Lore/Locations/Geminae
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Geminae
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Geminae Alpha is a type G main sequence star. Bright and warm, but also mild compared to other stars in terms of both radiation and UV rays, it served as the perfect "Incubation Lamp" to encourage the evolution of life on Tellune's still rocky surface, billions of years ago.
It, together with Auri, forms the greater Geminae-Auri binary star system. It is unknown how this constellation came to be, as scientists theorize Auri must have been captured while the planets of Geminae were still forming. If that was the case though, Auri would not have as many planets as it has now. This is a curiosity that many an astrophysicist has failed to explain.
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Being very bright, giving you sunburns, not being habitable.
Geminae 1 - Zienert
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Zienert is a barren, rocky world. It is quite small, and so close to Geminae in orbit that astrophysicists calculate it is likely very close to its Roche limit. Together with its closeness, its thick sulfur-dioxide-based atmosphere does not make it any more desirable as a tourist destination to land on.
This does not deter tourism though, as the sulfurous atmosphere periodically catches fire and forms intense, visually impressive plasma storms. As a result, many resort stations orbit Zienert, shielded from the intense heat by thermally insulated panels.
Noteworthy for:
Being the least friendly planet in the Geminae system, being kind of an unsubtle showoff. What a diva.
Geminae 2 - Unope
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Unope's surface is dominated by wide, rocky deserts. Though it has a thin atmosphere, the atmosphere is almost entirely methane and carbon dioxide, which serve to provide enough of a greenhouse effect to keep the planet's temperature stable. It has both a functional tectonic cycle and a strong magnetic field.
These factors render it a challenging, but ultimately viable colonization target. And while the first attempts at colonization failed(and gave birth to the felinid species...), subsequent attempts with superior technology have resulted in a population boom of significant proportions.
Colonies on Unope are largely of the bio-dome variety, large transparent domes with many buildings within. While the air is not breathable, the colonists can still leave their settlements with the help of a compact personal breathing filter. Ironically, due to the unique atmospheric makeup, less UV hits the surface, resulting in fewer cases of melanoma than even on Tellune.
Noteworthy for:
Being the birthplace of Felinids, being the second-most populated colony world in human space.
Geminae 3 - Tellune
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Tellune, or more commonly called "Earth", is the birthplace of the human race. It's a temperate world, covered by a wide ocean known locally as the Celestine Seas, and seven main continents. Its nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere and active plate tectonics support diverse ecosystems, from ice-capped polar ranges to lush mid-latitude forests.
Humanity has built sprawling megacities and connected them with high-speed maglev and hyperloop lines that tunnel under oceans and deserts. Cities here are defined by their gleaming towers and rooftop farms. Outside city limits, agricultural domes and geothermal plants dot the landscape, balancing food production with renewable energy needs.
Despite its success as a homeworld, Tellune faces growing challenges. While a great effort has been made to correct humanity's impact on the biosphere, coastal sites around the Coral Barrier reefs are eroding as sea levels keep inching up, and the climate council debates controlled weather-modification to protect biospheres. Even so, sky-cruise liners and orbital resorts continue to draw visitors eager to see the planet where human civilization first took root.
Noteworthy for:
Being the birthplace of humanity, being solarpunk as fuck dude.
Seta - Moon of Tellune
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Seta remains a stark, cratered world, locked tidally to Tellune. Its surface of basaltic dust and bright highlands is airless, covered in abrasive regolith and scarred by micrometeorites. Permanently shadowed polar craters hold water ice deposits, while lava tubes offer natural shelters. A space elevator and daily shuttle flights link Seta’s equatorial ridge to Tellune’s orbital stations.
Over the last few centuries, Seta has transformed into the Tellune Government's administrative heart. The government’s new capital sprawls through pressurized tunnel networks and glass-domed plazas built into crater rims. Ministries, embassies, and the Senate chambers fill glittering domes and spires, and a vacuum-transit loop rings the capital to ferry civil servants.
Among the domes and corridors, the old nobility and wealthy elite maintain enclaves in tall spire-stations and luxury habitats atop the crater ridges with Tellune vistas. They host parties and extravagant events fueled by generational wealth, entirely insulated from the dirty lower classes. Resource processing plants still extract oxygen, silicon, and trace metals, but quotas under the Seta Resource Code ensure mining is kept in check.
Noteworthy for:
Being TelGov's primary administrative hub, being just a bit too pompous to be funny anymore.
Geminae 4 - Indol
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Geminae 5 - Ceti
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