Well, successful launch of JWST, and a negative lateral flow test so I can go out for xmas dinner...
A good start to Christmas!
A good start to Christmas!
The Quest To Find Raxxla
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Do we have any idea who the Lawrence character is that perished along with a Duval in Capella? There is no tourist beacon just two moons named: Duval's Grave and Lawrence's Grave. I am looking into this because Marlin Duval died in 2296 (very same year as Raxxla is mentioned in Tau Ceti - this is per Elite Encounters RPG). The official story is that the death happened due to an air speeder accident. Also, it should be noted this is the kind of system you take you don't just go there for no reason. It is quite literally a death trap. There are two giant stars that would cook any ship that got too close, there is class V gas giant with 1500 K upper clouds and 4500 K at the "surface" that has a nice light red hue to to it, and both these moons exceed safe teamperatures especially Duval's Grave which is well over 1200 K. There is is also a moon named Gold and Nobleworld. If it helps, the system description says the system is also known by 13 Alpha Aurigae.
Also there is this Galnet: Birth of an Empire ( see https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/559fe59e9657ba1b5a47e853 )
So timelines involved here:
Early 2200s - Expedition to Unknown sector funded by Marlin Duval
2250 - Achenar colonized
2296 - Marlin Duval death / Raxxla first mentioned in Tau Ceti
2324 - Battle of Achenar
From Galnet:
12 JUL 3301 - The Birth of an Empire
Continuing GalNet’s series about the defining moments in human history, famed historian Sima Kalhana talks about how the Empire came to be.
The Empire has become such a dominant presence in human culture that it is easy to forget that for almost a century the heart of what was to become the Empire was just a single system. The Achenar system was first colonised in the middle of the 23rd century. It was founded by an expedition led by Marlin Duval, a wealthy woman who had grown disillusioned by the ever increasing rigidity of the Earth governments and stifling social conformity.
Marlin Duval vowed to get as far from Earth as she could, and after a long and treacherous journey across what was then unexplored space, most of the convoy eventually reached the Achenar system.
The system of Achenar was chosen for the outdoor world orbiting one of its gas giants, already capable of supporting human life, now known as Capitol. There was already life on the planet and though Duval didn’t know it at the time, one of the few known sentient species watched their landings.
Back then, life was known to be plentiful throughout the galaxy, though it wasn’t appreciated how rare sentient life was. Before long the species was made extinct by the settlers, mainly through imported bacteria. Much later, this extinction would later be used as a pretext for Federal intervention in the system.
Under Marlin Duval the population lived under idealistic democratic rule with elected Senators representing the people. This changed dramatically after she died in a speeder crash. Her brother, Henson Duval, then assumed control and established the now familiar line of imperial succession. Some claim that he killed his sister to claim power, but this was never proved.
For many years succession was restricted to the male line, and it was claimed various means were used to restrict royal births to only male children. This practice was later abandoned, and recent events at the heart of the Empire indicate that male succession may soon be broken.
In 2324 Federal forces attempted to invade Achenar, with the pretext of causing the alien extinction, but also because of Achenar’s refusal to join the Federation. It was the conclusion of this war which resulted in the birth of the second of humanity’s great power blocs, and cemented Henson’s position as a powerful leader of his people.
Also there is this Galnet: Birth of an Empire ( see https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/559fe59e9657ba1b5a47e853 )
So timelines involved here:
Early 2200s - Expedition to Unknown sector funded by Marlin Duval
2250 - Achenar colonized
2296 - Marlin Duval death / Raxxla first mentioned in Tau Ceti
2324 - Battle of Achenar
From Galnet:
12 JUL 3301 - The Birth of an Empire
Continuing GalNet’s series about the defining moments in human history, famed historian Sima Kalhana talks about how the Empire came to be.
The Empire has become such a dominant presence in human culture that it is easy to forget that for almost a century the heart of what was to become the Empire was just a single system. The Achenar system was first colonised in the middle of the 23rd century. It was founded by an expedition led by Marlin Duval, a wealthy woman who had grown disillusioned by the ever increasing rigidity of the Earth governments and stifling social conformity.
Marlin Duval vowed to get as far from Earth as she could, and after a long and treacherous journey across what was then unexplored space, most of the convoy eventually reached the Achenar system.
The system of Achenar was chosen for the outdoor world orbiting one of its gas giants, already capable of supporting human life, now known as Capitol. There was already life on the planet and though Duval didn’t know it at the time, one of the few known sentient species watched their landings.
Back then, life was known to be plentiful throughout the galaxy, though it wasn’t appreciated how rare sentient life was. Before long the species was made extinct by the settlers, mainly through imported bacteria. Much later, this extinction would later be used as a pretext for Federal intervention in the system.
Under Marlin Duval the population lived under idealistic democratic rule with elected Senators representing the people. This changed dramatically after she died in a speeder crash. Her brother, Henson Duval, then assumed control and established the now familiar line of imperial succession. Some claim that he killed his sister to claim power, but this was never proved.
