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{{Article quote|The mystery of a thousand thousand lifetimes.}} | {{Article quote|The mystery of a thousand thousand lifetimes.}} | ||
'''Taishibeth''' is a rogue Super-HydroJovian world in the eponymous Taishibeth system, erroneously classed as a double-system. It was discovered by the Argus array twenty years after the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|Second Collapse]] | '''Taishibeth''' is a rogue Super-HydroJovian world in the eponymous Taishibeth system, erroneously classed as a double-system. It was discovered by the Argus array twenty years after the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|Second Collapse]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Local star=== | ===Local star=== | ||
Taishibeth orbits a white dwarf star eponymously named Taishibeth. No other planetary bodies have been detected. A major ring system of Hadaen, Cerean, and Vestian planetoids numbering in the upper billions orbits out at between four to five astronomical units and spans an AU in relative | Taishibeth orbits a white dwarf star eponymously named Taishibeth. No other planetary bodies have been detected. A major ring system of Hadaen, Cerean, and Vestian planetoids numbering in the upper billions orbits out at between four to five astronomical units and spans an AU in relative size. | ||
===Orbital position=== | ===Orbital position=== | ||
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It features an extensive ring-system stretching approximately four hundred million kilometers (2.673 AU) in diameter. Gaps in the ring system indicate the orbits of numerous satellites, over two hundred of which rival, or are double, the size of [[Mars]]; the rest average from between several dozens of kilometers to mere centimeters. | It features an extensive ring-system stretching approximately four hundred million kilometers (2.673 AU) in diameter. Gaps in the ring system indicate the orbits of numerous satellites, over two hundred of which rival, or are double, the size of [[Mars]]; the rest average from between several dozens of kilometers to mere centimeters. | ||
Two civilizations have arisen within the system, the Crystalien Hierarchy of Hierarchies within the depths of the Jovian itself, and the chthonic Hiver species upon Oberon. | Two civilizations have arisen within the system, the Crystalien Hierarchy of Hierarchies within the depths of the Jovian itself, and the chthonic Hiver species upon Oberon. A refugee fleet made up of survivors from [[The Last City]] and [[The Reef]] has settled in orbit around the Obelisk. | ||
====Satellites==== | ====Satellites==== | ||
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====Orbitals==== | ====Orbitals==== | ||
*'''The Obelisk''': an ancient artifact of xenosophont origin, believed to have been left by the [[Traveler]] as a marker for a return visit. It is a lengthily object measuring twenty kilometers in size and is totally black, emitting nothing on the infrared or electromagnetic scales. | *'''The Obelisk''': an ancient artifact of xenosophont origin, believed to have been left by the [[Traveler]] as a marker for a return visit. It is a lengthily object measuring twenty kilometers in size and is totally black, emitting nothing on the infrared or electromagnetic scales. | ||
**''' | **'''Sanctuary''': a Terran space station in orbit around the Obelisk, the last known refuge for humanity. | ||
**'''Zavala's Crucible''': a Terran space station outfitted for Guardian war games, dedicated to [[Zavala]]'s memory. | |||
===Physical characteristics=== | ===Physical characteristics=== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
''to be expanded | The ancient history of the Taishibethi system is largely buried in the gestalt memories of the local civilizations. The Hivers are secretive and solipsistic, limiting any information that could be gleaned from them as parochial ramblings; the Crystaliens are even more enigmatic and refused to speak to [[Warlock]]s. The few artifacts scattered about on the moons offered few clues. | ||
===Evacuation of Earth=== | |||
Following the Second Collapse, and the apparent end of the [[Solar system]], a ragtag fleet of ships numbering in the low millions arrived. They quickly discovered the Obelisk in distant orbit around the SuperJovian and built Sanctuary close by, a reminder of the Traveler's sacrifice. Then, as Guardians explored the nearby moons, came the discovery of the Hivers and later the Crystaliens. | |||
===The Ancient Past=== | |||
What is known is that once upon a time, many unfathomable millions of years ago, Taishibeth had been a golden sun, warm with life and blessed all. The SuperJovian had once been a Panthallassic superterrestial in close orbit with its primary, brimming over with abundant life of astonishing diversity and variety, though lacking land-based creatures; this had been the original state of the Crystalien species' homeworld. The asteroid belt of the inner system had once been three worlds in a Janusian orbit, or in co-orbital resonance and exchanging momentum regularly, and had been the primary homeworlds (so claimed) by the Hivers. Four now extinct Meso-CryoJovians once orbited in the outer system, protecting the inner worlds from harm. | |||
At an unspecified point in time, a white-colored and spherical entity had emerged from deep space and brought with it numerous gifts and blessings. According to the Hivers this entity had gifted them with understanding and wisdom, uplifting them from primitive insectoid kingdoms into true civilizations. At the same time it had also reached into their oceanic neighbor and uplifted the ancestors of the Crystaliens into a singularity, gifting them with powers and abilities beyond the collective imagination of the Hivers. | |||
Here is where the agreed upon history of the Hivers diverged; some claimed the entity (which they called "the Ship") had departed whence it came, never to be seen again, others contended it stayed with them for a thousand thousand years, helping them to change their worlds into a paradise, and some few whispered it fled a civil war the Hivers had regrettably fought at some point in time. Whichever the reason, none of them seemed to acknowledge the existence of the Obelisk. | |||
===Campaign of Destruction=== | |||
What is known for certain is the great cataclysmic event the Hivers called "the Shattering"—the event where their sun abruptly changed states. What is disagreed upon is the nature of the event: what caused it. Owing to the solipsistic nature of the Hivers they were of the opinion it was their ancient war which caused it. The few Crystaliens that could be convinced to speak held that it was a [[Hive|species that worshipped death]] and [[Vex|made of metal and chromium]] that caused this wanton act of destruction and cruelty. | |||
Whichever the case, the inner three worlds were annihilated by the expanding envelope of discharged plasma, reduced to rubble, yet curiously remained instead of total vaporization. Taishibeth somehow escaped any major change except to move many hundreds of AU away from the doomed sun; the four CryoJovians disappeared with nary a trace. The advanced societies of the Crystaliens and the Hivers retreated beneath their changed worlds, the Crystaliens back to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and the Hivers back to their primitive kingdoms. They abandoned all technology to hide from outsiders and severed contact between themselves for mutual protection. | |||
===The Present Day=== | |||
'''To be expanded''' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||