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This article has a separate continuity. This article is in a separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.
The books and comics based on the Original Series have been able to develop the Twelve Colonies where the television series were unable. Those developments, while not part of the official canon, are noted here in the separate continuity.
Apollo notes that Scorpia natives have "funny feelings" (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization). President Anton hails from Scorpia. The children on Antila had ancestors from Scorpia.
Caprica is one of the most affluent worlds within the Twelve Colonies, but not without its disparities in social structure and wealth distribution. The lower class reside in an area known as "Lower Caprica" while the upper class, including high-ranking warriors like Adama, lived in more prosperous areas (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1).
Countess Sephoni hails from this colony and is a well-known psionic across the Colonial diaspora. At the time of the exodus, she travels with her royal court comprised of women, although it unknown what political capital she possess (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2).
This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Realm Press separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.
The Twelve Colonies of Man, also known as The Colonies, are the twelve worlds that served as the home of the human race for seven millennia (Eve of Destruction).[3]
The Colonies were settled by the descendants of Kobol, the original human homeworld. Over thousands of yahrens, they grew into a prosperous and advanced civilization (Eve of Destruction).[3] The entire civilization is destroyed in a massive, coordinated sneak attack by the Cylon Empire, an event that leads a rag-tag, fugitive fleet on a lonely quest (1999 Tourbook).[4]
The few survivors escape aboard a rag-tag fleet of 220 ships, protected by the last surviving battlestar, Galactica. The governing body of this fugitive fleet is the Council of the Twelve, presumably with one member representing each of the fallen colonies (No Place Like Home).[5]
Caprica: Homeworld of Adama and his family (Eve of Destruction).[6] Caprica is a prosperous and advanced world, one of the shining jewels of the Twelve Colonies. It is destroyed along with the other colonies in the Cylon sneak attack that serves as the catalyst for the human race's flight across the stars.[7] The loss of Caprica is a source of deep sorrow for the survivors, particularly Commander Adama, who lost his wife, Ila, in the attack (Search for Sanctuary, Part 1).[8]
↑It is not certain what the singular form of "Aeries" is.
↑In Chapter 1 of the "Saga of a Star World" novelization, Zac is noted as being 23 years old at the beginning of the story, before the ambush at Cimtar. Later, in one of Adama's journals (p. 121) during Adar's visit to Adama and Ila's home, Apollo is 2 years old and does not have siblings at that time.).
↑ 3.03.1Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 2, 14.
↑Battlestar Galactica 1999 Tour Book (Realm Press, May 1999), Page 3.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 16.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary#1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 21.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary#1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 3.
This article has a separate continuity. This article is in a separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.
The books and comics based on the Original Series have been able to develop the Twelve Colonies where the television series were unable. Those developments, while not part of the official canon, are noted here in the separate continuity.
Apollo notes that Scorpia natives have "funny feelings" (Battlestar Galactica TOS pilot novelization). President Anton hails from Scorpia. The children on Antila had ancestors from Scorpia.
Caprica is one of the most affluent worlds within the Twelve Colonies, but not without its disparities in social structure and wealth distribution. The lower class reside in an area known as "Lower Caprica" while the upper class, including high-ranking warriors like Adama, lived in more prosperous areas (Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1).
Countess Sephoni hails from this colony and is a well-known psionic across the Colonial diaspora. At the time of the exodus, she travels with her royal court comprised of women, although it unknown what political capital she possess (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2).
This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Realm Press separate continuity, which is related to the Original Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.
