originally posted in:The New Dojo
[spoiler]Alright. I have no idea where to post this so I'm going to start here. We really need a section for the celestial bodies around Tatakai...[/spoiler]
[i]"...and the moon watched over us like a benevolent queen, in which the disorder and calamity of the world was reflected upon us in a timeless silver light. Yet it was not us that it showed. No. It was peace. It was... harmony. And it was beautiful." [/i]- Exert from the [i]Divinum Lumen[/i], Old Holy Text
[b][i]Concordia, Tatakai's Moon[/i][/b]
The only other known body in the Tatakai system, as well as the planet's largest natural satellite, Concordia functions as a important part of life. With an effect and scale similar to that of Earth's moon [i]Luna[/i], it has a major impact on gravitational stability, ocean tides/movement patterns, and day and night cycles.
[b]History[/b]
Long ago, when Tatakai was first seeded by the ancient [i]Precursors[/i] and the prime intelligence system known as "LILITH", Concordia was used mainly as a planetary observatory. It contained a complicated device known as the [i]Atlas[/i], which held the blueprints for Precursor structures and complexes throughout the planet and their significances. Later, due to the efforts of the few created [i]Descendant Primes[/i], it was thought to be destroyed. But later, it was found that the Atlas' Key had in fact fallen to the surface, and the device itself was undamaged.
Following the recovery of the Key by the early descendants of the Primes (only to then be known as [i]The First People[/i]), the celestial significance of the moon was discovered by a group of scientific scholars and a notable prime religious writer. Based off of data from the Atlas and texts from the [i]Prometheus[/i], the body was soon discovered to be a harmonious center of life. They believed it to be half of creation itself (which is false, as the DNA of the Primes was designed on the Prometheus along with the master seed). Thus, it was dubbed Concordia (meaning "harmony"), a name in contrast to that of Tatakai itself (roughly translating to "war" or "warrior").
After a world-ending event a few years later, most records of the First People and the Atlas were lost. However, much later, they were rediscovered and then filed into the database of the Dojo, and the name was soon reinstated. Concordia would soon be announced as the official title for the moon.
[b]Major Geographical Regions[/b]
Concordia, like Luna, has varying and complex geography. While the specifics are not listed here, the main geographical regions and types are as follows:
[i]Highlands-[/i] The "lighter" part of the moon that covers most of its surface, the anorthositic highlands are the largest geographical regions present on Concordia. They are older than their corresponding [i]maria[/i], and as such are more heavily cratered.
[i]Maria-[/i] Literally translating to "sea," the concordian maria are the darker, basaltic regions of the moon. They have been described as plains formally filled with lava, giving them an "ocean basin" like appearance. Much younger than the highlands, but still cover over a third of Concordia's surface.
[i]Surface Distortions-[/i] Due to the fact that Concordia has no atmosphere, it has often been impacted by space debris and solar wind. As such, it's surface has been riddled with craters and has been covered in a thin layer of pulverized rock called the Regolith.
[i]Additional Landscapes-[/i] With the amount of active lava flow on the moon's surface, several other geographical landscapes have formed. These include rilles (channels), domes (shield volcanoes), ridges, grabens (chasms), and lava tubes/caves.
[spoiler]Any specific names for regions on Concordia will be added along with new locations, as I do not have the time and/or energy to name hundreds of different geographical sites. After all, since there is no erosion, there is quite a lot.[/spoiler]
[b]Known Locations[/b]
Tatakai's moon is home to a variety of locations, new and ancient. Below are a few major locations that have been documented thus far:
[u][i]Precursor[/i][/u]
[i]The Castellum[/i]-
[i]The Observatory[/i]-
[i]Chamber of Souls[/i]-
[i][u]Frontier Corporation[/u][/i]
[i]Andromedas 09[/i]-
[i]Sector 27[/i]-
[i]AV6-Refueling Depot[/i]-
[i][u]Public Domain[/u][/i]
[spoiler]If you would like to add anything to this, comment below the information. I guess.[/spoiler]
[b][i][u][POST AND ASSOCIATED LORE IRRELEVANT][/u][/i][/b]
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[i][u]The Blast[/u][/i] Located along the border of Maria and The Highlands, edging into both of them. The Blast is home to the hollow corpses of destroyed ships from factions long forgotten. There are nearly 40 ships that are spread out across the area, wearing the sigils of several different factions. These ships have been largely looted and forgotten, and offer nothing of discernible value.