starfighter squadrons to deploy. None of the crew of the *Morithe's Promise* survived the attack, and rumour held in the days following the event that it had been a false flag operation staged to justify the need for ongoing Queil weapons development research.
Helme-Class Station

The *Helme*-class station is a model of orbital station produced by Veldt Star Industries at its shipyards on Ourinia, in the Coreworlds, for purchase by citizens of the Coreworlds.

The *Helme*-class station is part of the Eidolon Collection, Veldt's 2270 successor range to 2267's Pantheon Collection, which controversially focusses more on integrated weapons systems and greater defence. Uniquely among this collection, the *Helme*-class is designed to remain fixed in orbit around a celestial body such as a planet or star, rather than travelling. It is marketed as an 'orbital fortress' and is intended to serve as an impregnable and heavily armed military base. Despite its stationary nature, the *Helme*-class is outfitted with an AIM Drive for faster-than-light travel, along with the customisable modular design which has been a staple of Veldt's starships since the Nomad Collection.

Much like the Eidolon Collection's other larger models, the *Sapara*-class frigate and *Koren*-class cruiser, the *Helme*-class is capable of housing and deploying a number of *Aeris*-class fighters. Unlike the other models, however, only a limited number of *Helme* stations were produced.

The origin of the name *Helme* is unknown, but given the predecessor Pantheon Collection's use of the names of deities, it is likely that this title also references mythology or folklore.

Along with the rest of the Eidolon Collection, the *Helme*-class was unveiled by Veldt's CEO Ardus Lyn at a keynote event in 2270. Shortly after, the AlTime News Channel's Home & Ship section ran a feature showcasing the model's technical specifications with a "foldout" illustration.
Scripture of the Order of the Ninth Plane

The scripture of the Order of the Ninth Plane, along with that of the Aneth Fracture, tells of the Fracture’s break from the Order at large. The texts hold that the Fracture was cast out because it believed the Order’s stance of true pacifism and neutrality was inherently unethical, and therefore harmful to the astral self. The legends go on to state that the approximately two dozen founding adherents of the Aneth Fracture fled to a barren moon in the Andarra system, where they used a fusion of psychic energy and makeshift astrographical equipment to determine the path to their new home (or “destiny”, in some translations).
Centurion 35

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As part of Project Centennial, Centurion 35 visited the Derth Cluster, which it found to have recently fallen under the sway of a local black hole known as the Voiceless Scream. Scans by the Centurion showed that Forsaken Eighty was the sole remaining planet in the system, and that the world had only weeks left before it, too, succumbed to the singularity.

Prior to Centurion 35’s arrival, Forsaken Eighty had remained almost entirely untouched by civilisation.
Cameyn

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The planet Cameyn was known as a significant waypoint or destination on the Cameyn Highway, a popular trade starlane to which the planet gave its name.

Cameyn was destroyed at some point following the commercialisation of faster-than-light travel in the Coreworlds. Its presence on the 2260 Weru Star Almanac currently held in the Aglostarros University Museum’s Project Centennial exhibition, alongside that of Harthoe, is a clear indicator that the Almanac is out of date.
Pilgrimage of Aneth

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The Pilgrimage of Aneth is an interstellar pathway leading from the planet Andar Prime to the Halls of Aneth on the planet Kollian, via a series of secondary locations. The pilgrimage is open to any seeking the sanctuary of the Aneth Fracture, and is navigated by using a pocket credol, which combines astrographical technology with psychic and meditative practices.

The pilgrimage was first established by the approximately two dozen founding adherents of the Aneth Fracture, which broke away from the Order of the Ninth Plane and was subsequently exiled from all of the Order’s monasteries in the Andarra system. As legend holds, the Fracture fled to a barren moon from which they used a combination of rudimentary astrographical devices and psychic energy to navigate a path to their new home on Kollian.

Today, few complete the pilgrimage from Andar Prime to Kollian, but those who do so and wish to do good in the galaxy are granted protection within the Halls of Aneth. This has led a number of charitable organisations, including the Batar’Xi Aradogs Home, to attempt the pilgrimage, with somewhat limited success.

