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Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.13 00:12:00 -
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Not much is known about the native life within the New Eden cluster. Indeed only four types of animals and one type of plant have been catalogued. In this brief study I will try to explain what we know and theorise upon the lives and habits of these true aliens.
The most widely known New Eden native is the Slaver Hound which comes from the planet Syrikos V. It is also the largest native animal in the records. The original Amarr settlers to the planet over 1000 years ago used them to control the large populations of slaves they had brought along to help get the colony started. Records dating back from that time are scarce but it is thought that Slaver Hounds were originally called ôDroolersö, this was thought to be because of their insatiable appetite for meat. However the average surface temperature of Syrikos V is -114.6C. Slobbering in these temperatures would instantly freeze any saliva expelled. It is more likely that the original specimens were overheating in the colonyÆs domes and this was their way of remaining cool.
Adults are up to 1 metre in height when you measure their fore-shoulders to the floor and weigh in at about 30kg. The size of the Slaver Hound means that to survive in the temperatures found on Syrikos V it must eat a phenomenal amount of food. The records on the diet and hunting habits of pre-domesticated Slavers are non-existent. On a recent trip to the planet to look into what Slavers ate before the planet was colonised I discovered that planet was in the process of having massive tectonic upheavals. While the temperatures were still around the -114 mark, the choking sulphuric expulsions would make life very difficult for any surface dwellers.
The global scale volcanism meant the infra-red sensor sweeps my research team performed to locate any wild populations of Slavers were an exercise in futility. Our hails to the colony base were met with silence. Thick, choking clouds obscured the spaceport site from our telescopes but a high resolution radar sweep revealed several rivers of lava flowing across where the tarmac used to be. It is probably safe to assume that there are no longer any wild Slaver Hounds, or their prey, left alive.
In my next report I will investigate Fedo's. You comments are more than welcome as always.
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Captain Pompous
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Posted - 2009.01.13 00:16:00 -
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How about space corpses...I have heard they are an endangered species these days! |
Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.13 00:19:00 -
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Why? Have people stopped dying? |
Captain Pompous
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Posted - 2009.01.13 00:23:00 -
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Originally by: Azia Burgi Why? Have people stopped dying?
No, sadly not...but the micrometeorites are really taking their toll on those poor saps floating listlessly through interstellar space that are not housed safely in GSCs :( |
Cyprus Black
Caldari School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2009.01.13 00:52:00 -
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Originally by: Captain Pompous
Originally by: Azia Burgi Why? Have people stopped dying?
No, sadly not...but the micrometeorites are really taking their toll on those poor saps floating listlessly through interstellar space that are not housed safely in GSCs :(
Funny fact is that corpses floating in space explode violently when shot at. A distant observer would believe a space station was exploding, but no. It's just a corpse. |
Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.13 21:32:00 -
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Edited by: Azia Burgi on 13/01/2009 21:43:14 Fedos
As all capsuleers know Fedos are the strange creatures they purchase once to clean their ship with then never do it again once they realise how badly they smell. Fedos are roughly the size of a dinner plate, which is ironic considering their diet. They are commonly used to clean starships and are also used as garbage disposal units aboard Minmatar vessels.
Given the relatively small size of a Fedo they are one of the best researched and well documented creatures of New Eden. They were discovered in caves by early Amarr explorers of the Palpis system. The records arenÆt clear as to which planet they were originally discovered on but a recent trip Palpis my team and I discovered that Fedos were now living on all the planets, excluding the two gas giants, of the Palpis system. There have been no reports of Fedos creating the technology to achieve interplanetary flight. The most likely explanation for this distribution is that they have been transported aboard human vessels and deposited upon other planets in the system, either knowingly or by accident as Fedos have crawled aboard in search of food.
Considering the extremely harsh conditions on some of the outer planets it is a testament to the ruggedness and adaptability of the Fedo.
In my next report I shall investigate Hanging Long-limb.
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Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.14 02:28:00 -
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Edited by: Azia Burgi on 14/01/2009 02:28:03 Hanging Long-limb
Hailed across the cluster as one of the finest dishes known to humanity the eggs, or roes, of the Hanging Long-limb fetch a very high price in restaurants. Expecting to find lush swamps teeming with life the landing party of my research team suited up in environmental suits so that they would be able to breathe in the methane atmosphere of Theruesse IV. The reality was very different.
An average surface temperature of -194C has devastated the eco-system. Nothing is alive on the surface of Theruesse IV. My team had to use plasma torches, normally used for ship repairs, to melt through the ice to reach the frozen remains of a tree. Unfortunately we were unable to retrieve any viable DNA to attempt a cloning process.
This prompts several very important questions, what will this information do to the price of Roes? Where is the current supply coming from? How long has the planet been in this ice age? Was it a natural event or has a wealthy corporation committed this genocide in order to increase their profit margin? These questions would require their own separately funded research team to investigate them fully.
In my next report I will be investigating Furriers.
Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk BP Profit Calculator EVE Cemetery |
Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.01.14 02:36:00 -
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They got snakes in new eden but no foxes :(, you'd think snakes would be like 'banned' animals for transportation.
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Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.14 03:59:00 -
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Furriers
Exclusively the pets of Amarr nobility, very little information about them is available in the public domain. The last time one was mentioned in the news was 700 years ago in connection with the Ardishapur family. We travelled to their home planet Radonis in the Ardishapur Prime system to ask the current Ardishapur incumbent if we could examine their private records to study this strange creature and potentially locate their planet of origin.
Our requests were met with outright refusals. Undeterred we began examining the Ardishapur estates from space with our telescopes. Shortly after starting this investigation several Amarr naval vessels dropped out of warp and politely asked us to break orbit. Not wishing to damage my reputation with the Amarr Empire I diplomatically withdrew and headed out of the system.
It looks like further study of the Furrier is not likely to happen in the near future.
My next report will be on Amarrian Wheat.
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ollobrains2
Gallente New Eve Order Holdings
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Posted - 2009.01.14 05:02:00 -
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genetic engineered cattle are another
Planetary interaction opens up possibles
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Nikita Alterana
Gallente The Antikythera Mechanism
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Posted - 2009.01.14 05:08:00 -
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could this be a stealth whine about the inconsistency of planetary design in Eve? |
ollobrains2
Gallente New Eve Order Holdings
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Posted - 2009.01.14 05:10:00 -
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the lack of any planetary aspect to the game at present yes |
Sheriff Jones
Amarr Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2009.01.14 07:32:00 -
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We also have chicken, cow, buffalo, horsies, and other livestock
But as long as i have my trusted slaverhound with me, i'm happy, and it better become real in ambulation!
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |
Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.01.14 15:28:00 -
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Originally by: Nikita Alterana could this be a stealth whine about the inconsistency of planetary design in Eve?
maybe
Rather than just rant and rave I thought I'd do it this way to let CCP know that I like what they do with the backstory but there are "issues". That said the recent stuff is better and seems to fit the reality of eve better.
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Pistonbroke
Mentally Unstable Enterprises Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.15 21:16:00 -
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Edited by: Pistonbroke on 15/01/2009 21:16:47 Edited by: Pistonbroke on 15/01/2009 21:16:32 If all the races evolve from Human, and the Jovian are all Secretive and Furtive, why should there be lots and lots of different animals other than those derived from terran stock?
Just because a planet is green, it doesnt mean that it was green before the 4 races stumbled across new Eden
Tho the name "new Eden" does strike me as somewhat evocative now I come to think about it.
tails off lamely...................
LOOK - a Scralatthian apple carrying snakeoid!
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Apoctasy
Young Enterprise Free Trade Zone.
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:43:00 -
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I demand full anatomical research on space whales. |
Captain Pompous
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Posted - 2009.01.15 23:05:00 -
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Originally by: Apoctasy I demand full anatomical research on space whales.
I once had to slice open a space whale and spend the night there as a particularly bad Falcon storm swept the system...
It was gooey and smelly but at least it was warm
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Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.02.11 13:04:00 -
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I am sorry for the delay in bringing you this report, I have been dealing with a lot of things planetside. It is widely accepted that plants are essential foundations to a thriving biosphere. Bearing this in mind it is surprising to find the records regarding plant life across the cluster is in an even more dire state than that of the fauna.
Amarrian Wheat
From orbit of the Amarr homeworld the vast bio-domed farms which house the Amarrian Wheat plantations glitter in the sun. Since heavy industry has been moved to space vast tracts of land has been turned over to the production of this high desirable cereal.
The Minister for Agriculture and Industry granted me and my team access to one of the smaller farms to watch the harvest of the current crop. The minister explained to me that they strictly control the sale of the wheat to ensure the quality remains high. Indeed the highly desirable purity means that should any of the wheat make it to spacebourne markets the buyer can dictate the price.
There maybe additional research on this subject, I will check the viability of the sources and if i can make it entertaining enough I'll post what I find. Your comments, as always, are welcome.
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Patul Swarntag
Minmatar Eagleburger Enterprises Corp
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Posted - 2009.02.11 13:13:00 -
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Originally by: Apoctasy I demand full anatomical research on space whales.
I demand full anatomical research on icelandic women.
Are they indeed the same as us..... |
Navtiqes
Englebarna
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Posted - 2009.02.11 13:20:00 -
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Despite my general lack of interest in fluff, I'm finding this strangely interesting. Please keep it up
If you get around to it, I'd be interested in more info on the crossbreeds between the four major races. |
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SiJira
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Posted - 2009.02.11 16:09:00 -
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eve wouldnt be the same without azia burgi Trashed sig, Shark was here |
Deviana Sevidon
Gallente Panta-Rhei Guardian Federation
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Posted - 2009.02.11 16:23:00 -
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I would assume that most of the flora and fauna of New Eden came originally from earth, with maybe a few exceptions.
