The Catamite Wars were a series of conflicts over lunar independence in the Jovian system, encompassing the uprisings and rebellions on Jupiter's moons triggered by the Io miners' strike, as well as the war between Ganymede separationists and Jupiter.
It started with a bang and continued as a chime. Millenia later it rejoiced to be unearthed. To us it sang, "Let us carry you further than you could ever dream. Let us be the bedrock for your wonder. Let us, let us."
In deep space the gentle giants known as leviathans drift through the void. The first Great Migration of the late spacefaring age revealed that not only are the leviathans not extinct — they aren't alone.
In the company of nothing but distant stars, the Dragonfly Carriers set out on years-long journeys between the planets. Part of the invisible infrastructure that delivers Mercurian ore for processing in Saturn's orbit.
The whole world was in that very mouthful. The thin padi film burst against my the roof of my mouth, numbingly it rolled in sweet, then sour, then a sharp floral singing all the way up my sinuses.
The first cities of Neptune were build on and around the gargantuan corpses of the Kraken-Whales. The largest Falls, known as metropoles, sprawl out into vast submarine mega-cities that barely resemble their origin.
Floating islands are giant rocks carried by the whirling winds of the Aer. Despite their ephemeral existence the islands form the bedrock of Uranian life.
Once they were Sunscrapers; luxurious arcologies that symbolized the wealth and prosperity of Mercury. Today the Iron Spires stand like jagged memorials of all that was lost.
The Kelpland Medusae, the living kelp forests, are simple invertebrates found on Neptune. They provide stability for nesting, protection for prey, and great hunt for predators.
Each age the planets choose a mortal to embody them. A young girl is granted immense power, the potential of the planet itself, and from that point on she is known as a Keystone.
Labyrinthe is the capital of the Comiterranean. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has been inhabited for millennium. The city has continually built on top of itself.
There is an academic pride in the halls of Homefleet. Everyone believes in their ideas, and each idea gets a fair shot. Those which prove themselves are given the full backing of Homefleet. Those which fail perhaps need only be refined.
The mot is a small domestic keras native to Mercury. Mots are soft and furry, and have six legs with two claws on each paw. They are ferocious hunters of small prey, and are welcome companions for their ability to keep food safe from pests.
In the harsh extremes of Mercury, the nomadic peoples of the planet live on the edge. Their traditional migration patterns have made the terminator nomads uniquely suited to life after the Scorching of Mercury, but it is by no means an easy life.
As Penumbra settles her people gather around Oasis for liquour and company. The gentle melodies of the hydraulophone spill out from the fountain and, for a while, it feels like the world isn't on fire.
Ganymedes was the loveliest born of the moons, and therefore when it rebelled, Jupiter caught its heart away, to be their wine-pourer for the sake of admonishing those, who might consider themselves equal. This was their retaliation.
The Scorching of Mercury, also known as the First Solar Invasion, was an invasion by the angelic armies known today as the Scourge. The invasion destroyed most of Mercurian civilization and radically changed the planet's biosphere across four years.
Fear the spawn of the Chained Sun: those angelic abominations. Once, they guided and protected us, today they seek the radiant annihilation of us all.
Between a resentful sun and a hostile galaxy, life persists. Orbiting around the nuclear heart known as Sol are eight planets, each rich in history and culture.
There are rumours from the Mercurian enclaves of strange creatures in the guise of man. Who are they, and what are they looking for?
As the party wraps up in Mithras, they begin in New Commerce. The festivities sprawl across Sol in a triumphant frenzy of fireworks, ringing in the New Universal Year.
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