From the latest update....the beginning of the background of Outland.
Outland is a world on the fringes of human space, long separated from the immense Empire of Man until its recent rediscovery after some time of isolation from the rest of the Empire......
It has been over two centuries since the initial colonists of Outland found themselves deposited on a fertile world with a climate similar to distant Earth and were very happy with their new home.
They swiftly spread across the world’s main continent creating communities. These disparate elements quickly forming their own local governments whilst remaining under the leadership of the Planetary Governor located in the world's only settlement large enough to support a spaceport, Landfall.
Landfall was founded on the site of the colonists initial landing site, hence its name, and is situated in the northern part of the main continent in the temperate zone. With colonisation of the planet beginning from here, and settlers naturally spreading across the planet's main continent as they found suitable land, the further reaches of the continent had not been fully explored before contact with Earth was lost.
Due to cosmic storms and internal strife in the Empire of Man, Outland quickly became isolated from the rest of the Empire. This did not cause much upset for most of the colonists, however, many seeing it as an opportunity for independence and freedom from the galaxy-spanning Empire and settlements were quickly established, communities formed and some even took to a nomadic way of life, all blending the use of what modern technology they possessed whilst making use of the natural resources their new home provided.
It was to be some time before the settlers discovered that Outland was not the unsettled paradise that the initial surveys had relayed and the colonists had been led to believe.
They were not the first species to have colonised the planet and they would soon discover that they were not alone......
03 March 2015, 03:41:03 PM