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== Genesis ==
 
== Genesis ==
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"And the serpent said unto the woman, "Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." - [[Genesis]] 3, 4-5 (KJV)
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"And the serpent said unto the woman, "Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and [[ye shall be as gods]], knowing good and evil." - [[Genesis]] 3, 4-5 (KJV)
  
 
== Preamble ==
 
== Preamble ==
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Half a million years ago, humanity learned the secret of fire. Setting themselves apart from the animals that surrounded them, mankind took its first step out from under the oppressive thumb of Nature.
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Half a million years ago, [[human]]ity learned the secret of fire. Setting themselves apart from the animals that surrounded them, mankind took its first step out from under the oppressive thumb of Nature.
  
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Seventy thousand years ago, humanity learned to speak. Though they were able to communicate before, no longer were they limited to nasal grunts and clicks of the tongue. From Africa, they conquered the [[Earth]].
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Seventy thousand years ago, [[human]]ity learned to speak. Though they were able to communicate before, no longer were they limited to nasal grunts and clicks of the tongue. From Africa, they conquered the [[Earth]].
  
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Twelve thousand years ago, humanity learned to harvest. Where once there were thousands, in time, there would be billions.
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Twelve thousand years ago, [[human]]ity learned to harvest. Where once there were thousands, in time, there would be billions.
  
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Six thousand years ago, humanity learned to write. Where once the knowledge of previous generations had to be endlessly repeated, it could now be known for all eternity.
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Six thousand years ago, [[human]]ity learned to write. Where once the knowledge of previous generations had to be endlessly repeated, it could now be known for all eternity.
  
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Not so many decades past, humanity unlocked the power within the atom. For good, and for ill, even the most ignorant amongst the masses could not help but respect the smallest of things.
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Not so many decades past, [[human]]ity unlocked the power within the atom. For good, and for ill, even the most ignorant amongst the masses could not help but respect the smallest of things.
  
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As the third millenium sent humanity into a frenzy, the secrets of aging itself were laid bare, and soon, Science found for mankind the Fountain of Youth.
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As the third millenium sent [[human]]ity into a frenzy, the secrets of aging itself were laid bare, and Science found for mankind the [[Fountain of Youth]].
  
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At the dawn of the [[23rd century]], the people of [[Terra]] have colonized many worlds within its star system. The terraforming of [[Mar]]s is nearing completion, and work on making [[Venus]] habitable is well underway. The vast expanse of space stretches before humanity, cold, but inviting. All of its knowledge, all its wisdom, all its power, seems like naught but a tiny candle amidst an endless night.
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At the dawn of the [[23rd century]], the people of [[Terra]] have colonized many worlds within its star system. The terraforming of [[Mar]]s is nearing completion, and work on making [[Venus]] habitable is well underway. The [[light barrier]] is being bent apart, with [[tachyon]]s allowing for nearly instantanious communication and the construction of great [[stellar gate]]s underway to literally cut the vast distances between the stars.  Some three hundred million do not call [[Earth]] home, and billions of artificial intelligences happily slave away for the betterment of mankind.
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But above all, in their quest to bend the laws of existence itself, [[human]]s have discovered something best described as magical.  In just six years time, the discovery of the [[mobius pattern]]s has accelerated mankind's progress by tens of thousands of years.
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The vast expanse of space stretches before humanity, cold, but inviting. All of its knowledge, all its wisdom, all its power, seems like naught but a tiny candle amidst an endless night.
  
 
Small, and fragile, but it only takes a single flicker to light the inferno.
 
Small, and fragile, but it only takes a single flicker to light the inferno.
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The Solar System is the Third Cradle of Man, out of Africa, off of [[Earth]], not satisfied with mere immortality, humanity gathers its resources and hones its intellect, preparing to storm across the [[Milky Way]].
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The [[Solar System]] is the Third Cradle of Man, out of Africa, off of [[Earth]].  Not satisfied with mere immortality, humanity gathers its resources and hones its intellect, preparing to storm across the [[Milky Way]].
  
 
[http://ss.anenris.com Solar Storms] is the tale of that exodus. As mankind finds the answers its last questions, countless more unfold from the telling.
 
[http://ss.anenris.com Solar Storms] is the tale of that exodus. As mankind finds the answers its last questions, countless more unfold from the telling.
  
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== Introduction ==
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== Redux ==
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Sometime, in the year [[2202]], [[human]]ity cheated. This much [[human]]s know. The [[mobius pattern]]s seem to defy the [[second law of thermodynamics]], offering no explanation for their capabilities. Most are small, and fragile, but they are something else.
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[http://ss.anenris.com Solar Storms] is a science-fantasy setting and role-playing game set in the early 23rd century, with largely [[transhuman]] and [[gnostic]] elements.  A recent experiment has unlocked what  
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They are life.
 