In some cases they might have been genetically engineered to survive in the harsh conditions of partially terraformed worlds. Others like the long limb, might be native to this cluster, but most of them were likely brought into New Eden by the first settlers.
One example for such creatures might be the birds of caldari prime, that survived under extremely harsh conditions and are now even very important in the caldari mythology.
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DrAtomic
Atomic Heroes Chain of Chaos
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Posted - 2009.02.11 17:08:00 -
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The Forumdogs, Forum*****s and Forumtrolls seem to abundant! - - -
Originally by: CCP Prism X I can invent ways to get free candy for you where the implementation is so bad that you'd never want to see candy again in your whole life.
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Ki Tarra
Caldari Ki Tech Industries
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Posted - 2009.02.11 17:12:00 -
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Originally by: Azia Burgi Hanging Long-limb
Hailed across the cluster as one of the finest dishes known to humanity the eggs, or roes, of the Hanging Long-limb fetch a very high price in restaurants. Expecting to find lush swamps teeming with life the landing party of my research team suited up in environmental suits so that they would be able to breathe in the methane atmosphere of Theruesse IV. The reality was very different.
An average surface temperature of -194C has devastated the eco-system. Nothing is alive on the surface of Theruesse IV. My team had to use plasma torches, normally used for ship repairs, to melt through the ice to reach the frozen remains of a tree. Unfortunately we were unable to retrieve any viable DNA to attempt a cloning process.
This prompts several very important questions, what will this information do to the price of Roes? Where is the current supply coming from? How long has the planet been in this ice age? Was it a natural event or has a wealthy corporation committed this genocide in order to increase their profit margin? These questions would require their own separately funded research team to investigate them fully.
While I have not made a recent trip to Theruesse IV to verify conditions there, a check of ancient historical records that pre-date the collapse of the Eden wormhole, indicate that the Terran system also included a moon that also had a Methane atmosphere, and an average surface tempature that was only about 10C warmer than Theruesse IV.
It is diffucult to guess if the conditions that you observed were the result of actually devistation to teh eco-system, or if it was simply a matter of the eco-system no meeting your expectations. If the eco-system has been devistated, it is possible that the conditions that you observed may have been due to contaminants that you (or previous visitors) brought to the Theruessian enviorment.
The properties of substances benign in our on standard conditions (such as water) might have drastics effects on their eco-system given the vastly difference in temperature and resulting chemistry.
I expect that the tempature requirements add an extra complication for those trying to raise Roes in artificial enviorments as the conditions are so far removed from our usual relm of experience.
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Azia Burgi
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.02.18 04:23:00 -
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Originally by: Ki Tarra Edited by: Ki Tarra on 11/02/2009 17:21:25
Originally by: Azia Burgi Hanging Long-limb
Hailed across the cluster as one of the finest dishes known to humanity the eggs, or roes, of the Hanging Long-limb fetch a very high price in restaurants. Expecting to find lush swamps teeming with life the landing party of my research team suited up in environmental suits so that they would be able to breathe in the methane atmosphere of Theruesse IV. The reality was very different.
An average surface temperature of -194C has devastated the eco-system. Nothing is alive on the surface of Theruesse IV. My team had to use plasma torches, normally used for ship repairs, to melt through the ice to reach the frozen remains of a tree. Unfortunately we were unable to retrieve any viable DNA to attempt a cloning process.
This prompts several very important questions, what will this information do to the price of Roes? Where is the current supply coming from? How long has the planet been in this ice age? Was it a natural event or has a wealthy corporation committed this genocide in order to increase their profit margin? These questions would require their own separately funded research team to investigate them fully.
While I have not made a recent trip to Theruesse IV to verify conditions there, a check of ancient historical records that pre-date the collapse of the Eden wormhole, indicate that the Terran system also included a moon that also had a Methane atmosphere, and an average surface tempature that was only about 15C warmer than Theruesse IV.
It is diffucult to guess if the conditions that you observed were the result of actual devistation to the eco-system, or if it was simply a matter of the eco-system not meeting your expectations.
If the eco-system has been devistated, it is possible that the conditions that you observed may have been due to contaminants that you (or previous visitors) brought to the Theruessian enviorment. The properties of substances benign in our on standard conditions (such as water) might have drastics effects on their eco-system given the vastly difference in temperature and resulting chemistry.
I expect that the tempature requirements add an extra complication for those trying to raise Roes in artificial enviorments as the conditions are so far removed from our usual relm of experience.
You make a very good point, so I went back and checked my data and cross-referenced it with the archive you provided. This is what I found:
0 - melting point of water -161.6 - boiling point of methane −179.4 - Titan -182.5 - melting point of methane -194 - Theruesse IV
It is entirely likely that the environmental conditions now present on Theruesse IV are a result of accidental contamination. If so the damage is startling, I personally have never witnessed destruction like it on a global scale.
Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk BP Profit Calculator EVE Cemetery |
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