For many years succession was restricted to the male line, and it was claimed various means were used to restrict royal births to only male children. This practice was later abandoned, and recent events at the heart of the Empire indicate that male succession may soon be broken.
In 2324 Federal forces attempted to invade Achenar, with the pretext of causing the alien extinction, but also because of Achenar’s refusal to join the Federation. It was the conclusion of this war which resulted in the birth of the second of humanity’s great power blocs, and cemented Henson’s position as a powerful leader of his people.
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My guess based purely on Marlin Duval death in 2296 per Elite Encounters RPG and Nemorensis official novel is something like either becoming the new Emperor or replacement of the Empire with Marlin Duval's ideals and getting rid of the monarchy entirely and return to a more Athenian model of government.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Nemorensis?wprov=sfla1 on Wikipedia. It should be noted Simon Spurrier's official novel is based on this myth and this is covered in the Wikipedia entry. Also, the CMDRs stand a significant chance of being clone slaves. In Rex Nemorensis, only a slave could challenge the "king of the Grove". Additionally, you'll note this was a fertility rite. The Club happened in part because of a lifeform from Baltah’Sine (yes, it is in the game and was recently in Galnet re: Alliance and Sirius Corporation) in Nemorensis that has a peculiar reproduction cycle.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Nemorensis?wprov=sfla1 on Wikipedia. It should be noted Simon Spurrier's official novel is based on this myth and this is covered in the Wikipedia entry. Also, the CMDRs stand a significant chance of being clone slaves. In Rex Nemorensis, only a slave could challenge the "king of the Grove". Additionally, you'll note this was a fertility rite. The Club happened in part because of a lifeform from Baltah’Sine (yes, it is in the game and was recently in Galnet re: Alliance and Sirius Corporation) in Nemorensis that has a peculiar reproduction cycle.
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If this goes the way I think it will, there needs to an agreement. This must be for humanity. There will be full disclosure and this will not be used for power ever again. If we are all of the following: clones/slaves/humans who can shape the galaxy/humanity's devils/humanity's better angels/savior/destroyer this cannot be allowed to happen again. If Raxxla is found, it must be for the sole purpose of the betterment of humanity as a whole. Finding yourself was just as important as finding Raxxla. We are close, we have the timelines to within the year it happened. This will not end the mysteries but it will end the misery.
I have gazed upon Marlin Duval's likely grave ...
I have seen places of unfathomable beauty...
I have seen hell itself ...
It is our choice .. this universe can be our heaven or it can be our hell.
This cycle must never repeat, again.
Tomorrow, I will get together the info on Marlin's Republic. The pirate angle is important but it more comes into play following the demise of Marlin Duval (but it started before she left) - see tourist beacon in Sol re: interplanetary road trip). Tomorrow we start the final phase of locating Raxxla and building a world we all deserve.
By the way, this isn't going to be easy.. Theta Seven was from the system Nemorensis happened in: Baltah'Sine (which means we have another alien manipulating humans and a very ticked off artificial intelligence from the very end of Nemorensis coming to play soon).
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Theta Seven’s Identity Discovered
ACT has revealed the background of the man known only as Theta Seven, the NMLA’s de facto leader who recently died in the Mudhrid system. Captain Saskia Landau gave this statement to the media:
“A combination of investigative work and interrogating NMLA survivors has allowed us to confirm that Theta Seven’s real name was John Tyburn. He was born and raised in the city of Fontaine on the planet Baltah’Sine, where he was a munitions technician constructing demolition charges for commercial mining.”
“There is evidence that Tyburn was always a vocal believer in Marlinism, and became a pro-democracy campaigner. This eventually caused him to lose his job and serve a prison sentence for sedition. His Imperial citizenship was revoked, his marriage annulled and his children taken into state care.”
“Upon release, Tyburn was contacted by the NMLA and radicalised to the Neo-Marlinist cause. He produced portable explosives for terrorist actions, and rose rapidly in their ranks.”
“It was Tyburn’s proposal to develop caustic enzyme bombs capable of damaging a starport, but his experimentation on these weapons resulted in injuries and corrosive scarring. They only became a reality following a workable design commissioned from the engineer Liz Ryder without her knowledge of its purpose.”
First Minister Octavia Volkov of the Marlinist Colonies commented:
“It’s unsettling to learn that this arch-terrorist grew up in the same place as I did and had similar experiences. John Tyburn might easily have been my fellow refugee from the Empire, or perhaps helped us form our republican society. This does not excuse his crimes, but it’s all too clear how political persecution can give rise to monsters.”
I have gazed upon Marlin Duval's likely grave ...
I have seen places of unfathomable beauty...
I have seen hell itself ...
It is our choice .. this universe can be our heaven or it can be our hell.
This cycle must never repeat, again.
