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	=== Early Colonisation (2164—2170) ===		=== Early Colonisation (2164—2170) ===
			[[Image:Sol_Gibson.png\|thumb\|250px\|The flag of New Gibson under the Solarian Alliance.]]
	With a foothold in the [[Tau Ceti]] system established on and around [[Biesel]] and [[Earth]]’s [[Timeline_of_Humanity#The_Crisis_of_2127\|climate catastrophe]] still ongoing and [[Hephaestus Industries]] identifying New Gibson as an opportune place for mining, a colonisation bid for New Gibson began. The European Union won this bid and, with Hephaestus granted the shipbuilding contract, a small fleet of colonisation vessels was assembled: the '''Aurvandill''', the largest of the vessels and hosting colonists primarily from the Nordic countries; the '''Above and Beyond''', a smaller vessel hosting specialists from across the EU and from Hephaestus Industries; and the '''Jasmund IV'''.		With a foothold in the [[Tau Ceti]] system established on and around [[Biesel]] and [[Earth]]’s [[Timeline_of_Humanity#The_Crisis_of_2127\|climate catastrophe]] still ongoing and [[Hephaestus Industries]] identifying New Gibson as an opportune place for mining, a colonisation bid for New Gibson began. The European Union won this bid and, with Hephaestus granted the shipbuilding contract, a small fleet of colonisation vessels was assembled: the '''Aurvandill''', the largest of the vessels and hosting colonists primarily from the Nordic countries; the '''Above and Beyond''', a smaller vessel hosting specialists from across the EU and from Hephaestus Industries; and the '''Jasmund IV'''.

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	The [[Tau_Ceti_History#Second_Solarian_Invasion\|Second Solarian Invasion]] in 2462 would see a number of New Gibson’s colonies orbitally bombarded. While much of the deep rings went unscathed, the upper rings and any surface features — typically reserved for logistics, spaceports, and glacier brick docks — were wrecked and rendered inoperable for between months and years, requiring extensive repairs.		The [[Tau_Ceti_History#Second_Solarian_Invasion\|Second Solarian Invasion]] in 2462 would see a number of New Gibson’s colonies orbitally bombarded. While much of the deep rings went unscathed, the upper rings and any surface features — typically reserved for logistics, spaceports, and glacier brick docks — were wrecked and rendered inoperable for between months and years, requiring extensive repairs.

	The [[Tau_Ceti_History#The_Peacekeeper_Mandate_(2463)\|Peacekeeper Mandate]] of 2463 frustrated many New Gibsonites, who felt they had little say in the war yet had to contribute to it with their industries nonetheless. Radiating outwards from [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], anti-war sentiments, protests and acts of civil disobedience have been on-the-rise, criticising the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s role in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]]. However, at the same and with job insecurity and deprivation surging with the [[Phoron#The_Phoron_Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]], many New Gibsonites found themselves enlisting in the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] nonetheless — be they escaping more deprived colonies, such as [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], or less affluent and colder residential sectors across colonies, or from [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] where more positive views towards the [[Republic of Biesel]] are held. This time bomb would be defused when [[Notable_Humans#Former_President_Joseph_Dorn\|Joseph Dorn]] lost his bid for a continued presidency, and [[~~Notable_Humans~~#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] — the former Presiding Speaker of New Gibson — would be elected President of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. However, the tensions remain, now directed more to [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] tugging the government’s strings.		The [[Tau_Ceti_History#The_Peacekeeper_Mandate_(2463)\|Peacekeeper Mandate]] of 2463 frustrated many New Gibsonites, who felt they had little say in the war yet had to contribute to it with their industries nonetheless. Radiating outwards from [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], anti-war sentiments, protests and acts of civil disobedience have been on-the-rise, criticising the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s role in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]]. However, at the same and with job insecurity and deprivation surging with the [[Phoron#The_Phoron_Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]], many New Gibsonites found themselves enlisting in the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] nonetheless — be they escaping more deprived colonies, such as [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], or less affluent and colder residential sectors across colonies, or from [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] where more positive views towards the [[Republic of Biesel]] are held. This time bomb would be defused when [[Notable_Humans#Former_President_Joseph_Dorn\|Joseph Dorn]] lost his bid for a continued presidency, and [[Notable_Republic_Figures#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] — the former Presiding Speaker of New Gibson — would be elected President of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. However, the tensions remain, now directed more to [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] tugging the government’s strings.

