New Sci Fi Setting Seeds

[Luke Bunyip]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

... the populations seem to have been brought to this planet from about the year 1600AD until 2100AD and mainly from the most technologically advanced societies.

All at once, or sequentially?

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by Luke Bunyip

All at once, or sequentially?

In sequence. In the early 17th century the people were taken from Europe, the Ottoman State, Persia, the Mughal state, China, Korea, and Japan. In the 18th century, people were taken from China, Japan, and Europe, India was included until about 1750. In the 1790s North America, mainly New England was added. Between 1800 and 1980 people were taken only from Western countries and Japan. From 1980 to 2100 people were taken from East Asia, North America, Europe, South Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. After 2050 some East African countries joined the mix.

All these groups were small and irregular at any one time and the pace quickened and slackened randomly. Or so it would seem to observers.

[Flyndaran]

Sci fi Banestorm?

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Sci fi Banestorm?

In some ways. I think an intelligence is obvious where the Banestorm is a force of nature in many ways in spite of it's being the result of a spell/enchantment gone off the rails.

[AlexanderHowl]

The people from the 21st century and later would be the worst off because they would likely lack any useful technical knowledge. Someone from the 17th century might be able to smelt metals, someone from the 18th century might be able to make firearms, someone from the 19th century might know how to build a steam boiler, someone from the 20th century might be able to build an electrical generator, but how many people could make a computer in the 21st century without a clean factory? And what use would a computer be without databases and programs?

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

The people from the 21st century and later would be the worst off because they would likely lack any useful technical knowledge. Someone from the 17th century might be able to smelt metals, someone from the 18th century might be able to make firearms, someone from the 19th century might know how to build a steam boiler, someone from the 20th century might be able to build an electrical generator, but how many people could make a computer in the 21st century without a clean factory? And what use would a computer be without databases and programs?

That's why advanced tech is rare. Well that and the limits of the economy. But some impressive engineers got through. Which suggests that someone may be selecting at least a few of the kidnapped-taken people for specific reasons.

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

Faraway

"The land gained the name Faraway soon after people came here. I've also heard it called Hyperborea, the Thrice-Tenth Kingdom, Neverland, the back of beyond, and the Outer Zone. Whatever, it isn't where we came from. They say we're on a distant planet too far from Earth to even figure out how far away from Earth we are. Some say the gods or God put us here as a blessing or curse. Others blame fairies, aliens, or the C.I.A. whatever the last one is. Still, we are here and we don't know how we got here."

The land/sea ratio is 35/65 and the percentage of arable land is higher than Earth's. However, no continent on this planet is as large as Australia. This is a very maritime world.

There are no fossil fuels for the same reason as there are no fossils. This world had no lifeforms until around 2000 planetary years or so ago. Useful minerals and ores other than fossil fuels are very common. The exceptions being Uranium and the transuranics. Thorium is common though and nuclear power plants based on Thorium are becoming more common starting a planetary economic revolution.

Faraway has three Moons. A slightly larger than Luna sized moon called the Witch Moon in English. A roughly Ceres sized green moon called the Goblin Moon. This green color has been shown to be artificial in recent times. A third smaller moon, close to the size of Iris seems to be multicolored, again recently shown to be artificial. This third and most distant moon is called the Faerie Moon. The planetary month is based on the Witch Moon's cycle of 31 days.

The planetary year is about 399 days give or take a few hours a year.

Five stars are close enough to be as bright as Earth's moon. Two rise about seven days after the Summer Solstice. These got the names, Rose and Lilly, due to their coloring. Saint Michael rises in mid-September. Frost, the brightest of these stars rises in December. Shamrock, which has a green tint rises in mid-March. These stars are not part of Faraway's star system.

More Later...

[AlexanderHowl]

Then it is a multistar system with a separation of roughly 1000 AU between the planet's primary and the other five stars. You cannot have stars that close without them becoming gravitational bound.

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

Then it is a multistar system with a separation of roughly 1000 AU between the planet's primary and the other five stars. You cannot have stars that close without them becoming gravitational bound.

Okay, let's say they're all part of the local cluster.

[AlexanderHowl]

They are still going to be gravitationally bound together into a multistar system. Proxima Centauri is over 12,000 AU from its companions, but it is part of a triple system, so stars 1/12th the separation would definitely be part of the same system. The only question really is did they form together or did they come together after they were born?