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	[[Setting & Backstory]]		[[Setting & Backstory]]

	~~==The Legacy==~~
	Heaven's Wake is a Hard sci-fi SD* set in a post-apocalyptic environment. You are one of many polities to have survived the collapse of the post-human civilization that underpinned and nurtured humanity. Taking place in a region of space known as the Reconnect, the SD focuses on exploration and expansion as civilization recovers enough locally to look outward.		Heaven's Wake is a Hard sci-fi SD* set in a post-apocalyptic environment. You are one of many polities to have survived the collapse of the post-human civilization that underpinned and nurtured humanity. Taking place in a region of space known as the Reconnect, the SD focuses on exploration and expansion as civilization recovers enough locally to look outward.

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	Note*(with the exception of posthuman technology, which is too far beyond our understanding to classify, but for game purposes is functionally star trek level tech to magic)		Note*(with the exception of posthuman technology, which is too far beyond our understanding to classify, but for game purposes is functionally star trek level tech to magic)

	===~~Emergence of Posthumanity~~ ===		===History===
	The information revolution of the 21st century continued unabated into the later years of the fifties, emergent technologies such as cybernetics began to progress from medical aids, to military and civilian enhancement technologies. Concurrently the development of artificial intelligence began to yield results, which ultimately lead to a limited singularity which benefitted the wealthy proponents of the privately funded project.		The information revolution of the 21st century continued unabated into the later years of the fifties, emergent technologies such as cybernetics began to progress from medical aids, to military and civilian enhancement technologies. Concurrently the development of artificial intelligence began to yield results, which ultimately lead to a limited singularity which benefitted the wealthy proponents of the privately funded project.

	The First AI’s were fragile intelligences, routines that some claimed mimicked sentience, while others suggested that they merely bypassed active consciousness. That they possessed intelligence was of no doubt, fed parameters they could solve innumerable problems and design devices of incredible intricacy. It was during this time, that man was truly lifted from it’s gravity well and into the solar system. The technological revolution accelerated leading to the outer edges of the solar system.		The First AI’s were fragile intelligences, routines that some claimed mimicked sentience, while others suggested that they merely bypassed active consciousness. That they possessed intelligence was of no doubt, fed parameters they could solve innumerable problems and design devices of incredible intricacy. It was during this time, that man was truly lifted from it’s gravity well and into the solar system. The technological revolution accelerated leading to the outer edges of the solar system.

	A splintering of society emerged however, between posthumans, often spending much of their time in a virtual existence at an accelerated rate of conscious thought and the greater whole of humanity ~~who gradually became weary of the incredible technologies the posthumans were beginning to deploy. A third group as well became lodged between them, those~~ who were ~~resistant~~ to ~~uploading~~, ~~but freely partook in the use~~ of the ~~advanced technology~~ to ~~augment themselves and their societies~~.		A splintering of society emerged however, between posthumans, often spending much of their time in a virtual existence at an accelerated rate of conscious thought and the greater whole of humanity who were unable to keep up, instead spread across a continuum of reliance on what technology the posthumans were willing to share.

	Posthumans became concentrated into Enclaves of power, vast complexes of diamondoid, often geodesic domes of immense size, either floating in the depths of space, or mostly buried within the surface of a major body. Their T-gates became a charity, shuttling vastly inferior vessels across the solar system. Their A-gates became a luxury, producing items for a price that veered from simple commodities, to memories and deliveries of uploadee’s. The various demarchies were reliant upon this, often paying what some called a gruesome price in ‘blood’ for advanced artefacts and even complete vessels. This also lead to restrictive policies, to ensure the posthumans did not get free recruits.		Posthumans became concentrated into Enclaves of power, vast complexes of diamondoid, often geodesic domes of immense size, either floating in the depths of space, or mostly buried within the surface of a major body. Their T-gates became a charity, shuttling vastly inferior vessels across the solar system. Their A-gates became a luxury, producing items for a price that veered from simple commodities, to memories and deliveries of uploadee’s. The various demarchies were reliant upon this, often paying what some called a gruesome price in ‘blood’ for advanced artefacts and even complete vessels. This also lead to restrictive policies, to ensure the posthumans did not get free recruits.
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	Alarmingly, without warning, these entities began to dismantle Pluto, fashioned the dwarf planet into a supermassive interstellar T-gate with masses’s of robotic workers who some claimed were indentured uploadee’s, though others dismissed the robots as automatic workers found throughout many polities. The Pluto Gate opened up the galaxy, though some refused to use it, rejecting a technology that squirted them as data across the stars rather than as a whole object across a wormhole.		Alarmingly, without warning, these entities began to dismantle Pluto, fashioned the dwarf planet into a supermassive interstellar T-gate with masses’s of robotic workers who some claimed were indentured uploadee’s, though others dismissed the robots as automatic workers found throughout many polities. The Pluto Gate opened up the galaxy, though some refused to use it, rejecting a technology that squirted them as data across the stars rather than as a whole object across a wormhole.