Following her meeting with the Trifold Union ambassadors at the Threshold of the Ninth Plane, Aglostarros University Museum Curator Endelle Stroth used a “borrowed” pocket credol to undertake the Pilgrimage of Aneth herself. The journey took more than a month, and led her to the headquarters of the Galactic Liberation of Wonder movement in the caverns beneath the Halls of Aneth.
Builder (Ele Mask)

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The Builder is one of five types of mask worn by members of the Ele Metanation to represent their talents or cultural roles, along with the Artisan, Conductor, Speaker and Warrior. Like their counterparts, Builder masks are created, using a glass shaper, from a seamless, opaque and polished material resembling black glass.

The Builder mask is distinguished by its square jaw and brow. It corresponds to those individuals within Ele society who prioritise both construction and production, overseeing everything from agriculture to the creation of starships.

As with the other four masks, the Builder is represented on the Ele Congregate by a member of the Ele species, who is also known as the Builder.

Upon joining the Ele Metanation and settling into his new life in the city of Korus, on the Ele capital world of El-Kera, the former bounty hunter Tren Krellos chose to wear the Builder mask. Upon attempting to remove the mask, Krellos (now going by El-Krellos) experienced a strange 'creeping' sensation at the edges of his vision which caused him distress, but this was alleviated by putting the mask back on.
Greyghost Marches

The Greyghost Marches are a region in the hinterlands of El-Kera, the capital world of the Ele Dominion. The region is so named for its abundance of nere trees, whose small, blue-grey leaves and clusters of white flowers lend them a ghostly or frozen appearance.

It is likely that 'Greyghost' is a poetic translation of an Ele term.
2260

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# 2260

* The edition of the Weru Star Almanac held in the Aglostarros University Museum’s Project Centennial exhibition is for the year 2260, before the commercialisation of faster-than-light travel. This can easily be recognised by the relatively limited reach of the Coreworlds Conglomerate’s territory and the presence on the map of planets such as Harthoe and Cameyn, which have since been destroyed. Consequently, the Museum sought a more current edition of the Almanac for comparison.
'Living Wall' Orchid

The 'Living Wall' orchid is a highly unusual type of plant found on the twin planets of Veden and Vodan, the only life-sustaining worlds in the Vire system. Though the 'Living Wall' sports a number of bright magenta blooms throughout the summer months, these flowers’ beauty is eclipsed by the remarkable properties of the plant’s “stem” or “trunk”.

While most flowering plants of its type tend to be delicate and grow low to the ground, the 'Living Wall' can grow to be several storeys tall, and exhibits a broad central stem between two and three metres across. Experiments conducted by Centurion 23 found that the green flesh of the plant’s stem was impervious to blades, bullets and energy weapons; this appraisal was considered anomalous until it was verified by botanists from the University of Aglostarros.

The plant’s resilience is attributed to its uniquely dense and interlocking cell structure, and undoubtedly accounts for the dominating presence of 'Living Wall' orchids on Veden and Vodan. Further research funded by the Coreworlds Conglomerate and a number of paramilitary organisations speculated that, if harvested or synthesised in an efficient way, the flesh of the 'Living Wall' could provide a major upgrade to protection for both frontline soldiers and law enforcement throughout the Conglomerate.

A number of neighbouring galactic civilisations, including the Conglomerate and the Empire of the Queil, have established presences in the Vire system to analyse the military applications of the 'Living Wall”' However, the impermeable nature of the plant makes it difficult to manipulate.
Queil (Species)

Queils are a species of sentient beings, approximately humanoid in form but characterised by avian features resembling those of songbirds, including beaks and feathered arms. A Quail's unique facial features often accentuate scowls or expressions of discontent. Queils have their own language, also known as Queil, which comprises a range of tweets and chirps, but they are also easily able to understand and be understood by other galactic citizens using Andarran Standard.

Queils can contract and suffer from the disease known as Glass Needle Syndrome, which manifests as the being’s feathers deteriorating into brittle, translucent spines.

The Queil family unit is known as a flock. Queils apparently reproduce by laying eggs, as Curator Endelle Stroth of the Aglostarros University Museum was apologetic in using egg- and omelette-based idioms in one of her weekly dispatches.

As its name suggests, Queils are the majority and dominant species in the Empire of the Queil, which is ruled by a Queil royal family. It is generally assumed that the Queil species originated on the Empire’s current capital world of Quen, but this has not been proven outright.

For the Autumn season of the year 2270, the Coreworlds designer Krane debuted a new fashion collection which drew inspiration from the Queil species and its culture. The AlTime News Channel described the line as "shocking".
Ele Cargo Transport

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Denizens of the Ele Dominion use spaceworthy cargo transport ships to carry goods across their territory. These cargo vessels often travel to the planetoid El-Phyyr, in the El system, whose cool and dry environment is the perfect location for the Ele to store surplus perishable goods for distribution. As such, Ele cargo transports fly to and from El-Phyyr carrying everything from food and drink to medical supplies such as the Haven-Calex 93 vaccine, plants and other biological matter.

