OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Step into AEP suit legs. Wiggle hips while drawing suit up to shoulders, then insert hands into suit arms. PDA will automatically configure suit...

Raion carbonica. A colony of worms living inside a shared membrane, probably a sponge. Uses weak acid to digest prey. 1. Raion An organism defined as a sponge occupied...

A glowing sponge (tentatively Symphon aeroshell) that resembles the cone of a heat shield on atmospheric entry. 1. Predation strategy The aeroshell feeds on...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Equip to quick-access toolbelt. Trigger to shoot to the surface. Use alternate trigger to inhale 15 seconds of oxygen. BACKGROUND The reusable...

The Alterra Corporation is a major transgov, supervising 11% of phase gates and billions of human lives. - Official supplier of the Trans-System Federation military...

Symphon amphora. A sponge adapted to colonize - and create - air pockets. 1. Amphora-shaped structure Like all sponges, the amphora requires constant flow through its...

"Field notes, Ander not Wander. Two spare tanks, reprint site is habitat. I'm exhausted today. What if you just drowned and reprinted when you were tired? Miss Nahema,...

This animal (Cecidia gamikos) has no Earthly analog and no clear ecological niche. The ancestral form may be a ctenophore (comb jelly). Of all animals on Earth, comb...

Colony purser Anita Gottschall drowned near an angel comb. - Anita believed the comb could help her digest this world's food - You have already gained one effective...

Locate this blackbox and investigate the circumstances of the colonist's death.

Are you tired of death and fear? Do you know that this world doesn't have to be our enemy? Do you feel the call of the tree? Do you know the day of the Jubilee is...

Zip is dead. Not just reprinted. Dead. We all saw how she suffered. The metal poisoning...her hands trembled, her gums turned blue. She was always cold. We thought her...

For a second time, colony purser Anita Gottschall asphyxiated near an angel comb. - Anita implied that Habitat had been destroyed, and that her Jubilee cultists were now...

Locate this blackbox and investigate the circumstances of the colonist's death.

Anita Gottschall Gender: W Mission role: Colony purser Pay rate: Bagatur [hero, knight; expired Mongolian Free States trademark for a specialized/valuable worker]...

Symphon apokalupsis. An unassuming button-shaped sponge that may be an omen of mass extinction. 1. Simplicity Among the earliest animal forms on Earth, sponges are a...

CONDACC::CRITERION==TRUE. OTP SUBTRACTED. PLAINTEXT RETRIEVED. By accessing this databank entry you agree to abide by the stipulations of the TransGov Charter 1.c,...

Megahecaspid aster. A colony of shell-forming, algae-like organisms analogous to Earth's haptophytes or coralline algae. 1. Megahecaspid A colony of hecaspids - ...

Atacamite (Cu2Cl(OH)3). A rare mineral form of dicopper chloride trihydroxide, likely deposited by the efflux of hydrothermal vents. Atacamite displays unusual quantum...

Awnworm (Ventworm awn). Dwells in hot, mineral-rich water, where its plumes collect hydrogen sulfide and other minerals from the environment. Can survive near-boiling...

A live culture of Protean microbes (Monobiota), single-celled scyllidae algae, and large sea viruses of the clade Titanoviridae growing on a metal filigree. These...

A bewildering blend of ocean metals and microbial products. 1. High-entropy alloy Contains more than a dozen elements, including manganese, nickel, cobalt, strontium,...

A towering structure built by aliens provisionally designated Axum. - Built nearly a thousand years ago, but abandoned - Clearly an astronomical observatory, but does not...

You can now perceive and interact with Axum technology, and detect hidden Axum messages in your environment. This adaptation add specialized pigments to the eye's...

Dactylbrachia gigas, the behemoth finger-legged jelly. A massive specimen with no Earthly analog. 1. Jellylike body plan Even the largest terrestrial jellies are...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Equip to quick-access toolbelt or store in inventory. Use to regain health. BACKGROUND A satchel of emergency medical supplies derived from TSF...

A charging rack for personal batteries. Draws excess power from the habitat - will not function in a power shortage. Larger power cells used in submersibles and heavy...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Marks its position with a signal on your HUD. Useful as a warning, mapping tool, or reminder for further exploration. Construct or deconstruct...

The "Shanti Essentials" biobed is a ruggedized scanner/fabricator for human bodies. Despite the power of modern scanners and computers, it's impossible to image and...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The biolab is used to inject and remove biomods, temporary genetic tricks borrowed from native life. The entry-level colonist can tolerate two...

A bioreactor generates power from organic matter and local chemistry. The bioreactor's nanomachine culture (derived from the colonist's own body) decomposes organic...

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Scan Axum technology to generate repair or fabrication blueprints. Scan living targets to unlock new biomods. BACKGROUND The Protean ocean...

Blackbox: K. "Ander" Anand Event: Print loss AUDIO [low oxygen warning] POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: trance state, severe viremia Nearby pioneers: 8 Time:...

Blackbox: Gottschall, Anita Event: Print loss AUDIO ANITA: "I can hear you. Sophie says you're a hallucination. Just a virus. But I know you're listening. We're so...

Blackbox: Gottschall, Anita "Anita" 02 ANITA: "Habitat is gone. They destroyed themselves. We are now the only survivors...the ones who walked away in search of...

Blackbox: Sovann, Chap Event: Print loss AUDIO SOPHIE: "Okay? You comfy?" CHAP: "My mouth is full of holes." SOPHIE: "I'm turning on the nitrogen. Deep breaths. [hiss...