Known Stars 2.0

  General Index: Science and Technology General entry: Travel technologies Local heading: Singularity Engine The Singularity Engine is one of the greatest innovations of this era and although today it is used in almost all space states, it was initially only developed by the Earth Union and the League of Free States on Boros. On Terra it was developed as a result of the need to move small fleets more quickly in the war against the Draedar. The Jump Drive required a great deal of energy, very precise calculations and took time to travel between two points, time that depended on both the distance and the mass of the two bodies. The Singularity Engine requires the same large amounts of energy and very complex calculations. Problems to which terrestrial and Borosian engineers (the former from Kyoto University, the latter from Vorthak University on Boros) were able to solve using the extremely powerful Drozanian quantum computers (or Busharak, in the case of the Kolangon on Boros) and s...

  Dr Martina Castro - Born on Spica, young but brilliant xenomedical expert. Specialist in ancient virology and molecular xenobiology. Kai Arshad - Born on Alpha Centauri, he promises to be a star in his field of study, glottology and xenolinguistics. He has a prodigious memory. Dakir Rin'Xar - Born on Xarnatax, he is considered a promising figure in Xenoarchaeology, especially with regard to Pleiadian studies. The military forces of the Allied Star Confederation are not merely a war machine. Their purpose is also to explore federal space, expand its borders, and understand the cultures and history of those inhabit it, as well as their neighbors, whether allies or enemies. That's why there's the Confederate Interplanetary Diplomatic and Research Corps, or as it's popularly known, the Exocorp. The Exocorp focuses primarily on humanities disciplines such as history, archaeology, and anthropology. The exocorp is made up of archaeologists, linguists, historians and anthro...

  General Index: Terra-Luna Federation General entry: Tnarxian Wars Local heading: Terran Vehicles The full name of this hovertak was Xhūma-rra Zīpha-pri Xūndar, but it was simply called 'roar' or 'xhūma' in Rahal. Used throughout the course of the Tnarxian Wars, both by the Earth Union and its successor states (Terra-Luna Federation, Aldebaran Free State and Tau Ceti Republic), it proved to be an unfit weapon for the course of war. Built with virgin, or sparsely built-up territories typical of the uninhabited worlds of the rift war in mind, this tank performed rather poorly in heavily built-up urban environments. The 'Roar' possessed diamond and titanium armour, and a plasma cannon that could also serve as anti-aircraft. In fact, towards the end of the conflict, when it was replaced by a Drozaniania-made model, the remaining examples were used for artillery or anti-aircraft purposes. Virtual Encyclopaedia - Ministry of Cultures and Education - Confederation of ...

  General Index: Space Stations General entry: Yards and other facilities Local heading: Sol System The huge 'Ares' space shipyard as seen from space. The station has been used for the construction and repair of spaceships since the 2nd century of the Cosmic Era, when it was launched by the Earth Union as the main construction site for spaceships. During the 1st Rift War, Ares became even more important, partly due to the injection of Drozanian technology that increased production and the quality of work. During the Tnarxian Wars, Ares was heavily damaged in the Battle of Mars. The intervention of a regiment of Manimals, namely Gorillas (see), prevented the station from being conquered. Rebuilt during the period of the Earth-Moon Federation, in the later Allied Star Confederation, it again became one of the focal points of the military industry of the "Syrian Bubble", incorporating numerous Tnarxian and Rahai additions. Virtual Encyclopaedia - Ministry of Cultures and...

  1) David Shan - Ensign on the Battleship "Hapsburg", born on Regulus is now targeting the ship's main guns and missile launchers. He has a good eye and a natural talent for spotting an enemy's weak point. 2) Raul Rahaman was born on Drozular, although conceived on the planet Makedon, under the sun of Aldebaran. Communications lieutenant on the cruiser ‘Amaterasu’. 2) Vanessa Paek - Ensign on the corvette Nepal. An expert in communications and security systems, she is second in command of the ship's security. She waas born on Spica (on planet Sumbalet, to be precise) and took her grades on the accademy of Ruhus. 2) Adam Aminata - Esign on the battleship "King Lear", is a jump engine technician. Promoted with top marks at the Druzular Academy The Allied Star Confederation, despite being a fairly developed democracy, always demonstrated a certain dependence on the military sector, especially the fleet. Although it is not a militarized state like the Inter...

  The Drozans are native to the planet Druzular around the star Dagzal which humans call Sirius. Drozular is a planet with unique environmental conditions, with high levels of radiation due to Sirius's irradiation. Local life forms have had to adapt by building a carbon shield highly resistant to ionization and radiation. There are three major Drozan phenotypes, but in reality the coloration of their epidermis (essentially a layer of glass) can not only vary greatly, but also has no real ethnic significance and depends on external and internal conditions at the time of birth. Although sometimes mistaken for silicon creatures, Drozans are not mammals, they are essentially crystal life forms, but have two sexes with fairly pronounced sexual dysmorphism (though not quite like humans or Draedar). Thanks to their silicon nature, Drozans have a strong resistance to radiation and heat. Under stress, or in times of great need, they can even seal their orifices and survive for several minut...

  1) Pilot Hans Orozco was born on Earth, the cradle of humanity, in the city of Manila. He is one of the youngest fighter pilots in the fleet and has a good kill score. 2) Loxen Zi'kath A young pilot in the Confederate Space Forces. He was born on one of the Concordat's colony ships, the "Ethak Xa'thrixen," one of the first ships to arrive in Known Space. Many Tnarxians serve as fighter pilots, as many have been accustomed to flying aircraft of all sorts since childhood.

  1-2) Siblings Nikolay and Vanessa Nayak. Twins, born on Polaris (the planet Kaitos), they graduated from the local academy with honors. They joined the army with the rank of lieutenant after the Battle of Lode (a red star with mining facilities in Polaris' "space"). Nikolay currently serves on Qhālūn-Sē, a Rahal world on the edge of the Vhec Siderealm, while Vanessa serves in the Zarrix domain aboard the Tnarxian ship "Zethax Khraxenor." 3) Nathalie Jackson, born on Spica, graduated from the Sumbalet Military Academy with honors. Promoted to sergeant during the Second Helix Nebula War, she now serves on the Confederacy's borders near the increasingly aggressive B'nu state. 4) Ruslan Pradhan is the most experienced of the four young officers shown in the images. Promoted to lieutenant during the Second Helix Nebula War, for merits The Confederation's ground forces are flexible and agile. Their main task is to defend the Confederation's planets a...