Humans - Lore (Patreon)

Ravaged by nuclear war, a millennium ago many humans chose to flee their decaying home world of Earth, making the 90-year journey in cryptosleep to their closest habitable planet. Nothing is known of those who chose to remain, though it is widely believed they perished in their post-apocalyptic world.

Looking to the future, and settling well into their new home, humans thrived on their new planet, dubbed Earth 4000, for many decades. As the population grew, although their planet was a lush and sustainable habitat, the humans soon fell victim to overpopulation. Seeking a way to fix their situation and expand their horizons, the nearby planet of Goldis would soon become the centre of all life within the Seleota System.

Goldis boasted little surface water, though was quickly discovered to be rich in underground caverns and lakes, of which the relocated humans harnessed to provide their new habitats with this precious resource.

Eventually their reach expanded further, past the watery Kitalpha and the reclusive Tilaarin, to the section of the System now known as the Outer Ring, and the planets of Teranium and Cursa. 

Renowned for their engineering and technological advances, humans are the most populous species in Seleota and have learned to co-habitate peacefully, if not a little restlessly, with the Systems native inhabitants.

Needing a way to unite their people across various planets, the first monarchy was born through power and might, ruling not only their own species but claiming an uneasy dominion over the Kitalphan, Arcnos and Tilaari people. 

Establishing their rule from the Planet of Goldis, this new monarchy built a rich and luxurious palace within the capital city, Silta Vie, ruling in peace for many years. While some species were more skeptical than others of this new authority, the System thrived through its unity. 

Silta Vie quickly became the core hub for inter-planetary trade, the city itself divided into three districts. Gold; luxury items, jewels, fashion couture. Silver; technology and trade. And Bronze; factories, power plants and steelworks.

It is on Goldis one would find the base for the Systems upholders of the law, Orsanna's Guard, named for the first soldier to pledge himself to the Crown, Termin Orsanna. A small division of this faction, the Royal Guard, is dedicated to the royal family and members of the Crown Council.

Humans today, having suffered for years under the greed of an unfit King and his Three Queens, are in a desperate state.

Misdemeanors mean facing servitude in the mines. The gold mines of Goldis, the tough, nickel and iron ore mines of Orion, the copper veins of Teranium, and in the past, the cobalt of Cursa. Many desperate citizens, suffering from increases in tax and poor working wages have fallen victim to this relentless regime, preyed upon further by the fearless and ungovernable clan, K'merii, whose call for radicalism sets off an indiscriminate wave of violence and revolution.

Fuelled by the peoples disdain for the King, the K’Merii, led by their merciless leader, Jes Zovack, marched forth to destroy the golden chains keeping the Seleotian people oppressed by the Crown, though through their unrepentant extremism replaced them instead with the blood soaked chains of their ambitions.

After the successful coup on Goldis, and with the entire royal family murdered by his hand, the people now face the threat of the usurper, Zovack, and his intent on bringing order to the System by any means possible. 

Intelligent and charismatic, Zovack boasts a thorough knowledge of the people, their customs and beliefs throughout the system. Twisting this knowledge to his advantage he gains supporters through both fear and persuasion, bringing not the promise of freedom, but war. 

And there are the rumors from Orion of a mine so poisonous it twists both the body and mind. Of secret experiments and illicit human trials, and the Usurper Kings armies grow bolder with each passing day, his sights set on the last stronghold of resistance and peace in the System -- Tilaarin. 

Earth 4000, shedding its former name to become Orion, became a centre for science and engineering after the water planet, Kitalpha's, destruction. The planet closest in appearance to the human's former home world of Earth, it is here that the population of humans is most numerous.

On the Outer Ring sits Teranium, a brutal junker planet known for its illicit drugs, robotics and arenas. Teranium, and in particular its capital, Nos Vega, has become a hub of unlawful inter-planetary activity, ruled unofficially by the most ruthless of clans and corrupt Guard. 

The smallest planet of Cursa boasts a most savage reputation, known for its extreme violence and interstellar clans, most notoriously the brutal and bloody K'merii. Highly neglected by the System's authority, in recent decades Cursa has fallen subject to decay and disrepair, its population forced to fend for themselves, fighting for survival within the slums they call home.

The humans of Seleota, once a skilled and industrious species, are lost. They whisper their hopes for a new leader, praying that someone worthy of the title will give them the freedom they desire, once again.