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Planets

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covien

An ex-mining planet, previously stripped by the cruel Scelirian Order.

Location: Outer Edge of the Y-sector (Fringe World, West Sectors, AKA nowhere)

System: Vien

Moons: 3 (Operis, Cittisime, Tarda)

Climate: Northern Hemisphere– Dusty and dry, with mild, unpredictable winters and scorching summers.

Southern Hemisphere– Dry and cold, with severe, harsh winters and short unpredictable summers.

Peoples: Varied. Main: Covienians; a tall, blond and dark-eyed people that claim to be Covien's first inhabitants

Alphon - the kosmoversal alphabet

Words and terminology

The Kosmoverse is a big place, holding centuries of history, and many, many peoples- There are lots of words and terms people use to navigate this expansive universe, and here you can find them if you're ever confused as to what they mean.

Featured words

Astrostrom

An Astrsostrom refers to an anomoly in space that preplexes even the greatest scientists of the Kosmoverse. It is a large, formless vortex of energy and uniquely charged particles that forms much like a storm on a planet does. The similarities end there. Common Astrostorm signs are: 1. Loss of all power, 2. Frequency disruption and 3. Matter displacement. (Kosmoversal)

Some Examples:
>"What does a sunset, a burning transport, and a large, raging Astrostorm all have in common?" [Ep.1, Ch.1 ]
>“Hilarious– Comedy based off of your near death and freak survival of an Astrostorm. Truly, peak humour." [Ep.1, Ch.3 -Lewis]

Astrogate

As the name implies, Astrogate is a word used to describe holes in space that appear in the eye of an Astrostorm. There is very little research on Astrogates, as the only way to observe them is to study what is ejected. (Kosmoversal)

Some Examples:
>"Covien’s Department of Astroportralis would like to remind citizens to report any and all Astrogate debris–” [Ep:1, Ch:1 –The Port]
>“My ship came down because of an Astrogate– because of an Astrogate! Not because it came from an Astrogate..." [Ep:1, Ch:1, Evren]

Offworlder

It's pretty straightforward. It's a term for anyone that doesn't belong on your world. (Kosmoversal. Blue Fringe: Insult.)

Some Examples:
>" “Do you think that a Covienian is just going to let an Offworlder get away scotch-free?" [Ep1, Ch.3 – Evren to Lewis]
>“So? Am I getting an update every time a bunch of Offworlders screw up an engine replacement in the Lower Hangars?" [Ep 1, Ch.10 - Kan to Gary]

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CREATURES

In a Universe that consists of thousands of planets, the creatures that inhabit those worlds– and the vast spaces between them– are simply too numerous to name or list. But here you can find the strange and fascinating few that appear in the lives of Evren and her friends.

Creature: Echo

Habitat: Grasslands, plains, and heaths
Region or Planet: Mayhem (Covien)
Physical Traits: Tall and long wolf-like creatures, with eyes like "light". their fur appears black, and their form is reported as "Shadowy"
Temperament: Aggressive and territorial.
Danger'ometer: high
status: predator
notes: No evidence of their existence Pre-Scelirian occupation

Creature: Covienian beetle

Habitat: Warm and dry cramped places with lots of room for their numerous nests
Region or Planet: Covien
Physical Traits: Green and yellow shells with shiny, white wings. Can span up to 3. In. considered Venomous.
Temperament: benign and friendly
Danger'ometer: very low
Status: pest
Notes: Classified as an invasive species after Lisk's seventh attempt at extermination

Creature: Sine (great)

Habitat: dark Asteroid belts with minimal light. matured sines can roam deep space in search of prey for over a nine months at a time.
Region or Planet: deep-space (all sectors, kore exempt)
description: dragon-like creatures with black scales with the ability of exaggerated crypsis.
Temperament: illusive and introverted
Danger'ometer: very high ( angered)
Status: Klenimot

this section Looking a little empty? Don't worry! I just haven't written about the other creatures yet– when i do, they'll show up right here :D -A

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Evren will never know who she is, but you can!

Meet the Characters

Come get to know your heroes. There's more than what meets the eye for these folks, so pay close attention to their description...

Evren West

After surviving a deadly Astrostorm, Evren spends her days pretending to know how to read, scrounging for food, and dreaming of a life off Covien. While she can't remember her life before the storm, Evren does her best to struggle through each day with honesty, humour, and a deep sense of unease about her quickly forming abilities...

AGE: Unknown / Race: Geodian (DARK) / Homeworld: Unknown

Best qualities: Kindness and ingenuity
Worst traits: laziness and disassociation,
A hidden talent: is not the worst with numbers

Aster Rigg

As Captain to the Passerine, Aster has a stiff and rigid exterior that can seem frustrating and impassive on good days. Aster left his military career behind him after the Blue Fringe war and now spends his days venturing between the planets and arguing with his engineers. When he isn't finding the next contract for him and his crew, Aster is either reading or pouring over every map he can get his hands on.

AGE: 40+/ Race: fletric/ Homeworld: Furl

traits and qualities : Faithful, stubborn, unforgiving and scary
Random fact: is not a half bad singer

After his many years of serving in the Sceliran Order, Sevus escaped the Scelirian slave military via Captain Rigg's offer of employment. With his soldiering days behind him, Sevus does his best to forget the world he came from and settle into his new life in the more free, albeit still struggling, Entrillian Empire. Now, the only battles Sevus is faced with is his crippling anxiety, and his crew's lack of critical thinking skills.

