Culture

Human culture among the hundreds of thousands of worlds and uncountable number of orbitals is extremely diverse but can all draw their lineage from several main threads.

Coreworlders make up approximately 30% of the total Order population and consist of every world within one light hour away from CYNTHIA's core in Sol (accounting for Gate FTL communication). Coreworlders are known for pursuing innovation and optimization while also indulging in decadence.

Lunarians are typically eccentric and wealthy individuals. Most Lunarians never leave Luna, preferring to stay close to home. The rare few that are out and about in the galaxy are usually covered head to toe in experimental technologies and modifications. Many humans report feeling uneasy when around Lunarians.

Luna is a nexus of technology, hosting the Lunarian Supercomputing Lab as well as converting a significant portion of the mantle into a planetary scale computer. Due to this, Lunarians typically pursue careers in research, education, and engineering. Lunarians see OI as their equals.

The most notable cultural impact they have had is the Moon Festival, an annual event celebrating CYNTHIA's ascension. The festival is celebrated on just about every Order world. The festival includes eating traditional Lunarian foods, the Moon Dance, and sending handwritten requests to CYNTHIA.

Cynthians are a subset of Lunarians who worship CYNTHIA as a god. They were originally tolerated until a riot broke out on the colony world of Aulan II between Cynthian missionaries and the Aulan priests. This eventually resulted in the desolation of Aulan II when the Cynthians detonated a nanobyte weapon, claiming to purge the planet of sinners.

All of the Cynthians in the core worlds were purged, and now only a few covens remain in the colonies. CYNTHIA released a new mandate stating that she is not to be worshiped.

Cynthians celebrate the Moon Festival along with the Moon Rites, a distinctly Cynthian ritual which includes a electro-neural deep dive with an O2 or O3 companion. The data from these dives eventually evolved into the technology used for the Submerged Electro-Neural Synaptic Exchange System.

Martians hail from a rich and deep history as the second celestial body colonized by humans, with Luna being the first. Mars underwent an extensive experimental terraforming process before becoming barren again during The First Virtual War. Because of this, many Martians pursue worldbuilding and terraforming.

Colonials account for the remaining Order population not in the core worlds. Colonials are known for self sufficiency and industriousness but are typically quite stubborn.

(Agrihabbers, Forgehabbers, etc)

Frontiersmen are a subset of Colonials who drive deep into unknown territory to claim and colonize new worlds for the Order. They are typically seen as rugged and crude individuals.

Many frontiersmen are veterans and often times settle down on a world they've colonized. These veterans make up the elite arm and officer corps of the Imperial Colonization Authority Army's Planetary Defense Forces.

Nodians or Netizens are humans or OI who spend a majority of their lives in the Nodework. They are typically carefree and decadent, pursuing creative arts and other various forms of entertainment. They have a skewed view on life and death.