¿How is it that a gas giant could possibly be the home world of ANYTHING, let alone be profitable enough to justify creating a whole people to populate it?
Fantoma- Gas giant home world of the T’sentrædi
The answer is in the planet itself- Keep in mind the Fantoma IS a gas giant. As you go deeper into the atmosphere, eventually the gasses become liquefied simply due to the pressure of gas above it. (Indeed, if you go deep enough, the gasses become SOLIDS, and hard solids at that.) Here, then, was the center of T’sentrædi civilization of Fantoma.
The T’sentrædi, as you should know, were originally created to mine Monopole Ores on Fantoma- Believe it or not, the mining of METALS is not only possible, but in many ways easier on such a planet, as there is not dirt per say to dig through, but more of a soupy atmosphere- Machinery can be lowered into this equipped with only magnets and be HIGHLY effective.
The Regult Pod (what mi’cronnes call the “Tactical Battle Pod”) started life as one of these machines; The fluid nature of these gasses necessitated a contained pod equipped with a laser or similar drill component. The unit eventually selected was what would later be the main weapon of the Regult Pod- The particle beam cannon. However, a laser drill, which would later be used as a defensive, anti-aircraft weapon, was used at first. The drills were used to create a small open area, through which Nousjaedul-Ger Personal Body Suits (what mi’cronnes call “Male Power Armors”) and Quaedluun-Rau (what mi’cronnes call “Female Power Armor”, though with male pilots) would go though, dragging cables and other equipment that could collect up the monopole ores and other valuable materials including various gaseous fuels, like hydrogen and other gasses, like helium. Additionally, other valuable materials, such as diamonds the size of a Tiresians skull, were collected and shipped off-planet (see at end of article).
The T’sentrædi used a platform very much like latter warships, for they were the prototypes to those ships; Indeed, the RIN NADOW LOJM-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “T’sentrædi Monitor”) was one of the platforms developed for this (these were used as temporary working platforms, much like construction barges used by mi’cronnes). Remember, you can build a vessel out of any material you wish, provided the weight-to-mass ratio is LESS than the medium it is held in; In other words, you could build a ship, OFSTEEL, if you build it light enough overall, that it could float on Terra’s atmosphere. (Though this is a realistic impossibility, it IS a theoretical possibility.)
A typical RIN NADOW LOJM-Class Monitor
“¿Why big? ¿Why make a peoples over-sized, when smaller bodies work better in greater in high-gravity environments?”
The answer is the body itself- Our greater bodies CAN pull against the massive gravity of the planet; A mi’cronnian body can’t. A smaller body may well be able to pull against such massive gravitational pull, but then is too small to do any effective work.
Though most warships later used by the T’sentrædi were NOT designed for use on Fantoma originally, all but two Mecha were- The Gnerl (what mi’cronnes call “Fighter Pods”) and Gluag (what mi’cronnes cal the “Officer Battle Pod”) specifically. These two platforms were designed for combat, though the Gnerl was, in fact, based on a topographical survey platform, survey large areas in preparation for further, refined surveying later on using Quel Qualie (what mi’cronnes call the “Cyclops Theater Scout Recon Pod”). They were also used for recreational observation in quasi-illegal races (where, tradition holds, gambling ran rampant). Other Mecha that later would be used by the T’sentrædi were:
Regult Pod
Quel Qualie
Nousjaedul-Ger Personal Body Suit
Quaedluun-Rau
Though not a Mecha in the robotic sense, Shuttle Pods, Hover Pods, and FRAND‘LAR TILUVO-Class (what mi’cronnes call “Re-entry Pods”) were also used; The Shuttle Pods served very much like a mi’cronne bus, carrying a large number of T’sen between work sites. The FRAND‘LAR TILUVO-Class was used to carry valuable materials, most of them refined (in the case of diamonds, even rough-cut), to a ship waiting in orbit. These vessels, according to tradition, were what would eventually become the QUILTRA QUELEUAL-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “Dock Landing Ship”)
One of the few exception to the general rule was the capital city; This great construct, a real and true factory and foundry, with smelters and all the other matériél necessary, would become the DIRECT model from which Lord Boldoza’s FULBTZS-BERRENTZS-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “Base Ship”). The foundry and factories were, of course, removed as a check against the T’sentrædi striking off on our own, but, surprisingly to some, there were EXTENSIVE ship repair facilities, though of only the most basic sort for the most part. This was one of the VERY FEW ships that could actually patch ship’s hull if necessary, though only Trati Kemma Dolza’s Derurigaado would receive such an honor.
Lord BOLDOZA’S personal FULBTZS-BERRENTZS; A craft essentially identical to this was the capital city of the T’sentrædi.
Of the entire T’sentrædi battle fleet, only two were conceived and designed as warships- The THUVERL SALAN-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “T’sentrædi Destroyer”) and the QUEADOL MAGDOMILLA-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “Command Ship”). The THUVERL SALAN is simply an improved version of the TOU REDIR-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “Salan Scout”), and would have, eventually, completely replaced them (less perhaps the Negrota Zugara). The QUEADOL MAGDOMILLA was conceived WELL after the decision to re-task the T’sentrædi to a military force, and specifically as a Command Ship and Gnerl Carrier. However, the NUPETIET-VERNITZS-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “T’sentrædi Flagship”) was CONCEIVED before the re-tasking as a new super-freighter, and even partly developed, but that program was cancelled for a VERY long time due to the need to put weapons platforms together. The program was later re-examined, when it was realized that a new, more substantial weapons platform was desprately needed. The super-freighter was already BIG, and could easily accomadate new weapons (some then in development), and therefore would be an ideal new command ship. Had not the Tiresian Empire fallen after Zor’s mental breakdown and the latter defection of many T’sentrædi (myself among them), the NUPETIET-VERNITZS would eventually have totally replaced the QUEADOL MAGDOMILLA, and the THUVERL SALAN eventually totally replaced the TOU REDIR-. The QUILTRA QUELEUAL-Class (what mi’cronnes call the “Dock Landing Ship”) would likely have stayed in service as is, with a probable upgrade program (similar in idea to what mi’cronnes call “Service Life Extension Program”, or SLEP). The RIN NADOW LOJM-Class was already on it’s way out, though a few remained in service for minor patrol and picket duties.
A brief list of T’sentrædi weapons platforms mentioned in
this article (with their mi’cronne names in parenthesis):
Mecha:
Regult Pod (“tactical battle pod”).
Nousjaedul-Ger Personal Body Suit (“male power armor”).
