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Gemini is the colony of the {{inlineref|Gemon|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<ref name="p38">{{cite book/RH|1|38}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. | Gemini is the colony of the {{inlineref|Gemon|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<ref name="p38">{{cite book/RH|1|38}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. | ||
Up until the destruction of the colony in {{TOS-RH|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<ref name="p38"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}. | |||
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This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the Original Series continuation books by Richard Hatch
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The Twelve Colonies of Man[1] included the colonies of:
Star System
The Twelve Colonies of Man are located in an unnamed multi-star system within the Cyranus Galaxy.
History
First Exodus
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).
War
Recent battles in the Thousand Yahren War included the Battle of Cosmora Archipelago (with Commander Kronus, battlestar Rycon and the Fourth Fleet), the Battle of Caprica, and the Battle of Molecay (with the Fifth Fleet and battlestar Pegasus).
The Thousand Yahren War brutally ended with an elaborate Cylon sneak attack at the Battle of Cimtar, which destroys the last battlestar fleet, led by President Adar (TOS: "Saga of a Star World").
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.
Colonization
Several planets, moons and asteroid colonies throughout the portion of the galaxy familiar to the Colonials boasted small croppings of Colonials. Some who were well aware of the Colonies and the war with the Cylons (TOS: "The Long Patrol", "The Young Lords"), others knew nothing of them, such as Sectar (TOS: "The Magnificent Warriors"), Equellus (TOS: "The Lost Warrior"), Eastern Alliance, Terra, Paradeen and Lunar Colonies (TOS: "Greetings from Earth", "Experiment in Terra").
The Colonies
Aeries
Caprica
Gemini
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[3] (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[3] (RH: Armageddon).
Notable Gemons
Leonis
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[3] (RH: Armageddon).
Denizens of Leonis are known as Leonids[8]. Up until Tigh's appointment in 7360, no Leonid had been president of the Council of the Twelve[8] (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[9] (RH: Armageddon).
Notable Leonids
Sagitara
Scorpius
Taura
Virgon
Notes
See also
References
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 154.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 38.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 101.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 162.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 75.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 39.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 31.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 204.