[Note. The poll was tied between planets and technology, so I chose my favourite]

Sol is the capital system of the Imperium, bearing two life-sustaining worlds, eight colonised worlds and over a dozen colonised moons. Alongside these terrestrial colonies, hundreds of space stations, orbital stations and other artificial space-based structures are located throughout the system in the orbits of planets and the central star itself.

Sol I - Mercury

Sol I is the closest planet to Sol, extremely small and extremely isolated. In the past, it has garnered vast solar arrays, used in the automated production of positrons for use in nuclear reactors and weapons. In more recent centuries, however, it has seen more purpose as a long-term penal colony in the Sol System. The blistering day temperatures and freezing night temperatures ensure that the the facility built on the surface, in a crater filled with permaice, has no possibility of escape for it's nearly 2,000 inmates. These inmates are generally those considered too dangerous for regular imprisonment - or even useful in the future- and are sealed away in cryostasis as opposed to more traditional prison sentencing. The establishment of a prison colony within the same system as Earth, containing the most dangerous people to have lived, is often a point of contention for many - and one often countered woth the fact that an entire complement of UCE Marines is on permanent guard of the station, with at least one frigate in orbit at any time. The possibility of any kind of riot or escape is astronomically low, and generally accepted as a nonissue by the UCE High Command.

Sol II - Venus

Venus is the second planet in the Sol System. Out of all of the planets, it is the most similar to Earth, but ironically one of the least useful. It maintains a colony of barely 900, thanks to it's toxic atmosphere, blistering temperatures, extreme day length, high volcanic activity and acidic rain. There is only one structure on the surface of the planet, built by drones over a period of twenty years. Instead, the majority of the colonisation comes from aerostat platforms floating in the atmosphere via the use of lighter-than-air gases. These three platforms each house about 100 people, and are tied with cables to the surface platform. Although there is a minor civilian presence on these platforms for research purposes, most of the actual activity on the planet is military. The planet was the testing grounds for the failed XPF-335 Headhunter VTOL platform. The surface facility of the planet is used in the training of UCE Marines, as a final stage of the EXOWAR training program; the incredibly hostile conditions provide a perfect training ground for a live-fire operation. Those who survive are prepared for any planetary insertion they may be required to conduct.

Sol III - Earth

Sol III is the homeworld of humanity and the capital of the Imperium and the UCE. It has seen four global-scale conflicts since the 20th century, with the third beginning in 2060 and ending in 2063, and the fourth in 2158 and ending in 2201. In these two wars - the Third World War and the First Interstellar War - the planet has seen much devastation at the hands of humans, with  a radically different coastline to it's appearance in the early 21st century. The use of multiple nuclear, chemical and biological weapons on many cities has reduced many old-Earth cities to little more than rubble. As of 2702, Earth's capital city is located in Suez, built around the massive orbital tether located there. The primary military base on the planet is the naval base located in the Amazon Sea, with a massive military base located in the Atacama Desert. Two additional major facilities, Fireguard and Alpha, are located in the Himalayas and Washington DC, tasked with overseeing orbital defence and commanding the UCE military as a whole, respectively.
Aside from the aforementioned, most of the human population of Earth resides in the Siberian Forests and Europe, where temperate-warm temperatures provide a perfect environment for habitation. Most areas south of Suez and some modern eastern cities are barren wasteland, and many cities are yet to be rebuilt even after centuries of desolation; the reason is simple. In the wake of WWIII, it was decided that those assets built for space exploration would be easier to use to colonise a new planet than to rebuild the old one. Genetically-engineered creatures and microbes ruled the cities affected by the war for decades, and soon adapted to their environments entirely. Much of Earth's ecosystem revolves around these artifical creatures, and travel around the planet is restricted completely, due to the potential for new plagues from areas yet to be fully catalogued. Despite it's status as the capital of an interstellar civilisation, and home to 9 billion inhabitants, most of Earth is effectively under quarantine. It's status of being the capital for humanity is often questioned by aliens, understandably. Most humans loyal to the UCE do not see Earth as a failure, but see the empire that it rose after utter devastation as a symbol to rally towards. To an observer from the 20th or early 21st centuries, Earth would look to be an alien planet.