	== Government and State ==		== Government and State ==
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	Formed after the [[New Gibson#Second_Great_Depression,_the_Interstellar_War,_and_the_Crisis_of_2294_(2200s)\|Crisis of 2294]] as the Autonomous Solarian Republic of New Gibson, then growing into the Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson following the formation of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. For much of New Gibson’s time, the seat of government was found in [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], however it has recently moved to [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] in 2453.		Formed after the [[New Gibson#Second_Great_Depression,_the_Interstellar_War,_and_the_Crisis_of_2294_(2200s)\|Crisis of 2294]] as the Autonomous Solarian Republic of New Gibson, then growing into the Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson following the formation of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. For much of New Gibson’s time, the seat of government was found in [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], however it has recently moved to [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] in 2453.

	The Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson is a representative democracy, relying on population statistics to award influence within its highest chamber of authority. Parliament members are elected by inhabitants of the respective colonies, who in turn elect an individual among themselves to represent the entirety of New Gibson; the Presiding Speaker. The former presiding speaker was [[~~Notable Humans~~\|~~President Åke~~ Torvald]] who stepped down after winning the presidential bid for the Republic of Biesel; the current presiding speaker is '''Theresa Lindqvist''', elected thereafter.		The Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson is a representative democracy, relying on population statistics to award influence within its highest chamber of authority. Parliament members are elected by inhabitants of the respective colonies, who in turn elect an individual among themselves to represent the entirety of New Gibson; the Presiding Speaker. The former presiding speaker was [[Notable_Republic_Figures#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] who stepped down after winning the presidential bid for the Republic of Biesel; the current presiding speaker is '''Theresa Lindqvist''', elected thereafter.

	New Gibson’s politics have generally been defined by [[Republic_of_Biesel#Political_Ideologies\|New Gibsonite Social Democracy]], emphasising a balance between free market and a functioning welfare state. Influenced by [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], anti-synthetic views are often tabled but often split parties two-ways, proposing regulation on the construction and lawing of artificial intelligences, as well as ensuring IPC rights progress no further than they already have in the [[Republic of Biesel]]. The Cetian Social Democratic Front is a New Gibson-born, Tau Ceti political party that campaigns for these ideas to be implemented at a system-level, and last received 33% of Tau Ceti’s votes in the most recent presidential election.		New Gibson’s politics have generally been defined by [[Republic_of_Biesel#Political_Ideologies\|New Gibsonite Social Democracy]], emphasising a balance between free market and a functioning welfare state. Influenced by [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], anti-synthetic views are often tabled but often split parties two-ways, proposing regulation on the construction and lawing of artificial intelligences, as well as ensuring IPC rights progress no further than they already have in the [[Republic of Biesel]]. The Cetian Social Democratic Front is a New Gibson-born, Tau Ceti political party that campaigns for these ideas to be implemented at a system-level, and last received 33% of Tau Ceti’s votes in the most recent presidential election.

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	'''New Gibson''' was the first satellite of the [[Reade]] subsystem to be formally colonised in 2167 after [[Biesel]]’s colonisation bore its early fruits, and now lies forever in the planet’s economic and cultural shadow. It is known as the Industrial Heart of the [[Tau Ceti]] system, owed to its rich and geologically young mineral and naturally occurring radioactive materials deposits, as well as subsurface [[phoron]] deposits contributing to novel phorogeological activity. New Gibsonites are renowned around the [[Orion Spur\|Spur]] for their unparalleled expertise in phoron mining and fabrication, with many employed aboard specialists in their fields.		'''New Gibson''' was the first satellite of the [[Reade]] subsystem to be formally colonised in 2167 after [[Biesel]]’s colonisation bore its early fruits, and now lies forever in the planet’s economic and cultural shadow. It is known as the Industrial Heart of the [[Tau Ceti]] system, owed to its rich and geologically young mineral and naturally occurring radioactive materials deposits, as well as subsurface [[phoron]] deposits contributing to novel phorogeological activity. New Gibsonites are renowned around the [[Orion Spur\|Spur]] for their unparalleled expertise in phoron mining and fabrication, with many employed aboard specialists in their fields.
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	Day-to-day law enforcement is handled by the '''New Gibson Police Service (NGPS)''', with per-colony divisions. The NGPS emphasises community policing, high professional standards, and deescalatory use-of-force, ensuring close ties with their respective colony’s inhabitants to increase cooperation. This puts it at odds with its Biesellite counterparts, especially those in [[Mendell City]]. However, this is a double-edged sword, and the NGPS is often criticised for being lazy and ineffective. The NGPS is also not immune to having its strings pulled by the local megacorporations, and frequently stumbles for excuses and justifications to not prosecute the megacorporations or executives and representatives thereof.		Day-to-day law enforcement is handled by the '''New Gibson Police Service (NGPS)''', with per-colony divisions. The NGPS emphasises community policing, high professional standards, and deescalatory use-of-force, ensuring close ties with their respective colony’s inhabitants to increase cooperation. This puts it at odds with its Biesellite counterparts, especially those in [[Mendell City]]. However, this is a double-edged sword, and the NGPS is often criticised for being lazy and ineffective. The NGPS is also not immune to having its strings pulled by the local megacorporations, and frequently stumbles for excuses and justifications to not prosecute the megacorporations or executives and representatives thereof.