In the year 2270, the former Curator of the Aglostarros University Museum, Endelle Stroth, and her mentor among the Ele, El-Q'rokar, travelled to El-Phyyr aboard an Ele cargo transport whose designation was unknown to Stroth. Their goal was to practice certain techniques conferred by membership of the Ele Metanation, while staying with a colleague of El-Q'rokar on the planetoid.
Korus

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Korus is a city located on the Ele Dominion's capital world of El-Kera. It is the planet's main population centre and thus its capital city; outside the walls of Korus, El-Kera is only sparsely populated. Korus is a walled city, surrounded by relatively tame grasslands in which residents enjoy having picnics. The city itself also includes a number of well-maintained parks, most notable of which is the Fields of Elkre, a botanical garden which commemorates the many civilisations to join the Ele Metanation. Likely due to the park, citizens of Korus know Elkre vaguely as a renowned folk hero of Ele history.

Most citizens of Korus, including former Curator of the Aglostarros University Museum Endelle Stroth, live in apartments with a close community of neighbours. The former bounty hunter Tren Krellos also lived in such an apartment, which had a small courtyard incorporating a grove of nere trees. Most local areas are also served by venues dedicated to hosting the Feast of Elforsht, like the Elorra Banquet Hall.

A number of museums and libraries can also be found in Korus.

The Halls of the Ele Congregate, a bespoke building in which the Ele Congregate convenes, is located in the heart of Korus. There is also a small orchard of auburn-leafed blossoming trees just outside the city walls, where the Congregate later met with Endelle Stroth to confirm her mission to return to Aglostarros.
King Naith Oramande II

His Highness King Naith Oramande II was a notable member of the Family Oramande and the last ruling monarch of the planet Oramande, formerly known as Irin. Naith’s rule notably came to an end in a two-week period of political transition which became known as the Grave Ascension.

The Ascension began with King Naith’s signing of the Conglomerate Charter, thereby making the planet Oramande one of the founding members of the Coreworlds Conglomerate, and ended soon after with Naith’s decision to abdicate all but his family’s ceremonial duties as monarchs, handing over rulership of Oramande to a newly-formed democratically elected government.

Naith received widespread praise for his decision to heed the will of the people and abdicate bloodlessly from the throne of Oramande, but the Family Oramande continued to exert substantial political influence throughout the Coreworlds and the Conglomerate Exploration Zone even long after Naith’s passing.
Tab-Rations

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Tab-rations are circular tablets of one centimetre in diameter which, when ingested, provide the consumer with their full daily requirement of macronutrients, protein, fibre and sugars, along with a lingering sensation of "fullness". How the tablets achieve this effect is a patented secret, but marketing holds that "specially formulated molecular frameworks encourage nutrients to rapidly self-replicate upon entering the stomach, delivering the same nutritional value as a hearty meal in a fraction of the time!"

The Coreworlds mining company ViCorp developed the tab-ration to sustain long-haul freighter pilots and miners on exo-worlds long before the advent of faster-than-light travel, without having to surrender valuable cargo or habitation space to food storage. After the prototype's success and the subsequent productivity boom, ViCorp patented the tablet's design and began to sell it publicly. The tab-ration was marketed as a time-saver for everyone from office workers on overtime to soldiers on deployment and even students. Tab-rations have since become a ubiquitous, if not entirely welcome, part of working life in the Coreworlds.

Tab-rations come in a variety of colours, each representing a different flavour: white "Original", orange "Citrus Chillen", blue "Gilberry Delight", green "Leafy Beans" and pink "WHOA! Hot Sawce!". Limited edition varieties are sometimes available during festival periods.

Some nutritional scientists have cautioned against subsisting on only tab-rations, but these warnings have mostly been disregarded by the professional community. However, rumours of tablet-eaters developing antennae or chitin have proven to be nothing more than spacer myths, possibly based on the tablets' resemblance to the Rocknibbler, a small arachnid commonly found among ore shipments.

