Early Explorers

In those early, primitive days when humanity hopped out of their gravity well and started poking at things they did not understand, the Solarsphere was first discovered. Surprisingly, the heat- and solar radiation-resistant upgrades to space ship hulls ended up as the most important invention in the history of mankind. Through close orbit of the sun humanity discovered Solarsphere-mediated space-time travel, initially by the disappearance of unfortunate science teams, and then by brave explorers probing how to control travel. Even after the return of the Voice of the Void when the true understanding of the Solarsphere began to form, it took centuries before there was a strong enough grasp on how all the variables, including orbital pattern, velocity, position, distance from the solar body, etc…, determined where and when you traveled to. Nowadays, Solarsphere travel through space is a daily occurrence, and time travel is tightly regulated.

Thousands of lost ships, filled with countless brave men and women, served as the pioneers for humanity’s space-faring age of the Solarsphere. These heroes were at first regarded with reverence and feigned commiseration, sacrifices easy enough to justify. That was until the radio signals started coming in. Many lost ships sent desperate messages home to Earth, begging for help, documenting odd discoveries, or sending their last heartfelt goodbyes into the void. Currently, any messages originating from systems as far as 300-500 lightyears away have trickled in. These messages, videos and data streams are transcribed in this series, giving a voice to the early pioneers and explorers of the Solarsphere.

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