User:SkyMarshal

Heya.

Fluff notes:


 * Ahdomai orbits the Wolf 424 binary star system.
 * Skrellian homeworld is around a single main sequence star: Beta Canum Venaticorum. Have their own plasma dwarf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WISEPC_J115013.88%2B630240.7 ~30 lightyears from earth. took so long to find us as they were looking the wrong way. We /may/ know they have thoron, but we do not know much about their planets or empire.
 * Supermatter came from system with dead star, discovered by accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Maanen%27s_star
 * Gliese 229 is where Thoron/Plasma discovered.

The most striking property of Thoron, however, is that it vastly simplifies FTL travel. When applied to the already known techniques of transitioning to faster-than-light, the use of thoron as a "catalyst" significantly reduces energy costs and increases effective capabilities of equipment. The MITSV Venchenlitte-1, a pre-thoron FTL exploration vessel, was 5 kilometers long, 1.5 kilometers wide, and 1 kilometer deep. A modern post-thoron FTL exploration vessel, however, is more likely to be under a kilometer long and a few hundred meters in depth and breadth. This vast leap in FTL accessibility sparked two things: The so called "Orange Rush," a brutal conflict to control the Gliese 229 system and its unique treasure, and a renewed interest in space travel and exploration that has not been seen since the original discovery of FTL.