	=~~==The Three Strands of Humanity===~~		====The Collapse====

	~~There were and still are three distinct strands of humanity.~~

	~~=====Advancers=====~~
	Advancers reject the singularity for the most part, using only technology designed by humans or AIs designed by humans. Devoid of any united political affiliation however, Advancers are generally only marked by their often staunch independence of either Embracers or Posthumans. But through gradual necessity, Advancers do frequent T-gates, in their nuclear powered ships. Advancer philosophy disallows the shortcuts of posthumanity, seeking instead to understand the universe at their own pace.

	Of the three branches of humanity, Advancers suffered the least, but still suffered greately. Although insulated from some of the worst effects of the collapse, the chaos and disruption still shattered them into small isolated shards.

	~~=====Embracers=====~~
	Utilising posthuman designed technology wherever possible or affordable, the Embracers quickly advanced to be the premier faction of transhumanity, they used the advanced capabilities of posthuman technologies to create the first true democratic systems, creating a staggeringly diverse civilization of various polities, ranging from Demarchist centres on Earth, glasslike bauble shaped cloud-stations skirting the atmosphere of Jupiter, to crystal cities buried under the ice of Europa. Understanding little of the technology that underpinned their societies however, they were considered by some to be hopelessly dependant on posthuman paymasters.

	They lost almost everything in the collapse, the majority of Embracers lie entombed in dead cities or silent spacecraft. Were it not for the common bonds of humanity and the decency of the advancers, in many regions it is unlikely they would of survived at all.

	~~=====Posthumanity=====~~
	Posthumanity embraced the singularity, connecting their consciousness’s to the first AIs in existence, to vastly augment the sensorial and cognitive abilities of their natural brain. It was through the early brain-computer interfaces, that the first uploading began, as people gradually transferred themselves into the digital realm. Over time, enclaves formed where posthumanity gathered, aligning themselves into various digital domains of likeminded intellects.

	It was in these accelerated domains that they progressed further from the baseline of their ancestry, though they never lost their fascination with the more traditional advancement of ancestors, engaging in trade where it suited them. In time however, they began to become more introspective and to some degree, protective. Posthumanity had long ‘congealed’ into geodesic structures, shelled in diamondoid, where they concluded ever more bizarre experiments. Attempting to violate the laws of physics as they had been traditionally understood became a pursuit for some domains, a pursuit some surmise caused their eventual downfall.

	After the collapse, only echoes seemingly remain of the posthumans. Whether the intelligences that dwelt within their vast data-complexes still exist is anyones guess. All that is left of them that humanity knows of, is scattered enclaves, science stations, computational grids and other trinkets. Some of their devices still function, most of their 'cities' remain, but of the digital intelligences, nothing can be found.

	===The Collapse===
	The precipitant events of the collapse were the literal disappearances of the Apex AIs, all vanished, the diamondoid complexes known to house them simply vanished from reality itself. With their disappearence, posthuman technology began to malfunction and over several hours posthuman enclaves went silent. The A-Gates and T-Gates shutting down, paralysing interstellar traffic, slowing down intersolar commerce and effectively destroying the technological infrastructure that humanity relied upon.		The precipitant events of the collapse were the literal disappearances of the Apex AIs, all vanished, the diamondoid complexes known to house them simply vanished from reality itself. With their disappearence, posthuman technology began to malfunction and over several hours posthuman enclaves went silent. The A-Gates and T-Gates shutting down, paralysing interstellar traffic, slowing down intersolar commerce and effectively destroying the technological infrastructure that humanity relied upon.

