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The capital planet of the [[Alliance]], in [[Sector Alpha]]. | The capital planet of the [[Alliance]], in [[Core (Zone) |Sector Alpha]]. | ||
==Vital Statistics (At a Glance)== | |||
Pronounced ''SELL nohr''. Possessive is ''Selnoran''. Demonym is ''Selnenes''. | |||
* '''Major Populations:''' ''mixed Pelted'' | |||
* '''Type:''' ''Core, capital world'' | |||
* '''Population:''' ''high'' | |||
* '''Gravity:''' ''[[Mediger Scale#Scale|Mediger 7]] (high)'' | |||
* '''Native Language:''' ''Universal'' | |||
* '''Settled:''' ''2471 (0 BA)'' | |||
* '''Current Allegiances''': ''Alliance planet'' | |||
* '''Length of Year''': | |||
* '''Length of Day''': 25 hours, 12 minutes <ref>''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 4</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Settled a year after [[Seersana]] and [[Karaka'Ana]] (the first planets colonized by the Pelted). The year of the settlement of Selnor, the Accords were signed, which marks the birth of the Alliance as a political entity. All dates in the Alliance reckoning begin from this point (1 BA). | |||
== | ===Battle of Selnor=== | ||
< | ==Geography== | ||
Gravity is much heavier than [[Seersana]], <ref name="ml-01">''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 1</ref> but somewhat lighter than [[Anseahla]]. <ref name="ml-07">''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 7</ref> | |||
Has one moon, "a brighter satellite than Alastar was accustomed to."<ref name="af-steel">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) | Alysha's Fall]],'' "Steel"</ref> | |||
===Landmarks=== | |||
"Both the Alliance’s capitals had been purpose-built for their work, and their designers had wanted the natural beauty of their sites integrated with their architecture; as symbol, and as aspiration for the new federation they’d been creating."<ref name="mp-sol">''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) |Major Pieces]]'', "Soldier"</ref> | |||
[[Category:Selnor]] | * [[Terracentrus]], summer capital | ||
[[Category: | * [[Heliocentrus]], winter capital | ||
* [[Mercy Hospital]], in Heliocentrus | |||
* [[Fleet Academe]], in Terracentrus | |||
* [[Fleet Central]], in orbit | |||
* Jothan Yard, out midway through the system. (Destroyed during the First Chatcaavan War) | |||
* [[Colony Bureau]] headquarters | |||
Pelipenele Argentson attended the Xenoanthropological University at Selnor.<ref name="rr-cs">"Rosettes and Ribbons," Claws & Starships</ref> | |||
It's a three week trip by monorail from Alysha's hometown to Terracentrus.<ref name="af-two">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) | Alysha's Fall]],'' "Two Uniforms"</ref> | |||
Some wine pairings from Brooke's imply landmarks: | |||
* Chien Blanc Select Harvest, Oceanbreath, Selnor, 477<ref name="mp-kit">''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) |Major Pieces]]'', "In the Kitchen at Brooke's"</ref> | |||
* Serenitas Amabile, Moutainshadow, Selnor, 481<ref name="mp-kit" /> | |||
===Flora and Fauna=== | |||
* Flowers: fluorescent oranges, bright blues splotched with magenta and pink, coral petals shading to bright red at their curling edges. <ref name="ml-09">''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 9</ref> | |||
* Ducks with plumage in startling rose pinks or bright oranges edged in black. <ref name="ml-12">''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 12</ref> | |||
* Double-wings, ray-shaped aquatic mammals with four wings, set at right angles to one another, and forked tails <ref name="ml-14">''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'', chapter 14</ref> | |||
* the hook-nosed eagle, which is found only at very high altitudes; this is the bird featured on [[Fleet#Insignia|Fleet]] insignia and flags. It's most commonly found in the mountain ranges around and near [[Terracentrus]]. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Selnor]] [[Category:Planets]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 24 February 2024
The capital planet of the Alliance, in Sector Alpha.
Vital Statistics (At a Glance)
Pronounced SELL nohr. Possessive is Selnoran. Demonym is Selnenes.
- Major Populations: mixed Pelted
- Type: Core, capital world
- Population: high
- Gravity: Mediger 7 (high)
- Native Language: Universal
- Settled: 2471 (0 BA)
- Current Allegiances: Alliance planet
- Length of Year:
- Length of Day: 25 hours, 12 minutes [1]
History
Settled a year after Seersana and Karaka'Ana (the first planets colonized by the Pelted). The year of the settlement of Selnor, the Accords were signed, which marks the birth of the Alliance as a political entity. All dates in the Alliance reckoning begin from this point (1 BA).
Battle of Selnor
Geography
Gravity is much heavier than Seersana, [2] but somewhat lighter than Anseahla. [3]
Has one moon, "a brighter satellite than Alastar was accustomed to."[4]
Landmarks
"Both the Alliance’s capitals had been purpose-built for their work, and their designers had wanted the natural beauty of their sites integrated with their architecture; as symbol, and as aspiration for the new federation they’d been creating."[5]
- Terracentrus, summer capital
- Heliocentrus, winter capital
- Mercy Hospital, in Heliocentrus
- Fleet Academe, in Terracentrus
- Fleet Central, in orbit
- Jothan Yard, out midway through the system. (Destroyed during the First Chatcaavan War)
- Colony Bureau headquarters
Pelipenele Argentson attended the Xenoanthropological University at Selnor.[6]
It's a three week trip by monorail from Alysha's hometown to Terracentrus.[7]
Some wine pairings from Brooke's imply landmarks:
- Chien Blanc Select Harvest, Oceanbreath, Selnor, 477[8]
- Serenitas Amabile, Moutainshadow, Selnor, 481[8]
Flora and Fauna
- Flowers: fluorescent oranges, bright blues splotched with magenta and pink, coral petals shading to bright red at their curling edges. [9]
- Ducks with plumage in startling rose pinks or bright oranges edged in black. [10]
- Double-wings, ray-shaped aquatic mammals with four wings, set at right angles to one another, and forked tails [11]
- the hook-nosed eagle, which is found only at very high altitudes; this is the bird featured on Fleet insignia and flags. It's most commonly found in the mountain ranges around and near Terracentrus.
References
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 4
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 1
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 7
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Steel"
- ↑ Major Pieces, "Soldier"
- ↑ "Rosettes and Ribbons," Claws & Starships
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Two Uniforms"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Major Pieces, "In the Kitchen at Brooke's"
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 9
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 12
- ↑ Mindline, chapter 14