In 2270, former Aglostarros University Museum Curator Endelle Stroth stocked her starship, the *Looking Glass*, with multiple crates of tab-rations for her return journey from the Ele Dominion to Aglostarros.
Scripture of the Aneth Fracture

The scripture of the Aneth Fracture, along with that of the Order of the Ninth Plane, tells of the Fracture’s break from the Order at large. The texts hold that the Fracture was cast out because it believed the Order’s stance of true pacifism and neutrality was inherently unethical, and therefore harmful to the astral self. The legends go on to state that the approximately two dozen founding adherents of the Aneth Fracture fled to a barren moon in the Andarra system, where they used a fusion of psychic energy and makeshift astrographical equipment to determine the path to their new home (or “destiny”, in some translations).
El-Ineol

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El-Ineol is a member of the Ele Metanation and a resident of the city of Korus, on the capital world of the Ele Dominion, El-Kera. By trade, they were once a lawyer.

In 2270, El-Ineol shared an apartment building with Endelle Stroth, the former Curator of the Aglostarros University Museum. The two of them regularly participated in hearty communal meals and discussions together, along with other neighbours such as El-Jevier and El-Sondur.

When Stroth first successfully used Ele thought-threads to travel instantaneously to her apartment from the planetoid El-Phyyr, one of the personal connections she focused on was her friendship with El-Ineol.
Astrum Injection Motor (AIM) Drive

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The Astrum Injection Motor Drive is a starship engine capable of achieving faster-than-light propulsion. To do this, it relies on the chemical compound Astrum-36, administered in canisters, as fuel for a controlled explosion of extreme magnitude. The technology of the AIM Drive ensures that passengers continue to experience a comfortable ride while in transit.

The AIM Drive was developed by Veldt Star Industries between 2265 and 2267. It was revealed to the public at the company’s 2267 Keynote Conference at its headquarters on Ourinia, in the Coreworlds. The AIM Drive is a key component of the ship-maker’s Pantheon Collection, the first starships to be capable of faster-than-light travel, and so drew most of the press attention at the conference. Veldt's successor range, the Eidolon Collection, also included AIM Drive integration as standard.

An AIM Drive was employed to highly destructive effect when the Drive aboard the ViCorp orbital mining rig *Lodestone* activated, propelling the station at faster-than-light speed into the surface of the planet Harthoe and thereby destroying both the rig and the planet outright. Officially, the unscheduled activation was ruled as a malfunction, but some rumours suggested that the disaster may have been orchestrated by agents of the Montreau Conservatory.

Following the disappearance of the ARK Mandate starship *Venture*, astroforensics experts hypothesised that such a starship could disintegrate if it were attacked while its AIM Drive was active.

In the year 2270, the FTL League aimed to reestablish the sport of interstellar racing to accommodate the ubiquity of the AIM Drive, which had previously rendered the sport all but obsolete.
Zero

**⋉⟒⍀⍜**, otherwise known as **Zero**, is the creator of **Endriax**, and the last of the **First Chaos**.

## History

### Early Life

**Zero** was created in the **Voidos** by the first **High Wutai** of chaos, **Turmoil** to serve as a part of the **First Chaos**. However, **Zero** was a gentle soul, not wanting to hut anything around it, which obviously annoyed its creator and brethren, who nearly drove the **Voidos** into extinction numerous times throughout their reign. Eventually, the other **High Wutai** of that generation would banish **Turmoil** and the rest of the **First Chaos**, but **Zero** managed to escape, fleeing its universe to find one where things were much less dangerous.

### Creating Endriax

An unknown, however large, amount of time would pass since then, and eventually, **Zero** would decide to use its chaotic powers for good, creating the universe it had been dreaming of for so long, naming it **Endriax**. Only fifteen days later however, two **High Wutai** twins, **Aura**, and **Umbra**, would find the universe, and decide to overtake **Zero**, crushing it into a weaker humanoid form and casting it down into the universe so that they could take over themselves.

## Characteristics

### Appearance

**Zero** takes the form of a bright scarlet glow, with white in the middle.

### Personality

Unlike its brethren, **Zero** cares about all existence around it, becoming heartbroken if a life is ever cut.

### Abilities

**Zero** holds some interesting abilities. Being born from numerous supernovas, **Zero**'s general presence can create a small region of destruction around it in its true form. It holds the ability to spawn entire universes from thin air, as seen with **Endriax**.

## Trivia

* **Zero** is actually named, and designed after, a scrapped powerful entity that was made for the very first iteration of the SR, although it was a PNG instead of a drawing.
* **Zero** in its humanoid form makes appearances in relation to the **Cosmics** of the **CCU**.
* **Zero**'s Powerless form is actually based on another scrapped character for the original versions of the SR known as "The Time Merger."

