Prima

Tau Ceti

Overview

Humanity's first interstellar colony, settled immediately after the invention of the 5D Translation Generator in 2450 for Salvation's Earth-like conditions. Six centuries of development have made it the second most populous system after Sol and the birthplace of the colonial economy: practical, industrious, and quietly resentful of Earth's aristocratic pretensions.

Art pending

Prima I

  • TypeHot rocky

Scorched inner world, too close to the star for practical development. Automated solar collection arrays only.

Art pending

Prima II

  • TypeHot rocky

Second inner world, similar to Prima I. Minimal development.

Art pending

Prima III — Salvation

The prize: a world that needed minimal terraforming, with breathable atmosphere, liquid water and tolerable gravity. A population of 8 billion across multiple continents makes it the beating heart of colonial humanity.

Art pending

Prima IV — Safeharbour

Agricultural world with higher gravity than Earth-standard, but within tolerable range. Vast automated farms feed Prima and export to other systems, with 2 billion permanent residents in processing centres and port cities plus seasonal workers.

Art pending

Prima V

  • TypeCold rocky

Cold outer rocky world. Limited mining operations and a small permanent population in the tens of thousands.

Art pending

Prima VI

  • TypeGas dwarf

Small gas world. Atmospheric mining for industrial gases from orbital processing stations.

Art pending

Prima VII

  • TypeGas giant

The system's major gas giant. Volatile harvesting operations, with moons hosting perhaps fifty million across several settlements.

Art pending

Prima VIII

  • TypeIce giant

Outer ice giant. Minimal development, automated fuel harvesting.

Art pending

Prima IX

  • TypeOuter dwarf

Distant dwarf planet. Scientific outposts only.

Art pending

Prima X

  • TypeDebris belt

Outer system debris field. Mining operations extract metals and volatiles, with scattered habitats and a transient population.