The Twelve Colonies of Man, also known as The Colonies, are the twelve worlds that served as the home of the human race for seven millennia (Eve of Destruction).[3]
The Colonies were settled by the descendants of Kobol, the original human homeworld. Over thousands of yahrens, they grew into a prosperous and advanced civilization (Eve of Destruction).[3] The entire civilization is destroyed in a massive, coordinated sneak attack by the Cylon Empire, an event that leads a rag-tag, fugitive fleet on a lonely quest (1999 Tourbook).[4]
The few survivors escape aboard a rag-tag fleet of 220 ships, protected by the last surviving battlestar, Galactica. The governing body of this fugitive fleet is the Council of the Twelve, presumably with one member representing each of the fallen colonies (No Place Like Home).[5]
Caprica: Homeworld of Adama and his family (Eve of Destruction).[6] Caprica is a prosperous and advanced world, one of the shining jewels of the Twelve Colonies. It is destroyed along with the other colonies in the Cylon sneak attack that serves as the catalyst for the human race's flight across the stars.[7] The loss of Caprica is a source of deep sorrow for the survivors, particularly Commander Adama, who lost his wife, Ila, in the attack (Search for Sanctuary, Part 1).[8]
↑It is not certain what the singular form of "Aeries" is.
↑In Chapter 1 of the "Saga of a Star World" novelization, Zac is noted as being 23 years old at the beginning of the story, before the ambush at Cimtar. Later, in one of Adama's journals (p. 121) during Adar's visit to Adama and Ila's home, Apollo is 2 years old and does not have siblings at that time.).
↑ 3.03.1Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 2, 14.
↑Battlestar Galactica 1999 Tour Book (Realm Press, May 1999), Page 3.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Eve of Destruction Prelude (Realm Press, December 1999), Page 16.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary#1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 21.
↑Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary#1 (Realm Press, September 1998), Page 3.
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According to the Book of the Word, a religious text of the Kobollian faith, humanity began on a planet called Kobol. However, this is untrue, as the font of humanity is referred to solely as Parnassus, and responsible for colonization of man well before Kobol was even settled by the Lords of Kobol.
A thirteenth tribe is said to made another exodus to a planet known as Earth(TOS: "Saga of a Star World"), however it is later revealed to Apollo through Zac that the thirteenth tribe were those of pure Kobollian blood[2], namely the family of Adama, along with Troy and a scant few others in the Fleet (RH: Armageddon).
The destruction of the last Colonial fleet at the Battle of Cimtar. Galactica was already in alert posture, but her sister ships were not.Cylon Raiders begin their attack on Caprica. A reporter, Serina, is seen in the foreground.
One surviving battlestar, Galactica, escapes destruction and is unable to ward off a simultaneous bombardment of the Twelve Colonies and its populace. An innumerable amount of humans are killed. The survivors escape their worlds to follow Galactica in search of a safer haven.
The colony of Aries is little mentioned, aside from Dalton seeing pictures of a crumbled urban area that was similar to The Pit on Ursus[3] (RH: Armageddon).
Cancer is known for its sands[4], as well as its soothing, lulling percussion and windsong[5]. Its people are called Cancerians, and their women are known for their broad, squat bodies[6].
Caprica is a colony of great influence within the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, primarily stemming from the Kobollian leadership that has been in place since the colony's founding[7]. However, Caprica had an aboriginal people known as the Borellian Nomen, and while the Kobollians successfully settled Caprica, the Nomen tribes remained displaced causing further issues between the two peoples[8] (RH: Armageddon).
Capricans often honor the deceased by paying their respects privately before the formal funeral[9] (RH: Armageddon).
Caprica is a planet possessing tarpits, a form of quicksand that the Nomen avoided with great care[10] (RH: Armageddon).
Gemini is the colony of the Gemons, who are known for their ethereal quality, and thus their "divergent evolution" from their thinner air and brighter sun summoned qualities of increased height, litheness and pale complexion[12] (RH: Armageddon).
Up until the destruction of the colony in 7342, Gemini was a well-established patriarchal society. In the yahrens following, a special interest group known as the Gemon Matriarchs arose, believing women to be far more capable than men when it came to leadership[12] (RH: Armageddon).
Leonis is a colony in close proximity to its sun. Following the settlement of the planet, the humans who made Leonis their home began to undergo "divergent evolution," meaning that the skin pigmentation altered toward the darker end of the spectrum[12] (RH: Armageddon).