	A more admirable branch of the NGPS is the '''Environmental and Nuclear Crime ~~and~~ Protection Branch (ENCPB)''', or just the ''Environmental and Nuclear Branch'', which works alongside other state services and independent environmental groups. The Environmental and Nuclear Branch polices everything from malicious acquisition, shipping or usage of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) found on New Gibson (of which a large smuggling ring of NORMs exist), to needless destruction of ecosystems, to the negligent or deliberate seeding of non-native life into the natural environment. Where they get attention though is their '''Specialist Greimorians Unit (SGU)''', which responds to instances of greimorian infestations — on freight vessels in New Gibson’s orbit or where they have been exposed by drill mining. They often appear in Chirper posts donning plasteel chainmail under conventional riot armour and with phoronic energy melee weaponry and shields. As such and always in jest, they are sometimes referred to as ''Gibsonite jomsvikings''.		A more admirable branch of the NGPS is the '''Environmental and Nuclear Crime Protection Branch (ENCPB)''', or just the ''Environmental and Nuclear Branch'', which works alongside other state services and independent environmental groups. The Environmental and Nuclear Branch polices everything from malicious acquisition, shipping or usage of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) found on New Gibson (of which a large smuggling ring of NORMs exist), to needless destruction of ecosystems, to the negligent or deliberate seeding of non-native life into the natural environment. Where they get attention though is their '''Specialist Greimorians Unit (SGU)''', which responds to instances of greimorian infestations — on freight vessels in New Gibson’s orbit or where they have been exposed by drill mining. They often appear in Chirper posts donning plasteel chainmail under conventional riot armour and with phoronic energy melee weaponry and shields. As such and always in jest, they are sometimes referred to as ''Gibsonite jomsvikings''.

	Where the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s federal laws are infringed upon, the NGPS cooperates with federal security services, such as the [[Biesellite_Security_and_Law#Biesel_Security_Services_Bureau\|Biesel Security Services Bureau]].		Where the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s federal laws are infringed upon, the NGPS cooperates with federal security services, such as the [[Biesellite_Security_and_Law#Biesel_Security_Services_Bureau\|Biesel Security Services Bureau]].

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	New Gibson’s welfare system has been under some strain as of late due to the high influx of immigrants and refugee groups from around the Spur, which has seen more conservative politics begin bubbling in the more [[New Gibson#Virklund\|left behind sectors and rings of the moon’s colonies]].		New Gibson’s welfare system has been under some strain as of late due to the high influx of immigrants and refugee groups from around the Spur, which has seen more conservative politics begin bubbling in the more [[New Gibson#Virklund\|left behind sectors and rings of the moon’s colonies]].
	=== ~~Military and~~ Law Enforcement ===		=== Law Enforcement ===
	~~New Gibson does not possess a planetary defence force (or rather moon defence force), relying on the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] for its defence.~~

	Day-to-day law enforcement is handled by the '''New Gibson Police Service (NGPS)''', with per-colony divisions. The NGPS emphasises community policing, high professional standards, and deescalatory use-of-force, ensuring close ties with their respective colony’s inhabitants to increase cooperation. This puts it at odds with its Biesellite counterparts, especially those in [[Mendell City]]. However, this is a double-edged sword, and the NGPS is often criticised for being lazy and ineffective. The NGPS is also not immune to having its strings pulled by the local megacorporations, and frequently stumbles for excuses and justifications to not prosecute the megacorporations or executives and representatives thereof.		Day-to-day law enforcement is handled by the '''New Gibson Police Service (NGPS)''', with per-colony divisions. The NGPS emphasises community policing, high professional standards, and deescalatory use-of-force, ensuring close ties with their respective colony’s inhabitants to increase cooperation. This puts it at odds with its Biesellite counterparts, especially those in [[Mendell City]]. However, this is a double-edged sword, and the NGPS is often criticised for being lazy and ineffective. The NGPS is also not immune to having its strings pulled by the local megacorporations, and frequently stumbles for excuses and justifications to not prosecute the megacorporations or executives and representatives thereof.

