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Cantoss, the first of the Very Far Fekxtah Mean Distance from Oma: 3,884 WA Orbital Period around Oma: 336 years, elliptical, 90 degrees to plane Mean Diameter: 9,885 miles Length of day: 17 hours Gravity: 4.4 Ethems Description: The Fekxtah planet Cantoss is the first, the innermost, of what the ancient Elzheni texts call the […]
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Dollano 29, SP~4,909 A Last Battle We were exhausted from our exertions of the last few days, but, even more than that, we were weary from the loss of our friends. Or, at least, I was weary. My nossring companions showed little emotion, but I’ve been with them long enough to know when they’ve been […]
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Oma’s Very Far Fekxtah The group of what are called The Very Far Fekxtah are so distant from Oma, and therefore, from our own Ethem, that they could not be detected by any device created by the ancient Elzheni Astronomers. They were also too far to be reached by the machines the Elzheni had created […]
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Chapter 3: Food and Conversation Hallsassring ate with gusto. Belltros ate casually, and did the bulk of the talking, starting with his family history. Hallsassring had heard about kamaris’ pride in their families and their tribes so she was not surprised that Belltros went on at length. She was also happy to be the listener […]
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Dollano 28 (two hours later), SP~4,909 The City of Yemnash It was less than two hours ago that I fell asleep, but it will (it must) be enough for now. It is time to recount the remainder of yesterday’s events and finish with where we find ourselves at this moment, provided I am given the […]
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Mammarrell Mean Distance from Oma: 2,739 WA Orbital Period around Oma: 391 Mean Diameter: 28,105 miles Length of day: 94 hours Gravity: 7.8 Ethems Description: Mammarrell is known as the Fekxtah with a Thousand Fingers. This, of course, is poetic license taken by the Elzheni Astronomers to describe the myriad number of magnetic and electrical […]
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