Encyclopædia Raanica

This page collects links to a variety of short articles that describe different aspects of life on Raana and the human history leading up to the game' start date:

Astrology

• The Vakon Expanse - Raana's region of the Milky Way, 1,250 light years from Earth.
• The Moons of Raana - Dravin, Govinda and Orpheus.
• Atlantica - paradise colony in Raana's neighbouring star system.
• Quantum Gates - the seemingly abandoned alien tech that permits interstellar travel.

Geography

• Gandaria - the wild continent, where settlement failed.
• Irendoria - the colonised continent, home of humans.
• Irendorian Sea - vast ocean between the continents.
• Climate
• The Haalu Plateau - Raana's only known major fossil fuel reservoir, but too dangerous to exploit.
• The Beryll Mountains - the mountains nearest Ikaanos, where the first colony ship crashed.
• Prometheus Lake - inland sea fringed by new cities.
• The Red River - the colony's main artery.
• Feeder's Canyon - Ikaanos' breadbasket.
• Ikaanos

Ecology

• The great biological wipe - spreading stain of introduced Earth species replacing Raanan life.
• Fetid Blindess - something around the Red River is causing rapid cataracts.
• Bestiary - Raanan flora & fauna, plus invasives from Earth; who are the real aliens?
• Weather

Science and Technology

• Stargate Cylinders - mysterious alien tech thought to power stargates.
• The Mastersphere - orbital colony ship sent from Earth centuries ago and still running.

• Drugs
  • TotaLube - the sexually liberating invention that's prophylactic, anti-microbial and lubricating in all holes!
  • Revital - high-tech life extension, but expensive.
  • Mindmancer
  • Haze Pill
  • Neuraclean
  • Elixir of Lesano
  • Elixir of Serenity
  • Denaar resin
  • Denaar-X

History

• Earth timeline, from 2025 to 2489
• Pan-Asian Confederation
• The Caliphate
• African union
• International space agency
• United Earth
• General History of Raana
• The First Wave

Sociology

• Races and culture
• Religion
• Economy
• Hedami
• Hazorians
• Male Masturbation
• Popular sports

Locations

• Lake City, of the Prometheus Republic
• The Hakusan Empire, and its capital New Tokyo
• Kingsport
• Fort Goloka
• locations within Ikaanos

Armed Forces and Factions

• Space Marines - military force defending the Mastersphere
• Skyguard - Ikaanos' police & military
• The Great Houses of Ikaanos, and Nobility
• Dengi Marauders
• Other Factions - bandits, religions, ethnic groups and rebels

Other

• Forged Documents
• The Occult