 November 21, 2012 - 8:35am | for further inpeth reading on timeline issues related to this topic: http://www.starfrontiers.us/node/5895#comment-23223 I've come to a conclussion on how I plan to handle Zebulon and the eorna hence forth in the future Since Zebulon still has a govenor at FY105, presumably appointed by the COW of the UPF it is a UPF territory much like something form Earth history, Peurto Rico comes to mind but perhaps another historic model might turn up that is better. The eorna dying race or reviving race, it doesn't matter, are a minor race numbering, at best, less than 100,000. they will be a soverign nation kind of like American Indians and have a reservation or micro state centered on Volkos but controlling significant portions of the land around it (pretty much most of the origingal volturnus map areas which is only a miniscule swath of the planet) The eorna had a great mission and this is what they have been focused on for 900 years but suddenly they discover they are not alone and that there are many other species already at the point of effectively opposing the sathar. So where does that leave their great mission and the primitives they jump start evolved on Volturnus? I think the eorna race and their view of the Great Mission will undergo a mid life crisis in the years following the Batttle for Volturnus. Complicating that will be the fact that mega corps will clearly want to move in and exploit Volturnus and since it has a government appointed governor that official might set up a Native Protective Agency to look out for the best interests of the natives and guard against mega corp exploitation. this agency will have its own agenda and may not approve of further experiments on the natives by the eorna. the eorna might be perturbed by the NPA butting their noses into the eorna's life's work of centuries. Thus the status of the natives will be up in the air- the eorna no longer need to evolve them as replacement species to fight the sathar and there is conflicting authority over them and possible mega corp exploitation of them here and there. I think the eventual outcome is they will be left as natives on the reservation for years and decades- poor, and primitive where tech is concerned, though not necessarily primitive in other areas like culture and or Psionics as the touch telepathy of the Ul-mor should excite scientist everywhere. Star Law, as a government agency of the UPF will have a major base here of personnel and equipment there will be a star port with mega corp enclaves clustered around it areas will be under mechanon controll though that will be a de facto control not a de jure control and since the mechanons are not recognized as a sapient race or as a political entity this leads a mega corp to stir things up by attempting to mine areas under mech control ignoring the warning to not do so and leave them alone but it plays the "George Contanza" of that's open land we can mine there and scream to high heaven for star law to save them when the mechanons get pissed. issues leading to the Mech Revolt have been simmering on many fronts but this becomes a match to light the fire. PS I like the idea of Once Far offs space elvator and a tech transfer from the eorna to the CFM so I like the idea of a space elevator being built at volkos and that the mechanons target it during the revolt- a space elevator coming crashing down seems like a fun catastrophie to throw in, besides STREEL is the underwriter of the insurance policy on it so it will get rebuilt. However, images of this catastrophy slow the spread of this tech into the UPF proper for a couple of decades. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 November 21, 2012 - 11:05am | Ahh one of my favorite topics... Good stuff as usual Jedion. I personally am thinking of having the first space elevator in Zebulon be tethered to a large asteroid which gets excavated and turned into a base. With Zebulon being a frontier world, and also an important spot in the UPF/Rim commerce routes - a quick down and dirty solution to expedite the materials leaving the planet would be feasible. AND I found a rocking picture of one online :p |
 November 23, 2012 - 1:41pm | Some nice stuff there. I may have to borrow... |
 November 25, 2012 - 1:34am | I think the eorna race and their view of the Great Mission will undergo a mid life crisis in the years following the Batttle for Volturnus. Complicating that will be the fact that mega corps will clearly want to move in and exploit Volturnus and since it has a government appointed governor that official might set up a Native Protective Agency to look out for the best interests of the natives and guard against mega corp exploitation. The Eorna and local government will both be on their toes, considering the much coveted Eorna crystal technology. I liken that scenario to Kryptonian technology, re: Superman's Fortress of Solitude...Lex was pretty hot under the collar about that crystal tech in every colorized TV or big screen rendition made. Now expand that premise beyond the one on one nature of the comic books and you have the megacorp(s) versus the Eorna reservation(s). |
 November 25, 2012 - 5:53am | Something I consider about the Eorna is their lack of ability to breed. While they were scientifically advanced enough to genetically manipulate several other species, they were not able to come up with any cloning or other type of breeding program to increase their numbers. Supposedly their were too few left and the genetic diversity was not there but with the the addition of 50,000 more then they should be able to rapidly increase their own numbers. I would generally go with something in their genetic makeup not allowing for easy mass reproduction. Reclaiming the surface is something else. Since they no longer have to remain hidden rebuilding their surface cities and infrastructure should be a priority. This would be an interesting development program due to the lack of age diversity in their post Sathar battle culture. You would not need alot of colleges when 90% of your population had just been born. This brings up another point. Did all the ark eggs get hatched at once or did they spread it out over years to allow the society to develop? Did they have to start small and only hatch the number of eggs they could care for and then once they were mature enough hatch more or was their just a mass import of Nannies from Galactic and everyone has the same birthday? Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go? |
November 25, 2012 - 9:53am | What ever the answers to rattraveller's questions are I think there is a need to ballance the need to grow the society vs what you can handle of children and i think there is a high likelihood of creche raised generations. With drastic implications for the society - whole henerations that know no other form of upbringing reguardless of what the eorna did before. This will lead to a culture gap between the eldars and the new generations questioning the old and the relevance of what the elder is insisting on because its completely outside their experience. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 26, 2012 - 10:45am | I agree about the generation gap. The newly hatched Eorna are going to be influenced by Frontier culture, and may not embrace all the values of their elders. |
November 26, 2012 - 1:18pm | I agree about the generation gap. The newly hatched Eorna are going to be influenced by Frontier culture, and may not embrace all the values of their elders. I think the dynamics of the eorna culture might be a suitable thread topic to talk out. three aspects- prior to the day of doom, the days of the Great Mission or as some of the more cynical who are actually sliding toward insanity would call it: the days of Despair and finally the reborn eorna culture- though this presumes a hollywood ending to SF-2 module and the egg ship recovery. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 27, 2012 - 1:58pm | "A stray Sathar assault rocket destroys the egg station." Problem solved.  |
November 27, 2012 - 2:15pm |  "A stray Sathar assault rocket destroys the egg station."
Problem solved. |
November 28, 2012 - 6:35pm | It's actually quite applicable with my "Liberation of Volturnus" scenario added in to the original adventure: |