Tomorrow, I will get together the info on Marlin's Republic. The pirate angle is important but it more comes into play following the demise of Marlin Duval (but it started before she left) - see tourist beacon in Sol re: interplanetary road trip). Tomorrow we start the final phase of locating Raxxla and building a world we all deserve.
By the way, this isn't going to be easy.. Theta Seven was from the system Nemorensis happened in: Baltah'Sine (which means we have another alien manipulating humans and a very ticked off artificial intelligence from the very end of Nemorensis coming to play soon).
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Theta Seven’s Identity Discovered
ACT has revealed the background of the man known only as Theta Seven, the NMLA’s de facto leader who recently died in the Mudhrid system. Captain Saskia Landau gave this statement to the media:
“A combination of investigative work and interrogating NMLA survivors has allowed us to confirm that Theta Seven’s real name was John Tyburn. He was born and raised in the city of Fontaine on the planet Baltah’Sine, where he was a munitions technician constructing demolition charges for commercial mining.”
“There is evidence that Tyburn was always a vocal believer in Marlinism, and became a pro-democracy campaigner. This eventually caused him to lose his job and serve a prison sentence for sedition. His Imperial citizenship was revoked, his marriage annulled and his children taken into state care.”
“Upon release, Tyburn was contacted by the NMLA and radicalised to the Neo-Marlinist cause. He produced portable explosives for terrorist actions, and rose rapidly in their ranks.”
“It was Tyburn’s proposal to develop caustic enzyme bombs capable of damaging a starport, but his experimentation on these weapons resulted in injuries and corrosive scarring. They only became a reality following a workable design commissioned from the engineer Liz Ryder without her knowledge of its purpose.”
First Minister Octavia Volkov of the Marlinist Colonies commented:
“It’s unsettling to learn that this arch-terrorist grew up in the same place as I did and had similar experiences. John Tyburn might easily have been my fellow refugee from the Empire, or perhaps helped us form our republican society. This does not excuse his crimes, but it’s all too clear how political persecution can give rise to monsters.”
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I in process of a much better timeline that accounts for the Republic of Achernar (Marlin Duval's Republic) existing between 2250-2296.
Event | Date | Details |
NASA Apollo Program | 1961 – 1975 | |
Voyager 2 Launch | 08/20/1977 | Voyager 2 is launched from Kennedy Space Center @ Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America |
Voyager 1 Launch | 09/05/1977 | Voyager 1 is launched from Kennedy Space Center @ Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America |
New Horizons Launch | 01/19/2006 | New Horizons is launched from Cape Canaveral’s US Air Force Launch Complex 41 |
Starman Launch | 2/6/2018 | Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy with a Tesla Roadster and Starman wearing a SpaceX astronaut suit. |
Permanent settlement of Moon and Mars | 2080-2099 | Ancient History System: Sol Distance to Sol: 0.00 ly Distance to Arrival: 505 ls Situated: Orbital Body: Earth Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0165 Mankind's first ventures into space were tentative and gradual. The early part of the 21st century saw the first manned spaceflights beyond the moon, but it took major population and economic problems to stimulate enough commercial commitment to start settlements beyond Earth. The Third World War saw this exploration expenditure dragged back again and it wasn't until the very end of the 21st century that colonies on Mars and the Moon became truly permanent and viable. After the war, the dominant power was the United States of the Americas, and as the remaining other countries joined it over the next few decades, it was renamed the Federation of the United States and later "The Federation" as the implied reference to one of the pre-war powers was a block to the remaining countries joining it. It had a constitution and laws derived from the earlier powers, but much simplified. |
Mayflower 97 Launch | 2097 | Source: First Encounters gazettes ( http://www.dream-ware.co.uk/first-encounters/journals/all/ ) COLONY SHIP DETECTED S.L.A.M Astronomers using Excessively Long Baseline Interferometry (ELBI) to conduct a survey of distant radio sources believe that they may have detected the "Mayflower 97" slower-than-light colony ship, which was launched from orbit around Luna in 2097. ELBI remains a somewhat inexact science, because receiving stations are placed so far apart that considerations of simultaneity become an issue in interpreting the results, but the patterns received by the Distant Radio Survey group do indeed appear to show radio emissions characteristic of a Bussard ramjet moving with a relativistic velocity of almost 60% of the speed of light. The "Mayflower 97" carried nearly a thousand passengers and crew, plus domestic animals and extensive gene banks to aid in the colonization of Earth-like worlds which were presumed to exist around nearby stars. Archaeological evidence suggests that it did indeed successfully reach its first port of call at Tau Ceti, but the fate of both ship and crew thereafter was unknown until now. The ship's tremendous speed in real space makes it Impractical to attempt a rendezvous, so the "Mayflower" will presumably be left to continue on its way, bearing with it any descendants of its original complement. Galactic News: Generation Ships 19 AUG 3302 https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/57b6f0089657ba686d4f8629 