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{{Infobox | {{Infobox Location | ||
|aka = Auriga | |aka = Auriga | ||
|type = [[Planet]] | |type = [[Planet]] | ||
|location = [[Mutter's Spiral]] | |location = [[Mutter's Spiral]] | ||
|natives | |natives = [[Aurigan]] | ||
|only = Steal from the World (short story) | |||
| | |first mention = Parasite (novel) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Capella Four''' (also known as '''Auriga''') was a small, uninhabited world. | '''Capella Four''' (also known as '''Auriga''') was a small, uninhabited world. | ||
==Astronomical | == Astronomical data == | ||
Capella Four was the fourth planet orbiting the double star [[ | Capella Four was the fourth [[planet]] orbiting the double star [[Capella (star)|Capella]] in the constellation [[Auriga]]. As both stars were quite hot, Capella Four was a warm world, with a [[desert]]-like biome. | ||
Its native life was remarkable for its uniformity: native flora was dominated by plants resembling Earth's bracken fern ( | Its native life was remarkable for its uniformity: native flora was dominated by plants resembling [[Earth]]'s bracken fern (twenty-six species, all identical except for size), while native fauna was restricted to eighteen species of a nocturnal [[spider]]-like creature, also identical except for size. The fern-like plants and spider-like creatures were all consumable by [[human]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Steal from the World (short story)}}) | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
At one point in its distant past, the planet was an outpost of the now-vanished [[Aurigan]] civilisation. | At one point in its distant past, the planet was an outpost of the now-vanished [[Aurigan]] civilisation. | ||
In [[ | In [[2563]], [[archaeologist]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] visited the planet to find traces of the Aurigan civilisation. Shortly after being dropped off on the planet, she fell off a [[cliff]], breaking both [[leg]]s. It took her almost a month to crawl back to the dig site, during which she subsisted on [[night crawler]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Steal from the World (short story)}}) | ||
Years later, Bernice recalled the dig on Auriga as one of the worst things that ever happened to her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parasite (novel)}}) | |||
Later, Bernice told [[!Ci!ci-tel]], [[WiRgo!xu]], [[!qu-!qu-tala]] and [[John Lafayette]] about her experience on Capella Four, where she learned her lesson about always being prepared. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Walking to Babylon (novel)}}) | |||
In [[2599]], Bernice returned to Capella Four on assignment from the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Steal from the World (short story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Planets]] | |||
[[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | [[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | ||
[[Category:Uninhabited planets]] | [[Category:Uninhabited planets]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth planets]] | |||
[[Category:Desert planets]] | |||
[[Category:Planets visited by Bernice Summerfield]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:18, 5 February 2024
Capella Four (also known as Auriga) was a small, uninhabited world.
Astronomical data[[edit] | [edit source]]
Capella Four was the fourth planet orbiting the double star Capella in the constellation Auriga. As both stars were quite hot, Capella Four was a warm world, with a desert-like biome.
Its native life was remarkable for its uniformity: native flora was dominated by plants resembling Earth's bracken fern (twenty-six species, all identical except for size), while native fauna was restricted to eighteen species of a nocturnal spider-like creature, also identical except for size. The fern-like plants and spider-like creatures were all consumable by humans. (PROSE: Steal from the World [+]Loading...["Steal from the World (short story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
At one point in its distant past, the planet was an outpost of the now-vanished Aurigan civilisation.
In 2563, archaeologist Bernice Summerfield visited the planet to find traces of the Aurigan civilisation. Shortly after being dropped off on the planet, she fell off a cliff, breaking both legs. It took her almost a month to crawl back to the dig site, during which she subsisted on night crawlers. (PROSE: Steal from the World [+]Loading...["Steal from the World (short story)"])
Years later, Bernice recalled the dig on Auriga as one of the worst things that ever happened to her. (PROSE: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (novel)"])
Later, Bernice told !Ci!ci-tel, WiRgo!xu, !qu-!qu-tala and John Lafayette about her experience on Capella Four, where she learned her lesson about always being prepared. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon [+]Loading...["Walking to Babylon (novel)"])
In 2599, Bernice returned to Capella Four on assignment from the Braxiatel Collection. (PROSE: Steal from the World [+]Loading...["Steal from the World (short story)"])
