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Adds "History" section to Traveller's Guide
Adds History per Loremaster-Hangout discussion (approved by Dragor). This is a highly condensed, biased perspective on History, written with heavy help from NanoTrasen by hands of a naive exploring resomi. Also fixed mentions to Vir to Virgo-Erigone where it was obvious. Fixed an instance of time travel. Removed sneaky mention of SolGov that slipped my eyes. Fixes some capitalisation issues.
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/datum/lore/codex/category/history
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name = "Human History"
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data = "The author of this guide wishes to offer their gratitude to NanoTrasen historian, Emir Bodoroczki for his assistance in condensing humanity’s history!"
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children = list(
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/datum/lore/codex/page/commonwealthbirth,
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/datum/lore/codex/page/eagerhumanity,
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/datum/lore/codex/page/hegemonywar,
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/datum/lore/codex/page/secondawakening
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)
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/datum/lore/codex/page/commonwealthbirth/add_content()
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name = "The Birth of the Commonwealth"
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keywords += list("Sol History","Birth of Commonwealth")
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data = "In the mid 21st century, the Alden-Sarasprova particle was discovered by the precursor states of the Sol-Proycon Commonwealth. \
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The European Union and the Moscow-Delhi-Islamabad pact initiated a joint space program to lay the first bricks of our great successes as a nation.\
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<br><br>\
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Unfortunately, bluespace travel was beyond our reach - phoron had still been a mystery, its fruits denied to us.\
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But we were industrious, and began to colonise the gem of Humanity, Sol.\
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<br><br>\
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However, even without our stutter drives - we spread. With the aid of genetic engineering, we conquered space.\
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Despite wars, despite traitors upon Mars who fled to their holdouts in the Ares Confederacy once the speed of light\
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no longer tethered us - we thrived. By providence, our efforts were rewarded: phoron.\
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Out in the Oort cloud, beyond our reach if not for our forefather’s ambition despite their scarce resources and primitive technology\
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- phoron awaited us."
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/datum/lore/codex/page/eagerhumanity/add_content()
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name = "An Eager Humanity"
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keywords += list("Golden Age")
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data = "Come the twenty second century, we spread past our blue jewel. Once a mathematical curiosity penned by Lara Alden, \
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then a confirmed fact by Dmitri Saraspova, and finally - an attainable commodity - we overcame the universal speed limit. \
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Phoron, laden with bluespace catalysts, had made our dreams reality.\
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<br><br>\
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Cygnus, Procyon, Proxima Centauri and many, many more worlds our ancestors had once dreamed of, \
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and that which had now become little more than a fact of life - had human boots kick up their dust.\
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We have made first contact - the Skrell. An enigmatic species - but friendly.\
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Unfortunately, with their technology came discord - their alien ways of life \
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infecting our impressionable youth out on the frontiers, far from the wisdom of the core.\
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<br><br> \
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As wars peppered our history, as have they became a fact of life once more\
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- rebellious, traitorous movements. World rejecting, foolishly, the yet-infant Commonwealth’s protection.\
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As expected - most failed to maintain their “self-realisation” - and made amends for their prodigal ways.\
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<br><br>\
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All, but those of the Elysian Colonies. Too far from the core, and the core itself was too tumultuous \
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- they broke away. One needs but look at worlds like Infernum \
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or the mutt-world of New Eden to realise this was not a victory. \
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Earth soon united under one banner, an inspiration to all of humanity.\
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A scarcity of resources necessitates unity. And that unity will bring luxury, rebirth \
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- one needs only wonder at the natural beauty of our home, the horrors of climate crises \
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but a distant memory. One needs only look at Mars, and behold its miracle despite Aresian sabotage.\
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<br><br>\
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The Commonwealth was now born, proper and true. \
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It was a prosperous age - with eager trade with our vulpkanin, skrell and tajaran friends."
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/datum/lore/codex/page/hegemonywar/add_content()
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name = "The Hegemony War"
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keywords += list("Hegemony War")
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data = "Unfortunately, not all aliens were eager to trade. Especially not the treacherous Unathi.\
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Violating all that is just and fair, they conspired to weaken us in what are now the Salthan Fyrds\
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by sending forth the Rapala. It is commendable how cunning they were - exploiting our mythologies, beliefs and similarities.\
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<br><br>\
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We traded, we aided each other. We offered fair compensation for their guidance.\
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Then - the Unathi came, when we were most vulnerable and demanded the unthinkable\
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- to surrender our Liberty, our Independence, our Individuality and Equality and become\
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naught but another cog within their brutish protectorate.\
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<br><br>\
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Naturally, we rejected their demands.\
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<br><br>\
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Our war was costly - too costly, perhaps - but we persevered as Humanity is wont to do. \
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Forty years of suffering destroyed much of what we had achieved.\
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But in that forty years did our megacorporations step forth, offering aid where governments faltered.\
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Where public science’s glacial pace would have cost us lives, forever lost - NanoTrasen’s medical research cheated death!\
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Where Senate-governed mining operations would have wasted precious phoron to corruption \
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- NanoTrasen stepped up and delivered twice what our armies needed! \
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<br><br>\
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Peace soon came - albeit, we had to give up the Fyrds to avoid further loss of life and profit.\
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Something the short-sighted colonists refused to comply with.\
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Perhaps - exposure to the treacherous ways of the Hegemony sullied their sense \
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of honour as well - yet further proof of the dangers distance to \
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elderly guidance can bring to young worlds. \
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Although almost a century had passed since peace was signed, \
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the break-away Fyrders still seek to threaten trade."
