Revision as of 16:51, 25 March 2011

System

The Cyon system is nestled between the Plosa Nebula and the Rigor Strand, making it a mildly popular fueling stop for traders travelling through the Daucon Corridor to access the Shard or Ulsha systems. It has four planets and three asteroid belts.

Sun

Cyon is a mid-range G-type white star. There is evidence that it was once a binary star, but managed to absorb its sister billions of years ago without going nova. It is likely that the resulting reaction destroyed at least two planets in close orbit, creating the Maolainn belt.

Planets

The Cyon system has four planets: Pyracan, Chyurus, Austral, and Calopex. Pyracan and Chyurus are rocky, while Austral and Calopex are both gas giants.

Moons

Pyracan has two moons, Adust and Cana. Adust is large and dusty pink, and Cana is a small but extremely reflective bluish-brown, and revolves around Adust.

Other Phenomena

The Cyon system has three asteroid belts, with two placed between Pyracan and Cyon, and one between Pyracan and Chyurus. In increasing distance from Cyon, they are the Maolainn belt, the Ghamha belt, and the Loideainn belt.

History

Ancient History

• 694 CE - The Supreme One speaks to the Holy Daughter Zoru Ruannaigh in Dirus, laying out his Path for the Pyracani.

Modern History

• 1938 CE - Bonding Day. Wurr Dourragh successfully unifies the Twelve Nations under a single government, and instills the Church of the Supreme One as the official religion, banning the worship of false gods.
• 2340 CE - Pyracan is ‘discovered’ by a Hekayti probe occupied by the body of Hiver war heroine Einkap Astr Angbarskfruktledelkrig. A manned scout is sent soon after with an exploratory party.
• 2346 CE – A major rift in the church of the Supreme One begins in the holy city of Dirus after a Hiver bomb blows up their newly-built spaceport in Aureus, killing over a thousand Pyracani and throwing the planet into panic. A large group of senior priests, led by High Confessor Prut Currin, declare that the beings beyond the moons are subjects of a much more complex and multifaceted Supreme One than was previously known. This flies in the face of the High Bishops’ ruling in 2341 that beings beyond Pyracan are direct agents of the Supreme One, and their actions mirror the Supreme One’s will for the Pyracani.
• 2347 CE – High Confessor Prut Currin defeats all five High Bishops in one-on-one combat, and installs five new High Bishops, in an event later called the Purple Dawn.

Hiver War

• 2347 CE - Late in the year, the Grand Council formally declares war on the Hivers, despite owning only three small, armed FTL-capable ships.
• 2348 CE – The Pyracani make a pact with the Falari to serve as ground troops in the Falari space navy, and serve with honor for more than 300 years, leaving a ceremonial force with the Falari even after they’ve developed their own space navy.

Geography

Continents

Pyracan has three main continents.

Cities of Note

• Aureus - The capital of Pyracan since the Bonding in 1938 united the twelve nations, it is occupied by over eight million sapients. Almost all of the planet's technical or industrial jobs are found in Aureus and its immediate suburbs, and four of the six universities that teach a 'modern' education are found here. Frequently demonized by the country folk as sinful and overly liberal, this is likely due to it housing the vast majority of the offworlders on Pyracan.
• Dirus - Pyracan's most populous (and largest) city, housing over twelve million in a sprawl that stretches for fifty miles. It draws religious pilgrims several times a year due to being the city where the Supreme One laid out the Path to his followers. On its outskirts is Laobhe Academy, the premier military school on Pyracan.
• Latrans - Once a large village centered around a gigantic artisan monastery on a hill, offworld developers began to build hotels and other attractions to attract tourists in the early 2500's. During the 2500's, it was a well-known tourist trap, and locals were hired to act like outworlder expectations, playing the noble savage to a tee. As Pyracani began to permeate into the Ancient Expanse, they became less of a fad, and the tourism trade collapsed. Now, the city has a mere five hundred thousand citizens, and has since re-appropriated many of the abandoned modern buildings for their own use.
• Lotis – A temperate village of forty-five thousand, it sits between the four long, thin lakes known as the Marks and the Eoghainn sea. It is known for having one of the two modern universities on Pyracan outside of Aureus, and for its monestary that hand-crafts energy weapons.
• Mesomel - A subtropical beach community of eighty-five thousand, popular with Ancient Expanse surfers and anglers for its large fish and larger waves. It houses a monestary, Tarrpaigh, which is the sole source of the light green liquor of the same name.

Major Oceans

Major Rivers

Climate

In general, it is a mild and moist planet, with abundant greenery and a relatively small polar cap. Temperatures change very little from season to season in most populated areas.