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	=== Crime ===		=== Crime ===
	[[Republic of Biesel\|Smuggling has been rising across Tau Ceti]] in recent times and New Gibson is often the first base for a smuggler to reach when smuggling into the system. It is further from the system’s centre and the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] patrols aren’t as concentrated as they are around [[Biesel]] and its moon, [[Valkyrie]]. A few dedicated smuggling bands have established routes from the very edge of the [[Tau Ceti#Romanovich Cloud]], worming their way unnoticed and slingshotting around [[Reade]]’s many moons without the need for thruster ignition, keeping a low sensor and heat profile. Once over New Gibson, smuggled goods can be quickly dropped onto the surface for an awaiting glacier brick to collect, while the smuggling vessel darts off before it is ever noticed. Little of these smuggled goods are intended for New Gibson, and are integrated into legal exports by compromised spaceport personnel where they are sent to [[Valkyrie]] (which can then further smuggle onto Biesel) or the transit lanes to the Tau Ceti Bluespace Gate to systems elsewhere. This same route is how many of New Gibson’s [[IPC#Runaway_IPCs\|runaway IPCs]] end up on the moon.		[[Republic of Biesel\|Smuggling has been rising across Tau Ceti]] in recent times and New Gibson is often the first base for a smuggler to reach when smuggling into the system. It is further from the system’s centre and the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces#Republic_Astroforce\|Republic Astroforce]] patrols aren’t as concentrated as they are around [[Biesel]] and its moon, [[Valkyrie]]. A few dedicated smuggling bands have established routes from the very edge of the [[Tau Ceti#Romanovich Cloud]], worming their way unnoticed and slingshotting around [[Reade]]’s many moons without the need for thruster ignition, keeping a low sensor and heat profile. Once over New Gibson, smuggled goods can be quickly dropped onto the surface for an awaiting glacier brick to collect, while the smuggling vessel darts off before it is ever noticed. Little of these smuggled goods are intended for New Gibson, and are integrated into legal exports by compromised spaceport personnel where they are sent to [[Valkyrie]] (which can then further smuggle onto Biesel) or the transit lanes to the Tau Ceti Bluespace Gate to systems elsewhere. This same route is how many of New Gibson’s [[IPC#Runaway_IPCs\|runaway IPCs]] end up on the moon.

	An illegal uranium mining industry also exists on New Gibson, with bands of miners — from colonies or glacier bricks — identifying the ‘pre-enriched’ uranium deposits of the moon, mining them, and having them shipped off to pirate groups. This cuts out the need to obtain specialist enriching equipment and can, largely, be used as-is. Much of the weapons- or reactor-grade nuclear material found in pirate missiles or nuclear reactors can be traced back to New Gibson’s naturally occurring radioactive materials deposits by measuring the half-life of contained materials.The [[New Gibson#Military_and_Law_Enforcement\|NGPS’ Environmental and Nuclear Branch]], in cooperation with the [[Biesellite_Security_and_Law#Biesel_Security_Services_Bureau\|Biesel Security Services Bureau]] and [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]], has long been attempting to stomp this out.		An illegal uranium mining industry also exists on New Gibson, with bands of miners — from colonies or glacier bricks — identifying the ‘pre-enriched’ uranium deposits of the moon, mining them, and having them shipped off to pirate groups. This cuts out the need to obtain specialist enriching equipment and can, largely, be used as-is. Much of the weapons- or reactor-grade nuclear material found in pirate missiles or nuclear reactors can be traced back to New Gibson’s naturally occurring radioactive materials deposits by measuring the half-life of contained materials.The [[New Gibson#Military_and_Law_Enforcement\|NGPS’ Environmental and Nuclear Branch]], in cooperation with the [[Biesellite_Security_and_Law#Biesel_Security_Services_Bureau\|Biesel Security Services Bureau]] and [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]], has long been attempting to stomp this out.

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	\|Capital = [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]]		\|Capital = [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]]
	\|Species = Human, [[Skrell]], [[IPC]], [[Vaurca]]		\|Species = Human, [[Skrell]], [[IPC]], [[Tajara]], [[Vaurca]]
	\|Languages = Tau Ceti Basic		\|Languages = Tau Ceti Basic
	\|Demonyms = New Gibsonite, Gibsonite		\|Demonyms = New Gibsonite, Gibsonite

