>>6031728Boobokolipos colony, like so many before it at this point, is soon thriving well enough, perched on a high plateau above the violent sandstorms that sweep the barren planet. A combination of hardy homeworld species evolved in arid climates and Zenthraxian super plants designed for careful atmospheric regulation and soil manipulation are seeded as part of the initial effort, lend some much needed greenery to the colony, and will steadily spread across the planet, eventually taming the violent sandstorms. Meanwhile Ellinikon celebrates its formal recognition as a class 5 planet, with a full vibrant biosphere. The most curious dish at the formal banquet are from the new Telma farms, where the local massive insect population is being ranched for a curious new alternative to seafood. Opinions vary on the new meat.
The 9th Amalgamated marks the beginning of the league’s first army scaled for intergalactic conflict. Armed with the latest weapons and tools, including the bulky Drop Armor that allows a soldier to fall screeching from orbit into the battlefield, this new generation of soldiers with an old name is sure to make their mark.
The latest scout reports are quite pleasing, they seemed to have stumbled across the remnants of some ancient race of considerable power. The largest artifact, currently titled the Sun Forge, is a broken down super structure the size of a planet seemingly made for scooping raw metals directly from the sun itself. What seems to be an ancient park makes up another small planet, while a third houses vase reservoirs of paint of all things. Of course the paint reacts to anyone near it, shifting into pleasing images, but this casual miracle is undermined by the vast ruins on the last planet, a grim reminder that for all their power, this nation has been lost to time.
Research into the robotic stewards of the Dachtylidi Ringworld has revealed some critical insights into their design, as well as taught the engineers of Aetha quite a bit. There is speculative talk of repurposing the AI design for use in Wolarian technology (Your next research involving AI will get a bonus). In terms of getting something useful out of the robotic stewards of the ringworld, researchers believe they have developed an interference pattern that will render the ‘Clicks’ inert, allowing explorers to push through their territory. Somewhere beyond the Clicks is a device emitting orders to the machines, it must be found and either repaired, hopefully restoring the Clicks, or disabled, putting the robotic stewards into semi-permanent shutdown.
