Category:Hollowstar System

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Contents 1 Location 2 Statistics 3 Worlds 4 Overview 5 Government 6 Economy 7 History 7.1 The Golden Age 7.2 The Rebuilding 8 Society 8.1 Before the Golden Age 8.2 Golden Age Society 8.3 Modern Society 9 Game Rules 10 Work in Progress

[edit] Location

Universe-->Basilicus Prime Cluster-->Basilicus Prime Galaxy-->Ionro Arm-->Highlord Sector-->Hollowstar System

[edit] Statistics

Hollowstar
Star Name	Pixie Star
Scientific Name	BP1:Hollowstar
Class	Artificial energy source
Avg Temperature	270 STE
Luminosity	4.5701286764706E+28 SMU/GY
Mass	3E+25 tetrels
Radius	10 pars
Age	1,500 GY
Government
Governorship	{{{star governorship}}}
Government	Monarchy
Governor	{{{system governor}}}
Alliances	Hollowstar
Society
Largest Civilization	Miran
Capital	Red World Plateau
Weights and Measures	Reduced Hollowstar Coordinates
Language	Kelosian
Society Class	Type B: Interstellar Society
Population	200 million
Anthem
Motto	Potential is not finite
Economy
Currency	Barter
Productivity
GDP
Imports	Technology, Labor
Exports	Mineral, Technology

[edit] Worlds

• Hollowstar I: Jungleworld
• Hollowstar II: Miran
• Hollowstar III: Satersphere
• Hollowstar IV: Pixie Star

[edit] Overview

[edit] Government

[edit] Economy

[edit] History

2,500 years ago, a Kelosian whose name has long been lost in time (but who is now called the Ancestor by the people of Hollowstar) invented a space ship and immediately set off into space with his family, leaving the rest of the world to reinvent it millennia later. This action drew the attention of the powerful Negatron, who didn't want an empty spaceship crashing into his home and was willing to help the Ancestor survive. Astonished at the great distances involved, he jumped at the chance for knowledgeable help and went to work making his ship into a flying city.

Over dozens of generations the ship flew through space until the "lesser ancestors" invented Matter Unbinding. After modifying most of the ship into an Unbinder Generator, they set to work draining off space debris and using it to expand their ship. Eventually, the generator grew to a size that could absorb stars, and the lesser ancestors built a planet of their own.

[edit] The Golden Age

Needing a leader for the first time in centuries, the lesser ancestors held a council and arbitrarily decided to elect the oldest person who could benchpress 100 septs while explaining how the spaceship worked. This resulted in King Lessos Galvin, age 38.

King Lessos distributed the people across the planet and set to work draining off nearby stars and building a huge solar system around his planet, along with a combination force field - light source that caused the new homeworld to function as a star to the rest of the system, earning it the name "Hollowstar". It also served to prevent nighttime, an uncontroversial decision due to the long centuries in the spaceship. He also created the first of the "magical science" of Hollowstar, an implant that allowed him and his son Algen to protect themselves with shields that controlled temperature. Added to the planetary force field, this technology also regulated the environment to such an extent that the average lifespan quadrupled, from 40 years to 160. During his reign he established and made effective use of the Hollowstar Principle.

King Lessos died in his sleep at the ripe old age of 109, after appointing his son as king in his place. However, his nephew Melchas also laid claim to the crown, on the grounds that that he was now the oldest person in the world who could benchpress 100 septs while explaining how the now-nonexistent spaceship worked. The two cousins ended up dividing Hollowstar in two, right down the middle, with Algen taking one half, Melchas taking the other and a large group of peaceful folk with no loyalties occupying the middle and blurring the boundary.

Lessos' work as king gave Algen the upper hand, and he soon dwarfed his cousin in power and technology. Meanwhile, another upstart appeared, claiming the crown merely on the grounds that he wanted it and occupying one of the unused planets (more of a moon) with a barbaric army. He continued to rule that planet undisputed until the destruction of Hollowstar proper.

After these three kings had settled in, the populace took to calling Negatron the Fourth King, since while he didn't actually do anything he was still a very significant person.

