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It is these islands, and the nutrient rich plant growth on them that the harvesters of Oligos collect and turn into an edible gruel for the people of the Helix Cluster. | It is these islands, and the nutrient rich plant growth on them that the harvesters of Oligos collect and turn into an edible gruel for the people of the Helix Cluster. | ||
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| + | The green islands of Oligos are unsuitable for permanent settlement because of their propensity to keep growing until they split apart into smaller islands. That, and the fact that they keep getting pulled apart by flocks of herbivores or harvesting machines. | ||
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| + | Because of this the human inhabitants of Oligos live in large flying platforms high in the atmosphere. Each platform is the property of a Harvesting guild and all life on board is slaved to the process of harvesting and processing the islands. | ||
| + | Each platform has a handful of harvesting blimps at their command which descend continually to collect chunks of vegetation from the islands below. Some are relatively small, acting more like conventional combines that roll across the top of the islands. Some rival the landing craft of the imperial guard, able to devour entire islands whole and process them in situ. | ||
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| + | Once the plant matter has been processed it is sent up to the orbital stations to be stored ready for transport off world. | ||
| + | It is on the orbital stations that the planetary government (such as it is) keeps its offices | ||
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Contents
Geography
Oligos is a gas planet with an Aqua hue. Instead of land masses its atmosphere is choked with floating islands of dark green vegetation. These Islands vary in size from chunks the size of a shuttle to massive pieces the size of a small country.
On these islands dwell all manner of avian creatures. An entire eco system of insects, herbivores, predators and scavengers flit between the islands in search of food. The largest of these is the Oligos Pterodactyl .
It is these islands, and the nutrient rich plant growth on them that the harvesters of Oligos collect and turn into an edible gruel for the people of the Helix Cluster.
Population
The green islands of Oligos are unsuitable for permanent settlement because of their propensity to keep growing until they split apart into smaller islands. That, and the fact that they keep getting pulled apart by flocks of herbivores or harvesting machines.
Because of this the human inhabitants of Oligos live in large flying platforms high in the atmosphere. Each platform is the property of a Harvesting guild and all life on board is slaved to the process of harvesting and processing the islands. Each platform has a handful of harvesting blimps at their command which descend continually to collect chunks of vegetation from the islands below. Some are relatively small, acting more like conventional combines that roll across the top of the islands. Some rival the landing craft of the imperial guard, able to devour entire islands whole and process them in situ.
Once the plant matter has been processed it is sent up to the orbital stations to be stored ready for transport off world. It is on the orbital stations that the planetary government (such as it is) keeps its offices
Culture
Battles
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