Relevant Text: "The first generation ship was launched in 2097, and in the centuries that followed, many more set off into the vastness of space. Most of these ambitious expeditions were funded by large corporations, and the penalties for interfering with them were severe, given the enormous cost of mobilising them." Frontier gazette: http://www.dream-ware.co.uk/frontier/books/gazetteer/ AchenarThis system consists of ten major bodies only one of which, Achenar 6, has habitated planets in its vicinity. It is one of the only systems with three worlds with a breathable atmosphere, although two are terraformed. The most notable feature of this system is that it is the base of the Empire and Emperor Hesketh Duval whose seat is on the natural world Achenar 6d (known as Capitol to locals). The Emperor is of the Duval dynasty decended from Marlin Duval. She was a wealthy woman, disenchanted with the Earth administration and authorities, who set off with her own colonising fleet to Achenar 6d because it was so far from Earth. Her leadership ended when her brother, Henson oversaw a flying `accident' in which she perished. The democratic government changed abruptly to one of strict Imperial rule, and from then on the family assumed leadership. Female children in the family are prevented with genetic techniques such is the vehement hatred of Marlin Duval's principles and vision of a world living in peace.In the past the Federation has tried to get various emperors to agree to joining them but this has been met with derision. The population growth necessitated the terraformation of Achenar 6b and Henson oversaw the eradication of a reputedly sentient race on Achenar 6d and began to influence other systems, enraging the Federation. This led to the first large-scale space war, from which Achenar emerged victorious and, swelled with success the Empire spread to other worlds. Sporadic battles were fought for many years until finally, leaders of the Empire and the Federation signed a treaty pledging to stay on amicable terms. It was not worded so tightly that hostilities could not continue in the outer reaches of territories while leaders displayed solidarity in public. Tourists, once they have amassed the documents required to visit the Achenar system, flock to see the Emperor's palace on Capitol (6d). The building is a vast structure of a pink glass-like material which shimmers in the sun and glows as it re-emits the energy at night. Foreign visitors are welcomed by palace staff who use subtle pro-Empire propaganda in an attempt to undermine the Federation. This greeting is not extended outside the palace grounds, where a person with a Federation accent is met with scom unless money can be made out of them. The accent of the Empire has evolved out of Achenarians trying to mock the standard Federation diction by accentuating certain vowels. To the foreigner their speech sounds rather like a whine. Such is the capitalist way of life, there are not many items that are illegal to buy or sell, quite why the line is drawn at radioactives and nerve gas is a mystery - perhaps they could pose the most significant threat to the Emperor, should anyone feel ambitious? key pieces here: -Marlin Duval funds trip to Achenar -launch in 2097 in agreement with gazette -most but not all were launched by corporations |
Arrival of Mayflower 97 | 2150 | Travel Time: 53 years (estimated travel speed: 0.2253 LY/year) |
First Interstellar Colony | 2159 | First Interstellar Colony Overview System: Tau Ceti Distance to Sol: 11.94 ly Distance to Arrival: 394 ls Orbital Body: Taylor Colony Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0167 Tau Ceti was the first colony established outside of Sol. Tau Ceti 2 (now called Taylor Colony) had long been determined viable for habitation with life already present (due to free oxygen detected in the atmosphere absorption spectra) - though observation and probe data confirmed this. By 2159, the settlement was largely self-sufficient and able to elect a civilian administrator. |
Tau Ceti Ecological Loss/Tau Ceti goes independent | 2161-2165 | Ecological Loss System: Tau Ceti Distance to Sol:11.94 ly Distance to Arrival: 394 ls Orbital Body: Taylor Colony Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0169 The issue of what to do about alien life became a question of real significance the day humans first set foot on Tau Ceti 2. The early colony found itself battling to survive and adapt in a challenging environment. The priority of preserving the indigenous life was secondary to preserving the lives of the colonists themselves, and indigenous life was suffering due to being out-competed by imported but feral Earth life forms (both intentionally (pets, crops) and accidentally (disease etc.) imported). This hardy 'survival' attitude did not abate as things grew easier and the colonists, led by John Taylor, saw the environment as something to master. When automated agricultural systems came online, hunting, which had been a necessity, became a trade. Taylor was elected civilian administrator in 2161 and immediately pushed for the colony to become fully independent from Earth. In response and at the behest of the mission's corporate backers, Earth sent a delegation to Tau Ceti 3 to scrutinize its practices. What they found was widespread active destruction of the planet's native ecosystem. The Authority for Ecological Control issued guidelines for habitat conservation and recommended a second mission be sent in twelve months to judge if any improvements had been made. When this arrived in 2163 and found the situation had grown worse, trade sanctions were recommended and imposed. This further strengthened the hand of Taylor who in 2165 proposed a referendum on independence, which was narrowly defeated in the colonial forum. |
