====== The Crucible ======

The Crucible is a dyson swarm assembled around [[sol|Sol]] with an orbit between the historical orbit of Mercury and [[venus|Venus]]. The swarm itself incorporates billions of solar collectors, energy accumulation facilities, energy beaming units, and particle accelerators. The Crucible is capable of powering the entire Sol system by itself ten thousand times over. However, much of its energy is used in its particle accelerators to create rare heavy elements, antimatter, and complex metamaterials. In dire situations, The Crucible can also be used as a megastructure scale superweapon in its beam configuration.

==== Design ====

=== Solar Collectors ===

=== Stellar Particle Accelerators ===


=== Energy Transfer Facilities ===


=== Antimatter Production ===


=== The Eye of the Crucible ===



==== History ====

=== The Disassembly of Mercury ===

=== Energy Break-even ===

=== Antimatter Mass Production ===

=== The Virtual War ===

=== The Disassembly of Venus ===

=== 625 AUM Solar Storm Disaster ===

=== The Heart of the Gates ===