The Twelve Colonies
12-01-2005, 08:39
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IC:
May the Lords of Kobol accept those fallen Warriors into their arms as they gave themselves, mind and body so that the Colonies would remain forever protected from those evil forces who would seek to existinguish the light of civilization.
President Nicholas Adar
Leader of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol
Speech Given during the 35th Anniversary of the Cylon War.
Taken From:
Introduction to the Colonial Armed Forces
by Trent Westin, Vice Admiral(ret),Colonial Fleet
The Colonial Military has had a long and storied past since its inception close to four decades ago with the foundation of the Joint Colonies.Our numbers are currently comprised of two elements. The Colonial Fleet and Colonial Army. The Fleet currently numbers 120,000 personnel and is deployed mainly on support vessels, bases,such as the Fleet Headquarters at Picon and on the twelve Battlestars(Atlantia, Pegasus, Rycon, Columbia, Galactica, Pacifica, Triton, Acropolis, Solaria, Promotheus, Argo and Poseidon) we have.The Colonial Army number around 240,000 support and combat personnel however we should be kept in mind, that all members of the Colonial Military are trained as army personnel first due to the nature of previous wars and therefore able to make an easy transition to ground combat units should needs dictate so.
Currently the Battlestars Rycon and Pegasus are on anti-pirate patrol while the Atlantia and Galactica are....
An excerpt from:
A Small History of the Colonies and The Lords of Kobol
by Priestess Yvette Nikola
Four centuries ago our ancestors on the planet Kobol dispatched colony vessels in an attempt to flee the dying star before it consumed the entire system. We say twelve even though the Book of Kobol says that a thirteen colony ship left before the additional twelve. However this colony vessel has never been confirmed, and since we were the first ones to arrive at the Cyranus system we believe this Thirteenth Colony vessel to be a prototype a sorts which was lost. On Kobol our society was closely knit in twelve seperate yet equally powerful and united tribes. However through space we had lost our ties with each other. As we set up on our respective worlds we even clashed with one another. No war was ever destructive but for nearly two centuries humanity remained fragmented and progress was slow.
However where progress did break through, and where it did shine we would find ourselves nearly condeming all of humanity. The Cylons as they came to be known were created through our huburis in an attempt to mimic what the Great Lords of Kobol managed eons ago as stated in the book of Kobol. However we were not ready to give life to another species and soon the Cylons turned on Humanity. The twelve colonies were united and a bloody civil war of sorts ensued in ernst. Many lives were lost until the Cylons could be exiled to the depths of space and many more lives were given in the subsequent unending war with the Cylons. During this time the Colonial Fleet was devised and the first five Battlestars(Pegasus,Atlantia,Galactica,Columbia and Rycon) were built as flagships of the navy and protectors of the colonies. Finally though the toll of death on both sides had reached a point where humanities calls for peace were finally answered.
It was an unsteady peace. Humanity feared its creation, one which rose up against it easily and had little remorse for its creators. However it has been nearly 37 years since we have heard from the Cylons. Attempts at contacting them have gone unaswered, probes sent to monitor their space are frequently jammed and destroyed. Currently humanity is in an age of unparralleled growth and peace...
Taken from:
A Tourist Guide to the Colonies
by Galactic Travel Agency and Pan Galactic Space Flights
Caprica-
Largest of the colonies, the planet is an expansive industralized world. The most populous of all planets Caprica offers many sights to behold from various wild life reserves. In Caprica City, the prominant Riverwalk Market offers tourists a chance to get trinkets cheaply and batter with traders. Other sights to behold...
Picon-
A world described as paradise many yahren(years) ago, many Colonials go here in their later yahren. Of signifficant importance is the Fleet Headquaters located in orbit of Picon. Many of our brightest warriors begin their careers here...
Scorpia-
A rocky barren world home to the Colonial Army headquaters, this planet is an extensive mining world and one of the two main producers of Solium. This world offers little to the tourist except rock climbing and job opportunities with the mining corporations...
Aries-
The second main producer of Solium, it is of growing importance to the mining corporations as new deposits are discovered almost daily...
Virgon-
Home to the refineries and considered a massive planet of trade and commerce this world is where would be millionares go to try and make a cubit Solium shipments from Aries and Scorpia arrive and are refined into Tylium, the fuel used in our faster than light engines, and other activites throughout the colonies...
