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Settlers cope with harsh conditions on planet with little water.

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Vigilante1987
"Guess I won't be bringing my skis on my next mission." DaVinci Brown thought to himself as he continued to read the briefing files on the history of Sanderra... One early success the colonists of Sanderra had was with the introduction of flora more suitable to an arid desert environment: Within three years of the colony's founding they would face a serious problem, though. What meager water supplies there were trapped in underground aquifers had been used up, and the crops were beginning to die. The...
Vigilante1987
False color imagery results from long range mineralogical survey. Note: inaccurate results in the area known locally as "the Badlands" appears to be from some unknown ground-side interference. The only places to find iron looked to be in the mountain ranges protecting the river valley, and many prospecting teams set out. Excerpt from a report by the first team to cross the Shield Wall: "The trip to the Shield Wall was bad, but once we crossed the mountains the real nightmare began. The wind blows...
Vigilante1987
With insufficient fuel or resources to look for a more welcoming planet to colonize, the passengers and crew of the Speedwell decided to place their settlement along a bend in the river north of the point where it forks around the Broken Hills. The ship was disassembled, and fabrication plants as well as a power generation facility were built. Due to the scarcity of water, residential dwellings were densely clustered near the river bank. The only place of true luxury in the colony was Settler's...
Vigilante1987
"It's hard to believe such a barren place developed so quickly." DaVinci Brown commented. "Indeed, but such growth was fueled by the seemingly endless geological resources the planet posesses." The A.I. responded. "The micro-circuitry in your House Computer is most likely made from Sanderran gold. Although most of the Dragon's Teeth mines have closed by now, many of the small towns that grew around them have lived on by becoming home to the industrial parks that form the back bone of Sanderra's...
Vigilante1987
Sandwiched between the University to the North and the River to the south is the small city of Riverford (population 47,000) When the eastern boundary of Speedwell was set the Aridill city council quickly realized that the competing city was in a prime position to extend the highway across the river and start claiming the Broken Hills region. In a mad dash to complete a bridge first the town of Riverford was founded, and the race was on. The Riverford bridge was completed first and they started...
Vigilante1987
While the Ferris Consortium holds a near monopoly on all mining operations on Sanderra that monopoly is not complete, and the city of Quartz is a good example. The town was originally centered around independent gold mines in the Quartz Hills east of Speedwell. Although only a few small mines are still in operation in the area, the town has grown into a pleasant Bedroom community (estimated population 30,000). Bordered on the East, West and South by small suburban developments, the city itself...
Vigilante1987
Although cut off from the resources of the south, the city of Seedwell was able to exploit the wealth in the northern Dragon's Teeth to expand eastward. (click here to see extremely large full sized image) In fact, the city expanded so fast that the Mayflower City Council again began to worry about pollution along their canal way. In an arbitrated settlement the land along side the Mayflower Canal was ceded by Speedwell to Sanderra ConAg in return for a large monetary payout from the company and the...
Vigilante1987
"This Colonel Won sounds like an interesting person." DaVinci Brown looked up and addressed his house A.I. "Albert, what have you got on Colonel Anthony Won?" "Records from before The Scattering are fragmentary and unconfirmed. Colonel Anthony Won, Birthdate unknown, believed to be circa 272 b.c.e., died 206 c.e. Freestyle Wrestling gold medalist in the 2180 Olympic Games. Col. Won served in His Majesty's Royal Marines under the reconstituted British monarchy until evacuating on the Sleeper Ship...
Vigilante1987
"Fifteen years on this dust-ball, and I look around me, and I think 'We can do better..." (click here for full-sized image) "We will do better. And another thing, I am quite well sick and tired of tofu!" - From the Diary of Colonel Anthony Won. Fifteen years after touchdown of the Colony Ship Speedwell the city of Mayflower began development. A canal was dug from the river and capped in what would eventually be named Colonel Won Park, named after the city's founder. Construction was also started on...
Vigilante1987

Introduction

By Vigilante1987,

DaVinci Brown sat calmly as his boss stared at him over a sheath of paperwork. Finally, the Diretor spoke. "So, a Presidential commendation for rescuing Captain Finnley and evacuating the surviving colonists. I guess I should congratulate you but...." "Yes, it was a nasty bit of business." Brown replied. "What exactly happened on Corrino?" "Well, it's all pretty much in the report. As best as we can tell, a Hegira era sleeper ship crashed on the planet and a technologically devolved society emerged from...
Vigilante1987

Intermission

By Vigilante1987,

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Vigilante1987
"A colony this size must use a lot of water, I think you said that even in the early days they were pushing 500 million gallons a month. They can't be taking that much out of the river, so where's it all coming from?" "Well, according to their P.R. releases, Sanderra ConAg farms operate on a 100% closed loop system..." "Yeah, right." "Ahem, well of course the claims exceed reality, but they do conserve a LOT of water, so those estimates are a bit high, but for the real story we'll have to go back to...
Vigilante1987
"Hold playback." DaVinci Brown spat at the A.I. "That's pretty awful." "The acting may be bad and the writing worse, but it is historically accurate. There was an unexplained series of tremors recorded in 197 that the planetologist went to investigate." The A.I. replied. "Really, what did she find?" "Nothing." "So it was normal tectonic activity?" "No, she found no evidence of any geological activity at all. The only unusual thing she found was a slight elevation in local humidity. She wrote in her...
Vigilante1987
Early mineralogical studies indicated large copper deposits in the Arid Hill region east of Mayflower, and in 176 c.e. the Ferris Mining Consortium opened the Arid Hill Copper Mines. Unfortunately, early estimates were off and the mines were depleted far sooner than expected. They closed in 181 leaving behind a small destitute mining community. The area experienced a rebirth in 196 when Arid Hill's north plateau was chosen as the site for the Sanderra Mercantile Exchage. (pictured above) "This report is...
Vigilante1987
Commonwealth of Man Timeline (all dates a.d.) 2015: The Hegira. Numerous sleeper ships are launched. 2017: World War III: The Global Jihad. An uprising of muslim extremists led to the establishment of a global caliphate over much of Southeast Asia, the MIddle East, Africa, Europe and South America. 2068: World War IV: The Reformation. A series of rebellions sparked by a resurgent North American Alliance resulted in the formation of the first true world government: a representative socialistic republic....
Vigilante1987
Brown, DaVinci – An explorer and Commonwealth Auditor-At-Large. Captain Finnley – Captain of the colony ship Mariposa and founder of the failed Corrino colony. Commonwealth Of Man – Comprising 317 planets, this is the main political body governing human populated worlds. Corrino – A failed Commonwealth colony. Travel to this planet is RESTRICTED. Dragon's Teeth – Name given to the jagged moutains east of Speedwell. Exodus, Great – The final wave of colonization, during which everyone remaining on Earth...
Vigilante1987

Aftermath

By Vigilante1987,

After the fire storms had passed, the residential area near Settler's Square had to be rebuilt. The rail line was extended down to the river... ...and with new steel coming down from Ferrisville, the first hi-rises started to appear. The area around the Commonwealth Tower was also heavily damaged. Commonwealth Plaza was expanded with the hope that it would eventually become the nucleus of a central business district. It should be noted that throughout much of its early history the Sanderran...
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