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The year is Anno Domini 1453. As the Ottoman Sultan buries his sword in Constantinople, marking the end of an era, something else is going horribly wrong. All over the world, people are disappearing - entire villages are turned barren, and families are torn apart. There is no preference or...

"-Although details from the government and the ship-owner Republic Star Group have been sparse at best, anonymous sources at the local level told IPG that the search for the Kazinsk wreckage will likely wrap up later this year, with today marking three months since the ship's disappearance along...

Comms officer Lukas Ohlson was roused from his sleep by a sudden and harsh report from his station. A drop of sweat trickled down his brow - he sat forward, his consciousness slowly returning to him. A vignette of black slowly crept in and out of his periphery as he rocked in his seat. The...

Technological Innovations, 2460-2461 OPD Officers stand guard outside the capital building in Edenel, Caehzaehh, 2461.

15 February, 2460 ►►► 1 January, 2461 View of gas giant Kugalm from the Asco Superhub. Map of the known Cosmos with political entities and claims. Capital systems shown with double asterisks. Territories with no color-fill follow the 'caelus nullius' doctrine. FULL PUBLIC MANIFEST OF THE...

Faction Name Kingdom of Courgeaux Flag Date of Foundation Current dynasty since ~100 years ago Leaders King Silvain IX of House Lavigne, Lord of Serene Navire, City of Cities. Dauphin Maxime the Short of House Lavigne, Lord of Chateau de Sartre Notable Members Duke Anatole of House...

Technological Innovations, 2430-2460 Nilm City, 2460. In the Sovereign Fennoscandian Republic ►Advanced Wind Power After a rather fierce bid between several competing firms, we have managed to contract out the development of more efficient and reliable wind turbines which could be deployed...

Map of the known Cosmos with political entities and claims. Capital systems shown with double asterisks. Turn music: ~A quote by Carl Sagan, namesake of the IV-1, 20th century.

Scientists from the Xingji Federation were greeted with this enthralling view when their Tàhuāng Zhě probe sent back the first false-color images from the exotic Kagami system, deep on the Federation's frontier. Kagami's lone Rubix has long been the subject of study because of its irregular...

First captured in 2446 by Commerce Executive SPIRITSAT from TRAPPIST-1d orbit, the sudden appearance of a series of lights in TRAPPIST-1 would take the worlds by storm. Communications through the Royal Mail overwhelmed the network, prompting a blackout of all non-essential messages through the...

Technological Innovations, 2400-2430 GS-4 Gaia Reports ►Extra-Atmospheric Maneuverable Exoskeleton (EAME) Although exoskeletons of military and industrial variety have existed for years, the EVA branch of exoskeleton technology has been lacking, especially given how uncommon extra-vehicular...

On the eve of 2430, the New Worlds Solar Fleet, or what had become of it in the preceding century, arrived in the TRAPPIST-1, distant and wholly removed from the Earthly affairs of Sol. To this place the contentious components of the fleet came to find a new home - to embark on virgin territory...

A close-in picture of TRAPPIST-1, hanging loftily over the galaxy Fornax Dwarf. At a distance of ~2000 AU, TRAPPIST-1 is visible to the naked eye. Turn music: 15 February, 2400 to 15 February, 2430

Cycle Four - The Final Stretch 15 February, 2400 to 15 February, 2430 With seventy years of interstellar travel and seventy-five years to its name, the New Worlds Solar Endeavor now flies far beyond the reach of humanity's home. The face of what is has truly changed, and now the youngest...

Technological Innovations, 2370-2400 GS-5 Britannic Reports ►The Mother Formula Although we have made strides in developing a self-synthesizing vitalizing agent derived from Agent Eden, test runs intended to demonstrate self-synthesis in plants have failed to make any demonstrable progress...

'The Avatar', a decorated chassis controlled by the 'Spiritual Intelligence'. Aboard the GS-7, the SI is known as the 'Machine Spirit', or 'Avatar of Xwytsau' and carries great religious significance. Turn Music: 15 February, 2370 -to- 15 February, 2400 ---...

Titans of Space: Entry 1 Trev Andreu A Blixthammari-Plutonian politician and activist, Andreu, going under the alias Gria Drye, was the mastermind behind the Organization to Restore Freedom on the Saint Joseph Labre - a major motivator of political and social change in the late 24th century...

Technological Innovations, 2350-2370

Cycle Three - The Retrograde Epoch 15 February, 2370 to 15 February, 2400 With the very last of the original passengers of the fleet passing on to the great beyond, a new era is truly upon us. We have come well past the halfway point of the journey, entering past the...

Turn Music: 15 February, 2350 -to- 15 February, 2370