Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 41. Scout If you see the bright green eyes of Scout grow larger in your sky, visit local monuments; prepare to say goodbye. Take the time to honour your surroundings…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 36. Pawn The Pawns are, as their name implies, disposable detachments of our average infantry, with a modest set of user-friendly weapons and defences. A single Pawn is useless cannon…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 31. The Village (Pōr T’iēm) The Village was built for senior citizens, and their moulting pets. We all dream of retirement, but few will reach the requisite age. Pensions pay for paradise, and…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 26. Foundry Foundry offers zero-hour contracts to its staff. Ever since the smog supplanted Manufacturing lines, metal and derivatives have fallen out of fashion. We still make use of…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 21. Diseased and Cured Supplemental Engineering Although unsung, Engineering is essential; the most important department in the fleet. We stretch it over several ships, with a number of supplemental vessels. In practice, subordinates…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 16. The Gallery For several generations — at the start of our journey — art was abandoned; culture was scrubbed. Residential arks were stocked with a digital library of classics…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. Links to the remainder of A Decent Land can be found in this collection. 11. Greenbelt Citadel (Zaļā Yowusta) Zaļā Yowusta is forbidden territory. Only a few royal delegates may visit, and natives stay put; fearful of disease. They take special care with their on-board forestry, scooped…

Poetry, inspired by a local writing group, and a few personal updates and thoughts I’d like to share! — Dear Diary, I first wrote in your pages when I was about nine years old. Back then, I had a toothache, played Rayman and worried about pronouncing the tee-haitch in “through”. Instead, I said “froo” — my juvenile tongue was confused by the troublesome syllable. After a few…

Brief biographies of the first forty ships to arrive in the system Mammaria. — Part One of this anthology is available here. 6. Diseased Metropolis (Vetzsas Maias) Vetzsas Maias was once a proud capital, but now it holds that status out of pity. It’s a shaking, traumatised invalid, with a thriving media industry. I suppose, when I meet the Musicians of Maias, it’s easy to see why creativity blooms…