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Nahema - "How we got here"ExcerptNahema, journal, go. No one wants to talk about how we got here. ""Pointless to speculate."" I like pointless speculation. Can't be a flight navigation error. The...Colonist LogsNahema - "Parasite attack"ExcerptNahema, field notes, go. [breathing hard] One of those vampire squid just came at me. Madeleine saw me throwing flares and came to investigate, and the squid went after...Colonist LogsNahema - "Play God"ExcerptNahema journal go. I just dodged a marrowbreach and I feel like a god. Not a God god. An animistic trickster. An ancestor of myself. This is what our bodies did, before...Colonist LogsNahema - "Stop dying so much"ExcerptSingh, it's Nahema. Personal question. When you see a halfmoon flapping around sideways like a fool - what do you think it's doing? Exercising? Rehearsing an escape?...Colonist LogsNahema - "Was I murdered?"ExcerptNahema, journal, go. During salvage at Camp One, Zip recovered a body from the seafloor. It's me. I was in the first wave that built Camp One. The ones who vanished....Personal MessagesNahema - "We must voluntarily die"ExcerptMedia chipped or shattered. Recovering intact sectors… If we are not the last of humanity, then we have no reason to suffer on a hostile world. Our survival is not the...Colonist LogsNahema - "Why I did it"ExcerptSophie. I'm sorry I destroyed your colony. Please listen: I did it because you couldn't. Because you're a good leader and you never give up on the mission. And I know...Colonist LogsNahema/Mantis - "Power plant repair plan"ExcerptNAHEMA: Why do you need me to fix this? MANTIS: So. The scanner doesn't work. The crystal structure of the turbine blades depends on the growth of bacterial fiber. The...Colonist LogsNahema/Zip - "Untitled entry"ExcerptNAHEMA: any time I say Nahema, journal, go, it starts recording. Then I print the important parts in quartz, in case I get reset. ZIP: So it's recording now? NAHEMA:...Colonist LogsNahema/Zip - "We were friends?"ExcerptNAHEMA: What was in those giant tanks? ZIP: Huh? Oh. Um - probably methane. Natural gas. NAHEMA: I thought this was a hydroelectric plant. ZIP: Originally, yeah, but the...Jellies
NecroleiExcerptAnthobrachia necrolei. A clonal stalk of large jellies, similar to Earth's stauromedusae. Each jelly remains moored to the stalk, rather than maturing into a...Resources
Necrolei CystExcerptPolyp stage of the Anthobrachia necrolei jelly's lifecycle. A source of strong acid. Either a juvenile necrolei, or a mature jelly that has rejuvenated into its larval...Predators
Needler MangoExcerptMango kestros, the dart-throwing shark. Territorial predator capable of launching uranium-tipped tusks at up to twenty meters per second. 1. Erupted jaw Dominated by...Points of Interest
Needler NestExcerptA nesting site for the needler mango. High risk area. Long range acoustics indicate at least one destroyed Tadpole submersible on site.Predators
Nibbler MangoExcerptNibbler mango (tentatively Mango tructa). A pesky omnivore adapted to scrape-feed. It will happily snap at fish, sponges, kelps, and human limbs. 1. Tooth-rich jaws...ResourcesNickelExcerptNickel (Ni), element 28. One of the major exports of supernova explosions. High nickel levels on this world suggest it is young, formed from interstellar clouds seeded...EducationNoA (Noetic Advisor)ExcerptAlterra's Noetic Advisor system (NoA) is an artificial intelligence designed to advise and protect human workers. - Weakly supervisable: can be reliably controlled by...Base Facilities
NoA TerminalExcerptThis is a limb of the Noetic Advisor system. The NoA architecture consists of limb nodes (like octopus arms) governed by a minimal central executive, the Administrative...Coral
Noon GorgonExcerptNoon gorgon (tentatively Gorgonian meridiem). A predatory soft coral that lures prey by mimicking the sun in the dark. The brightest noon gorgon in a cave will attract...CoralsOblast CoralExcerptTentatively Coral oblast. A chimeric mass of coral, sponge, and raion species that produces a reservoir of spores. Named for the level of administration above a raion....Scan Data
ObservatoryExcerptThis tower was likely built as an observatory (best fit theory) or an above-water forge (low probability alternative). The upper tower has been extensively rebuilt. -...Viral EcologyOcean VirusesExcerptViruses are strands of genetic material (DNA or RNA) that hijack living cells to copy themselves. They are not bacteria, which are fully independent living cells. 1....Points of InterestOld HabitatExcerptA developed habitat with internal growbeds and berths for more than twenty colonists. - Hull ruptured by an explosion - Seacocks opened to flood the habitat, perhaps as...Codes, Clues & Keys