AGE: unknown/ Race: nefnat(mark 3) / Homeworld: N/A

traits and qualities : Anxious, doubtful, kind, and strict.
Random fact: can dance wonderfully

Sevus clacher [9225.3]

Zara Leers-Xasan

Zara is your typical medic - tired, angry, and somewhat mean, but underneath her exhaustion and general pettiness is an understanding and extremely intelligent person. Zara rebels against her culture's rigid views by using tattoos to compliment her native marking. When she's not running after some idiotic crew-member, Zara can be either napping, or drinking something dangerously caffeinated.

AGE: 23 / Race: Avaiyyatian / Homeworld: Entril (kore)

traits and qualities: Honest, reliable, uncompromising, and sarcastic.
random fact : struggles with insomnia

Charge Persied

If there's one thing the story has made clear, it's that Charge makes terribly mean assumptions about people- but unfortunately, Charge is usually right. With an uncanny knack for reading people, Charge uses this skill to navigate the world at large, and to formulate some biting insults. Combined with his clever engineering and phenomenal abilities, Charge appears to be the textbook definition of a pretentious miscreant. And he'll never let anyone think any differently.

AGE: ??/ Race: Secodack / Homeworld: Seco 9

traits and qualities: Perceptive, suspicious, skilled, and cowardly.
random fact : Feels calmest when he listens to music

Xander Nemeshianci

With his days in the Gladiator rings long behind him, Xander tries to make up for his violent past by helping anyone who might need an extra pair of hands, or a lighthearted conversation. After spending his entire life living under the assumptions other people made about him, Xander is happy to live and let live, but will stop at nothing to protect the crew he's come to see as his family.

AGE: 27/ Race: Geodian (light) / Homeworld: Xenophos

traits and qualities : Energetic, extroverted, dangerous, and friendly.
random fact : Makes the best hot chocolate, ever.

Tarik Kepper

Unsurprisingly, Tarik doesn't talk about her past- but she has enough to say in Alphon, the Kosmoverse's completely silent Sign-Language. With one cybernetic arm, and enough war stories to fill a history book, Tarik reckons she's seen, and fought for, enough of the universe. So now she spends her days aboard the Passerine as an engineer for their dual Light engines. Tarik has her own version of tough love and a quiet presence that the entire Passerine crew would be lost without. Her long life and jaded history only add to the weight behind her rare, but impactful, advice.

AGE: 54/ Race: TIRONIAN/ Homeworld: tENNEBRA

traits and qualities : humble, RELENTLESS, tricky, and INTROVERTED
random fact : steals food from the pantries

Cast of characters

Captain Aster Rigg - Grumpy captain to the Passerine - Fletric

Evren West - Mysterious survivor from Astrostorm Evren - Geodian (Dark)

Zara Leers Xasan - Medic aboard the Passerine - Unhealthy caffeine addict with trust issues - Avaiyyatian

Xander Nemeshianci - Ex-gladiator turned deckhand with a heart of literal cotton candy - Geodian (Light)

Charge Perseid - 2nd Engineer to the Passerine - Aspiring mad scientist and emotionally unavailable jerk - Secodack (Florodine)

Sevus Clacher - Illegally modified soldier turned cook - Could not hurt a fly if he wanted to - Nefnat (mark 3)

Tarik Kepper - 1st Engineer to the Passerine - mute - will judge you - won't say anything about it - Tironian

Lewis - Over-programed port Bot that maintains Tri-Dock 61 - Token sassy robot - designated wet blanket for all of Evren's plans - Servant Bot (Over-programmed)

Web Anang'ikwe - Scavenger that first saved Evren from a transport crash - but kinda left her to die after - not a good role model - Covienian (native)

Kan Oh' Krean - Highly skilled mechanic that works for Lou Koval - don't know why tbh - she's got some issues but it could be worse ig - Mixling (Covienian/Tironian)

Oli Preastigat - A deceitful metal Dealer - bit of a peacock - Covienian

Rusty Ris -A tavern keep with no back bone in the Upper levels of Lisk - Secodack

Avir - Another tavern keeper that has a bit more of a backbone, but not much - Leokin

Hector - A good boi TM - beetle

Loose - Official crazy lady of Lisk and best frycake stall owner - Evren's friend for reasons that are very funny to me - Covienian

Zero - Dysfunctional janitorial Bot - rip

Smiley - Definitely not a reflection of Evren's past personality - A literal smiley face painted on a wall. I'm not joking.

Bastien Cecili - Guild head of the Freelance Merchants - Covienian - mentioned

Lou Keda Koval - Notorious owner of Kovals' Mech Engineering - Power hungry and somewhat petty - Covienian

Lev - Kovals' mechanic - Covienian

Rin - Kovals' mechanic no.2 - Flirin descent

Gary - Kovals' mechanic no.3 - bad nose job via ladder - Covienian

Shaw- Kovals' mechanic no.4 - Won a Galaxy-wide award for badass side character - Covienian

And many, many more to come...

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