The things from the google doc so I can reads while I'm not home
It's the future (shock horror)
The middle of the third millennium (2400-2500)
Mankind has done its best to spread into the stars, though faster than light travel remains out of reach
Primary means of space travel are lightsail systems/fusion engines that allow vessels to travel up to 20% the speed of light: fast as fuck, but long journeys are still a necessity
Humanity has successfully reached and colonised Alpha Centauri, and a terraforming initiative is well under way on Proxima Centauri b (re-named Pangu)
Other terraforming initiatives underway on other planets within the system, though these are not nearly as far on as Pangu
Many artificial stations within the system that humans reside on
Technology is advanced, but not to the point of gaudiness
Think railguns and high-powered engines rather than warp speed and ray guns
ALSO CYBERNETICS COS CYBERNETICS ARE AWESOME
Space elevators a common sight on most inhabited planets: ships dock at stations at the top of them and the crew can then descend onto the planet below
OKAY THAT'S ENOUGH SETTING GUFF LET'S GET INTO THE PLOT
Three years ago a vast structure, the size of a small planet, was caught in the gravitational pull of one of Alpha Centauri's stars and began to orbit it: it came to be named Xibalba
Initially believed to be a rogue planet, it soon became apparent that it was artificial: this thing was built rather than made
Think "H.R. Giger designed a planet" and you'd be on the right track
This structure is also the first definitive proof of other life existing within the universe
The first explorers of this bizarre new arrival reported all manner of strange sights and incredible
technology far beyond anything mankind is still capable of
They also reported all manner of dangers and disturbing threats within the planet-sized structure as well
Arguments (and outright conflict in some cases) between planet-based factions and their spacefaring rivals have broken out since Xibalba's appearance
Planet faction/s want the structure quarantined and carefully studied, believing it to be a threat
Spacefaring factions see it as an opportunity to be exploited/exploited (and quite frankly it's none of those fucking grounders' business anyway)
Amidst all the confusion and fighting, a few daring/fucking mental explorers and pioneers have made their way to Xibalba and begun to explore
Their motivations vary: some out for profit, others are there for the science, and there are religious orders who see the structure as a sign of their faith in the mix too
