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In the year 117 AE (After Earth) a storm rages across the surface of Mars, a planet now colonized by humans driven from their home planet. Although terraforming is well under way, the alignment of the Martian northern winter solstice with the planet's closest approach to the Sun still triggers global dust storms sometimes lasting up to several weeks. During an exceptionally violent storm dubbed "The Red Solstice", the human colonies of Mars lost all contact with Tharsis, the colony referred to as "The Capital". Soldiers in the service of the Elysium Corporation, elite marine troops, were sent to find out what happened to the colony.
ENTRY #1: THE INITIAL YEARS ON MARS
After the Evacuation of Earth, the survivors fled to small outpost located on Mars. Three colonies were first established on this planet, Tharsis, Arcadia and Noachis. The Tharsis colony was built near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the Solar System, in the Tharsis region. The Tharsis colony was the major landing site for ships coming from Earth. Later it maintained monopoly over the transportation industry while also developing a strong arms industry.
Arcadia was built at the foot of Olympus Mons because this was a suitable location for magma mining and for harnessing wind and solar energy. With time, Arcadia became the center of technological research and the center of production of cutting-edge technology.
The third colony, Noachis, was built the farthest from Olympus Mons. It was to produce water by means of condensation and also to terraform the region as soon as possible. In time, Noachis became the center of groundbreaking genetic and biomechanical research. Terms such as ‘genetically engineered food’ and ‘stem cell research’ quickly lost their pejorative connotation as adaptation came to be seen as the key for survival on the Red Planet.
ENTRY #2: THE CRIMSON REVOLUTION
The first three colonies, Tharsis, Arcadia and Noachis, were politically and economically independent, and could be characterized as being socialist to a certain degree. While this form of ** and life was initially welcomed with enthusiasm by many colonists, this lasted for a relatively short period of time. A movement turned political party calling itself the Mars Democratic Union advocated changes which would guarantee democratic possibilities of capitalism. What followed was the Crimson Revolution (34 AE) which brought about political changes that would define life on Mars for nearly a century. Colonists started companies which would later vie for political and economic power on the Red Planet. The voices of those who were against these changes were soon silenced by the majority which approved of the prosperity the competition of capitalism had brought to the three colonies.
ENTRY #3: LATER COLONIZATION
Due to rapid population growth, nine more colonies were planned and built. Each of the three initial colonies was to supervise and aid the development of three of these nine second generation colonies. Casius, Aeolis and Eridania were built on plains that met the highest terraforming standards. Amazonis, Coprates and Hellas were built the furthest away in the vicinity of valuable resources needed for the ever growing Mars industry. The smallest three, Cebrenia, Phaetontis and Ismenius, were built near Arcadia and joined in the excavation and research while forming close ties with their mother colony. This economic interdependence was engineered in order to bolster and ensure political unity between the colonies. Although, in theory, a colony could operate on its own for about two months by only using emergency power systems and food supplies.
ENTRY #4: TERRAFORMING
To make Mars habitable by humans the settlers had to change the very planet they inhabited. They did this by increasing the levels of oxygen in the atmosphere, melting large amounts of water ice below the Martian surface and, what is particularly important, by heating up the planet and conserving the heat already present on Mars.
ENTRY #5: ECONOMY
The New Martian market that was created as a result of the Crimson Revolution was in its initial stages called by many a thing of great beauty, a work of art, because it lent itself fully to calculations, predictions and various changes. However, with time the harsh competition between the most powerful corporations brought about a single winner, the Elysium Corporation. The influence of Elysium grew so strong that it took over most of the assets of other corporations and companies. Those who refused to be a part of the Elysium Corporation continued the existence of once powerful corporations such as Howell-Barrex Inc. and the Condatis Group as small businesses at a fraction of their former power.
Arcadia, Cebrenia, Phaetontis and Ismenius: energy production (thermal, solar and wind energy), air vehicles, high-level technological innovations, research patenting
Tharsis: land and air vehicles, arms production, ** sector
Amazonis, Coprates and Hellas: land vehicles, arms production and education
Noachis, Gradivus, Loucetius and Mullo: pharmaceuticals, food products, biochemical weapons etc.
ENTRY #6: RESOURCES & INDUSTRY
The region in which the first three colonies were built in (the Tharsis region) is particularly rich in carbon dioxide and water vapor. Carbon dioxide is used extensively for pneumatic (pressurized gas) systems in portable pressure tools and in the robot industry. It is also used in the food, beverage and chemical processing industry. Using large condensers vapor is turned into drinkable water at the Noachis Colony. An important energy source on Mars is magma found underneath the surface of the Red Planet. Magma is mined for its thermal energy, mineral crystals and silica (SiO2), the most abundant element found in magma, which is used for the production of optical fibers, in microelectronics and elsewhere. All the magma mining operations are run by colonies located near Mount Olympus, Arcadia, Cebrenia, Phaetontis and Ismenius.
On the Kardashev scale, the human civilization on Mars is still a Type 0 civilization in 117 AE, still not having fully mastered the resources available on Mars.
ENTRY #7: RESEARCH
Terms such as ‘genetically engineered food’ and ‘stem cell research’ quickly lost their pejorative connotation as adaptation came to be seen as the key for survival on the Red Planet. Moral issues were largely forgotten during the initial decades of the colonization of Mars and this led to numerous, albeit morally questionable, scientific breakthroughs. One of the first products of the “liberated” pharmaceutical industry were the popular “cures” for sleep problems, the Somnia 1 pill, a potent mix of amphetamine, methylphenidate and other drugs, which cured hypersomnia and relieved the subject of the need to sleep in general. This was a top-priority research issue due to the extraordinary large number of colonists suffering from hypersomnia.
ENTRY #8: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
The Consulat, i.e. three consuls at the head of a Senate, rule the colonies. Each of the colonies has representatives in the Senate, but it is the three main colonies who appoint the three consuls. It is no secret that the Elysium Corporation can influence who is given candidacy for the position of consul. The consuls run the colonies, along with the Senate and are the highest ranking military figures. All three consuls have equal authority and can veto each other, which is intended to stop the potential onset of a tyranny. Nevertheless, the title of First Consul was given to the consul representing Tharsis, although with a limited five-year mandate. The titles of Second Consul and Third Consul rotate once a year between Arcadia and Noachis.
ENTRY #9: THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Crime is abundant in the colonies. Every colony has it own court to handle civil law, but criminal law cases are handled in the Tharsis colony due to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of The Capital. The most serious cases are taken to the High Court presided over by 4 (or 5 judges). The first Supreme judge to partake in the process is a judge from the colony which the crime originated from and three others from the main colonies (Tharsis, Arcadia and Noachis). Recently, one additional judge was appointed from Hellas, a rapidly expanding industrial colony. This shift in power led to dissatisfaction in the other colonies, but proponents of this change claim that the increase in the population of Hellas justifies these changes.
Criminal law cases originating from Tharsis, Arcadia, Noachis and Hellas require the presence of only four Supreme judges. |
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