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The very edge of Sol, the Kuiper Belt and beyond

Welcome to Solaris, traveller! This is a slower-than-light science fantasy set in our own solar system.
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Oort Cloud

Geographic Location | Dec 29, 2024

Far beyond our borders it lies; the offcuts of our creation. A vast array containing everything that once made us, stretching thousands of times wider than our own system. In the dead silence of space, it whispers.
Deep Space Leviathan

Species | Mar 21, 2025

In the massive deep space above and below the planetary disc, gentle giants drift through the void. Leviathans, also known as astracetaceans and space whales, are gargantuan filter feeders.
Sentinel

Profession | Sep 2, 2024

and there in the distance is the sentinel, named after the asteroid that shall one day serve as its grave
Celestial Direction

Physical / Metaphysical Law | Jul 21, 2025

Like an echo through history, the old days of seafaring and the modern age of spacefaring are charted by the same stars. These hungry stars are used to set the course, and so they also shape the destiny of Sol.
Cygnus

Geographic Location | Jul 2, 2025

The body of the great swan tears the very heavens; it whispers and grasps at us. At the very tip of its wingspan something flinches.
Deep Space

Geographic Location | Aug 1, 2025
Draco

Geographic Location | Jul 2, 2025

Adark feline eye gazes through the sign of serpent dragon. Some of the most potent oortic artifacts originate from draconid meteors.
Kuiper Belt

Geographic Location | Aug 1, 2025
Oil-Slick Star

Myth | Jul 29, 2025

Orbital tales often begin with a crew lost in space, at the brink of starvation. The legend of the Oil-Slick Star is no exception
Oortic Poisoning

Condition | Jul 5, 2025

Oortic poisoning was a dormant disease, a rare case brought on by dangerous antiques and especially unlucky meteor strikes, until the Oortite rush brought it back in full swing.

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Cover image: Gamma Ray Ghouls feat. "The Two-Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin by NASA-JPL/Caltech

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