Reworked along the lines of the previous page, featuring an upside-down Australia for complementary flavoring. This keeps the segue while ditching the song lyrics, and has the added benefit of effectively filling space created by scaling the panels for width instead of height. The oz planetshot is a bit dark – I have no idea how that’s going to turn out in hardcopy.

Earth note: Normally I love rendering the planet against stars (it’s pretty), but in this case having it just hanging there against black really makes the composition.

Glossary Articles

  • Airbase

    The Airbase, located deep in the Australian outback of Earth 2.0, is home to the crew of the Daedalus and the resting place of the Heirotus FTL test platform Epiphany. Defenses include automated turrets,...

  • Epiphany

    A Pecora class star freighter used for early Heirotus BTS tests. Presumed destroyed during a premature BTS discharge event in January 1968, though no wreckage was recovered. Status upgraded to “missing” after captain and...

  • GSV-368.3 (Earth)

    Not listed in the official ICG star charts, GSV-368.3 appears only in highly classified Templar navigational databases. GSV-368.3 is the only human-rated planet in the GSV-GSW 0.15 AEI “sinkhole.” The local Templar garrison refers...