## Gallery

**Zero'**s human form, **Orion**.**Zero'**s powerless form, **The Overseer**.**Zero'**s true form inspiration.**Zero'**s powerless form inspiration.
Col

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Col is an attendant to Baroness Dorn Oramande, matriarch of the Family Oramande. As such, he is sharply dressed and on hand to serve the Baroness at all times. He is often tasked with handling her correspondence, including with the Montreau Conservatory.

Col is intimately familiar with Baroness Oramande’s opinion that the exclusivity of alien artefacts is what drives their value, having been lectured on the subject on multiple occasions. Col dislikes the Baroness’ affirmation that “second best is the first of the worst”, and also harbours no small measure of fear of his employer, but does well to mask these views with practiced impassivity.

Following Baroness Oramande’s ⍺200 million purchase of the Compass Rose Cerite from Derre’s Auction House, Col was tasked with liaising with the Aglostarros University Museum, using the Montreau Conservatory as a medium, to remove all references to Crystal Cerite from the Project Centennial exhibition. When Col reported to Oramande that the Museum had rejected the request, she had him call Montreau back for another task, possibly relating to the later destruction of the planet Harthoe.

Col later accompanied the Baroness to a Xun tailor, where she requested a traditional Itela be made for her. Col acted as a translator between Oramande and the tailor, and was forced to explain that the Xun consider shades of yellow taboo, when the Baroness insisted the Itela be gold to complement her autumnal wardrobe.
Eidolon Collection

The Eidolon Collection is a range of commercially available starships produced by Veldt Star Industries for use by citizens of the Coreworlds. Debuting in 2270, it is the successor to 2267's groundbreaking Pantheon Collection, and is likewise produced entirely at Veldt's shipyards on Ourinia.

The starships of the Eidolon Collection all retain the AIM Drive introduced in 2267 to enable faster-than-light travel, as well as the customisable, modular design present since Veldt's earlier Nomad Collection. However, the key characteristic which differentiates the Eidolon Collection is its greater focus on integrated weapons systems and heavier defences, with models marketed more as military hardware than as transport vessels.

The five models initially included in the Eidolon Collection are:

* *Aeris*-class (a lightweight personal fighter)
* *Halphoc*-class (a gunboat designed to deliver overwhelming firepower)
* *Sapara*-class (a mid-sized frigate, designed to balance offence and defence)
* *Koren*-class (a cruiser, the range's largest mobile model, designed for long-distance missions)
* *Helme*-class (a heavily fortified orbital station, of which only a limited number were produced)

The origin of the names given to each model is unknown, but given the Pantheon Collection's use of the names of deities, it is likely that these titles also reference mythology or folklore.

This collection's move towards militarisation was a controversial one, but was rationalised by Veldt's CEO, Ardus Lyn, who suggested during the unveiling keynote that customers were increasingly concerned with threats to galactic travel such as the Empire of the Queil, the Ele Dominion and the Galactic Liberation of Wonder movement.

Shortly after the unveiling of the Eidolon Collection, the AlTime News Channel's Home & Ship section ran a feature showcasing the new models' technical specifications with "foldout" illustrations.
Quell Watchwarden

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The watchwardens are a division of the Empire of the Queil’s armed forces. As the name suggests, they are responsible for keeping watch over the Empire’s military installations, including their more secretive facilities. Every Queil roost or compound has at least one watchwarden assigned, who serves as a monitor and first response against intrusions, attacks and other threats to the facility. The watchwarden usually operates from a central tower, from which they can see most of their facility’s grounds and surroundings. Watchwardens fulfil a similar role aboard the Queils’ Eyrie orbital stations. One example of this is Corporal Talla Thrake, who kept watch over Zelkuun Eyrie and made the decision to destroy the station when it was threatened by the arrival of Centurion 68.

Twil was a watchwarden stationed at the Empire’s covert weapons research facility on the planet Yvyr, in the Tempest system. In her role as watchwarden, she first addressed Centurion 67 upon its arrival at the facility, and instructed it to turn away. Sadly, the Centurion did not comply.
Motherlode Mining

Motherlode Mining is a mining corporation operating out of the Coreworlds. It is a competitor to ViCorp.

