http://colonyuniverse.com The Colony Universe: An Encyclopedia for the Ex-Earth Colonies Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:55:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The current Generation of Alchibah Drive Systems began with basic research by Dr. Ashcroft Andrews into a Kinetic Shield System. The First generation Shield could stop a .30 Cal UNWG Issue Penetrator round when powered by a simple 15 Amp, 120 Volt Circuit. At this point Dr. Andrews attempted to bury ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=41 Animals: This section is a work in progress. Alchelos: Bison like grazer discovered first on plains north of the inland sea Gitche Gumee. Mammalian in nature six legged, ten feet long and five foot high at the shoulder. Their heads are very flat and wide being set ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=40 The Constitution of Liberty City, Colony Alchibah We the People of Liberty Township do Solemnly Declare that a Government cannot be Legitimate without the Consent of the Governed and that only authority expressly delegated by vote of the Citizenry may be exercised by said Government. Article 1 1.1 This Constitution shall be the ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=39 Originally lifeboats for the tour ship Lancer, the Mayflower crew have modified these to serve as transport, defensive, and exploration craft for the colonists on Alchibah. The original lifeboats could hold ten-twelve people, not in comfort, for emergency evacuations of large tour ships. They have been modified and renamed shuttle ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=38 The Mayflower crew produced two small cargo buses. One for the colonists in Liberty, and one for use by the Mayflower crew itself for ferrying supplies to and from the planet without having to resort to the huge Galileo Ore Ship which was too large and wasteful of fuel. Literally ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=36 Personal cruisers were all the rage among the wealthy back on Earth. One such, belonging to Stelco was used by Rocco to rescue Captain Travis from the UNWG (Goonies) Earth agents. While quite fast, there are only two seats on board, along with pull-down bunks for sleeping. A very ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=34 So called because of their small pointy ears, the "Devils" have shown themselves to be the friendliest and smartest animals we've encountered so far (17 days planet side) here on Alchibah. There are few birds on this planet and devils aren't really birds so much as leathery winged mammals covered in ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=32 Better Safe than Sorry Painting by Travis. Mayflower Archives. We exited the Alchibah Wormhole, adjusted course, and headed towards home. Looking at some of the data captured from Ashcroft’s cruiser gave pause. It seemed that the Goonies might be coming after us. We couldn’t be sure if they had the capability ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=29 At the request of Capt. Travis an intensive and rigorous investigation was undertaken on the mass of data collected by William Bartlett during the outbound transit ‘SOL to Alchibah’. The data cube covering the actual transit was cataloged to separate the various types of observational data. The first set of ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=27 Blackholes, Wormholes, and Spin Tubes Much of the following is speculation based upon the Alchibah Wormhole. Current theory is still evolving. The demonstrated existence of the Alchibah Wormhole has disproven some previously accepted ideas. 1. The maximum speed of anything in the universe is 186,000 mps. The speed of light in ... http://colonyuniverse.com/?p=26