Old Habitat LocationExcerptDue north of Welcome Center. Range unknown.Scan DataOrreryExcerptThis model of an alien solar system contains two stars, seven planets, and three moons. - Two binary stars orbiting in physical contact. Proposed names: "Eido" and...Tunics
Oxygen TunicExcerptTunic aeolian. A bizarre animal that splits seawater into hydrogen (on which it feeds) and oxygen (which it releases). 1. Tunic Like Earthly tunicates, this is a...Tools & Equipment
PDAExcerptOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Attend to PDA voice, or invoke full-screen interface to read (as you are doing now). Check all PDA tabs to ensure you understand their function....EducationPDA HistoryExcerptAlthough the acronym PDA dates back to pre-Expansion Earth, historians generally agree these early devices were not true PDAs: they lacked a Personality and they were...Personal MessagesPDA Security AssessmentExcerptMultiple factory resets performed in the field have damaged this PDA's memory and its interface with the user's nervous system. 1. Memory damage Old data in the PDA's...EvidencePatient Chart: Boucher, S.ExcerptPatient: Boucher, Sophie BP 105/65 T 37.9 P 68bpm R 13 Sex F Gender W Primary physician Alterra biobed system FIVH-3A3 Consulting physician: Boucher, Sophie Patient...RaionsPeacock RaionExcerptA raion, a form of colonial worm unique to Proteus.Sponges
Pebbled SporalExcerptSporal psephos. A moiety (two paired species) of a sponge and a coral. Possibly a single chimeric organism. 1. Reefbuilding Reefbuilding on this world seems to be...SpongesPebbled Sporal TowerExcerptA specimen of Sporal psephos, the pebbled sporal. Its growth patterns defy earlier predictions. 1. Basic model Sporal (a moiety of coral polyps living in a sponge) uses...MolluscsPedigree SlugstarExcerptLimaster pedigree, the pedigree of slugs. A family of limbs, each one similar to a primitive sea slug. 1. Initial bud The pedigree grows from a single free-swimming...Anomalies
PentExcerptDatabank generation HALT. User-facing error: The scanned entity ("pent") is not alive. It contains no cells, no genetic material, and no water chemistry. Resuming...Foragers
Periscopic ClowncrabExcerptOstrakonskelos periskopion, the hard-legged periscope. A social crab that shelters among stinging anemones. 1. Reduced body The clowncrab's single-segment body is an...
Nahema - "How we got here"ExcerptNahema, journal, go. No one wants to talk about how we got here. ""Pointless to speculate."" I like pointless speculation. Can't be a flight navigation error. The...Colonist LogsNahema - "Parasite attack"ExcerptNahema, field notes, go. [breathing hard] One of those vampire squid just came at me. Madeleine saw me throwing flares and came to investigate, and the squid went after...Colonist LogsNahema - "Play God"ExcerptNahema journal go. I just dodged a marrowbreach and I feel like a god. Not a God god. An animistic trickster. An ancestor of myself. This is what our bodies did, before...Colonist LogsNahema - "Stop dying so much"ExcerptSingh, it's Nahema. Personal question. When you see a halfmoon flapping around sideways like a fool - what do you think it's doing? Exercising? Rehearsing an escape?...Colonist LogsNahema - "Was I murdered?"ExcerptNahema, journal, go. During salvage at Camp One, Zip recovered a body from the seafloor. It's me. I was in the first wave that built Camp One. The ones who vanished....Personal MessagesNahema - "We must voluntarily die"ExcerptMedia chipped or shattered. Recovering intact sectors… If we are not the last of humanity, then we have no reason to suffer on a hostile world. Our survival is not the...Colonist LogsNahema - "Why I did it"ExcerptSophie. I'm sorry I destroyed your colony. Please listen: I did it because you couldn't. Because you're a good leader and you never give up on the mission. And I know...Colonist LogsNahema/Mantis - "Power plant repair plan"ExcerptNAHEMA: Why do you need me to fix this? MANTIS: So. The scanner doesn't work. The crystal structure of the turbine blades depends on the growth of bacterial fiber. The...Colonist LogsNahema/Zip - "Untitled entry"ExcerptNAHEMA: any time I say Nahema, journal, go, it starts recording. Then I print the important parts in quartz, in case I get reset. ZIP: So it's recording now? NAHEMA:...Colonist LogsNahema/Zip - "We were friends?"ExcerptNAHEMA: What was in those giant tanks? ZIP: Huh? Oh. Um - probably methane. Natural gas. NAHEMA: I thought this was a hydroelectric plant. ZIP: Originally, yeah, but the...JelliesNecroleiExcerptAnthobrachia necrolei. A clonal stalk of large jellies, similar to Earth's stauromedusae. Each jelly remains moored to the stalk, rather than maturing into a...ResourcesNecrolei CystExcerptPolyp stage of the Anthobrachia necrolei jelly's lifecycle. A source of strong acid. Either a juvenile necrolei, or a mature jelly that has rejuvenated into its larval...PredatorsNeedler MangoExcerptMango kestros, the dart-throwing shark. Territorial predator capable of launching uranium-tipped tusks at up to twenty meters per second. 