Cultural artifacts surviving the destruction of the colony in 7342 include an unnamed ballad, which Boomer listens to following the funeral of Commander Adama[18] (RH: Armageddon).
Scorpius is a colony whose denizens are known as Scorpions, whose pallor and light fur were results of "divergent evolution" to adapt to the planet's distance from the sun and the resultant colder climate[12] (RH: Armageddon).
Prior to the arrival of settlers from Kobol, the Borellian Nomen were discovered and described as an aboriginal race, whose bulk and physicality, including the increase in body hair that made them "almost lupine," were attributed to a similar divergent evolution[12] (RH: Armageddon).
Tauron is a colony whose denizens are known as Taurans, whose red-tinged skin and dark hair were identifiable physical characteristics[27] (RH: Armageddon).
↑In the Original Series, the formal name of the unified worlds is the "Twelve Colonies of Man". Its Re-imagined Series counterpart is known as the "Twelve Colonies of Kobol".
Sagittaron[1] is a colony located within the star system Cyrannus and is one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, it is noted to be one of the poorer colonies due to centuries of exploitation. The Sagittaron capital is the city of Tawa (TRS: Serge's Twitter).[2]
The planet's land masses are profoundly mountainous in nature, with hundreds of isolated valleys dotted amongst them. Of note is the river Acheron, winding through the mountain ranges for perhaps several thousand kilometers, finally finding its way to the sea through a delta at which end lies an active volcano several kilometer offcoast.
The capital Tawa is situated over 1,600 kilometers inland where two rivers flow into a confluence, either merging to form the Acheron, or joining the main stem of the river. It is a city of marvelous temples and egg-shaped storage structures as a precaution for flooding and storms.
The climate in Sagittaron's fertile valleys is said to be agreeable, something that cannot be told about the mountain trails connecting them, which experience difficult weather circumstances and become impassable during winter, isolating the communities during this time of year.[3]
Sagittarons endured centuries of exploitation at the hands of the other Colonies (TRS: "Bastille Day"), leading to the colony becoming one of the poorest (TRS: "Dirty Hands").
This continued even during unified Colonial rule, so that eventually Tom Zarek of the S.F.M. led an organized series of terrorist acts against the established government there, many years before the fall of the Colonies. One of these acts include blowing up a government building (TRS: "Bastille Day"). Under Sagittaron penal law, convicted felons lose their citizenship, but have it automatically reinstated after they finish serving their sentences. This included the right to vote and to stand for election (TRS: "Colonial Day").
The Sagittarons practice a form of the Colonial religion that can trace its roots back for at least 1,000 years. Like the Gemenese, they developed a staunch religious stance but with possibly a greater emphasis on traditional folk practice than scripture. They view medicine as "an abomination, a sin against the gods," and instead use charms and natural remedies to promote health, such as the soma braid or the burdock root. This stubbornness and their perceived backwards nature has led to a bitter dislike by members of the other Colonies. During the Second Exodus, the bitterness is reinforced by the fact that many Sagittarons on New Caprica did not help to fight the Cylons, suggesting that the Sagittarons are also pacifists by nature.
They are strong adherents of herbal medicine and reject much of modern medicine, which has lead to derogatory terms such as "stubborn rootsucking jackasses". Dr. Michael Robert expresses skepticism about its effectiveness, however his statement implies that there has not been any serious research on the subject. Many Sagittarons wear soma braids around their wrists, believing it will bring them health.
Given the long history of exploitation and persecution of Sagittaron, their rejection of modern medicine and distrust of the military may have a common source. Dualla, who is a Sagittaron herself, describes her people as "paranoid, pigheaded, and argumentative" (TRS: "The Woman King").
In the Tomb of Athena, the statue of an archer representing the leader of the tribe of Sagittarius, is missing its arrow. The Arrow of Apollo is placed on the statue, which activates a hologram that gives the Fleet its first waypoint to the location of Earth(TRS: "Home, Part II").
↑The colony's name, Sagittaron, was originally spelled as "Sagittarion" in the Miniseries, but this changed to "Sagittaron" when the regular series began.
