Hello, my name is Dorothy

by on December 17, 2012 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

I find it interesting that so many humans strive to improve their conditions.  Not all by any means.  Not even most.  But there are always those who look for a better way to peel a potato.  Some want to get rich.  Some just want to make things better.  This is one thing that sets all the races of humanity apart from the non-sapient species of the galaxy.  We are never content with the way things are, and we have the capacity to change the worlds.

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The Hyades Cluster

by on December 16, 2012 at 12:01 am
Posted In: The Essential Galactic Atlas

While we colonized towards the Pleiades, the Chinese actually centralized much of their colonization in and around the Hyades Cluster.  We avoided the Hyades, due to the way the chaotic gravity currents affected our hyperdrives.  Even now, the Hyades slows us down when we enter, and we had little wish to deal with that area of space.  So we left them alone to build an effective fortress in and around the Hyades.  We would learn the error of our ways.

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Hello, my name is Jack

by on December 15, 2012 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Character Profiles, Diaries

There have only been four Cowboy Ones since they reactivated the squadron for The War.  We normally don’t change numbers.  I will always be Cowboy Five, and there will never be another Cowboy Five.  But there will always be a commander, a Cowboy One.  The Colonel died as One.  Charles and Christian survived to retire.  I actually never served with the current commander, but I’m told he’s a good One.  Of course, he’d have to be to get Aneerin’s support.

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Hello, my name is Betty

by on December 14, 2012 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

One of the things I’ve always found interesting about humanity is how, no matter how far we go, we like to settle down with people we understand.  Even Cybers fall victim to this need, as our Memory Worlds can show.  Your own people brought their old customs and friends with them.  The Western Alliance colonies were a grand experiment to bring everybody together as one big happy family. Unfortunately, family squabbles can be energetic to say the least.

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on December 13, 2012 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

After Contact, our exploration and colonization programs alike expanded exponentially.  Small nations and companies started major colonies, mostly in the Core Worlds, while the Alliance, Russians, Chinese, Indians, and Persians claimed the new Colonial Region.  We sent explorers beyond The Wall, and founded colonies on the path to the Pleiades.  We needed that stream of colonies to improve contact with the Peloran.

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