Sol IV - Mars

Mars was first colonised in 2033, with a small team of 20 landing on the planet as the first colonists. This team, and it'ssuccessors, would watch as those on Earth obliterated themselves with warfare, and would also be there to help with the mass exodus from the planet in 2063. The discovery of interstellar travel shortly after the onset of the 22nd century meant that Mars was forgotten relatively quickly, in favour of colonists trvalling to the newly-discovered planet Primus. As such, Mars remained a relative backwater, despite it's proximity to Earth, and was slowly terraformed over three centuries. As of now, the planet boasts a population of 16 billion. The city of Cydonia, in the region of the same name, is home to one of the most elite army units in the UCE, and is nicknamed the Knights of Cydonia in the military at large.

Outer Sol System (Sol V-VIII)

The Gas Giants boast only a few thousand combined population, with their colonisation coming in the form of orbital platforms and automated Helium and Hydrogen collecting facilities, used in collecting nuclear fuel. Some moons of these giants boast a significant science population, however, and were long the basis for the search of alien life before contact in 2322. Europa is home to the research facilitiy under control of UCE SpecWar's BIORES division, named Nightingale Facility. This base hosts a massive complex built into the permanent ice covering of the planet, as well as landing pads and even underwater launch facilities for deep-sea exploration. The moon of Titan was used for the longest time for the massive reserves of hydrocarbons on the moon. Before nuclear fusion became a widespread technology, this moon was a vital stop for supply shuttles looking to transport chemical fuels back into the core planets - Earth and Mars. The planet's infrastructure has been abandoned for a long time, and much of it has fallen into disrepair in desolation. Vast warehouses and refineries store barrel after barrel of petroleum and other similar fuels, abandoned for centuries and waiting for someone to come and begin the production process again...


Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this insight into the future of Earth and it's sister planets in my science-fiction universe. If you have any questions, be sure to ask below. I'll try to clarify anything that is asked!

Where are the guardians?

I was never too interested in pinnacle of humanity sci-fi fictional universes. I'm more fond of post-apocalyptic universes with the past holding many dark secrets.

Are Nazi utopias considered post-apocalyptic?

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:27:43 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 08:59:33 PM

I was never too interested in pinnacle of humanity sci-fi fictional universes. I'm more fond of post-apocalyptic universes with the past holding many dark secrets.

Are Nazi utopias considered post-apocalyptic?

Was there an apocalypse that set humanity back multiple generations?

Um...the Nazis landed on the Moon...

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:31:32 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 09:29:38 PM

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:27:43 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 08:59:33 PM

I was never too interested in pinnacle of humanity sci-fi fictional universes. I'm more fond of post-apocalyptic universes with the past holding many dark secrets.

Are Nazi utopias considered post-apocalyptic?

Was there an apocalypse that set humanity back multiple generations?

Um...the Nazis landed on the Moon...

If there was no apocalypse, than it is not post-apocalyptic. Sounds like an alternate timeline to me.

Well it was apocalyptic for the New Yorkers and London people.

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:34:15 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 09:32:24 PM

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:31:32 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 09:29:38 PM

Quote from: Death of the Endless on September 09, 2015, 09:27:43 PM

Quote from: Chakas on September 09, 2015, 08:59:33 PM

I was never too interested in pinnacle of humanity sci-fi fictional universes. I'm more fond of post-apocalyptic universes with the past holding many dark secrets.

Are Nazi utopias considered post-apocalyptic?

Was there an apocalypse that set humanity back multiple generations?

Um...the Nazis landed on the Moon...

If there was no apocalypse, than it is not post-apocalyptic. Sounds like an alternate timeline to me.

Well it was apocalyptic for the New Yorkers and London people.

Doesn't count.

Can we call it Nazipocalypse though? lol

I heard my name?

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