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	[[Tajara]] have been present on New Gibson since their [[Tajaran_History#Interwar_Timeline\|first wave of immigration to the Republic of Biesel in 2435]]. Initially a small community of miners, factory labourers, and engineers, the community grew with the second wave of immigration, and later disillusioned migrants from [[Little Adhomai]]. The vast majority of Gibsonite Tajara are [[People%27s_Republic_of_Adhomai#Hadiism\|Hadiists]] from the first two immigration waves. However, recent years have seen a sharp growth in [[Democratic_People%27s_Republic_of_Adhomai#Al'mariism\|Al’mariists]], seeking distance from [[Mendell City]]. [[New_Kingdom_of_Adhomai#Royalism\|Royalists]] have found little presence, something which in part explains the lack of political dissent or violence within the Tajaran community. Rather, friction between the original immigrants and “Sahirii”, or urbanites, prevails.		[[Tajara]] have been present on New Gibson since their [[Tajaran_History#Interwar_Timeline\|first wave of immigration to the Republic of Biesel in 2435]]. Initially a small community of miners, factory labourers, and engineers, the community grew with the second wave of immigration, and later disillusioned migrants from [[Little Adhomai]]. The vast majority of Gibsonite Tajara are [[People%27s_Republic_of_Adhomai#Hadiism\|Hadiists]] from the first two immigration waves. However, recent years have seen a sharp growth in [[Democratic_People%27s_Republic_of_Adhomai#Al'mariism\|Al’mariists]], seeking distance from [[Mendell City]]. [[New_Kingdom_of_Adhomai#Royalism\|Royalists]] have found little presence, something which in part explains the relative lack of political dissent or violence within the Tajaran community. Rather, friction between the original immigrants and “Sahirii”, or urbanites, prevails.

	Given the Gibsonite community’s distance to the embassies on Biesel, many ~~Tajaran~~ on New Gibson have grown distant to the Adhomian factions. ~~Few~~ conflicts center around political beliefs or other matters, the community being rather cohesive for a Tajaran community due to the pressures of the moon overriding further tension points. Given Gibsonite culture as a whole, the Hadiist monoculture is the common basis for Gibsonite Tajara. Communalism is a strong influence. Emphasis on the Tajaran contribution to the Gibsonite system prevails, in part fed by the Gibsonite [[New Gibson#Social_Attitudes\|views on work]]. This, combined with the Tajaran sleep cycle, sees an unhealthy dedication to work. Anti-corporate belief is a growing sentiment among Gibsonite Tajara. The first waves of immigrants attributed their ability to immigrate with [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] and other corporate contracts. However, with shifting trends among Gibsonites, and the growth in the anti-corporate Al’mariist Tajara within the community, many are beginning to turn against the corporations, even as they continue to sign contracts with them.		Given the Gibsonite community’s distance to the embassies on Biesel, many Tajara on New Gibson have grown distant to the Adhomian factions. Fewer conflicts center around political beliefs or other matters, the community being rather cohesive for a Tajaran community due to the pressures of the moon overriding further tension points. Given Gibsonite culture as a whole, the Hadiist monoculture is the common basis for Gibsonite Tajara. Communalism is a strong influence. Emphasis on the Tajaran contribution to the Gibsonite system prevails, in part fed by the Gibsonite [[New Gibson#Social_Attitudes\|views on work]]. This, combined with the Tajaran sleep cycle, sees an unhealthy dedication to work. Anti-corporate belief is a growing sentiment among Gibsonite Tajara. The first waves of immigrants attributed their ability to immigrate with [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] and other corporate contracts. However, with shifting trends among Gibsonites, and the growth in the anti-corporate Al’mariist Tajara within the community, many are beginning to turn against the corporations, even as they continue to sign contracts with them.

	With the tajaran adaptations to the cold and willingness to take on dangerous jobs, tajara often find employment among the hardier occupations in New Gibson’s frigid surface environment, competing with [[New Gibson#IPCs_on_New_Gibson\|\|IPCs]]. This may be in the logistical rings, deeper mining tunnels, and spaceports — distant from phorovolcanic chambers heating the colonies — to working on [[New Gibson#Glacier_Bricks\|glacier bricks]] which ferry bulk goods and people between the colonies. Like other New Gibsonites who have turned from the megacorporations, many tajara find themselves drawn to permanent glacier brick inhabitation as seen in the [[New Gibson#Glacier_Fleet\|Glacier Fleet]].		With the tajaran adaptations to the cold and willingness to take on dangerous jobs, tajara often find employment among the hardier occupations in New Gibson’s frigid surface environment, competing with [[New Gibson#IPCs_on_New_Gibson\|\|IPCs]]. This may be in the logistical rings, deeper mining tunnels, and spaceports — distant from phorovolcanic chambers heating the colonies — to working on [[New Gibson#Glacier_Bricks\|glacier bricks]] which ferry bulk goods and people between the colonies. Like other New Gibsonites who have turned from the megacorporations, many tajara find themselves drawn to permanent glacier brick inhabitation as seen in the [[New Gibson#Glacier_Fleet\|Glacier Fleet]].

