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The capital planet of the [[Alliance]], in [[Core (Zone) |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:''' ''medium-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 year (1 BA). | |||
==Geography== | ==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> | 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> | ||
=== | ===Landmarks=== | ||
* [[Terracentrus]], summer capital | * [[Terracentrus]], summer capital | ||
* [[Heliocentrus]], winter capital | * [[Heliocentrus]], winter capital | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
= | ===Flora and Fauna=== | ||
==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> | * 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> | * 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> | * 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]]. | * 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== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 6 December 2021
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: medium-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 year (1 BA).
Geography
Gravity is much heavier than Seersana, [2] but somewhat lighter than Anseahla. [3]
Landmarks
- 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)
Pelipenele Argentson attended the Xenoanthropological University at Selnor.[4]
It's a three week trip by monorail from Alysha's hometown to Terracentrus.[5]
Flora and Fauna
- Flowers: fluorescent oranges, bright blues splotched with magenta and pink, coral petals shading to bright red at their curling edges. [6]
- Ducks with plumage in startling rose pinks or bright oranges edged in black. [7]
- Double-wings, ray-shaped aquatic mammals with four wings, set at right angles to one another, and forked tails [8]
- 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.