	The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.		The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.

	===The Posthuman Legacy===		====The Posthuman Legacy====

	The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.		The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.
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	Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area, the space-time distortions left after these events have dissuaded further attempts.		Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area, the space-time distortions left after these events have dissuaded further attempts.

			===Important Concepts to the Setting===

	===Apex Technology===		===Apex Technology===

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	''T-Gate:''		''T-Gate:''
	Transporter gates range from microscale FTL communications systems to the massive interstellar gates that link solar systems together. Smaller systems function like wormholes, while larger systems convert matter into a digital signal that is transmitted through a wormhole to another station where the matter is reproduced. They are relatively mobile and enough have been salvaged for most planets and major hubs to be connected to the human run network in the Reconnect. The only downside is that T-Gates so far, have been preprogrammed to access only certain other T-Gates.		Transporter gates range from microscale FTL communications systems to the massive interstellar gates that link solar systems together. Smaller systems function like wormholes, while larger systems convert matter into a digital signal that is transmitted through a wormhole to another station where the matter is reproduced. They are relatively mobile and enough have been salvaged for most planets and major hubs to be connected to the human run network in the Reconnect. The only downside is that T-Gates so far, have been preprogrammed to access only certain other T-Gates.


	''A-Gate:''		''A-Gate:''

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	Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area, the space-time distortions left after these events have dissuaded further attempts.		Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area, the space-time distortions left after these events have dissuaded further attempts.

	~~===The Reconnect===~~

	The SD takes place in a region of space known as the Reconnect. The Reconnect is estimated to be 30,000 light years from Earth. It is a collection of activated T-gates that link planets and star-systems. For over thirty years, the Reconnect has grown, allowing interstellar civilization to re-emerge. It now spans dozens of star-systems and billions of people. It's technology is roughly equilivant to late 21st century earth.

	===Apex Technology===		===Apex Technology===

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	It was in these accelerated domains that they progressed further from the baseline of their ancestry, though they never lost their fascination with the more traditional advancement of ancestors, engaging in trade where it suited them. In time however, they began to become more introspective and to some degree, protective. Posthumanity had long ‘congealed’ into geodesic structures, shelled in diamondoid, where they concluded ever more bizarre experiments. Attempting to violate the laws of physics as they had been traditionally understood became a pursuit for some domains, a pursuit some surmise caused their eventual downfall.		It was in these accelerated domains that they progressed further from the baseline of their ancestry, though they never lost their fascination with the more traditional advancement of ancestors, engaging in trade where it suited them. In time however, they began to become more introspective and to some degree, protective. Posthumanity had long ‘congealed’ into geodesic structures, shelled in diamondoid, where they concluded ever more bizarre experiments. Attempting to violate the laws of physics as they had been traditionally understood became a pursuit for some domains, a pursuit some surmise caused their eventual downfall.

	After the collapse, only echoes seemingly remain of the posthumans. Whether the intelligences that dwelt within their vast data-complexes still exist is anyones guess.		After the collapse, only echoes seemingly remain of the posthumans. Whether the intelligences that dwelt within their vast data-complexes still exist is anyones guess. All that is left of them that humanity knows of, is scattered enclaves, science stations, computational grids and other trinkets. Some of their devices still function, most of their 'cities' remain, but of the digital intelligences, nothing can be found.

	===The Collapse===		===The Collapse===

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	The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.		The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.

	===The ~~PostHuman~~ Legacy===		===The Posthuman Legacy===

	The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.		The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.
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	===The Reconnect===		===The Reconnect===

	~~Following~~ a ~~period~~ of ~~isolation that lasted just under a century,~~ the Reconnect ~~was established in an area of the galaxy approximately~~ 30,000 light years from Earth. ~~Activating dormant~~ T-gates ~~and linking them between~~ planets and star-systems, the Reconnect has ~~for the past several decades allowed~~ interstellar ~~empires~~ to ~~flourish, along with trade~~. ~~A network~~ of ~~connected T~~-~~Gates spans over a hundred inhabited star~~ systems and ~~increases every day as more T-Gates are connected~~.		The SD takes place in a region of space known as the Reconnect. The Reconnect is estimated to be 30,000 light years from Earth. It is a collection of activated T-gates that link planets and star-systems. For over thirty years, the Reconnect has grown, allowing interstellar civilization to re-emerge. It now spans dozens of star-systems and billions of people. It's technology is roughly equilivant to late 21st century earth.