Following Centurion 79’s discovery of the chemical compound Astrum-36 and its potential as a fuel source for faster-than-light (FTL) travel, Motherlode Mining laid claim to the uninhabited star system in which the Astrum-36 was first found. It subsequently renamed the system to “Motherlode Prime”.

Motherlode Mining is one of numerous fuel and energy corporations now shortlisting star systems in which to begin mining for Astrum-36, with promising candidates including both uninhabited systems such as the aforementioned Motherlode Prime, and settled worlds such as Eldori and Groth IV.

Employees of Motherlode Mining are sent in teams to mine Astrum-36 on barren worlds on the Galactic Edge. These teams wear spacesuits, operate out of compounds and use Astrum canisters to collect the fuel. One such team was comprised of Alther, Drace and intern Umi.
Astrum-36 Mining

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The mining of the chemical compound Astrum-36 is a simple process carried out on planets on the Galactic Edge, where the light and radiation of the Galactic Core are largely absent, allowing the chemical to form naturally in vast pools and oceans.

Crews of mining personnel lower racks of Astrum canisters into these pools, where the canisters automatically open to let in the fuel. When the canisters are full, they close again and the rack is retracted. After a brief rinse with disinfectant, the canisters are ready to use.

Corporations such as Motherlode Mining and ViCorp employ teams of miners to carry out this process at compounds throughout the Galactic Edge.

In the year 2270, as citizens of the Coreworlds began to emigrate to the Ele Dominion in their hundreds, tantalised by the promise of a better life as part of the Ele Metanation, the AlTime News Channel interviewed an anonymous traveller who claimed that "to live in harmony with their fellow beings" was preferable to "shovelling Astrum for ViCorp any day."
Sanctuarie

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Sanctuarie is a luxury resort complex located on the planet Tyriss, in the Goh III system in the Medial Ring. It is affiliated with and served by Intrepid Tours.

The resort offers a spa, cocktails and sunbathing in the light of the star Goh III. It is shielded from the outside environment by a magnetised particle perimeter.

Among other guests, it once hosted the Coreworlds citizens Tena and Mak.

Sanctuarie was one of a number of resorts on the frontier of the Conglomerate Exploration Zone to be attacked by wildlife native to the resort world’s ecosystem. The guests at Sanctuarie were slaughtered when a pack of more than a hundred aradogs broke through the the magnetised particle perimeter. There are no records of any survivors.
Delephor

Delephor is a tropical moon located in an unknown system within the Conglomerate Exploration Zone, approximately 15 lightyears away from Aglostarros. It is designated a resort world, and is known in particular for its beaches, unusual creatures and historical fortifications.

In the year 2270, the AlTime News Channel declared Delephor the ultimate holiday destination of the year, running a feature on the moon and offering readers exclusive offers on travel there.
Haven-Calex 93

Haven-Calex 93 is a vaccine for an illness which was prominent in the year 2270. The vaccine can be stored in cool and dry environments.

The Ele Dominion imports the Haven-Calex 93 vaccine and stores it in one of its silo facilities on the planetoid El-Phyyr, in the El system. The vaccine is then distributed by Ele cargo transports to locations throughout the Dominion.
"Blue Gilberry"

"Blue Gilberry" is an enduring culinary trend among the citizens of the Coreworlds, in which the colour blue is associated with gilberries and gilberry flavouring. Naturally-occurring gilberries are not blue in colouration, so the origin of "Blue Gilberry" as a concept is unclear, but it has seemingly endured since before the commercialisation of faster-than-light travel.

"Gilberry Delight" tab-rations produced by ViCorp are both blue and artificially flavoured to taste like gilberries, evidently making reference to the "Blue Gilberry" trend.
Koren-Class Starship

The *Koren*-class starship is a model of starship produced by Veldt Star Industries at its shipyards on Ourinia, in the Coreworlds, for purchase by citizens of the Coreworlds.

The *Koren*-class starship is part of the Eidolon Collection, Veldt's 2270 successor range to 2267's Pantheon Collection, which controversially focusses more on integrated weapons systems and greater defence. As such, the *Koren*-class is marketed as a cruiser, the range's largest mobile model, designed for long-distance missions or the command of more expansive fleets. Along with its various combat systems, the *Koren*-class is outfitted with an AIM Drive for faster-than-light travel, and the customisable modular design which has been a staple of Veldt's starships since the Nomad Collection.

Much like the Eidolon Collection's other larger models, the *Sapara*-class frigate and *Helme*-class orbital fortress, the *Koren*-class is capable of housing and deploying a number of *Aeris*-class fighters.

