Origin

**Origin** is a planet in the Origin system. It is the homeworld of Bravo Squadron.

## Summary

Origin is an irradiated planet located in the Origin system. It and its system are so named for their status as Bravo Squadron's place of origin.

## Planet Description

The Origin soil is terracotta-brown, patterned with spirals, with patches of vivid, mottled yellow throughout. The surface is extremely rocky and mountainous, with sweeping valleys and basins forming much of the planet's continental mass. In the day, the sky is a golden orange, before fading to purplish black at night.

The surface of the planet itself is littered with crimson floral shrubs fringed with white, as well as numerous small snargite formations that jut up from the soil. It does not appear to be forested; rather, its flora grows in small clusters alongside one another, and often cannibalise nutrients from one another in order to survive in the harsh climate. The flora in question often resembles pustules or tentacles, and can be disturbingly flesh-like in texture. Gamma weed grows in abundance on Origin.

## Atmosphere and Climate

Origin possesses a nuclidic atmosphere, with an average surface temperature of 9.0 degrees Celsius, and radiation level of 5.5 Rad. Its surface is occasionally subject to brief but lethal radioactive supercells that can reach Rad levels of 9.7 and lower the surface temperature into the minuses.

## Flora and Fauna

### **Flora**

11 varietes of flora have been discovered on Origin.

* *B. snakerevica*
* *C. ploratus*
* *D. wiltyertodae*
* *E. fernzonoium*
* *E. stonevitum*
* *F. pentaaumae*
* *K. deathagothica*
* *N. tyrooignus*
* *O. originalis*
* *W. fluxvimea*
* *Z. brimisqueum*

### **Fauna**

Origin is home to 6 types of fauna, 5 of which have been discovered.

## Points of Interest

### **Ajordell's Grave**

*Co-ordinates: -39.51, -67.87*

The grave of a mysterious traveller by the name of Ajordell, who perished on the planet's surface, possibly due to being caught in a radioactive supercell.

Valiant obtained a glyph from the grave, the function of which is as yet unclear.

### **Baxartic's Restless Sleep**

   While unclear who the titular Baxartic is, the structure that bears its name is a vast monolith of black stone, split cleanly down the middle. Dual pathways meet in the centre of the structure, and at the end of each pathway is a cylindrical terminal that rises from the ground to allow the user to charge the portal's glyphs.

While Bravo Squadron spent much time charging the glyphs they could with various resources, they soon deduced that the glyphs needed to be charged simultaneously to activate the portal - something that could not be done just yet.

The portal lies to the south-west of Valiant Base Alpha.

### **Belpe Enclave**

*Co-ordinates: -38.39, -68.24*

A region home to Repository I51-4E, a Gek trade outpost run by Omi, a toilGek, and Noneri, a technology merchant. The Repository is equipped with a landing pad and a Galactic Trade Terminal. Components and blueprints can be purchased here, as well as the Heavy Niyevoy Charger multitool. A waypoint and two damaged buildings lie nearby.

Several mysticrabs of both the bulbous and mantis variety roam nearby.

The wreckage of a large freighter can be seen to the north-west.

### **Celestial Archive**

*Co-ordinates: -24.72, +142.33*

The 47D-Y-Q Interface is an enormous tower functioning as a Gek trade outpost and Celestial Archive. The base of the tower contains an Artefact Exchange Vault. Unearthed treasure, lost artefacts and biological samples can be submitted to the vault in exchange for an archived artefact of equivalent or greater rarity. The trade outpost includes a technology merchant, a Local Information Repository (capable of printing maps to notable locations), a Merchant's Guild envoy, amongst others.