	Altogether, with Gibsonite tajara almost seamlessly meshing into New Gibson’s work ethic and having already benefitted from the integration of [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], New Gibson has a rather positive view of tajara and one not besmirched by constant exposure to the ~~ongoings~~ of [[Mendell City]]. [[New Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]] is one exception, with its views towards tajara lagging behind other colonies, however it is still a significant improvement over the [[Solarian Alliance]] and scarcely bubbles into open hostility.		Altogether, with Gibsonite tajara almost seamlessly meshing into New Gibson’s work ethic and having already benefitted from the integration of [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], New Gibson has a rather positive view of tajara and one not besmirched by constant exposure to the on-goings of [[Mendell City]]. [[New Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]] is one exception, with its views towards tajara lagging behind other colonies, however it is still a significant improvement over the [[Solarian Alliance]] and scarcely bubbles into open hostility.

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	The logistical ring, '''Weyland Ring''', is largely shuttered, however the remaining refineries and factories continue to export large quantities of non-phoronic materials and construction supplies. These factories and refineries comprise the last of [[Hephaestus Industries]]’ assets still on New Gibson, and many former–NanoTrasen Corporation factories have over time been purchased by [[Einstein Engines]] and [[Orion Express]]. Serving the refineries is a still active mining team, composed of Orion and Einstein contractors, locally-owned businesses, and individuals or small groups completing bounties posted by the local administration.		The logistical ring, '''Weyland Ring''', is largely shuttered, however the remaining refineries and factories continue to export large quantities of non-phoronic materials and construction supplies. These factories and refineries comprise the last of [[Hephaestus Industries]]’ assets still on New Gibson, and many former–NanoTrasen Corporation factories have over time been purchased by [[Einstein Engines]] and [[Orion Express]]. Serving the refineries is a still active mining team, composed of Orion and Einstein contractors, locally-owned businesses, and individuals or small groups completing bounties posted by the local administration.

	'''[[~~Human_Educational_Institutes~~#Virklund_University\|Virklund University]]''' occupies a sector of the Weyland Ring and is the oldest university on New Gibson. Its campus has shrunk in recent years and it only has a small student accommodation block. Most students seek accommodation off-campus. Despite being overshadowed by [[Human_Educational_Institutions#New Gibson University\|NGU]] in [[New_Gibson#Respite]], it is generally regarded as superior when it comes to more conventional, non-phoronic engineering courses.		'''[[Human_Educational_Institutions#Virklund_University\|Virklund University]]''' occupies a sector of the Weyland Ring and is the oldest university on New Gibson. Its campus has shrunk in recent years and it only has a small student accommodation block. Most students seek accommodation off-campus. Despite being overshadowed by [[Human_Educational_Institutions#New Gibson University\|NGU]] in [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]], it is generally regarded as superior when it comes to more conventional, non-phoronic engineering courses.

	The colony’s infrastructure is heavily outdated, only ever partially being retrofitted to include phoronic infrastructure, however this has since been un-fitted again. General maintenance has been allowed to fall, as the colony’s engineering and maintenance services rack their brains solving the issue of Virklund’s cooling phorovolcanic chamber and how to continue to supply heating and power to the colony’s inhabitants. A contract is in the making for Einstein Engines to revitalise Virklund’s infrastructure, however it has seen delays for 2 years now.		The colony’s infrastructure is heavily outdated, only ever partially being retrofitted to include phoronic infrastructure, however this has since been un-fitted again. General maintenance has been allowed to fall, as the colony’s engineering and maintenance services rack their brains solving the issue of Virklund’s cooling phorovolcanic chamber and how to continue to supply heating and power to the colony’s inhabitants. A contract is in the making for Einstein Engines to revitalise Virklund’s infrastructure, however it has seen delays for 2 years now.
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	The colony is fitted with an old, Federation-tech artificial gravity generator serving 1G of gravity. This gravity generator is served by [[Einstein Engines]], in cooperation with Federation scientists who are occasionally involved in tests, upgrades, and any advanced maintenance.		The colony is fitted with an old, Federation-tech artificial gravity generator serving 1G of gravity. This gravity generator is served by [[Einstein Engines]], in cooperation with Federation scientists who are occasionally involved in tests, upgrades, and any advanced maintenance.