The origin of the name *Koren* is unknown, but given the predecessor Pantheon Collection's use of the names of deities, it is likely that this title also references mythology or folklore.

Along with the rest of the Eidolon Collection, the *Koren*-class was unveiled by Veldt's CEO Ardus Lyn at a keynote event in 2270. Shortly after, the AlTime News Channel's Home & Ship section ran a feature showcasing the model's technical specifications with a "foldout" illustration.
Ele Shapers

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Ele Shapers are members of the Ele Metanation, usually wearing the Artisan or Builder masks, who are specially trained in the practice of creating Korelum constructs. As Korelum can be shaped using sound waves, the Shapers use a mesmerising technique known as the Shaper's Song to mould the substance into organic shapes. This is the method by which the Ele Dominion's antipsychic cages are created, as well as the Korelum exoskeleton of Ele starships such as the 'Arrowhead' and, later, the *Looking Glass*.

Shapers receive many years of training in their craft in order to regularly and reliably reproduce designs. It is unclear how their seemingly imprecise methods are able to produce precision components or ensure structural integrity.
Fer Sinistra System

Fer Sinistra is a star system located in the outer reaches of the Empire of the Queil, on the Galactic Edge. It contains a number of planets, including the agrarian world Galeus which is a vital source of keemeal, a staple food of the Queil civilisation.

Raiders are known to have a presence in the Fer Sinistra system, but they typically eschew attacks on Galeus because its neighbouring worlds present more appealing targets.
El-Dreefi

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El-Dreefi is a member of the Ele Metanation, and as such resides within the borders of Ele Dominion. They wear the Warrior mask, and serve in an Excision Team along with El-Morior and El-Murth.

In the year 2270, after receiving a dispensation from the Ele Congregate, El-Dreefi and their team travelled to the conservation world El-Saire. There, they hoped to capture one of Project Centennial's Centurions for analysis, to determine what was causing the probes to unilaterally attack Ele populations. El-Dreefi and El-Murth acted as a scouting party to determine the Centurion's location, after which El-Morior used thought-threads to transfer in and trap the drone in an antipsychic cage. El-Dreefi shared El-Murth's telepathically-voiced fears that the capture was "too easy", but resolved to see it through.
Groth System

The Groth system is a star system located on the Galactic Edge. It contains at least four planets, of which Groth IV is the fourth.

The Groth system’s distance from the light and radiation of the Galactic Core make it possible for the chemical compound Astrum-36 to form on the surface of planets in the system, including Groth IV.

Fuel and energy corporations from the Coreworlds Conglomerate consequently identified Groth IV as a promising candidate world on which to mine for Astrum-36.
Builder (Ele Congregate)

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The Builder is one of five members of the Ele Congregate, the governing body which represents the Ele Dominion in political matters of interstellar scale. The Artisan is believed to be a member of the Ele species, and is so named because it wears and represents the Builder mask, one of the five traditional Ele masks.

The Builder convenes with its fellows (the Artisan, the Conductor, the Speaker and the Warrior) in the Halls of the Ele Congregate in the city of Korus, on the Ele capital world of El-Kera.

In the year 2270, the Ele Congregate summoned former Aglostarros University Museum Curator Endelle Stroth to address the fact that Project Centennial's Centurion probes, having entered the Ele Dominion's borders, were attacking Ele without provocation. The Builder was present during this meeting.

After an Excision Team had successfully detained a Centurion on the conservation world El-Saire and brought it to El-Kera for study, the Ele Congregate reconvened with Stroth, who reported that the probe's survival programming was causing it to perceive the Ele Metanation as a constant cyberattack.

After reviewing Stroth's findings, the Congregate met with her again in a small orchard outside the walls of Korus, where they asked her to return to Aglostarros and stop the Centurions from the Project Centennial command console in the AUM. During the meeting, the Builder warned Stroth that she would be beyond the reach of the Metanation while on this mission, but would be welcomed back upon her success. Stroth ultimately accepted the task.
Halls of Aneth

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The Halls of Aneth are the residence of the Aneth Fracture, a splinter group of the Order of the Ninth Plane. The Halls are located on the planet Kollian, and are reached by following a pathway known as the Pilgrimage of Aneth, which starts at Andar Prime and passes through a number of secondary points. The Halls are notoriously hard to find without undertaking the Pilgrimage.