Upon accessing the Celestial Archive itself, Valiant managed to bypass the language barrier by saying 'FOUND' and access an entry entitled 'Efficient Processing of Korvax' from an ancient era. The entry reads as follows:

> "*The treatment of the Korvax entities must be MERCIFUL. The universe demands no MORAL order of us but that which we CHOOSE to IMPOSE."*
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> > COMMUNICATIONS: "*The Korvax SHELL will be stripped of all contact from its CONVERGENCE. For fifty cycles it will be separated from ALL communication frequencies. All appeals to the FALSE ATLAS will be punished.*
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> > UTILITY: "*The Korvax will be given TOOLS for their own HUMILIATION. Refusal to EXTRACT minerals for planets will result in EXTRACTION FROM KORVAX themselves."*
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> > APPEARANCE: "*The Korvax will be given APPEARANCE modifications to make them appear FLESH. All RESISTANCE shall cease."*
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### **Edlar Valley**

*Co-ordinates: -14.88, -130.94*

A rocky basin containing the Uldealph-Itfa Depot, a manufacturing facility patrolled by Sentinel Quads. Initial reconnaissance confirmed that the building consists of a single main chamber. The presence of Sentinels indicates that the station is unmanned, and instead subject to AI administration.

A scorpio mantis has been sighted roaming the opening of a cave nearby the facility. Recon suggests that said cave can be used as a shelter from radiation and potential Sentinel attack.

### **Great Plains of Edland**

*Co-ordinates: -38.56, -67.89*

The Great Plains of Edland are home to the Edland Depot, a low-security building patrolled by non-hostile Sentinels. Its doors are reinforced and sealed to outsiders, so it is unknown what lies inside.

### **Ibuka Tanker**

*Co-ordinates: -38.11, -68.60*

The wreck of the *Ibuka Tanker*, a massive grey freighter of unknown origin, lies on the plains near Belpe Enclave, from which place the spherical prow of the freighter is visible. Two storage units lie inside, but chromatic metal is required to access them. They remain, as yet, untapped.

### **Lorad Platform**

*Co-ordinates: -34.80, +87.06*

A golden holographic comms tower looms over this small plateau. Two damaged shelters lie nearby. The tower itself appears to be active, although its terminal is unresponsive.

### **Oswest Bonefield**

*Co-ordinates: -32.14, +120.07*

The Oswest Bonefield is a small canyon containing the building designated Exchange VQ5-D61/R. Its proprietors, Prospector Ubakkerte and Technology Merchant Fackn, sell both technology modules and the Improved Vector Scoop multitool.

### **Pillars of Elousi-Ehia**

*Co-ordinates: +33.13, -51.15*

A mysterious structure, presumably of Gek origin, vaguely triangular in shape, littered with knowledge stones. The structure assaulted Valiant and Bam with a vision of a frightening broken-necked bird begging for mercy. Both explorers opted to shoot the bird to put it out of its misery, which prompted the structure to teach them an Atlas word. Upon provision of a Gek relic, the structure also pointed them to the co-ordinates of a portal on Origin's surface.

### **Sparrow's Rest**

*Crash site co-ordinates: -40.07, -68.42. Waypoint co-ordinates: unknown*

A large area of plains and lowlands, named for the basin-like crater that was the original location of Valiant's BC1 Fighter, Red Sparrow, as well as the rest of Bravo Squadron and their fighters. An Exosuit upgrade can be found beside the waypoint.

### **Uapser Antenna**

*Co-ordinates: -31.01, -53.90*

The Uapser Antenna is a Korvax listening post on a plateau overlooking a valley. Valiant discovered the post, which contained a terminal that revealed the co-ordinates of an unanswered distress signal: that of the *Serenity*, Valiant's second ship.

### **Valiant Base Alpha**

*Co-ordinates: -34.90, +87.72*

Valiant's primary base, located a short distance north-east from the Baxartic's Restless Sleep monolith. The base consists of two main rooms - a porch area and a larger main room - with an entrance leading into both. The base is painted a bright scarlet with white accents. It is currently powered by a biofuel reactor, which powers the base teleport module on the roof.

It was home to a colony of mysticrabs, one of which Valiant used as a mount, before they were slain by Tonner.

### **Zabithor Dustbowl**

*Co-ordinates: -39.23, -67.67*

A basin containing a large Gek observatory run by Prospector Nutstiset. Most of the complex is inaccessible without an AtlasPass v.2, but the central observation terminal provided Valiant with the co-ordinates of an off-world ancient ruin.

## Lore

The distinctive *C. ploratus* trees are commonly referred to as 'Weepers' for their hunched, withered stature. Legend suggests that the trees roam the plains of Origin at night in search of respite from the radioactive storms.

Origin is a former exomoon.