http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/ 2008-11-18T18:31:58+00:00 http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/ http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-07-12T07:50:56+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=species:start&rev=1215849056&do=diff1215849056 Race writeups will go here, along with some kinda basic summary. For now this is a bookmark/todo list. * Aashan * Aiikrieet * Ajss * Antraxu * Budhuran * Cestra * Chehuin * Chojasatl * Ekratikutian * Eliharran * Eshuaki * Ethi * Human * Itakan * Jheiahan * Khroo * Lajae * Lightspeaker * Notoi * Pa'arae * Peshuan * Pjaddein * Pxiav * Seliitun * Sundari * Szalathoo * Taneh * Tap'annu * Tassuaran * Thuusha * Uiaiae * Usuuqa * Von N… text/html 2008-05-03T02:50:14+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:philippelemarchand&rev=1209783014&do=diff1209783014 Terran military leader in the Terran Republic and Administration of Man, born 2 May 2492 in Nouvelle-Caen, Mars; died 26 September 2568 in Royan, Earth. Philippe Lemarchand was born into one of the “new service families” of career soldiers dating back to the war with the Seliitun in the 23rd and early 24th centuries. Between his colonial origin and his mother’s frequent deployments, he saw a significant swathe of human space in his youth, and joined the Terran Army in order to see more of… text/html 2008-05-02T04:24:26+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:buiquangminh&rev=1209702266&do=diff1209702266 Terran military leader in the Terran Republic and Administration of Man, born 28 April 2492 in Oudom Xai, Earth; died 3 January 2602 in San Francisco, Earth. Bui was the seniormost general in the Terran Army at the time of the Yellowstone Disaster, and was the lead figure behind the coup against the Terran government which resulted from it. Bui is largely responsible for entrenching the military authority enough for it to have become a permanent institution. After the disasterous war with the … text/html 2008-05-02T04:14:38+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:uchechukwuoshodi&rev=1209701678&do=diff1209701678 Terran military leader in the Terran Republic and Administration of Man, born 9 June 2496 in Tibati, Earth; died 12 December 2598 in Cairo, Earth. Oshodi was the ranking officer in the Terran Navy at the time of the Yellowstone Disaster, and was one of the lead figures behind the military coup against the Terran government. Although he did not accept the title, he was considered by future Administration leaders to be one of the first High Marshals. text/html 2008-04-28T07:09:10+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=history:wars:lunarrevolution&rev=1209366550&do=diff1209366550 The Lunar Revolution (a.k.a. The Orbital War, the US-PIC War) Date January 14, 2141 - June 18, 2141 Location The moon and lunar orbit; western Atlantic Ocean Casus Belli Lunar colonies declare independence from Earth governments Result Lunar colonies achieve independence from Earth governments Combatants Secessionists and Allies Lunar rebels Pan-Islamic Caliphate Colonial Governments United States of America European Union Russian Federation Japan Commanders Secession… text/html 2008-04-27T05:03:35+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:inyomansuwardana&rev=1209272615&do=diff1209272615 I Nyoman Suwardana Terran military officer and diplomat in UNITERN; born 9 May 2160 in Tianyar, Earth; died 25 February 2314 on Carew Station, Earth orbit. When Suwardana was born, the third child in a Balinese military family, Indonesia was still adjusting to its recent entry into the Pan-Islamic Caliphate twelve years earlier. Only a few years after that, the establishment of UNITERN connected the already-internationalized region even more with the rest of the world. Already prosperous and … text/html 2008-04-27T04:58:59+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:kankatexkhatta&rev=1209272339&do=diff1209272339 Kankatex Khatta Pxiav scholar, hatched c. 2179 in Pxititiatl, Pxiavek; died 2308 in Pxititiatl, Pxiavek. Kankatex was born into the Pxiav scholar caste, groomed for science from the egg. Accepting her role with enthusiasm even by Pxiav standards, Kankatex excelled in most of her studies and research. Despite her unconventional ways - she disliked the idea of specializing her studies, stood up to superiors both within and outside of her caste, and by Pxiav standards was a highly extroverted i… text/html 2008-04-27T04:28:19+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:baehyunsil&rev=1209270499&do=diff1209270499 Bae Hyun-sil Terran (later Association) politician and stateswoman, born 9 October 2473 in Chaejol-li, Earth; died 7 January 2592 in Altahrani, Breen's World; Coordinator of the Association, 2551-2553, 2561-2565. Even in the powerful and prosperous 25th century, despite the attempts and hopes of many, Earth still had its wrong sides of the tracks. Bypassed and made increasingly irrelevant by the growing lift capacity of Earth’s new space elevators, Korea’s once-thriving spaceports withere… text/html 2008-04-26T04:24:44+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=polities:cloudcivilization:congress&rev=1209183884&do=diff1209183884 Congress of the Cloud A Congress is a deliberative assembly occasionally called in the Cloud civilization, when it is felt that a large element of that civilization needs to act in concert on one issue or another. Variants of it have evolved among every Cloud society save for the Taneh, and they are one of the only elements of Cloud civilization which carries a wide-reaching force of law. They are usually rare events, with most races holding one on average every twenty to fifty years. A few mo… text/html 2008-03-17T03:57:18+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=people:start&rev=1205726238&do=diff1205726238 Character biographies will go here, along with some kinda basic summary. For now this is a bookmark/todo list. Humans * Bashar al-Nahyan (Second PIC Caliph) * Faruq al-Shaabi (First PIC Caliph) * Amar (human historian and plot device) * Ashmunikal (parahuman leader) * Bae Hyun-sil (Association founder) * Lindsay Breen (U.S. senator and rebel leader) * Sean Breen (U.S. futurist and rebel leader) * Bui Quang Minh (Administration general) * Daniel DeRosia (U.S. guerilla leader a… text/html 2008-03-17T03:12:04+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=ideas:synibrahim:sadeq&rev=1205723524&do=diff1205723524 Sadeq Sadeq (pl. sadeqem) is an honorific used in Synibrahimic culture, reserved mainly for figures who represent the pinnacles of human philosophical or spiritual development and contribution. The term replaced the more traditional title of “Saint” in Synibrahim about a century after the Fall of Man. text/html 2008-03-17T03:11:17+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=ideas:tahth&rev=1205723477&do=diff1205723477 Tahth A concept and social title used by the Tap'annu, and the Tap'annu Hierarchy as a whole, to recognize individuals who have performed deeds both great and good to the benefit of society as a whole. It is a deliberately vague concept, generally used to recognize individuals who have managed to become greater than the sum of their parts. In this sense, the Tahthin are roughly analogous to the human sadeqem, albeit with a broader focus. text/html 2007-11-02T22:17:19+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=things:twelvewondersofman&rev=1194041839&do=diff1194041839 Twelve Wonders of Man The Twelve Wonders of Man are the primary engineering, technical or cultural achievements of the human race by the time of the Fall of Man, and are considered the high points of the species’ power, intelligence and development by that time as much as its political or military exploits were. Respected even by nonhumans - their consensus determined the “canon” Wonders more than humanity’s - many managed to survive even the Fall itself. Most were explained away as al… text/html 2007-11-01T21:18:00+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=history:wars:sixempireswar&rev=1193951880&do=diff1193951880 The Six Empires’ War (a.k.a. the Second Tap’annu War, the Great War) Date January 14, 2721 - May 12, 2724 Location Rimward Parliament and coreward Tap’annu territories; Kingdom of Tassuar; Eshuaki Republic; antispinward Tap’annu frontiers; coreward Confederation frontiers Casus Belli Territorial disputes Result Parliamentary victory; Tap’annu lose great power status; Eliharrans accept Tassuar as a protectorate; Eshuaki DMZ eliminated Combatants Tap’annu and Allies Tap’… text/html 2007-10-13T02:51:16+00:00 Patrick Stewart http://zibzib.sandwich.net/setting/doku.php?id=places:tsiolkovsky&rev=1192243876&do=diff1192243876 Planetary Characteristics Orbit 984,500,000 km from primary Diameter Varies by asteroid; 0.5 - 300 kilometers on long axes Surface Gravity Negligible; some regions make use of artificial gravity Year 8,402 days Day 24 hours (arbitrary standard) Surface Temp. 87K (-186C) (average) Atmosphere None Surface Water None Population (2700 CE) 64.3 million Political Affiliation Association Government Representative Democracy Some individual colonies have idiosyncratic governmen…