PowerKeepers Worldbuilding: Infinitasius

[Steeldancer he/him]

If you haven't read any stuff on the PowerKeepers, start here. 

While most of my stories focus on Magical individuals, the majority of human kind is still non-magical. At the time of the 12 Cities (about 3,000 years from now), Earth has been discarded as the main human settlement planet. At around 3000 AD, large corporate companies had realized that human kind could no longer just live on Earth. Interstellar technology had started to be developed, but needed more resources. So, several large scale asteroid mining projects began, to acquire the resources not available on Earth. However, workers needed to be housed near the projects to keep tabs on the robotic systems actually doing the mining. So the companies built biodomes around asteroids to house the workers.

 Many of these projects eventually died out. But two projects survived: Project Infinity and Project Eternity. Project Eternity was a bio-dome for the sole purpose of creating an environment conducive to doing very delicate experiments and testing. Project Eternity, or Eternalis, eventually became the location to be for the brightest minds that humankind had to offer.

Project Infinity was a place for the families of the asteroid workers to live. But the upper class of Earth wanted off of Earth; it was overcrowded and polluted. A small colony was growing on the Moon and on Mars, but these rich people wanted somewhere more isolated. Namely, these asteroid homes. So, another level was added onto the bio-dome of Infinitasius. And another. 

Within 50 years, a dozen levels had been added, and more were in the works to be added. Furthermore, Fusion reactions had finally been perfected. So the center asteroid was hollowed out and turned into a fusion reactor. The bottom levels turned into maintenance levels. The general public demanded to be added to this growing home. Infinitasius would always be growing, layer by layer.

By the year 4000, Infinitasius had turned into a small planet, with 10 billion people living within its layers. Also within its layers were vast ecosytems, saved from Earth. Entire levels had massive fields of food; and protected from any sort of diseases or pests, food grew in abundance. Because of this abundance, the planet had been attacked by Space Pirates. Due to this, the minds of Eternalis developed a defense system: Energy Poles, directly connected to the fusion reactor. The outside of Infinitasius is covered in what essentially look like really large telephone poles. These "telephone poles" are what the next layer of Infinitasius is built upon, and have prevent any further raids. After several ships were easily destroyed by the new defense system, Pirates no longer considered it an easy target.

Infinitasius became the heart of an Empire. Normal human kind spread throughout the galaxy, terraforming dead worlds into places lush and beautiful. 

Then we move into the next part of the story, the interaction with the 12 Cities. 

After the Great Mages returned from the Great Nullification, they only lived about a year. But in that time they created the 12 Cities, and presented an ultimatum to the Empire. Revealing magic to humanity at large for the first time, they told the leaders of the Empire to hand over all magically inclined families, removing magic from the Empire forever, to prevent it from being abused. In return, they wouldn't be destroyed, and the 12 Cities would form an alliance with the Empire. 

So, all latent magic abilities were moved under the control of the 12 Cities. The 12 Cities and the Empire became allies, essentially controlling the entire galaxy between them. The 12 Cities also acted as liaison between the various alien races, and the Empire. 

Infinitasius remained the capitol of the Empire. It was eventually moved to a different star system to become more central to the Empire, through a very large wormhole. The star system chosen was one that a mass of Infinitasius could be moved into it without disrupting the gravitational balance of the planets. 

The main Starship of the Empire was the Manta. Originally a design for an individual atmosphere/space fighter, the size was expanded and turned into a large Starship design. It takes its design from the Manta ray, runs sublight on Ion-drive engines, and above light using an antimatter- powered albecurrie drive. (wormholes require a lot more precision and power. For moving Infinitasius, its perfect. For a Starship, not so much.) Antimatter is harvested around stars, and contained within an electromagnetic suspension field. 

The Empire has never been forced to fight magicians. They remain at a peaceful distance. But eventually the Dragons decide they want control of the Galaxy again. And no mage, or human, will stand in their way. (I'm still working on that plotline. Eventually I might share it.)

Anywas, that is some of the background of Infinitasius. It isn't a huge deal in the plotlines I've worked on so far, but I do intend to work on it some more. The idea of a self contained man made planet is one I've always enjoyed.