Per the scriptures of both the Order of the Ninth Plane and the Aneth Fracture, when the Fracture was exiled from the Order’s monasteries in the Andarra system, they used a combination of psychic energy and rudimentary astrographical equipment to navigate to their new home (or “destiny”, in some translations) on Kollian.

It is believed that the Aneth Fracture will grant sanctuary and protection within the Halls to anyone who completes the Pilgrimage and wishes to do good in the galaxy. This has led a number of charitable organisations, including Batar’Xi Aradogs Home, to attempt the Pilgrimage in order to seek out the Halls of Aneth, with somewhat limited success. The headquarters of the Galactic Liberation of Wonder movement also benefits from the sanctuary of the Halls, although they are located in the caverns beneath rather than the structure itself.
Artisan (Ele Mask)

The Artisan is one of five types of mask worn by members of the Ele Metanation to represent their talents or cultural roles, along with the Builder, Conductor, Speaker and Warrior. Like their counterparts, Artisan masks are created, using a glass shaper, from a seamless, opaque and polished material resembling black glass.

The Artisan mask is asymmetrical and abstract in its shape. It corresponds to those individuals within Ele society who prioritise the creation of art and the shaping of culture.

As with the other four masks, the Artisan is represented on the Ele Congregate by a member of the Ele species, who is also known as the Artisan.
Ellex Kor

Ellex Kor is a Xun popular music artist hailing from the planet Xunne, in the Xu system of the Drakonwing Expanse. He is well known as a member of famous super-band Galaxy One Hundred.

When the Coreworlds Cultural Fund and the University of Aglostarros invited the Xunne Operatic Players to perform traditional Xun opera *The Fall of Exia* at the Gardolos Theatre on Aglostarros, Ellex Kor joined the Players in a leading role, despite being a newcomer to opera. Marketing for the limited run described Kor’s turn in this production as “the performance of his career”.

After the Xunne Operatic Players' tour of the Coreworlds had concluded, Kor was interviewed for the AlTime News Channel's tour retrospective feature. In the article, he explained that it was the right time for the Players to take "a break".
Pocket Credol

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A pocket credol is a complex device comprising between ten and fifteen interlocking brass rings and wires, designed to guide adherents of the Aneth Fracture along a lengthy pilgrimage path. The token is part navigational instrument and part meditative focus, designed to reveal the route of the pilgrimage in correspondence with the traveller’s reflections.

The first prototypes of the pocket credol were created when the Aneth Fracture split away from the Order of the Ninth Plane and was exiled from the Order’s monasteries in the Andarra system. Starting from a barren moon in the system, the adherents used a fusion of psychic energy and makeshift astrographical equipment to determine a path to their new home.

The pocket credol is a more widely available replica of that original pathfinding mechanism which has been miniaturised and refined, intended for personal use but with the same ultimate mechanism and purpose - namely, to navigate the user from Andar Prime to the Halls of Aneth on the planet Kollian, where the Aneth Fracture now resides, via a series of secondary locations.

Following a meeting with the Trifold Union, Aglostarros University Museum Curator Endelle Stroth decided to “borrow” a pocket credol from the Threshold of the Ninth Plane and navigate to the Halls of Aneth, there to speak with the Galactic Liberation of Wonder movement.
Sceptre of Viriath

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The Sceptre of Viriath is a metre-long staff of lacquered dark wood, inlaid with vine patterns in opalescent golden metal which run along the length of the staff. The head of the sceptre sees the vine pattern form a spherical tree of the same golden metal, sporting fruit made from a full spectrum of precious gemstones.

The Sceptre of Viriath is believed to be the last surviving relic of the Viriath Imperium, whose territory spanned most habitable regions of the planet Orakle, in the Serinyr system of the Medial Ring. Analysts infer that the Sceptre may have been a symbol of office carried by a member of the Imperium’s royal family, or perhaps one of their advisors.

The strange metal used in the detailing of the staff, dubbed Auricium, is unlike anything found on any other world to date.

Archivists from the Aglostarros University Museum feared that the Sceptre was destroyed when the ARK Mandate station holding it was attacked by the Galactic Liberation of Wonder. In truth, GLoW brought the Sceptre to their headquarters, where it was admired by Alther and her guide, Emret. Emret promised that the Sceptre would ultimately be returned to the nearest neighbouring civilisation to the Viriath Imperium that will treat it with respect, and speculated as to the momentous events the Sceptre had survived.