Early Colonies | 2190-2230 | Early Colonies System: Delta Pavonis Distance to Sol: 19.93 ly Distance to Arrival: 689 ls Orbital Body: Reagan's Legacy Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0168 Other colonies followed soon after. Delta Pavonis, Beta Hydri and Altair were all explored and settled between 2190 and 2230, and an uncontrolled expansion followed, with corporations and all sorts of groups of private individuals heading off into the stars. There was a 'wild west gold rush' atmosphere to it all, as news of vast tracts of land, huge wealth, giant dinosaur-like beast, and heroic acts filtered back to Earth, with the romance of the process causing many to want to leave the mother planet. |
New Leadership (Sol) | 2200 | New Leadership (Sol) System: Sol Distance to Sol: 0.00 ly Distance to Arrival: 505 ls Situated: Orbital Body: Earth Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0171 However, the 23rd century saw new leadership and initiative. The Earth Environmental Recovery Programme to restore the polluted and radioactive regions of the planet was much more successful. |
Sirius Corporation Founding | 2200 | Sirius Corporation Founding System: Sirius Distance to Sol: 8.59 ly Distance to Arrival: 980 ls Orbital Body: Waypoint Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0179 By 2200 corporations had a stranglehold on a great many aspects of life, and this didn't stop during colonisation, though there was quite a delay before the first wholly corporate system was settled. The colonisation of Sirius by a solely corporate mission in 2339 and its rapid rise to become the premier supplier of drive fuel to first the Federation and then the Empire led to much corporate profiteering between the two powers. Throughout this period, conflicts of interest were raised by congressmen backed by corporate interests. However, eventually Sirius Corporation delegates were also responsible for initiating negotiations between the two powers. |
Interplanetary Road Trip/SpaceX Starman Retrieval | March 2218 | Interplanetary Road Trip/SpaceX Starman Retrieval System: Sol Distance to Sol: 0.00 ly Distance to Arrival: 505 ls Situated: Orbital Body: Earth Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0715 In the early third millennium, a high-profile business magnate made headlines by launching a car into space. Although the launch was seen as a whimsical gesture, the vehicle itself soon acquired the status of a valuable cultural artifact. Several hundred years later, a consortium of cultural institutions lobbied to reclaim the car and place it in a museum. After an extensive period of bureaucratic wrangling, a mission was launched to recover the vehicle. Unfortunately, when the mission reached its destination the car was nowhere to be seen. Its precise fate has never been determined, but the prevailing theory is that it was stolen by pirates. |
Alien Transgressions/Tau Ceti Charter Revoked | 2228 | Alien Transgressions System: Tau Ceti Distance to Sol: 11.94 ly Distance to Arrival: 394 ls Orbital Body: Taylor Colony Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0173 Further ecological transgression by Tau Ceti colonists was uncovered in 2228 when an undercover documentary found its way back to Earth. In it, Tau Ceti colonists were seen flouting Earth decrees and guidelines on a variety of matters, most notably native ecological preservation and the exploitation of natural resources. Mindful of the failure on Mars and the continual inflammatory role played by John Taylor, now well into his eighties. Earth sent a military task force to the system with order to revoke its colonial charter. |
Federal Accord (Federation of Star Systems) This is still functionally “Federation of the United States”. Modern Federation is not a thing, yet. | 2240 | Federal Accord System: Tau Ceti Distance to Sol: 11.94 ly Distance to Arrival: 394 ls Orbital Body: Taylor Colony Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0174 In early 2240, Hours before the Earth fleet arrived in Tau Ceti, the main settlement changed its name to Taylor Colony and voted for independence from Earth. Without the starships to give battle, the colonists targeted the Earth fleet dropships as they attempted to land. Neither side could could an advantage and so diplomacy resumed. With some bitterness on both sides, a negotiated settlement was reached and in 2242, the Federal Accord was announced. This was effectively an extension of the constitution of the Federation, which briefly changed its name to the "Federation of Star Systems" - but this did not stick, and the term "Federation" returned. The Federal Accord granted independent rights and membership to each system that signed it, provided they met certain development goals. Initially each of the signatories (including Earth) did not meet the goals, as the core principle of the agreement made at Tau Ceti was to eliminate the political games that had been played in the previous century. |
Marlin’s Republic Founded | 2250 | |
Non-human Relic on Mars | 2280 | Non-human Relic System: Sol Distance to Sol: 0 ly Distance to Arrival: 751 ls Orbital Body: Mars Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0175 In 2280, the first nonhuman relic was found in space. The object was found buried on Mars; it was no bigger than a child's hand and is still surrounded in secrecy, even in 3300. No information has ever been circulated as to the properties of this item or its origin, other than it is nonhuman. |