Aquarius-
An agricultural world, Aquarius along with the planets of Cancer and Libra, supply the majority of food used throughout the majority of the colonies. The world is peaceful with a timely atmosphere and friendly people. However travel should be cautioned as not all people are friendly and in recently yahrens a group of xenophobes have attacked tourists on world...
Cancer-
Similiar to Aquarius and Libra, the agricultural world boasts magnifficant abilities for those who enjoy sailing on the planets one large ocean, Care should be taken though to plan the trip in advance and avoid the rainy season which engulfs much of the planet as many will atest to...
Sagitara-
Home of the Colonial Fleet Works, the orbital stations,six in all, are themselves a sight to behold as the shipyards which built the great battlestars are currently working on a second generation of Battlestars to be commissioned within the next forty Yahren. On planet a tourist can tour the halls of the Council and the Presidential Offices. Home to the united government, a representitve of each colony is sent here to discuss the affairs of State. Currently not in session the representatives are on their respective worlds until the next session begins...
Libra-
Similiar to the agricultural worlds of Cancer and Aquarius, the planet Libra is more focused on meat production and is a favorite stop for little children as zoos on this world boast animals from all the colonies, and some from beyond.
Leonis-
A world of recreation, Leonis is an expensive spot for the Colonial looking to take his/her family away from the hustle of Caprica or the hard work of Scorpia. Parks and activities on the planet are numerous and vary in expense, however moving here can be very expensive indeed as many of the affluent within the colonies choose to live on this world. At night the many clubs across the planet open up and...
Taura-
The planet of Taura is similiar to that of Caprica, on a smaller scope, one of the last planets to be colonized they remained primarily isolationist throughout most of the early two centuries. This planets raw beauty remains untouched by advancement and thus provides the perfect escape for the enviromentalist..
Gemon-
A residental world the most populated of the Colonies. This world holds many of the known sacred artificats brought from the time of the planet Kobol and holds the University of the Colonies, the premier educational institution in all of the colonies. Other sights to behold are the Temple of Kobol, and the Marron Reasearch Institute named after Dr Joan Marron, the creator of the Solium refinement technique and faster than light drives....
IC:
May the Lords of Kobol accept those fallen Warriors into their arms as they gave themselves, mind and body so that the Colonies would remain forever protected from those evil forces who would seek to existinguish the light of civilization.
President Nicholas Adar
Leader of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol
Speech Given during the 35th Anniversary of the Cylon War.
Taken From:
Introduction to the Colonial Armed Forces
by Trent Westin, Vice Admiral(ret),Colonial Fleet
The Colonial Military has had a long and storied past since its inception close to four decades ago with the foundation of the Joint Colonies.Our numbers are currently comprised of two elements. The Colonial Fleet and Colonial Army. The Fleet currently numbers 120,000 personnel and is deployed mainly on support vessels, bases,such as the Fleet Headquarters at Picon and on the twelve Battlestars(Atlantia, Pegasus, Rycon, Columbia, Galactica, Pacifica, Triton, Acropolis, Solaria, Promotheus, Argo and Poseidon) we have.The Colonial Army number around 240,000 support and combat personnel however we should be kept in mind, that all members of the Colonial Military are trained as army personnel first due to the nature of previous wars and therefore able to make an easy transition to ground combat units should needs dictate so.
Currently the Battlestars Rycon and Pegasus are on anti-pirate patrol while the Atlantia and Galactica are....
An excerpt from:
A Small History of the Colonies and The Lords of Kobol
by Priestess Yvette Nikola
Four centuries ago our ancestors on the planet Kobol dispatched colony vessels in an attempt to flee the dying star before it consumed the entire system. We say twelve even though the Book of Kobol says that a thirteen colony ship left before the additional twelve. However this colony vessel has never been confirmed, and since we were the first ones to arrive at the Cyranus system we believe this Thirteenth Colony vessel to be a prototype a sorts which was lost. On Kobol our society was closely knit in twelve seperate yet equally powerful and united tribes. However through space we had lost our ties with each other. As we set up on our respective worlds we even clashed with one another. No war was ever destructive but for nearly two centuries humanity remained fragmented and progress was slow.