	Where other colonies focus on industry, Xoikko was poised to be a local agricultural producer and tourist hotspot. Xoikko’s surface level is lined with entertainment and tourist venues, with the more expensive spots having views of New Gibson’s landscape or [[Reade]] and its system of moons and satellite bodies above. [[Idris Incorporated]] has a noticeable presence here, and its Idris XTreme Snow Park is a common outing for many across the [[Tau Ceti]] system. Below ground, vast hydroponics rings serve the moon which, otherwise, has very limited agricultural capacity and previously (and still does, to a more moderate degree) rely on Biesel for food imports. [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]] owns an entire hydroponics ring here, and also has research facilities interspersed throughout Xoikko dedicated to genetically-engineered flora and researching New Gibson’s native biosphere. The surface level is also home to the '''[[~~Human_Educational_Instituations~~#The_Jri’aq_Institute\|Jri’aq Institute @ Xoikko]]''', which provides vocational and distant learning opportunities for both local students and those abroad in [[Tau Ceti]], as well as skrell degrees for the local skrell populace.		Where other colonies focus on industry, Xoikko was poised to be a local agricultural producer and tourist hotspot. Xoikko’s surface level is lined with entertainment and tourist venues, with the more expensive spots having views of New Gibson’s landscape or [[Reade]] and its system of moons and satellite bodies above. [[Idris Incorporated]] has a noticeable presence here, and its Idris XTreme Snow Park is a common outing for many across the [[Tau Ceti]] system. Below ground, vast hydroponics rings serve the moon which, otherwise, has very limited agricultural capacity and previously (and still does, to a more moderate degree) rely on Biesel for food imports. [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]] owns an entire hydroponics ring here, and also has research facilities interspersed throughout Xoikko dedicated to genetically-engineered flora and researching New Gibson’s native biosphere. The surface level is also home to the '''[[Human_Educational_Institutions#The_Jri’aq_Institute\|Jri’aq Institute @ Xoikko]]''', which provides vocational and distant learning opportunities for both local students and those abroad in [[Tau Ceti]], as well as skrell degrees for the local skrell populace.

	Xoikko has the largest population of [[skrell]] outside of the [[Nralakk Federation]], wholly integrated and living alongside New Gibson’s human populace, and has exerted notable, welcomed cultural influence over the rest of New Gibson. Very few IPCs reside within Xoikko as such, as it can be an openly hostile environment, with both skrell and human residents alike rejecting IPCs. A number of bogeyman tales in Xoikko tell of [[IPC#Shell_Frames\|shell]] infiltrators emerging from the snow and hoodwinking those vulnerable on the surface levels, particularly tourists from the Nralakk Federation, into exiting the dome into the snow, where they would surely freeze; more sensible stories based on this hold that the TCAF’s [[Tau_Ceti_Armed_Forces#The_Positronic_Century\|Positronic Century]] uses Xoikko as a training ground and test of a shell’s ability to blend in amid a hostile population.		Xoikko has the largest population of [[skrell]] outside of the [[Nralakk Federation]], wholly integrated and living alongside New Gibson’s human populace, and has exerted notable, welcomed cultural influence over the rest of New Gibson. Very few IPCs reside within Xoikko as such, as it can be an openly hostile environment, with both skrell and human residents alike rejecting IPCs. A number of bogeyman tales in Xoikko tell of [[IPC#Shell_Frames\|shell]] infiltrators emerging from the snow and hoodwinking those vulnerable on the surface levels, particularly tourists from the Nralakk Federation, into exiting the dome into the snow, where they would surely freeze; more sensible stories based on this hold that the TCAF’s [[Tau_Ceti_Armed_Forces#The_Positronic_Century\|Positronic Century]] uses Xoikko as a training ground and test of a shell’s ability to blend in amid a hostile population.

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	The [[Tau_Ceti_History#Second_Solarian_Invasion\|Second Solarian Invasion]] in 2462 would see a number of New Gibson’s colonies orbitally bombarded. While much of the deep rings went unscathed, the upper rings and any surface features — typically reserved for logistics, spaceports, and glacier brick docks — were wrecked and rendered inoperable for between months and years, requiring extensive repairs.		The [[Tau_Ceti_History#Second_Solarian_Invasion\|Second Solarian Invasion]] in 2462 would see a number of New Gibson’s colonies orbitally bombarded. While much of the deep rings went unscathed, the upper rings and any surface features — typically reserved for logistics, spaceports, and glacier brick docks — were wrecked and rendered inoperable for between months and years, requiring extensive repairs.