Accidental Extinction at Delta Pavonis | 2182 | Accidental Extinction System: Delta Pavonis Distance to Sol:19.93 ly Distance to Arrival: 689 ls Situated: Orbital Body: Reagan's Legacy Group: Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0170 In 2182, fragile indigenous life, still at an early stage of its evolution, was discovered in the Delta Pavonis system and through a bacteriological accident, completely wiped out in the same year. When further alien ecologies were discovered in the Beta Hydri and Altair systems, and with the failure of the project to terraform Mars, it looked like humanity would bring the cosmos to its knees, much as it had managed to do to its own planet. |
Second Terraforming Attempt | 2291 | Second Terraforming Attempt System: Sol Distance to Arrival: 751 ls Orbital Body: Mars Group:Beacon Beacon Type: Tourist Beacon Tourist Spot: 0176 In 2291, the second attempt to terraform Mars was eventually successful. The techniques employed were crude by later standards and the project had taken nearly a hundred years, but finally, humans could walk on the surface and breathe without the need for oxygen suits or respirators. |
Marlin Duval dies | 2296 | Source: Elite Encounters RPG |
Raxxla first mentioned in Tau Ceti | 2296 | Cora comes home soused and raving with wild stories, a new one every night. She claims she's found a map to some pirate stash, and all I have to do is loan her my ship so we can go dig it up. Maybe we should go find Raxxla while we're at it! — From the journal of Art Tornqvist, circa 2296 |
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** Begin Transmission **
Communique: Agent status/investigation update
Registered CMDR: Corr "Morningstar" Felian
Active Registered Ship: Alliance Chieftain "Thor's Hammer"
Pending Registration update to Pilots' Federation/EPF: TOP SECRET
Arrived in Ackwada this morning to begin research on the era between founding of Marlin's Republic in 2250 to approximately 2300. There is still the possibility the Marlin Duval death is not connected by anymore than an internal difference in desired political structure of the new colony and bad timing. It should be noted per Galnet Ackwada was a stronghold for Marlinists before the forced migration owing to the NMLA - see Imperial Crackdown on Marlinists (30 September 3306). Reports on this matter have been requested by Mars High, Olympus Village, and the Gandhi Institute in Alioth. Sirius Corporation government has started asking questions as there are now significant concerns being raised as to whether or not Duval lineage should even be seen as legitimate. This may jeopardize multiple treaties between the Federation and the Empire if Marlin Duval was killed explicitly to kill her Republic (the matter is made only worse by the potential connection to the myth of Raxxla). War is feared to be on the horizon.
** End Transmission **
Communique: Agent status/investigation update
Registered CMDR: Corr "Morningstar" Felian
Active Registered Ship: Alliance Chieftain "Thor's Hammer"
Pending Registration update to Pilots' Federation/EPF: TOP SECRET
Arrived in Ackwada this morning to begin research on the era between founding of Marlin's Republic in 2250 to approximately 2300. There is still the possibility the Marlin Duval death is not connected by anymore than an internal difference in desired political structure of the new colony and bad timing. It should be noted per Galnet Ackwada was a stronghold for Marlinists before the forced migration owing to the NMLA - see Imperial Crackdown on Marlinists (30 September 3306). Reports on this matter have been requested by Mars High, Olympus Village, and the Gandhi Institute in Alioth. Sirius Corporation government has started asking questions as there are now significant concerns being raised as to whether or not Duval lineage should even be seen as legitimate. This may jeopardize multiple treaties between the Federation and the Empire if Marlin Duval was killed explicitly to kill her Republic (the matter is made only worse by the potential connection to the myth of Raxxla). War is feared to be on the horizon.
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Ackwada at least may be indirectly linked to Raxxla (though by way of Augustus Brenquith). I am still trying to get solid dates on that. Also, we have another wrinkle to the story (this is from Ackwada tourist beacon):
The official discovery of this system and its habitable planet is nowadays accredited to Augustus Brenquith, although the Rockforth Corporation claim the land deeds and development rights to the system. Thirty nine years after the Corporation declared the system its own; an ancient message capsule (a common way for sending messages at the time) was recovered from outside the orbit of Jupiter in the Sol system.
Source: https://eddb.io/attraction/73015
I still intend to check the other systems Marlinists were originally from just in case there is additional backstory there on Brenquith. So, far though all available data strongly supports a Marlin Duval Raxxla discovery. Also, does anyone know for certain which Duval died in Capella? Is there anything in the novels about that? Also, of note, Capella also has a moon named Lawrence's Grave in addtion to the one named Duval's Grave. There are no tourist beacons there so I am temporarily working on the assumption this may be Marlin Duval but that is not certain (not to mention Capella is some 160.97 LY so this seems like it might be a stretch that was where she died. I am working on getting the Achenar permit to get additional information.
The official discovery of this system and its habitable planet is nowadays accredited to Augustus Brenquith, although the Rockforth Corporation claim the land deeds and development rights to the system. Thirty nine years after the Corporation declared the system its own; an ancient message capsule (a common way for sending messages at the time) was recovered from outside the orbit of Jupiter in the Sol system.
