Category:Humans

When the Ka bring races into Peirama, they often re-created the solar system its people were originally found in and place it somewhere in the Peirama galaxy. This is the case with humans, who named their planet Terra. Much of history as we know it is intact.

Colonization of a Mars-like world is led by Terran corporations. Assuming an analogous timeline, they start landing people in 2035, and by 2050 have improved tech & logistics to start marketing colonization opportunities. By 2075, we have a handful of stable colonies on this new planet, and Terran nation states (who lagged behind in this whole process) are really starting to get involved. Precisely who these colonists answer to and who claims what ground is increasingly a big issue. Our future space companies are kinda getting annoyed - they funded and drove the whole colonization process, after all.

But then something happens - something that changes everything: the discovery of an alien artifact on this planet.

At first, the company responsible tries to keep it a secret, but word gets out. As they’re the ones in the best position to study the artifact, these companies mobilize everything they’ve got - but even that isn’t enough. The companies wind up deciding to combine their manpower, resources, and computational power in an effort to decipher the purpose of the artifact. Eventually they succeed, and discover the artifact is a gateway to another solar system - to an Earth-like planet in that solar system.

This cartel has probably made the biggest discovery in Terran history, and they are, by far, in the best position to take advantage of it. Forget settling “Mars” - this is the new “Earth.”

Long story short, Terran corporations are faster into deep space than Terran nation states, and lead the initial colonization effort. Corporations discover, settle, and effectively take control over what comes to be known as Utopia, and ultimately dictate what goes on there. As these companies are very much the Googles, Teslas, and SpaceXes of our world, they’re not simple GreedyCorps looking to strip-mine Utopia - they’re visionary men & women looking to shape the future, and over the course of the next century, people who share visionary drives settle the planet. Thus, how we end up with Utopian Humans. Utopia is a place where boundaries can be pushed. By the 23rd century, Utopian society is a distinct entity from Terran society.

. . . but back to the Terrans and the end of the 21st century.

Terran national governments fail to compete with the corporations, and fall behind in the race to colonize Utopia; however, the discovery of the alien artifact serves to unite the Terran peoples and nations, as the existence of alien life - or at least, that alien life once existed - is undeniable. The Terrans overcome national, religious, racial, and cultural differences and form a single world government. At the onset of the 22nd century, they’re less concerned with discovering new worlds as they are improving their own.

The 22nd century proves to be the galactic age of discovery. As spacefaring technology improves throughout the galaxy and more “mysterious artifacts” are found, the various alien races of Peirama come into contact with each other. In some cases these first encounters.go well; in others, they don’t.

By the mid-23rd century, most of Peirama’s major races have gone on to establish colonies on faraway worlds. Travel throughout the galaxy has been made mostly through the mysterious alien artifacts, but the technology behind FTL travel has finally arrived; however, the unobtainium that makes it possible is exceptionally rare, and its rarity sparks conflict between the races of Peirama. Out of this conflict is born some form of galactic senate, an effort spearheaded by the Terrans.

. . . Which brings us to the dawn of the 24th century. The major races of the Peirama Galaxy have been united behind an interstellar government, one responsible for maintaining peace between its members for some fifty years. Tensions remain behind the scenes (and occasionally lead to scuffles), but for the most part, the future is bright, and an intragalactic golden age seems at hand.

That is, until someone discovers something they were not meant to discover.

Follow the links below to read about the two human subraces: the Terrans and the Utopians.