After 139 golden years of creating strange monsters and mighty warriors, Hollowstar ended suddenly when King Algen was killed by one of his monsters. Melchas' son (who had become king of the other half after Melchas became senile) rushed in, captured the throne and broke a piece of machinery, causing the force field to go crazy and blow up Hollowstar. The other planets quickly froze.

[edit] The Rebuilding

During the War of Time's End, the Pixie Star functioned beyond its original purpose, gathering energy and herding the other planets of the Hollowstar System within its programmed orbit. After the war, colonists from the Malegus System returned to the Hollowstar System and harnessed the power of the Pixie Star to warm the other planets. The Pixie Star has continued to function as a containment device ever since.

[edit] Society

[edit] Before the Golden Age

Society in the space-ship years was hierarchical, based on lineage from the Ancestor. In the semi-communal society, everyone had their tasks to keep the ship working, but those with higher lineage got the more desirable tasks and had more say in how the ship interacted with its surroundings. In the dark, cramped quarters, lifespans were short, and the most common light source was a small cylinder with a heavily restricted magnesium flare set in the center. This cylinder projected light from both ends, providing enough light for the holder to perform a delicate task and everyone nearby to do something simple.

During the reign of Lessos Galvin, the hierarchy changed. King Lessos gradually abolished the old rule by lineage and set up a new system where the king was in charge and everyone else was equals - a benevolent dictatorship. His advances in automatic systems abolished most forms of work, and by the beginning of the Golden Age the people of Hollowstar were left with nothing to do.

[edit] Golden Age Society

During the Golden Age, the powerful planetary systems of Hollowstar Proper supplied all of the needs of the populace. Citizens of Hollowstar living on other planets in the system or traveling abroad imported supplies at abysmal prices, but the Gold King wasn't so quick to sell to outsiders, preferring to lead every visitor through a series of treasure hunts and battles before letting him purchase just a few things. Although the technology of Hollowstar was valuable, this difficult process led most outsiders to purchase from limited civilian traders rather than the government.

Civilian life on Hollowstar was dominated by the Deathless Arena, where Hollowstar civilians fought and killed each other repeatedly only to be resurrected. Status gained through winning battles carried a multitude of perks, and many civilians devoted their lives to advancing in the arena. Some civilians even took on the outsider quest, seeking certain powerful weapons that could only be purchased in that store. Throughout the Golden Age, life on Hollowstar was a huge game.

[edit] Modern Society

During the War of Time's End, the people of Hollowstar discovered the concept of minding their own business. The strong, variable hierarchy of previous ages fragmented, mingling with the casual balance of power on Peresedas. The powerful Antheon-supported culture supplanted the Seyaran, bringing Peresedas under a limited monarchy that granted freedoms to every individual. The deathless arenas survived the change, but they lost their position in society, becoming a recreational outlet for the warlike.

The colonists returning to the Hollowstar System brought these ideals with them, but they also brought the spirit of a colonist. The Hollowstar System is now dominated by a scattered community of explorers and researchers, each seeking to bring ancient Hollowstar back from the dead. This community obeys orders from Peresedas begrudgingly, but so far the orders have not been unreasonable enough to provoke any sort of rebellion.

[edit] Game Rules

BRPG Hollowstar System

[edit] Work in Progress

[x] Location Tree
[ ] Region
[x] Official Name
[x] Indigenous Name
[x] Motto
[ ] Anthem
[ ] Capital
[ ] Largest Civilization
[ ] Official Language(s)
[x] Government
[x] Government Leader(s)
[x] Star Class
[x] Average Temperature
[x] Star Mass
[x] Star Radius
[x] Star Age
[x] Worlds
[ ] Population
[ ] GDP/Productivity/Wealth
[ ] Time System

Description

[ ] Summary
[x] History
[ ] Geography
[ ] Climate
[ ] Geology
[ ] Government
[ ] Legal System
[ ] Foreign Relations
[ ] Military
[ ] Economy
[ ] Demographics
[ ] Ethnicity
[ ] People and Culture
[ ] Religion
[ ] Arts and Entertainment
[ ] Transportation
[ ] Education
[ ] Sports
[ ] Media
[ ] Technology
[ ] Transportation

Images

[ ] Flag/Banner
[ ] Seal/Symbol
[ ] Political Map
[ ] Star System Map
[ ] Star Region Map
[ ] System Map/Location
[ ] Planetscapes