The Outworlders

Chapter 1 -- New Beginnings

Year 2088, February 22, Planet Sol Standard

Humans. The sole dominant species, inhabitants of their home world, Planet Sol. What was once a primitive race of cavemen evolved into a spacefaring civilization, pushing the boundaries of possibility. From discovering fire to harnessing wormholes and nuclear fusion energy, from rudimentary tools to advanced artificial intelligence, humanity's journey has been one of relentless curiosity and innovation. Throughout millennia, humans have shaped and reshaped their world, conquering challenges and striving to understand the universe's nature. Their unique ability to adapt, communicate, and collaborate has not only ensured survival but has also propelled them to explore the stars, seeking new frontiers and untapped knowledge. System after system, planet after planet, and most importantly, contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, eventually leading to both increasing and decreasing relations.

Today, humans stand as a testament to ingenuity's power and the unyielding spirit of exploration, forever reaching beyond the known into the vast expanse of possibility, hailing as the most advanced civilization in the known interstellar medium.

However, reality differs from fiction. Humanity didn't venture into space as one unified race under Planet Sol's single banner. They ventured out as separate states, and these spacefaring nations are only those developed enough to harness space travel. Depending on their pacts and alignments, these nations have either similar or differing goals and objectives. Among these nations, The Republic of Joazkardia stands as humanity's most powerful, renowned for its staggering patriotism, loyalty, and bravery among its people, as well as its technological and military might, unmatched by many, except for a few of its most powerful peer adversaries.

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Planet Aurora-277B

7:30 AM Local Time

After a preceding one-year close observation at the inhabitants of this planet, the discoveries of events and other aspects on the surface were so shocking and incomprehensible that the government has started to classify anything regarding Aurora-277B. The reason? "National security," they claimed. It remains undetermined when the Joazkardian government will declassify and reveal the beauty, anomalies, and most importantly, it's documentation of the anomalous nature, threats and potential dangers of this planet to the public. As a whole, it took them two years, the first half dedicated to observation strictly through orbit and re-entry hypersonic aircrafts, to finally have a decision before they landed and stepped foot on Aurora-277B.

What started as a highly promising star system -- named "Aurora-277" as discovered by the Joazkardian Aerospace Agency's 'Astralis' space telescope, stationed six hundred light-years away at the VR33 Star System, three colonies were planned to be established on this world of anomaly. Site X-12 is the most developed of the three. Site X-14, situated at the far north near the ice caps, is the youngest colony, with construction currently in progress. The second colony, Site X-13, situated on an island south near the ice caps, has already undergone enough development and infrastructure to begin production. It's very first gigafactory has already completed rapid construction in an impressive 168 working days, from paperwork to finished product.

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Site X-12, Gunther twin-islands, Aurora-277B

A man paced around the balcony, his eyes fixed on the construction on the other side of the road that stretched towards the distance. As he listened to the echoing sound of heavy equipment, a distant rumbling caught his attention. Looking out, he witnessed the majestic descent of a spacefaring behemoth. A gigantic Single-Stage-to-Orbit spacecraft, a testament to human ingenuity and ambition. Its sleek, cylindrical body, painted a pristine white, tapered gently towards the blunt and rounded nose, where it gleamed as it embraces sunlight.