Database and Lore

New Olympia

“As of the beginning of the new age, we depart from this moon. Our ventures take us to the great world where we can remain away from future Martian and Earth endeavors. There we return to what we are….what we truly are.” Regency Priest Ptah 2265 AD. Of many of the universe's great mysteries, one has been overly portrayed than that of the colony of New Olympia. The most extraordinary rumors, stories, and various opinions remain of this location. There seems to be an adequate amount of information, yet, there isn’t. It’s a people that seem to have great resources, but at the same time, remain oddly quiet about it. Only a delve into its history can reveal anything about who they are. Origins The legacy of the planet supposedly comes from a religious organization that thrived on Luna. While the inhabitants of Earth’s moon would call themselves Lunarians, the religious group that spawned from it would be called Lunarism. Lunarism had a belief that focused on the moon, proclaiming it as the hidden paradise. Even if Luna had very little to offer, the group would continuously remain for some time. It would reach millions in numbers and rarely leave. Their concentrated underground cities were supposedly relaxed and comfortable. Yet, the stories of this group are contested. Numerous attempts to learn about this religious group have warranted little information. While the data is there on the surface, many felt that there was more to them that they led onto. Lunarism was never a significant religion, although they were quite solidified. Some viewed them as another odd and perplexing system of beliefs that valued harmony and family, while others saw them as coquettish and misleading. It was not uncommon that male bachelors were sometimes called upon to join up the ranks as the female population of the organization was much higher. The secrecy held within was that people’s names would be changed at times. The Lunarists or Lunarans would keep families of those former bachelors away for prolonged time periods. Lunarism would survive for one hundred and twenty years until the Gabatrix Experiment was made. Upon the great discovery, the Lunarists surprised some when they announced that their religion would be no more. Altogether, they would pack up their belongings and move out of Luna. While Mars was building up its colony fleet, the religious group would further surprise the Martian and Luna defenses as they revealed their great ark. The Lunaran Ark was an enormous vessel that seemingly came out of nowhere. It was over seven hundred meters in length and could carry a sizeable amount of people. Many wondered how the Lunarans had managed to have the vessel constructed. The resources to have it built would have been incredible and perhaps unbelievable. Yet, the mystery would be mostly on hold. At the time, most of the Martian population had their sights on settling on Cebravis. If the Lunarans wanted to find some new world to settle on, then it was best to let them. The former religious group claimed that they had found a world in the star system Gliese 1061, a virtually uninhabitable location. It consists of three planets that hover close to an unstable red dwarf star. The heavy solar flares rake the surfaces and irradiate all life from potentially developing. The flarestar is even more hostile towards the two closest planets. Gliese 1061c was chosen as the future location. There, the Lunaran Ark supposedly made several trips to this new world. Within ten years, the population had been fully deported from Luna. The original homes were left completely vacant and left for the other Lunarians to live and utilize. From there, any further attempts to contact the growing colony failed. In the 2280s and the establishment of the UWA, the Martian and Cebravin worlds would get a curious contact from Gliese 1061. The new colony of Lunarism had fully established itself as a stable colony, at least supposedly. When Mars would launch a delegation team to evaluate it, they were shocked to find a fleet of super dreadnoughts in orbit. As it was known, the great white fleet was the only true hint of the power that the colony had. The Lunarists had renamed themselves as the New Olympians. It was a name reminiscent of Greek Mythology. Yet, very little remained. Early visits showed that a city had been established deep within Gliese 1061, but how they managed to create such enormous vessels remained a mystery. The planet essentially served as a shield to keep the wayward visitor from seeing deep within. Only the enormous hatches of the interior surface would lead deep inside. The New Olympians were welcomed into the UWA along with the other colonies, but their mysticism remained. The original Ark used to ferry their people remained in orbit with their fleet of warships. While registered in the UHN service, the New Olympians refused to send their ships on companion voyages with the Martian warships. Recent History While much is unknown, New Olympia has some things they have done in the last hundred years. Among one of them is serving as a marriage platform. Supposedly, there are more women there. Tourism is allowed in areas of the early access region of the main entrance hatch. It has been mentioned that the New Olympian people have a preference in wanting men, especially those that are single. Dating websites are not uncommon, and it does allow some men a chance to find women that are single and interested in having families. Another significant factor that New Olympia has played along with is being an adoption world. Being dubbed the “Orphan Planet,” the colony vows that any children that don’t have a family in the UWA are more than welcome on New Olympia. Oshun would be just one of those colonies that would offer their children to the planet for providing better homes and shelter. However, the mystery of New Olympia has often put the colony at a disadvantage. This would include the fact that many of these bachelors would be kept away from their families back at home. While it wasn’t always the case, having to arrange times for the married couples to see mothers and fathers from their home colonies has proven difficult. At the same time, the lack of information on the adoption agencies often forced numerous investigations if the children are well taken care of. According to the reports, the children are properly treated in their homes, yet, it still seems to leave some unconvinced. Again, the resources of the New Olympians are seemingly vast when it isn’t possible. However, this hasn’t stopped the wayward bachelor/dating sites or adoption agencies from sprouting up through the UWA. *Spoilers if you haven’t read past Gabatrix: The First Peace arc* When the war with the Itreans had begun, the New Olympians refused to send their fleet away from their planet. This was much to the dismay of the UHN. Infuriated, many questioned New Olympia’s purpose on why they had made such a choice. While some questioned the oversized warships as simple railgun shooters, some felt that any asset could significantly save the human race from annihilation. The New Olympians were stubborn. According to them, the need to protect their world was paramount, but this wasn’t their excuse before the encounter with the Itreans. Instead, the UHN simply had to endure the disobedience and continue forth anyway. However, it appeared that the New Olympians had successfully repelled two assaults from the Shal’rein clan within a month. Unfortunately, the information on these battles was vague and perhaps misleading. However, while seemingly neutral in the conflict, the New Olympians did a number of actions. For one, they offered their gate array to allow the UHN Gabatrix to traverse to the meeting point for the upcoming alliance treaty between the UWA and T’rintar clan. The original fear at the time was that the Itreans might be able to track where the entrance apertures of the gates. New Olympia promised that any retaliatory Itrean fleets on New Olympia would be dealt with. When the captain had to sacrifice the Gabatrix to save the peace talks, the New Olympians took it to their responsibility to ensure the peace negotiations would continue. Fleet Admiral Yuki would personally travel in her warship to safeguard and escort the delegation team to Earth. Shortly afterward, she would return back to New Olympia. It was actually some of the first major actions committed by the colony and helped establish an alliance between humanity and the Itrean clan. *Spoilers if you haven’t read past Gabatrix: The Violet Wave arc* New Olympia would once again appear in the spotlight, although much less this time when a Shal’rein captain had defected to the UWA, her first visit to the UWA was to go straight to New Olympia. Her gamble paid off as the New Olympians quickly dealt with her pursuers in rather spectacular and unbelievable fashion. According to her report and the saved kidnapped officer, Javier, the New Olympians employed a single dreadnought that obliterated the Shal’rein attackers in one shot. Supposedly, the great warships use technology that is far beyond UWA norms. According to Shira, “The New Olympian technology far surpasses that of known Itrean technology. While their ships are few, they consist of abilities that would make others think that they were gods.” The report, while staggering, has many that question the validity of the reports. Some simply can’t believe that the New Olympians have such capabilities. The technology shouldn’t exist, and yet they have it. Any further questions towards them are met with stubborn refusal. The New Olympians prefer to be left alone and act in a fashion that only seems to benefit when they so carefully choose to.