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== Life on Remidia == |
== Life on Remidia == |
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Despite the extremely harsh climate (from a Human point of view), a plethora of lifeforms have developed, from the sapient Remidians to simpler, yet deadly micro-organisms. Thankfully, the latters are almost constantly frozen or washed away by the planet's large methane oceans. Complex life as also developed in those seas, dominated by the Claemmas (a translation of the name given by indigenous populations), large and extremely ferocious eel-like creatures. Naturally, |
Despite the extremely harsh climate (from a Human point of view), a plethora of lifeforms have developed, from the sapient Remidians to simpler, yet deadly micro-organisms. Thankfully, the latters are almost constantly frozen or washed away by the planet's large methane oceans. Complex life as also developed in those seas, dominated by the Claemmas (a translation of the name given by indigenous populations), large and extremely ferocious eel-like creatures. Naturally, the species' terrifying presence has captured the imagination of Remidians for ages, and the Claemma has cemented its position in Remidian culture and religion throughout time. Nonetheless, they now represent nothing more than a minimal threat to modern Remidian society. |
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== Ancient Ruins == |
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Located on Remidia's coldest continent are ruins similar in structure to those previously discovered on Xeikon, albeit more extensive. Artifacts found nearby (all bronze-colored, with characteristic markings) have attracted much interest from Human and Remidian scientists alike, who seem to concur on the nature of the ruins, presumably having been some sort of resource exploitation centers. Again, no control rooms have been found, and dating methods have estimated the age of those ruins and artifacts at around 70 million years, confirming a common origin with that of Xeikon's. On the other hand, as no signs have been found indicating the presence of ruins of a different kind (such as cities), it is assumed that this unknown civilization did not develop on Remidia, but merely colonized it on a small scale, most likely solely for the purpose of exploitation (of which resource remains unknown). |
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Regardless, it is now thought that Remidia's ruins have played a certain role in the evolution and development of the Remidian civilization, if only indirectly, as the origins of the Remidian species have been traced back to 3 million years at most, long after those ancient visitors had left. |
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Revision as of 15:39, June 26, 2015
Background
Detected by Human reconnaisance probes, Remidia soon revealed itself to be an intriguing world teeming with life. Remidia is home to the Remidian civilization (named after the planet, both loose translations of their indigenous counterparts), a species of intelligent, non-carbon-based terrestrial creatures. While physically intimidating (vaguely reptilian in appearance), Remidia's folks appear to be gentle and cold-headed, although introverted by nature.
A well established Mid Type I civilization, most of their ships are equipped with a form of rudimentary Warp Drive, although rarely used. Indeed, Remidians show little interest in venturing beyond the boundary of their stellar system. As such, no long-term commercial or official diplomatic contacts have been established, with the exception of a few Human scientific organizations in hopes of learning more on Remidia's emdemic lifeforms as well as its ancient ruins, similar in nature to those discovered a few years earlier on Xeikon.
Physical Description
With a diameter of 18 668 km, Remidia (RS 1186-2287-7-2021192-82 A8, 9.7.3) is a large, Titan-like planet with an extremely low surface temperature (-183 C), which is constantly swept by strong winds and blizzards. Moonless, its oceans are not affected by tides, yet remain constantly agitated. The planet is part of a large triple-star system, located in the periphery of the Andromeda Galaxy. While home to 19 planets, Remidia is the only planet of this system known to harbor life. The system's age has been estimated at 7.44 billion years.
Life on Remidia
Despite the extremely harsh climate (from a Human point of view), a plethora of lifeforms have developed, from the sapient Remidians to simpler, yet deadly micro-organisms. Thankfully, the latters are almost constantly frozen or washed away by the planet's large methane oceans. Complex life as also developed in those seas, dominated by the Claemmas (a translation of the name given by indigenous populations), large and extremely ferocious eel-like creatures. Naturally, the species' terrifying presence has captured the imagination of Remidians for ages, and the Claemma has cemented its position in Remidian culture and religion throughout time. Nonetheless, they now represent nothing more than a minimal threat to modern Remidian society.
Ancient Ruins
Located on Remidia's coldest continent are ruins similar in structure to those previously discovered on Xeikon, albeit more extensive. Artifacts found nearby (all bronze-colored, with characteristic markings) have attracted much interest from Human and Remidian scientists alike, who seem to concur on the nature of the ruins, presumably having been some sort of resource exploitation centers. Again, no control rooms have been found, and dating methods have estimated the age of those ruins and artifacts at around 70 million years, confirming a common origin with that of Xeikon's. On the other hand, as no signs have been found indicating the presence of ruins of a different kind (such as cities), it is assumed that this unknown civilization did not develop on Remidia, but merely colonized it on a small scale, most likely solely for the purpose of exploitation (of which resource remains unknown).
Regardless, it is now thought that Remidia's ruins have played a certain role in the evolution and development of the Remidian civilization, if only indirectly, as the origins of the Remidian species have been traced back to 3 million years at most, long after those ancient visitors had left.
(To be completed)