A Study of Hummus

  • Motive

    The mandated minimum reintegration distance from a solar mass is 50 solar diameters, as an edict of the Plyd. The current doctrine of the Goos is to target 80 SD for arrival in a solar system, formally referred to as Site 1. Reintegration is the process of exiting MN speeds. At MN speeds, radiation can… Continue reading

  • Strata

    So Human, us Goos, Hrutxcan, N’mob, even Ouinhed – these are samples of Hot Carbon species. Liquid water. Some compatibility in foods, some compatibility in poisons, no guarantees. There are also cold carbon species. Liquid methane temperatures. Good trading partners, very suspicious if you mention altering contracts. But what, your year on planet Saturn is… Continue reading

  • Infrastructure

    According to current protocol, there are up to 5 designated sites. Site one is the cleared area at solar north… The counterclockwise pole, 80 (b+) solar diameters distance. plyd standards* say this is where all visiting craft should first arrive in a solar system. The distance provides more than sufficient space for cordon from MN… Continue reading

  • Plyd, with Disclosure

    Approximately 65 quintillion (base 9+) hydrogen spin-flip cycles before the current period, a stellar nova occurred in a region local to the goo alien’s home system. While goo alien biology was especially susceptible to this bombardment, this was a devastating event for all species in range without the knowledge to prepare for it. Vessels in… Continue reading

  • The Plyd

    There is no species named Plyd. No tribe, no planet. There was once a person named Plyd, according to what they say. The Plyd Trader appears in the sky when they determine you are ready. What is ready? Ready is when your people is prepared to talk with one voice, which is your own. To… Continue reading

  • Astrocrete

    Ouinhed cylinders are massive structures, and yet analysis of construction techniques of damaged and vacant ones have showed them being significantly lighter than numbers would suggest.As suggested by the name, “Astrocrete” mass is largely derived from asteroid particulates. This is generally the silicate heavy asteroids, as metal rich asteroids largely are turned into recognizable alloys… Continue reading

  • A Trail Gone Cold

    “We request audience.” No communication captured by the MN relay system was ever particularly cordial or familiar. Indeed, to most of the races that used it regularly, it was treated in such an overly dignified manner that one would wonder if the galaxy was populated solely by administrative bureaucrats. This was, thankfully, not the case.… Continue reading

  • Known Unknowns

    Goo Aliens generally use a Base 12 (Or in their translated nomenclature, Base b+, sometimes noted as Base B+1), not decimal (base 9+). Conversion is always uncertain. A system that addresses the definition of “10” suggests rank is common enough that similar confusions have happened before. Calcaei may be a considered binary planet. This is… Continue reading

  • “Goo Alien” Species Notes

    It should be noted this document is not meant to be comprehensive, but primarily to contrast human popular culture depictions of similar beings. First, no internal species name has been provided. It should be noted that Black Speech also does not include a species name. “Goo” or “Goos” is deemed suitable as an English placeholder… Continue reading

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