Biology

Flora

Fauna

Geology

Orbital Period:
Radius:
Day Length:
Atmospheric Pressure:
Surface Temperature:
Surface Gravity:

Minerals

Society

Language

The primary spoken and written language of Pyracan is Canii, closely followed by Hekayan.

Government

Grand Council

Pyracan is governed by the Grand Council, which in turn appoints an Alpha to oversee the government. The Council consists of elected representatives from the 12 nations of the Pyracani, who are in turn formed from hundreds of tribes. The Council meets once a month to decide on issues facing the society as a whole, and sometimes more frequently if there are pressing issues, or if the world is at war.

Law among the Pyracani is often administered through the individual nations, with the Grand Council serving a dual role as a Supreme Court if a nation is unable to decide a case internally. This is rare, but in the cases where it has happened, the Council’s decision is final.

Church of the Supreme One

The main church of Pyracan serves in a quasi-governmental role in adjudicating some disputes and has its own small standing army, though there have been recent governmental inquiries into its necessity.

The Twelve Nations

Each of the twelve nations has its own laws and customs, and typically handles its own affairs so long as it’s not a multi-nation or offworlder issue. They are as follows:

• Albhainn – City of Lotis.
• Chiarrain – City of Dirus.
• Conmarra
• Cuirrc – City-state of Mesomel.
• Ghasa
• Ghirr – Capital of Aureus, and the seat of the Grand Council.
• Magnnais
• Midhirr – City of Latrans
• Murrnain
• Nuallainn – Extremely dry, it is the home nation of the Nuall subrace, a five foot tall, sandy-furred people with narrow snouts, slight builds and very large ears.
• Suibhnne
• Tuathaill

Military

Economy

Infrastructure

Industry

The Pyracani have an extremely rich tradition of artisanal crafting, eschewing modern methods and mechanization wherever possible. Many have a belief that the Supreme One can be introduced to non-living materials through thoughtful and purposeful crafting, and thus the act of creating is a religious act. They have formed this into a niche market for gourmet and luxury goods, and do quite well for themselves.

Agriculture

Agriculture and aquaculture are major industries of Pyracan, though they have nowhere near the output of Muscipulans or the efficiency of the Hekayti.

They are well-known for their domesticated animals, producing some of the finest meat, milk and fur in the Ancient Expanse.

Natural Resources

Education

Pyracan houses eleven public universities and almost fifty private ones, but only six of these address modern subjects such as engineering, astronomy, piloting, manufacturing, nano/genetic medicine, and Hiverspace history. This is a list of the more notable schools.

• University of Ghirr – The largest university on Pyracan and one of the six ‘modern’ universities, it is known for its law and political science curricula. It is located in Aureus.
• Gabhainn University – A prestigious private university in Lotis and one of the six ‘modern’ universities, it is known for its engineering, journalism and domesticated animal and plant genetics curricula.
• Seannain College – Focused solely on Liberal Arts subjects like history, psychology, philosophy, theology and anthropology, this private college is one of the six ‘modern’ universities, and located in Aureus.
• Raghlagh University –
• Laobhe Academy – The most prestigious military academy on Pyracan, just outside of Dirus.
• University of Tuathaill -
• Midhirr College -

Religion

Rites of Passage

Entertainment

Theater

Sports

Fiction

Games

Music

Visual Arts

Miscellaneous

Demographics

On Pyracan, 46% of Pyracani are male and 54% are female. The average age is 56, and the average age at death is 130. Approximately 2% of the population is disabled in some fashion. Average income is slightly below average in the Ancient Expanse. The average Pyracani has completed fifteen years of education, and has an associate’s degree. 83% own their own home, and there is an unemployment rate of 9%. Nearly 85% of Pyracani self-identify as mixed-race. The only significant race is the Nuall, a small, slight group with short hair, long, thin muzzles and large ears. They isolate themselves in small tribes in the deserts of Nuallainn, and do not pay taxes or otherwise engage in government or politics.

Pyracan features a significant number of Falari, Muscipulans and Hekayti, with a small number of outverser immigrants. The Falari and Hekayti populations mainly stick to the city of Aureus and a few tourist areas, while the Muscipulans have been grabbing up rural land over the last hundred years and making estates and hobby farms. While the Falari are widely accepted as noble (if overly technical and modern) allies in the Hiver War, the Hekayti and Muscipulan populations elicit a wide variety of reactions. The general negative stereotype of the Hekayti on Pyracan is as a meddling Empire that looks down on other races, while the Muscipulans are seen as an untrustworthy, money-grubbing race who use their money to secretly influence and control Pyracan’s Grand Council.

Back to Lore.