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- Bandar (non-humanoid species)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBandar (non-humanoid species)
The bandar are a highly advanced non-humanoid civilisation native to the heavy gravity world, Bantmitual. Though gregarious amongst their own kind and having advanced technological abilities, few bandar leave their world of birth, and no bandar has ever left their home system. They give their name to the - rim protecting four eyes, two facing forward and one at each tip, giving a broad degree of vision. The... hanges are triggered by social dynamics and pheromone-like scent markers. For example in a tribe with a... eties developed the ability to force captured prisoners into a docile, desexualised form, using food de... orebodies together whilst the female lays usually one egg into the nest hole. The pair then change posi
- Ra and Ratérplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRa and Ratér
Ra (RAH) and Ratér (rah-TAIR) are mutually-orbiting binary planets in the Cronox System. The two are both marginal for human life but were settled many millennia ago. Rivalry and conflict between the two throughout their history laid the foundation for a series of accords for mutual co-operation, which was the foundation for the - he collision so violent, that rather than forming one moon, it split the molten mass into two parts. Th... ries about the historicity of this founding myth, one being that early settlers may have used converted one of Helevos's "[[fixed stars]]" into a space vesse
- Hyperdriveplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHyperdrive
Most modern interstellar space travel is achieved using variations on the tachyon transference drive (TTD), variously called the tachyon drive or hyperdrive. This circumvents the laws of mass and energy by “flipping” a vessel travelling at speeds approaching the speed of light into tachyonic particles. These particles have no mass in the convention sense, as they are incapable of interacting with sub-luminal matter. They also travel at the speed of light within their own point of … - mple, the tachyon burst is like dropping a huge stone into the water next to a moving boat. The boat i... again, in practice this is dangerous because One of the most crucial problems involved with early ... bitive technical problems, but also philosophical ones, since sentient beings felt that they suffered t
- Bantmitual (planet)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBantmitual (planet)
Bantmitual, also called Bandar Prime, is the principle inhabited planet of the Bandar System. It is the homeworld of the bandar, a highly advanced yet retiring tetrapodal species who are spacefaring, but have never ventured much beyond their home system. - s of light rock with an active tectonic system, prone to regular earthquakes though relatively little v... tem of rocky debris. In the past the planet was prone to regular meteor showers with meteors occasional... socially gregarious and are uncomfortable being alone or isolated from their friends and family. Conseq
- Kerel Empireplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKerel Empire
The Kerel Empire is one of the two great interstellar powers in the Gamma Delta Quadrant, along with the Cronoxi Syndicate.
Astrography of the Gamma Delta Quadrant
This is in a series of articles about stars, planets, civilisations and technologies of the wider Gamma Delta Quadrant.
These articles are not written in an in-universe style, since this information is unknown to the people of - ==== Kerel Empire ====== The **Kerel Empire** is one of the two great interstellar powers in the [[Gam
- Kwato'orplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKwato'or
Kwato’or (KWAT-oh-oor) is the six planet of Cordes in the Cronox System.
It is a gas supergiant, violent and beautiful, with titanic eternal storm systems coloured white and all shades from pale lilac to deep purple. It is a true giant, approximately 2.4 Jovian masses, so big that it causes the - excluding Helevos, and counting Ra and Rahtair as one). ===== Tides ===== Kwato'or is so massive it h
- Al-Narplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAl-Nar
Al-Nar is a planet in the Myrilus system. As a Tritavi world it is one of the most secretive and technologically advanced in the region, protected by a gravitational invertion layer. - [[Myrilus system]]. As a [[Tritavi]] world it is one of the most secretive and technologically advance
- Meseriond crystalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMeseriond crystal
Meseriond is a synthetic crystal with almost total internal refraction, used to store information. They are particularly used to transport highly sensitive information which must not be intercepted.
During final processing of the crystal, a stream of data is injected, whilst simulataneously finalising the properties of the crystal so that it infinitely refracts within the crystal structure. The data is held within the crystal as a static stream. The data can only be retrieved… - be absolutely certain it has not been seen by anyone else. Various encryption methods are used to ens