	The [[Tau_Ceti_History#The_Peacekeeper_Mandate_(2463)\|Peacekeeper Mandate]] of 2463 frustrated many New Gibsonites, who felt they had little say in the war yet had to contribute to it with their industries nonetheless. Radiating outwards from [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], anti-war sentiments, protests and acts of civil disobedience have been on-the-rise, criticising the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s role in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]]. However, at the same and with job insecurity and deprivation surging with the [[Phoron#The_Phoron_Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]], many New Gibsonites found themselves enlisting in the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] nonetheless — be they escaping more deprived colonies, such as [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], or less affluent and colder residential sectors across colonies, or from [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] where more positive views towards the [[Republic of Biesel]] are held. This time bomb would be defused when [[Notable_Humans#Former_President_Joseph_Dorn\|Joseph Dorn]] lost his bid for a continued presidency, and [[~~Notable_Humans~~#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] — the former Presiding Speaker of New Gibson — would be elected President of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. However, the tensions remain, now directed more to [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] tugging the government’s strings.		The [[Tau_Ceti_History#The_Peacekeeper_Mandate_(2463)\|Peacekeeper Mandate]] of 2463 frustrated many New Gibsonites, who felt they had little say in the war yet had to contribute to it with their industries nonetheless. Radiating outwards from [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], anti-war sentiments, protests and acts of civil disobedience have been on-the-rise, criticising the [[Republic of Biesel]]’s role in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]]. However, at the same and with job insecurity and deprivation surging with the [[Phoron#The_Phoron_Scarcity\|Phoron Scarcity]], many New Gibsonites found themselves enlisting in the [[Tau Ceti Armed Forces]] nonetheless — be they escaping more deprived colonies, such as [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], or less affluent and colder residential sectors across colonies, or from [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] where more positive views towards the [[Republic of Biesel]] are held. This time bomb would be defused when [[Notable_Humans#Former_President_Joseph_Dorn\|Joseph Dorn]] lost his bid for a continued presidency, and [[Notable_Republic_Figures#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] — the former Presiding Speaker of New Gibson — would be elected President of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. However, the tensions remain, now directed more to [[NanoTrasen Corporation]] tugging the government’s strings.

	== Government and State ==		== Government and State ==
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	Formed after the [[New Gibson#Second_Great_Depression,_the_Interstellar_War,_and_the_Crisis_of_2294_(2200s)\|Crisis of 2294]] as the Autonomous Solarian Republic of New Gibson, then growing into the Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson following the formation of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. For much of New Gibson’s time, the seat of government was found in [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], however it has recently moved to [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] in 2453.		Formed after the [[New Gibson#Second_Great_Depression,_the_Interstellar_War,_and_the_Crisis_of_2294_(2200s)\|Crisis of 2294]] as the Autonomous Solarian Republic of New Gibson, then growing into the Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson following the formation of the [[Republic of Biesel]]. For much of New Gibson’s time, the seat of government was found in [[New_Gibson#Virklund\|Virklund]], however it has recently moved to [[New_Gibson#Respite\|Respite]] in 2453.

	The Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson is a representative democracy, relying on population statistics to award influence within its highest chamber of authority. Parliament members are elected by inhabitants of the respective colonies, who in turn elect an individual among themselves to represent the entirety of New Gibson; the Presiding Speaker. The former presiding speaker was [[~~Notable Humans~~\|~~President Åke~~ Torvald]] who stepped down after winning the presidential bid for the Republic of Biesel; the current presiding speaker is '''Theresa Lindqvist''', elected thereafter.		The Parliamentary Republic of New Gibson is a representative democracy, relying on population statistics to award influence within its highest chamber of authority. Parliament members are elected by inhabitants of the respective colonies, who in turn elect an individual among themselves to represent the entirety of New Gibson; the Presiding Speaker. The former presiding speaker was [[Notable_Republic_Figures#President_Åke_Torvald\|Ake Torvald]] who stepped down after winning the presidential bid for the Republic of Biesel; the current presiding speaker is '''Theresa Lindqvist''', elected thereafter.

	New Gibson’s politics have generally been defined by [[Republic_of_Biesel#Political_Ideologies\|New Gibsonite Social Democracy]], emphasising a balance between free market and a functioning welfare state. Influenced by [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], anti-synthetic views are often tabled but often split parties two-ways, proposing regulation on the construction and lawing of artificial intelligences, as well as ensuring IPC rights progress no further than they already have in the [[Republic of Biesel]]. The Cetian Social Democratic Front is a New Gibson-born, Tau Ceti political party that campaigns for these ideas to be implemented at a system-level, and last received 33% of Tau Ceti’s votes in the most recent presidential election.		New Gibson’s politics have generally been defined by [[Republic_of_Biesel#Political_Ideologies\|New Gibsonite Social Democracy]], emphasising a balance between free market and a functioning welfare state. Influenced by [[New Gibson#Skrell_on_New_Gibson\|skrell]], anti-synthetic views are often tabled but often split parties two-ways, proposing regulation on the construction and lawing of artificial intelligences, as well as ensuring IPC rights progress no further than they already have in the [[Republic of Biesel]]. The Cetian Social Democratic Front is a New Gibson-born, Tau Ceti political party that campaigns for these ideas to be implemented at a system-level, and last received 33% of Tau Ceti’s votes in the most recent presidential election.