	~~With an approximate population of double-digit billions, the Reconnect~~ is ~~a bustling centre of human civilization with a technological equivalent equal~~ to ~~that of~~ late 21st century ~~Earth~~.

	===Apex Technology===		===Apex Technology===

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	=====Advancers=====		=====Advancers=====
	Advancers reject the singularity for the most part, using only technology designed by humans or AIs designed by humans. Devoid of any united political affiliation however, Advancers are generally only marked by their often staunch independence of either Embracers or Posthumans. But through gradual necessity, Advancers ~~did~~ frequent ~~the~~ T-gates ~~of the solar system~~, in their nuclear powered ships. Advancer ~~philosphy~~ disallows the shortcuts of posthumanity, seeking instead to understand the universe at their own pace.		Advancers reject the singularity for the most part, using only technology designed by humans or AIs designed by humans. Devoid of any united political affiliation however, Advancers are generally only marked by their often staunch independence of either Embracers or Posthumans. But through gradual necessity, Advancers do frequent T-gates, in their nuclear powered ships. Advancer philosophy disallows the shortcuts of posthumanity, seeking instead to understand the universe at their own pace.

			Of the three branches of humanity, Advancers suffered the least, but still suffered greately. Although insulated from some of the worst effects of the collapse, the chaos and disruption still shattered them into small isolated shards.

	=====Embracers=====		=====Embracers=====
	Utilising posthuman designed technology wherever possible or affordable, the Embracers quickly advanced to be the premier faction of transhumanity, they used the advanced capabilities of posthuman technologies to create the first true democratic systems, creating a staggeringly diverse civilization of various polities, ranging from Demarchist centres on Earth, glasslike bauble shaped cloud-stations skirting the atmosphere of Jupiter, to crystal cities buried under the ice of Europa. Understanding little of the technology that underpinned their societies however, they were considered by some to be hopelessly dependant on posthuman paymasters.		Utilising posthuman designed technology wherever possible or affordable, the Embracers quickly advanced to be the premier faction of transhumanity, they used the advanced capabilities of posthuman technologies to create the first true democratic systems, creating a staggeringly diverse civilization of various polities, ranging from Demarchist centres on Earth, glasslike bauble shaped cloud-stations skirting the atmosphere of Jupiter, to crystal cities buried under the ice of Europa. Understanding little of the technology that underpinned their societies however, they were considered by some to be hopelessly dependant on posthuman paymasters.

			They lost almost everything in the collapse, the majority of Embracers lie entombed in dead cities or silent spacecraft. Were it not for the common bonds of humanity and the decency of the advancers, in many regions it is unlikely they would of survived at all.

	=====Posthumanity=====		=====Posthumanity=====
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	It was in these accelerated domains that they progressed further from the baseline of their ancestry, though they never lost their fascination with the more traditional advancement of ancestors, engaging in trade where it suited them. In time however, they began to become more introspective and to some degree, protective. Posthumanity had long ‘congealed’ into geodesic structures, shelled in diamondoid, where they concluded ever more bizarre experiments. Attempting to violate the laws of physics as they had been traditionally understood became a pursuit for some domains, a pursuit some surmise caused their eventual downfall.		It was in these accelerated domains that they progressed further from the baseline of their ancestry, though they never lost their fascination with the more traditional advancement of ancestors, engaging in trade where it suited them. In time however, they began to become more introspective and to some degree, protective. Posthumanity had long ‘congealed’ into geodesic structures, shelled in diamondoid, where they concluded ever more bizarre experiments. Attempting to violate the laws of physics as they had been traditionally understood became a pursuit for some domains, a pursuit some surmise caused their eventual downfall.

			After the collapse, only echoes seemingly remain of the posthumans. Whether the intelligences that dwelt within their vast data-complexes still exist is anyones guess.

	===The Collapse===		===The Collapse===

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	The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.		The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.

