VESSELBORN, CHRISTOPHER JAEPHETH CUBY, GEBAN CHRONICLE, BOOK OF THE WITNESS, THE ACCOUNT OF THE TWO BECOMINGS, Geba, Braid System, Izhara, Zhaerys, Saethern, Failed Star, Brown Dwarf, 32-hour day, 520-day year, 16 months, High gravity, Geba radius 88,971 km, Illumination seasons, Illumination geometry, Imperial Hour, Local Light Blocks, Early Dominion, Imperial Conquest, Absolute Expansion, Fracture, Shadow Rule, Warlord Collapse, Modern Geba, Geba continent, Thazvaar, Ngorrhal, Jeyrha, Berinu, Kela, Ukhaalstaag, Saethera, Manalheim
Geba (planet)
Alias: The Failed Star, The Parent of Children
Affiliation: Geban Empire
Origin.
Geba formed as a brown dwarf, a celestial body too massive to be a planet but lacking sufficient mass for nuclear fusion. It coalesced in a remote region of an ancient cosmos, enduring for 117 billion years. Surrounding debris, including nebular fragments, metallic remnants, and primordial elements, accreted around it due to its gravitational pull. This accretion led to the formation of three stars: Izhara, orbiting closely with intense electromagnetic effects; Zhaerys, orbiting farther and exerting tidal forces on Geba’s mantle; and Saethern, tidally locked over the southern pole, influencing gravitational dynamics. Their orbits triggered impacts from comets, metals, and ice, reshaping Geba’s surface, forming atmospheres, and initiating tectonic activity. The Velcrith, massless energy beings exiled from the Infinite, selected Geba due to its imbalances and intervened by adjusting moon orbits, distances, velocities, and inclinations to create gravitational patterns. These patterns stirred tides, agitated the crust, released minerals, stabilized the atmosphere, and attracted specific debris such as ice-laden comets, rare metals, and organic compounds. This orchestration harmonized the system's fields over billions of years, making gravity, weather, and environmental conditions survivable and conducive to the emergence of life within twenty million years after the stage was set.
Time System
- Imperial day (rotation): standardized to 32 imperial hours per turn
- Year: 520 Geban days
- Months: 16 per year (alternating 33 and 32 days → 520 total)
Illumination Geometry & Hour Standards
- Imperial Hour: administrative unit equal to 1/32 of rotation measured at the prime meridian. Used for law, logistics, ledgers, and relay synchronization.
- Local Light Hour: civil unit based on exposure to one or more Child stars. Duration varies by latitude, season, and orbital phase; it is not constant across regions.
- Light/Dark Blocks: settlements schedule in blocks of continuous illumination or darkness. Block length shifts with three‑star geometry.
- Overlap Days: two or three Child stars contribute simultaneous light, extending light blocks far beyond the imperial hour count.
- Saethera Twilight: the south polar zone under Saethern’s fixed position experiences persistent twilight with minimal daily variance; clocks remain imperial but work cycles follow biological cues.
- North‑hemisphere eclipses: frequent partial occlusions from Izhara–Zhaerys alignments shorten usable light blocks in certain corridors.
- Operational rule: trade, transport, and military orders use imperial hours; agriculture and labor use local light blocks.
Physical Parameters
- Radius: 88,971 km
- Gravity: high; human adaptation documented
Braid System — Child Stars
- Izhara: white‑blue; closest and brightest; drives radiation surges and plasma halos
- Zhaerys: orange‑red; slow heavy orbit; induces drought cycles and thermal migration
- Saethern: silver; fixed above the South Pole; establishes permanent twilight in Saethera
- Illumination seasons: repeating three‑star alignments produce region‑specific day–night patterns; no planetary uniformity
Climate & Topography
- Temperatures: habitable belts ~15–32 °C; desert interiors can exceed 50 °C; high‑altitude and unlit polar regions can drop below −60 °C
- Mountains: massifs breach the stratosphere; multiple ranges exceed ~60 km
- Jungles: equatorial mimicry ecologies; sensory disruption common
- Deserts: long‑cycle migrating dunes from stalled jets and Zhaerys forcing
- Subsurface caverns: mile‑scale vaults with isolated ecologies; devolved pre‑human lineages reported
Continents
Historical Timeline (Canonical Eras)
- Early Dominion — Unification under Vaer’karesh; foundations of imperial systems.
- Imperial Conquest — Integration of Thazvaar; peaceful assimilation of Jeyrha; liberation of Berinu; elite corps referenced.
- Absolute Expansion — Consolidation across continents; imperial audits and standards.
- Fracture — Schisms following Auren’s death; archival losses.
- Shadow Rule — Central control with reduced transparency.
- Warlord Collapse — Regional breakaways; contested authority.
- Modern Geba — Reconstitution of planetary order.