Silicon Shadows; Places in the Datasphere- Dangers of Avaloria (the Strange/Numenera)

Silicon Shadows

the Avaloria Rex

While it might seem like Avaloria is an idyllic place of harmony and peace at first, there are a number of threats in this recursion. The most obvious is the wildlife. While it may seem odd that a designed digital system like the Avaloria would have flora and fauna, especially those of a dangerous nature, these things simply represent the various sub-programs and algorithms that maintain the overall system. It is worth remembering that the Avalorians themselves are little different in this respect. In fact, the majority of Avalorian wildlife is dangerous to some degree, either through its own predatory nature or defenses evolved against predators. Such scourges range from skiel, vicious, rodent-like scavengers that have far too many claws and mouths, to classic wyverns. There are even reports near the wastes that great lizard-like creatures have taken to the sky, breathing fire and raging. The purpose and origins of these dragons, for that is what they appear to be, is unknown. While the Avalorian clerics hope they are a sign that their gods have returned and sent these creatures to protect them from the encroaching darkness many fear that they are twisted creations of the invading evils representing their imminent doom.

Silicon Shadows; Places in the Datasphere- Avaloria Rex (the Strange/Numenera)

Silicon Shadows

Ages ago the Avaloria Rex was a ship of the line in the fleets of a now vanished civilization. What happened to that civilization is unknown, but the Avaloria was abandoned when a fault forced the crew to jettison the main drives leaving the ship stranded in interstellar space. The crew then abandoned her, leaving this vast construct abandoned and alone. Secondary power has proven more than sufficient to keep the remaining systems operational, cycling over to a similarly complete tertiary power for regular maintenance. The result is a great space fortress far from any threat or life. While its sublight drives remain active, and has a course laid in for the nearest stellar object, it will be over a thousand years before it reaches the binary star system that is its target. At that point appearances are that she will be captured between the two stars and remain there, drawing power and waiting in standby mode, until its systems give out.