The Five Colonies

‘The Five Colonies’ is the collective term for the planets which have been settled by the Federation. Each one has a pair of satellites, which orbit around the poles of the planet. These satellites emit a stasis field, which keeps the gravity on the surface of the planet the same as the Earth’s, and change its orbit and rotation speed. Whithout these satellites, the planet would experience time dilation, where the gravity of the planet would cause time on the surface to either speed up of slow down, in comparison to earth. Spaceships also utilise a similar technology.

Every colony, even the urbanised Metrol, requires monthly supply drops from the Federation. The contents of these supplies is tailored to the colonies needs: on Heremus, the supplies are mostly water canisters, because water is always in short supply on the desert planet, whereas on Metrol, they receive food, as their climate is not compatible with agriculture. It is the Colonial Militia’s job to collect the drop, and administer the supplies.

In order of population, the colonies are as follows:

Metrol

Borea

Heremus

Tordon

Gatoria