Novaya Rodina was only the second major world we colonized without a moon, after Venus. Both worlds have small asteroids orbiting their star in company with them, but these are nowhere near large enough to be considered moons. Because of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am the mind of Normandy. She is an old ship, part of the first generation of gravtech carriers the Republic of California built after Contact. They retired her long ago, after more capable designs eclipsed her capabilities. I got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is interesting that we would have been happy to remain British forever. Some of us were outcasts, the dregs of English society, pilgrims who came looking for freedom from religious oppression. Others of us were businessmen, come to make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Indians are…what’s the ten-dollar word for it again? Polytheist. They believe in a lot of gods. A god for every idea and pastime and job and more. Kinda like the Catholic Saints actually now that I think of it. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The thicker air of Novaya Rodina has caused many changes as well. Visitors have to wear ear, mouth, and nose protection to keep the pressure from doing damage. The native Novayans on the other hand can breathe that thicker air[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the authorities in England, the First Great Awakening was an attack against King and Country, a rebellion in thought if not in deed. They tried to silence the traveling preachers, to force them to give up on their foolish[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Indian worlds are unique. They’re part of the British Commonwealth, but not part of the Western Alliance. Makes for real interesting politics. They’ve remained neutral in matters between the Big Three alliances for instance, maintaining their official pacifism. Gandhi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The people of Novaya Rodina have spent centuries slowly diverging from the rest of humanity. Between the early genetic screening and later planned and unplanned genetic manipulation, the change has been pronounced. The first difference that most people notice is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We are a product of the normal universe we live in. Einsteinium Space or normalspace as many call it. The universe we can see from the surface of a planet. We can no more live in hyperspace without shielding than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The traveling preachers of the First Great Awakening traveled across the Colonies, and even into Indian Territory to spread their word. They said we should have an emotional relationship with God, not merely sit in a pew and listen to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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