Source: https://eddb.io/attraction/73015
I still intend to check the other systems Marlinists were originally from just in case there is additional backstory there on Brenquith. So, far though all available data strongly supports a Marlin Duval Raxxla discovery. Also, does anyone know for certain which Duval died in Capella? Is there anything in the novels about that? Also, of note, Capella also has a moon named Lawrence's Grave in addtion to the one named Duval's Grave. There are no tourist beacons there so I am temporarily working on the assumption this may be Marlin Duval but that is not certain (not to mention Capella is some 160.97 LY so this seems like it might be a stretch that was where she died. I am working on getting the Achenar permit to get additional information.
Well, I’ve been out for dinner, had three glasses of wine and I’m on my second brandy, which won’t be my last tonight...
So I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year!
While I still can
Edit:: and what ever happened to part three of the 3307 retrospective???????
Edit2: @sallymorganmoore : someone at FD forget to set the Galnet post to go out on the 30th??
So I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year!
While I still can
Edit:: and what ever happened to part three of the 3307 retrospective???????
Edit2: @sallymorganmoore : someone at FD forget to set the Galnet post to go out on the 30th??
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I think there is either a hidden message or we are to pay attention to what was excluded. There is another analogue beyond Winking Cat (where wrong or missing letters were important). There is also Church of the Path in the Shibboleth system: https://canonn.science/codex/the-church-of-the-path/
This also goes back to the idea that The Dark Wheel is fundamentally a religious order of Elites within the much larger The Pilots' Federation (and that is a branch of the Elite Pilots' Federation). They communicate frequently via hidden messages very similar to how the Gnostics and Druze communicated to the enlightened members of their community - see https://www.worldhistory.org/Gnosticism/ . By the way, this is the kinds of communication that buried the truth of Mic Turner's origins in the Mic Turner History beacon in Alioth. Truthfully, it is my opinion that The Dark Wheel is actually the Cult of the Far God and Judas Syndicate (thus why the Sacrosanct was hauling stuff for a number of highly influencial corporations) and Alliance worked hard to communicate with the Thargoids. Not all is as it seems. This goes much deeper but now is not the time for that discussion.
A relevant quote for you to think over...
In other words, the universe itself—and the Mind behind it—is insane. Therefore someone in touch with reality is, by definition, in touch with the insane: infused by the irrational.
In essence, Fat monitored his own mind and found it defective. He then, by the use of that mind, monitored outer reality, that which is called the macrocosm. He found it defective as well. As the Hermetic philosophers stipulated, the macrocosm and the microcosm mirror each other faithfully. Fat, using a defective instrument, swept out a defective subject, and from this sweep got back the report that everything was wrong.
Philip K. , VALIS
This also goes back to the idea that The Dark Wheel is fundamentally a religious order of Elites within the much larger The Pilots' Federation (and that is a branch of the Elite Pilots' Federation). They communicate frequently via hidden messages very similar to how the Gnostics and Druze communicated to the enlightened members of their community - see https://www.worldhistory.org/Gnosticism/ . By the way, this is the kinds of communication that buried the truth of Mic Turner's origins in the Mic Turner History beacon in Alioth. Truthfully, it is my opinion that The Dark Wheel is actually the Cult of the Far God and Judas Syndicate (thus why the Sacrosanct was hauling stuff for a number of highly influencial corporations) and Alliance worked hard to communicate with the Thargoids. Not all is as it seems. This goes much deeper but now is not the time for that discussion.
A relevant quote for you to think over...
In other words, the universe itself—and the Mind behind it—is insane. Therefore someone in touch with reality is, by definition, in touch with the insane: infused by the irrational.
In essence, Fat monitored his own mind and found it defective. He then, by the use of that mind, monitored outer reality, that which is called the macrocosm. He found it defective as well. As the Hermetic philosophers stipulated, the macrocosm and the microcosm mirror each other faithfully. Fat, using a defective instrument, swept out a defective subject, and from this sweep got back the report that everything was wrong.
Philip K. , VALIS
Well, I’ve been out for dinner, had three glasses of wine and I’m on my second brandy, which won’t be my last tonight...
So I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year!
While I still can
Edit:: and what ever happened to part three of the 3307 retrospective???????
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Darn it!
Just found an Ameretto Stollen and a Chocolate Panettone hidden away in a kitchen cupboard ready for Christmas. There goes the New Year’s diet and Dry January resolutions in one fell swoop!
Just found an Ameretto Stollen and a Chocolate Panettone hidden away in a kitchen cupboard ready for Christmas. There goes the New Year’s diet and Dry January resolutions in one fell swoop!
I wonder, heck suspect, that everything is likely to be a whole lot more simple than we’ve made it out to be. Given the limitations of the game and the relatively simple nature of previous things that were only made complex by FDvs vaguery coupled with the shear size of the galaxy.
to the point that I wonder if it’s not out by Barnards loop.
