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Epsilon Eridani V, known as '''Nebthet''', and Epsilon Eridani IV, known as '''Set''', are ice giants orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Until recent years, they were home to | Epsilon Eridani V, known as '''Nebthet''', and Epsilon Eridani IV, known as '''Set''', are ice giants orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Until recent years, they were home to masses of decaying industrial structures that previously serviced extensive gas collection operations taking place on the planets. Once abandoned due to the greater profitability -- and power -- of phoron, the facilities that were once seemingly doomed to break up in the atmosphere of their gas giants have been reopened and repaired by the largest single megacorporation in the Orion Spur: [[Einstein Engines]], the original constructors of the facilities. But all is not well on the platforms of the gas giants: the recent influx of Einstein workers and Eridanian Suits has disrupted the lives of the resident [[offworlder human]] population that has long called the platforms home, and is unused to the harsh life of a typical Eridanian. | ||
==History== | |||
When Epsilon Eridani was first settled in 2199, the system was chosen in part for what Set and Nebthet could provide: massive reserves of Helium-3, humanity's primary (and, at the time, only) reliable fuel source for faster-than-light travel. [[Einstein Engines]] followed behind the original settlers of Eridani and quickly secured mining and extraction rights over Nebthet and Set in 2200 thanks to their deep involvement in the colonisation of the system and influence in the Solarian government. The original platforms of Epsilon Eridani V were engineering marvels of the 23rd century, and were the largest Helium-3 extraction platforms of their time, with the gas giants only eclipsed in production by the Oort Cloud-mined Helium-3 refined in the Soviet-colonised system of [[Pluto]]. | |||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
. What little enterprise exists in these communities is based on salvaging and smuggling. The government of the Federation pays little heed to the majority of these groups, unless their criminal activities become especially unprofitable for the Federation to tolerate. | |||
===Notable Locations=== | ===Notable Locations=== | ||
====Platform Sigma==== | ====Platform Sigma==== | ||
Refusing to settle for their meager income on Eridanian planets, Einstein Engines has attempted to re-purpose many of these platforms as power plants, habitation hubs, research facilities, factories, or many other things. A notable example of this is platform Sigma in the orbit of Nebthet - a former filtering facility, now repurposed as a R&D center, as well as a server hub for the other local researchers. While Einstein Engines continues to occasionally invest in the project, many of the employees themselves consider the local gaseous matter research fruitless, with no major breakthroughs or even returns on investments being made here. | Refusing to settle for their meager income on Eridanian planets, Einstein Engines has attempted to re-purpose many of these platforms as power plants, habitation hubs, research facilities, factories, or many other things. A notable example of this is platform Sigma in the orbit of Nebthet - a former filtering facility, now repurposed as a R&D center, as well as a server hub for the other local researchers. While Einstein Engines continues to occasionally invest in the project, many of the employees themselves consider the local gaseous matter research fruitless, with no major breakthroughs or even returns on investments being made here. | ||
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====Platform Styx==== | ====Platform Styx==== | ||
In orbit of Set, this repurposed facility which was once used for processing isotopes is now a prison for processing especially onerous prisoners in the Federation. Little is known about life inside the prison, with released convicts nearly always refusing to speak about their imprisonment. The current head of operations at the correctional institution is the legendary Sifiso Agwuebwo, a harsh disciplinarian who has solidified Platform Styx’s reputation as truly inescapable. | In orbit of Set, this repurposed facility which was once used for processing isotopes is now a prison for processing especially onerous prisoners in the Federation. Little is known about life inside the prison, with released convicts nearly always refusing to speak about their imprisonment. The current head of operations at the correctional institution is the legendary Sifiso Agwuebwo, a harsh disciplinarian who has solidified Platform Styx’s reputation as truly inescapable. | ||
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Revision as of 06:57, 13 February 2022
Epsilon Eridani V, known as Nebthet, and Epsilon Eridani IV, known as Set, are ice giants orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Until recent years, they were home to masses of decaying industrial structures that previously serviced extensive gas collection operations taking place on the planets. Once abandoned due to the greater profitability -- and power -- of phoron, the facilities that were once seemingly doomed to break up in the atmosphere of their gas giants have been reopened and repaired by the largest single megacorporation in the Orion Spur: Einstein Engines, the original constructors of the facilities. But all is not well on the platforms of the gas giants: the recent influx of Einstein workers and Eridanian Suits has disrupted the lives of the resident offworlder human population that has long called the platforms home, and is unused to the harsh life of a typical Eridanian.
History
When Epsilon Eridani was first settled in 2199, the system was chosen in part for what Set and Nebthet could provide: massive reserves of Helium-3, humanity's primary (and, at the time, only) reliable fuel source for faster-than-light travel. Einstein Engines followed behind the original settlers of Eridani and quickly secured mining and extraction rights over Nebthet and Set in 2200 thanks to their deep involvement in the colonisation of the system and influence in the Solarian government. The original platforms of Epsilon Eridani V were engineering marvels of the 23rd century, and were the largest Helium-3 extraction platforms of their time, with the gas giants only eclipsed in production by the Oort Cloud-mined Helium-3 refined in the Soviet-colonised system of Pluto.
Life
. What little enterprise exists in these communities is based on salvaging and smuggling. The government of the Federation pays little heed to the majority of these groups, unless their criminal activities become especially unprofitable for the Federation to tolerate.
Notable Locations
Platform Sigma
Refusing to settle for their meager income on Eridanian planets, Einstein Engines has attempted to re-purpose many of these platforms as power plants, habitation hubs, research facilities, factories, or many other things. A notable example of this is platform Sigma in the orbit of Nebthet - a former filtering facility, now repurposed as a R&D center, as well as a server hub for the other local researchers. While Einstein Engines continues to occasionally invest in the project, many of the employees themselves consider the local gaseous matter research fruitless, with no major breakthroughs or even returns on investments being made here.
Platform 5
A platform once used for habitation for those employed working in the facilities nearby, Platform 5 is one of the only structures in a stable orbit around Nebthet. What little local administration that exists is located in this repurposed platform, which also holds the biggest stable population on both giants (around 12 million offworlders). Being transferred to work here is often considered a death sentence for one’s career due to the platform's stagnating industry and quickly emigrating citizens, with particularly disagreeable employees sometimes sent to the platform by corporations.
Platform Styx
In orbit of Set, this repurposed facility which was once used for processing isotopes is now a prison for processing especially onerous prisoners in the Federation. Little is known about life inside the prison, with released convicts nearly always refusing to speak about their imprisonment. The current head of operations at the correctional institution is the legendary Sifiso Agwuebwo, a harsh disciplinarian who has solidified Platform Styx’s reputation as truly inescapable.