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It may be aeons before [[human]]s are aware of just what they have done. Before their intervention, the [[multiverse]]s... [[omniverse]]... whatever, were happily colliding away, self-immolating, only to be reborn anew, with no such thing as a memory if their previous state.
 
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But now, [[human]]s have brought a piece of this immolation, this rebirth, into their own realm, and are bending it to their will. This delicate flicker threatens to become an inferno that may one day consume this [[Universe]], and whatever lies beyond.
 
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Without fear of disease or hunger, without worry of age or even death, the overwhelmingly vast majority of [[human]]s are known as the [[Content]], paragons of Nietzsche's [[Last Men]], both male and female. They live their lives, either in quiet ennui, hedonistic frenzy, or somewhere in between, caring not for a future they believe to be garaunteed. By their own actions and decisions, they are second-class citizens, fourteen billion [[human]]s united in apathy.
 
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But the future is not yet written, and, either through circumstance or raw personal drive, some seek to guide or alter the status quo. Those who belong to this fractured lot are the authors of [[human]]ity's future - however minor.  They manage and guide humanity and its creations, trying to forge their vision of what the future should be.  Due to this, some call this section of [[human]]ity the [[gerent]]s.
 
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This is no consensus. The current dominant body is the [[Solar Consortium]], which formed after the [[Martian Compact]] had taken control of [[Earth]]. The old powers who held sway over [[Earth]]'s people before that incident have not forgotten, and neither have the masses who have rejected technology entirely, living outside of the great [[Arcology|Arcologies]] as the original humans once lived, fortelling of the days when the sins of Man will be brought low.
 
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Not half a century after the rise of the [[Consortium]], it already finds its power threatened. Humans, transformed by the meddling of science into affairs that should have never been possible, are displaying abilities beyond the ken of current knowledge. Hunted, these rare humans banded together to build [[Ouranos Prime]], a mighty space station resting inside the orbit of the [[Uranus|seventh planet]]. There, they built a new weapon, revealing its nature in an event now known as the [[Jovian Massacre]]. This bought them many enemies, but also a measure of safety, at least for a few years.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:40, 2 May 2006

Genesis

"And the serpent said unto the woman, "Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." - Genesis 3, 4-5 (KJV)

Preamble

Half a million years ago, humanity learned the secret of fire. Setting themselves apart from the animals that surrounded them, mankind took its first step out from under the oppressive thumb of Nature.

Seventy thousand years ago, humanity learned to speak. Though they were able to communicate before, no longer were they limited to nasal grunts and clicks of the tongue. From Africa, they conquered the Earth.

Twelve thousand years ago, humanity learned to harvest. Where once there were thousands, in time, there would be billions.

Six thousand years ago, humanity learned to write. Where once the knowledge of previous generations had to be endlessly repeated, it could now be known for all eternity.

Not so many decades past, humanity unlocked the power within the atom. For good, and for ill, even the most ignorant amongst the masses could not help but respect the smallest of things.

As the third millenium sent humanity into a frenzy, the secrets of aging itself were laid bare, and Science found for mankind the Fountain of Youth.

At the dawn of the 23rd century, the people of Terra have colonized many worlds within its star system. The terraforming of Mars is nearing completion, and work on making Venus habitable is well underway. The light barrier is being bent apart, with tachyons allowing for nearly instantanious communication and the construction of great stellar gates underway to literally cut the vast distances between the stars. Some three hundred million do not call Earth home, and billions of artificial intelligences happily slave away for the betterment of mankind.

But above all, in their quest to bend the laws of existence itself, humans have discovered something best described as magical. In just six years time, the discovery of the mobius patterns has accelerated mankind's progress by tens of thousands of years.

The vast expanse of space stretches before humanity, cold, but inviting. All of its knowledge, all its wisdom, all its power, seems like naught but a tiny candle amidst an endless night.

Small, and fragile, but it only takes a single flicker to light the inferno.

The Solar System is the Third Cradle of Man, out of Africa, off of Earth. Not satisfied with mere immortality, humanity gathers its resources and hones its intellect, preparing to storm across the Milky Way.

Solar Storms is the tale of that exodus. As mankind finds the answers its last questions, countless more unfold from the telling.

Redux

Solar Storms is a science-fantasy setting and role-playing game set in the early 23rd century, with largely transhuman and gnostic elements. A recent experiment has unlocked what

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