“a little bit obvious”, heck Barnards loop has been plastered all over this game, title screen, box art etc since the very beginning.
most everything is hidden somewhere in or around a nebula.
but of course Barnards loop has been explored and nothing reported (until people got to the Horse Head Dark region, found weird stuff, and then it got permit locked).
I am curious tho where the rogue stars from its formation are in game and if they’ve been fully vetted.
Barnards loop was formed from a supernova of one star part of a multi star system. The remaining stars were ejected and are now whipping their way through the galaxy at high speed.
AE Aurigae
Mu Columbae
53 Arietis
heck AE Aurigae has found it’s way into the “flaming star nebula” and is what lights it. Could be a jewel that burns on the brow and all that.
to the point that I wonder if it’s not out by Barnards loop.
“a little bit obvious”, heck Barnards loop has been plastered all over this game, title screen, box art etc since the very beginning.
most everything is hidden somewhere in or around a nebula.
but of course Barnards loop has been explored and nothing reported (until people got to the Horse Head Dark region, found weird stuff, and then it got permit locked).
I am curious tho where the rogue stars from its formation are in game and if they’ve been fully vetted.
Barnards loop was formed from a supernova of one star part of a multi star system. The remaining stars were ejected and are now whipping their way through the galaxy at high speed.
AE Aurigae
Mu Columbae
53 Arietis
heck AE Aurigae has found it’s way into the “flaming star nebula” and is what lights it. Could be a jewel that burns on the brow and all that.
What happpened exactly? I don't know anything about that but it sounds interesting
I like the idea especially that its simple and succinct but how did that happen? By all appearances, the spaceship tech was primitive (pre-hyperspace as best I can tell). Though I will say as far as Marlin Duval got from Earth their ships must have been going some significant fraction of lightspeed to get there by 2250. This is why I currently lean towards the idea that is either very near Capella (moons present in system named Duval's Grave and Lawrence's Grave) or very close to Achenar. I unfortunately have no inkling if the Capella moons were Marlin Duval or one of the other myriad of Duval deaths under questionable circumstances. We need something viable but Barnards's loop is crazy far from Earth. The other thing, that is worth mentioning for other explanations that may fit established facts is Mayflower 97 is said in the gazettes to be be capable of 0.6 LY/year and runs on bussard ramjet (this is from First Encounters gazettes at http://www.dream-ware.co.uk/first-encounters/journals/all/ ). If it just dropped colonists at Tau Ceti then Delta Pavonis then went back to full acceleration by 3308 that would place it some 726 LY from Sol. By the way, there is a Galnet that states the same year of departure as Mayflower 97 ( see Galactic News: Generation Ships - https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/57b6f0089657ba686d4f8629 ).
Just found out where all the asteroids in sol went to
After the success of the Institute of TTT on Atlantis (Canlada), it is heartening to see that the Federation has Been persuaded to join the Empire in another joint venture. The Deep Space Detection Group is designing new methods of finding, pursuing and destroying asteroid sized objects in deep space. These objects are normally difficult to track simply because space is so big. Using advanced sensors developed in the Imperial laboratories our scientists can already track objects out to the fringe of the Oort cloud. Unfortunately beyond this point the plethora of targets confuses current techniques, and as many of the so-called Bubble-arks are already within the clouds, it is thought that Federation processing techniques might improve matters.
Our scientists are willing to share the important part of their research in exchange for the minor improvements brought about by Federation involvement because the Bubble are a threat to all mankind. We have had our differences and even wars with the Federation.
This does not mean that we cannot co-operate when a disease like the Bubble-arks needs eradicating.
JOINT VENTURE ON ASTEROID DESTRUCTION
J.F.After the success of the Institute of TTT on Atlantis (Canlada), it is heartening to see that the Federation has Been persuaded to join the Empire in another joint venture. The Deep Space Detection Group is designing new methods of finding, pursuing and destroying asteroid sized objects in deep space. These objects are normally difficult to track simply because space is so big. Using advanced sensors developed in the Imperial laboratories our scientists can already track objects out to the fringe of the Oort cloud. Unfortunately beyond this point the plethora of targets confuses current techniques, and as many of the so-called Bubble-arks are already within the clouds, it is thought that Federation processing techniques might improve matters.
Our scientists are willing to share the important part of their research in exchange for the minor improvements brought about by Federation involvement because the Bubble are a threat to all mankind. We have had our differences and even wars with the Federation.
This does not mean that we cannot co-operate when a disease like the Bubble-arks needs eradicating.
Uhm...forgive me if I should know, but what the heck is all this? Where did it come from?
Please tell me this is not canon.
Might be might not be depends what was retconned however we have never been told....
Exactly. The journals are not canon. They never were, in the context of ED.
A large amount of the Journal articles have however been republished in ED over time. Most of them as TB messages. Some as Galnet articles.
If the article is not not about clones, androids or time travel, it can pop up as canon at any moment.
The asteroid destruction campaign is a plausible explanation to why there are no asteroids and only one comet in Sol.