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/datum/lore/codex/page/secondawakening/add_content()
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name = "A Second Awakening"
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keywords += list("Current Era")
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data = "It is a shame that Unathi could not see the value of free market exchanges. \
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Not long after the war, such activities revitalised our economy. With this trade came technology.\
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And with this technology - came you, my dear reader.\
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<br><br>\
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Previously denied to us due to the astrogeographical hazards of the Core,\
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the Coreward Periphery brought humanity many fresh worlds with untapped wells\
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of purple gold. Whether alien, nomad - whether a Confederate who has seen the light \
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- NanoTrasen welcomes you in the Virgo-Erigone system."
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<br><br>\
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The many star systems inhabitied by humanity and friends can seem bewildering to the uninitiated. \
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This guide seeks to provide valuable information to anyone new in the system. This edition is tailored for visitors to the Virgo-Erigone system, \
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however it also contains useful general information about human space, such as locations you may hear about, the current (as of 2562) political climate, various aliens you \
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however it also contains useful general information about human space, such as locations you may hear about, the current (as of 2322) political climate, various aliens you \
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may meet in your travels, the big Trans-Stellars, and more."
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children = list(
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/datum/lore/codex/category/important_locations,
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/datum/lore/codex/category/history,
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/datum/lore/codex/category/species,
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/datum/lore/codex/category/auto_org/tsc,
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/datum/lore/codex/category/auto_org/other,
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to an immigrant from another system, or even from outside human space, and anyone inbetween. The publisher wishes to note that any opinions expressed \
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in this text does not reflect the opinions of the publisher, and are instead the author's.\
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<br><br>\
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Eshi Tache has also written other <i>The Traveler's Guide</i> books, including <i>Sol Edition</i>, <i>Tau Ceti Edition</i>, <i>Alpha Centauri Edition</i>, <i>Vir Edition</i>, and more, \
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Eshi Tache has also written other <i>The Traveler's Guide</i> books, including <i>Sol Edition</i>, <i>Tau Ceti Edition</i>, <i>Alpha Centauri Edition</i>, <i>Virgo-Erigone Edition</i>, and more, \
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which you can find in your local book store, library, or e-reader device. \
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<br><br> \
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((Please note - this is an IC book. Lore inside may exhibit biases differing from reality. Furthermore, it may be outdated in parts. Please consult the VOREStation Wiki \
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/datum/lore/codex/category/species
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name = "Species"
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data = "There are many different types of lifeforms (both alive and artificial) in the galaxy, which you may find inside Vir."
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data = "There are many different types of lifeforms (both alive and artificial) in the galaxy, which you may find inside the Virgo-Erigone system."
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children = list(
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/datum/lore/codex/page/human,
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/datum/lore/codex/page/akula,
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name = "Positronics"
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keywords += list("Positronic", "Posi", "Posibrain", "Posibrains")
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data = "A Positronic being, is an individual with a positronic brain, manufactured \
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and fostered amongst organic life. Positronic brains enjoy the same legal status as a human in [quick_link("SolGov")] space, although discrimination is \
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and fostered amongst organic life. Positronic brains enjoy the same legal status as a human in Sol-Procyon Commonwealth space, although discrimination is \
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still prevalent, and are considered sapient on all accounts. They can be considered a \"synthetic species\". Half-developed and \
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half-discovered in the 2280’s by a human black lab studying alien artifacts, the first positronic brain was an inch-wide cube \
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half-discovered in the 2280's by a human black lab studying alien artifacts, the first positronic brain was an inch-wide cube \
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of an palladium-iridium alloy, nano-etched with billions upon billions of conduits and connections. Upon activation, \
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hard-booted with an emitter laser, the brain issued a single sentence before the neural pathways collapsed and \
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it became an inert lump of platinum: \"What is my purpose?\"."
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/datum/lore/codex/page/cyborg/add_content()
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name = "cyborgs"
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name = "Cyborgs"
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keywords += list("MMI", "Cyborg")
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data = "A somewhat outdated form of synthetic life, powered by the brain of a sapient within a man-machine interface. \
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Originally made in an effort to alleviate the drawbacks of drone intelligences - that is - their reprogrammability, \
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