1. Erupted jaw Dominated by...Points of InterestNeedler NestExcerptA nesting site for the needler mango. High risk area. Long range acoustics indicate at least one destroyed Tadpole submersible on site.PredatorsNibbler MangoExcerptNibbler mango (tentatively Mango tructa). A pesky omnivore adapted to scrape-feed. It will happily snap at fish, sponges, kelps, and human limbs. 1. Tooth-rich jaws...ResourcesNickelExcerptNickel (Ni), element 28. One of the major exports of supernova explosions. High nickel levels on this world suggest it is young, formed from interstellar clouds seeded...EducationNoA (Noetic Advisor)ExcerptAlterra's Noetic Advisor system (NoA) is an artificial intelligence designed to advise and protect human workers. - Weakly supervisable: can be reliably controlled by...Base FacilitiesNoA TerminalExcerptThis is a limb of the Noetic Advisor system. The NoA architecture consists of limb nodes (like octopus arms) governed by a minimal central executive, the Administrative...CoralNoon GorgonExcerptNoon gorgon (tentatively Gorgonian meridiem). A predatory soft coral that lures prey by mimicking the sun in the dark. The brightest noon gorgon in a cave will attract...CoralsOblast CoralExcerptTentatively Coral oblast. A chimeric mass of coral, sponge, and raion species that produces a reservoir of spores. Named for the level of administration above a raion....Scan DataObservatoryExcerptThis tower was likely built as an observatory (best fit theory) or an above-water forge (low probability alternative). The upper tower has been extensively rebuilt. -...Viral EcologyOcean VirusesExcerptViruses are strands of genetic material (DNA or RNA) that hijack living cells to copy themselves. They are not bacteria, which are fully independent living cells. 1....Points of InterestOld HabitatExcerptA developed habitat with internal growbeds and berths for more than twenty colonists. - Hull ruptured by an explosion - Seacocks opened to flood the habitat, perhaps as...Codes, Clues & KeysOld Habitat LocationExcerptDue north of Welcome Center. Range unknown.Scan DataOrreryExcerptThis model of an alien solar system contains two stars, seven planets, and three moons. - Two binary stars orbiting in physical contact. Proposed names: "Eido" and...TunicsOxygen TunicExcerptTunic aeolian. A bizarre animal that splits seawater into hydrogen (on which it feeds) and oxygen (which it releases). 1. Tunic Like Earthly tunicates, this is a...Tools & EquipmentPDAExcerptOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Attend to PDA voice, or invoke full-screen interface to read (as you are doing now). Check all PDA tabs to ensure you understand their function....EducationPDA HistoryExcerptAlthough the acronym PDA dates back to pre-Expansion Earth, historians generally agree these early devices were not true PDAs: they lacked a Personality and they were...Personal MessagesPDA Security AssessmentExcerptMultiple factory resets performed in the field have damaged this PDA's memory and its interface with the user's nervous system. 1. Memory damage Old data in the PDA's...EvidencePatient Chart: Boucher, S.ExcerptPatient: Boucher, Sophie BP 105/65 T 37.9 P 68bpm R 13 Sex F Gender W Primary physician Alterra biobed system FIVH-3A3 Consulting physician: Boucher, Sophie Patient...RaionsPeacock RaionExcerptA raion, a form of colonial worm unique to Proteus.SpongesPebbled SporalExcerptSporal psephos. A moiety (two paired species) of a sponge and a coral. Possibly a single chimeric organism. 1. Reefbuilding Reefbuilding on this world seems to be...SpongesPebbled Sporal TowerExcerptA specimen of Sporal psephos, the pebbled sporal. Its growth patterns defy earlier predictions. 1. Basic model Sporal (a moiety of coral polyps living in a sponge) uses...MolluscsPedigree SlugstarExcerptLimaster pedigree, the pedigree of slugs. A family of limbs, each one similar to a primitive sea slug. 1. Initial bud The pedigree grows from a single free-swimming...AnomaliesPentExcerptDatabank generation HALT. User-facing error: The scanned entity ("pent") is not alive. It contains no cells, no genetic material, and no water chemistry. Resuming...ForagersPeriscopic ClowncrabExcerptOstrakonskelos periskopion, the hard-legged periscope. A social crab that shelters among stinging anemones. 1. Reduced body The clowncrab's single-segment body is an...