12,434
edits
Difference between revisions of "Starsight (station)"
m
Text replacement - "cytonic" to "cytonic"
m (→History: Missed a small grammar typo) |
|||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
|
{{location
|image=
|'region=C4
|nation=Superiority
|universe=[[
|books=[[Skyward (series)]]
}}
{{for|Starsight|the second book in the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] series|pre=This article is about the space station}}
}}
'''Starsight''' is a [[Superiority]] space station that acts as a major trade hub and houses the regional government.{{book ref|sky2|9}} It uses a distinctive design known as a [[platform]].{{book ref|sky2|28}}
== Location and Layout ==
{{image|Starsight.jpg|side=right|width=300px|A view of Starsight}}
Starsight lies in deep space, some forty-odd light years from [[Detritus]], in the C4 region of the Superiority. The whole station is a vast, flat disc many kilometres long, larger than any Detritus city. Numerous skyscrapers and other buildings are constructed on both its sides.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{file ref|Starsight.jpg|Starsight view}}{{book ref|sky2|24}} A glowing blue bubble envelopes the entire structure, keeping the air and heat in, and allowing the inhabitants to live on the surface.{{book ref|sky2|9}} There's also a field suppressing [[cytonic]] abilities, as well as a protective shield, which can stop both physical objects and [[delver]]s from attacking.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|i|3}} It's possible that rather than being a separate entity, the protective shield is the same as the atmospheric shield, recalibrated as necessary.{{book ref|sky2|36}}▼
▲Starsight lies in deep space, some forty-odd light years from [[Detritus]], in the C4 region of the Superiority. The whole station is a vast, flat disc many kilometres long, larger than any Detritus city. Numerous skyscrapers and other buildings are constructed on both its sides.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{file ref|Starsight.jpg|Starsight view}}{{book ref|sky2|24}} A glowing blue bubble envelopes the entire structure, keeping the air and heat in, and allowing the inhabitants to live on the surface.{{book ref|sky2|9}} There's also a field suppressing [[cytonics|cytonic]] abilities, as well as a protective shield, which can stop both physical objects and [[delver]]s from attacking.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|i|3}} It's possible that rather than being a separate entity, the protective shield is the same as the atmospheric shield, recalibrated as necessary.{{book ref|sky2|36}}
The city is divided into several -- at least seven -- sectors, and dotted with over a thousand berths for ships to dock in. Unlike the rest of the city, the docks are typically austere, comprised of large, unadorned metal platforms. Connecting the various sectors is a public transport network in the form of round platforms that float using [[acclivity ring]]s.{{book ref|sky2|10}}
=== Information ===
Starsight has a public information archive, accessible
== Inhabitants ==
Starsight is home to millions of people, belonging to uncountable different species.{{book ref|sky2|10}}{{book ref|sky2|42}} Of the five Superiority leader races, the [[dione]]s and the [[varvax]] can be found in abundance, while the other three are few and far between.{{book ref|sky2|12}} Other than that, lesser species, like [[burl (species)|burl]] and [[solquis]], are also present.{{book ref|sky2|10}} As a result, Starsight's docking crews are equipped to accomodate many different kinds of beings, with gear such as steps, ramps, slides and more.{{book ref|sky2|9}}{{book ref|sky2|10}} The city also provides its inhabitants with care centers, which appear to be equivalents of schools or kindergardens for children of various species.{{book ref|sky2|18}}
Apart from spacefaring vessels, Starsight
=== Notable citizens ===
| |||