However where progress did break through, and where it did shine we would find ourselves nearly condeming all of humanity. The Cylons as they came to be known were created through our huburis in an attempt to mimic what the Great Lords of Kobol managed eons ago as stated in the book of Kobol. However we were not ready to give life to another species and soon the Cylons turned on Humanity. The twelve colonies were united and a bloody civil war of sorts ensued in ernst. Many lives were lost until the Cylons could be exiled to the depths of space and many more lives were given in the subsequent unending war with the Cylons. During this time the Colonial Fleet was devised and the first five Battlestars(Pegasus,Atlantia,Galactica,Columbia and Rycon) were built as flagships of the navy and protectors of the colonies. Finally though the toll of death on both sides had reached a point where humanities calls for peace were finally answered.
It was an unsteady peace. Humanity feared its creation, one which rose up against it easily and had little remorse for its creators. However it has been nearly 37 years since we have heard from the Cylons. Attempts at contacting them have gone unaswered, probes sent to monitor their space are frequently jammed and destroyed. Currently humanity is in an age of unparralleled growth and peace...
Taken from:
A Tourist Guide to the Colonies
by Galactic Travel Agency and Pan Galactic Space Flights
Caprica-
Largest of the colonies, the planet is an expansive industralized world. The most populous of all planets Caprica offers many sights to behold from various wild life reserves. In Caprica City, the prominant Riverwalk Market offers tourists a chance to get trinkets cheaply and batter with traders. Other sights to behold...
Picon-
A world described as paradise many yahren(years) ago, many Colonials go here in their later yahren. Of signifficant importance is the Fleet Headquaters located in orbit of Picon. Many of our brightest warriors begin their careers here...
Scorpia-
A rocky barren world home to the Colonial Army headquaters, this planet is an extensive mining world and one of the two main producers of Solium. This world offers little to the tourist except rock climbing and job opportunities with the mining corporations...
Aries-
The second main producer of Solium, it is of growing importance to the mining corporations as new deposits are discovered almost daily...
Virgon-
Home to the refineries and considered a massive planet of trade and commerce this world is where would be millionares go to try and make a cubit Solium shipments from Aries and Scorpia arrive and are refined into Tylium, the fuel used in our faster than light engines, and other activites throughout the colonies...
Aquarius-
An agricultural world, Aquarius along with the planets of Cancer and Libra, supply the majority of food used throughout the majority of the colonies. The world is peaceful with a timely atmosphere and friendly people. However travel should be cautioned as not all people are friendly and in recently yahrens a group of xenophobes have attacked tourists on world...
Cancer-
Similiar to Aquarius and Libra, the agricultural world boasts magnifficant abilities for those who enjoy sailing on the planets one large ocean, Care should be taken though to plan the trip in advance and avoid the rainy season which engulfs much of the planet as many will atest to...
Sagitara-
Home of the Colonial Fleet Works, the orbital stations,six in all, are themselves a sight to behold as the shipyards which built the great battlestars are currently working on a second generation of Battlestars to be commissioned within the next forty Yahren. On planet a tourist can tour the halls of the Council and the Presidential Offices. Home to the united government, a representitve of each colony is sent here to discuss the affairs of State. Currently not in session the representatives are on their respective worlds until the next session begins...
Libra-
Similiar to the agricultural worlds of Cancer and Aquarius, the planet Libra is more focused on meat production and is a favorite stop for little children as zoos on this world boast animals from all the colonies, and some from beyond.
Leonis-
A world of recreation, Leonis is an expensive spot for the Colonial looking to take his/her family away from the hustle of Caprica or the hard work of Scorpia. Parks and activities on the planet are numerous and vary in expense, however moving here can be very expensive indeed as many of the affluent within the colonies choose to live on this world. At night the many clubs across the planet open up and...
Taura-
The planet of Taura is similiar to that of Caprica, on a smaller scope, one of the last planets to be colonized they remained primarily isolationist throughout most of the early two centuries. This planets raw beauty remains untouched by advancement and thus provides the perfect escape for the enviromentalist..
Gemon-
A residental world the most populated of the Colonies. This world holds many of the known sacred artificats brought from the time of the planet Kobol and holds the University of the Colonies, the premier educational institution in all of the colonies. Other sights to behold are the Temple of Kobol, and the Marron Reasearch Institute named after Dr Joan Marron, the creator of the Solium refinement technique and faster than light drives....