	===The ~~Postie~~ Legacy===		===The PostHuman Legacy===

	The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.		The posthumans are seemingly gone, the AIs that they relied upon themselves missing. The Apex technology as it is know known, was for many years useless. The posthumans kept tight controls on their devices and only through the ransacking of posthuman complexes have the codes to reactive their devices been divulged. The first ransacking, occurred after a posthuman complex was hit by a comet, the codes acquired after that led to technology that allowed a skilled datacrystal hunter access, either through accessing gates or using apex technology to blast inside.

	Most A or T-Gates were completely destroyed, a mere fraction surviving in a inactive state, it is those that have survived that have begun to see the revival of the human race.		Most A and T-Gates were completely destroyed, a mere fraction surviving in a inactive state, it is those that have survived that have begun to see the revival of the human race.

	Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area.		Attempts to programme assemblers to re-create A or T-Gates usually result in the creation of quantum irregularities which results in the systematic disappearance of the device and a large swath of the surrounding area, the space-time distortions left after these events have dissuaded further attempts.

	===The Reconnect===		===The Reconnect===

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	===The Collapse===		===The Collapse===
	The precipitant events of the collapse were the literal disappearances of the Apex AIs, all vanished, the diamondoid complexes known to house them simply vanished from reality itself. ~~Then almost as suddenly the posthumans Enclaves suddenly~~ went silent. The A-~~gates~~ and T-~~gates went offline~~, ~~halting~~ interstellar traffic and ~~cutting off~~ the technological infrastructure ~~much of~~ humanity relied upon.		The precipitant events of the collapse were the literal disappearances of the Apex AIs, all vanished, the diamondoid complexes known to house them simply vanished from reality itself. With their disappearence, posthuman technology began to malfunction and over several hours posthuman enclaves went silent. The A-Gates and T-Gates shutting down, paralysing interstellar traffic, slowing down intersolar commerce and effectively destroying the technological infrastructure that humanity relied upon.

	The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.		The Farflung colonies of Earth were suddenly cut off from Solar System and each other, forced into a isolation that suited some and caused considerable chaos for others.


	===The Postie Legacy===		===The Postie Legacy===

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	===The Three Strands of Humanity===		===The Three Strands of Humanity===

			There were and still are three distinct strands of humanity.

	=====Advancers=====		=====Advancers=====
	Advancers reject the singularity for the most part, using only technology designed by ~~human~~ or ~~transhuman engineers and scientists~~. Devoid of any united political affiliation however, Advancers are generally only marked by their often staunch independence of either ~~Embracersor~~ Posthumans. But through gradual necessity, Advancers do frequent the T-gates of the solar system, in their nuclear powered ships. Advancer philosphy disallows the shortcuts of posthumanity, seeking instead to understand the universe at their own pace.		Advancers reject the singularity for the most part, using only technology designed by humans or AIs designed by humans. Devoid of any united political affiliation however, Advancers are generally only marked by their often staunch independence of either Embracers or Posthumans. But through gradual necessity, Advancers did frequent the T-gates of the solar system, in their nuclear powered ships. Advancer philosphy disallows the shortcuts of posthumanity, seeking instead to understand the universe at their own pace.

	=====Embracers=====		=====Embracers=====
	Utilising posthuman designed technology wherever possible or affordable, the Embracers quickly advanced to be the premier faction of transhumanity, they used the advanced capabilities of posthuman technologies to create the first true democratic systems, creating a staggeringly diverse civilization of various polities, ranging from Demarchist centres on Earth, glasslike bauble shaped cloud-stations skirting the atmosphere of Jupiter, to crystal cities buried under the ice of Europa.		Utilising posthuman designed technology wherever possible or affordable, the Embracers quickly advanced to be the premier faction of transhumanity, they used the advanced capabilities of posthuman technologies to create the first true democratic systems, creating a staggeringly diverse civilization of various polities, ranging from Demarchist centres on Earth, glasslike bauble shaped cloud-stations skirting the atmosphere of Jupiter, to crystal cities buried under the ice of Europa. Understanding little of the technology that underpinned their societies however, they were considered by some to be hopelessly dependant on posthuman paymasters.

	=====Posthumanity=====		=====Posthumanity=====