Colony Lun - Revision history

http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Colony_Lun Colony Lun - Revision history 2026-04-28T03:37:26Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.15 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=11541&oldid=prev CourseDirector at 23:37, 26 December 2018 2018-12-26T23:37:30Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:37, 26 December 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l15">Line 15:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 15:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]]s and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]]s and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Course Books]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

CourseDirector http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=10420&oldid=prev CourseDirector at 23:15, 16 January 2018 2018-01-16T23:15:59Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:15, 16 January 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Counsel</del>]] that Colony Lun has a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly (though unofficially) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while".</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Consul</ins>]] that Colony Lun has a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly (though unofficially) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while".</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td></tr> </table>

CourseDirector http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=6206&oldid=prev Siddharth1: /* Speculations */ 2014-03-04T17:29:01Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Speculations</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:29, 4 March 2014</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one thousand </del>light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun (though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1000-</ins>light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun (though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]]s and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]]s and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td></tr> </table>

Siddharth1 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=6019&oldid=prev Siddharth1 at 04:30, 8 December 2013 2013-12-08T04:30:54Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:30, 8 December 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Counsul</del>]] that Colony Lun has a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly (though unofficially) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while".</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Counsel</ins>]] that Colony Lun has a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly (though unofficially) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while".</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td></tr> </table>

Siddharth1 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=6018&oldid=prev Siddharth1 at 04:30, 8 December 2013 2013-12-08T04:30:43Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:30, 8 December 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremely thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it necessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All told, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremely thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it necessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All told, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or irreparable. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Colong </del>Lun will never be usable again.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or irreparable. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Colony </ins>Lun will never be usable again.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> </table>

Siddharth1 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=5233&oldid=prev Siddharth1: /* Speculations */ 2013-07-24T17:53:06Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Speculations</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:53, 24 July 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun (though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun (though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]s<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [[Gudersnipe Army]]. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>]s and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td></tr> </table>

Siddharth1 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=5232&oldid=prev Siddharth1 at 17:52, 24 July 2013 2013-07-24T17:52:47Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:52, 24 July 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is [[Gudersnipe Foundation|Gudersnipe's]] boneyard. It is a graveyard of old ships <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">located </del>in orbit around a main-sequence star which has no planetary bodies, making the colony the only thing there.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is [[Gudersnipe Foundation|Gudersnipe's]] boneyard. It is a graveyard of old ships in orbit around a main-sequence star which has no planetary bodies, making the colony the only thing there.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several decommissioned [[Mercury Ship]]s, that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several decommissioned [[Mercury Ship]]s, that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremely thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it necessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tolled</del>, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremely thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it necessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">told</ins>, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">irreparably crippled</del>. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">useable </del>again.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">irreparable</ins>. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">usable </ins>again.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as a goal</del>, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind Counsul]] that Colony Lun <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">does, indeed, have </del>a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly(though <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">unnoficially</del>) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Though never formally stated, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind Counsul]] that Colony Lun <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has </ins>a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly (though <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">unofficially</ins>) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Speculations==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun(though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun (though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun(<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which </del>by now <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{</del>Gudersnipe Army. In particular, this is thought <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to be </del>the resting place of the [[Master Ship]s] and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">whatever </del>[[Mercury Ship]]s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">were </del>used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it is thought </del>there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun (by now several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>Gudersnipe Army<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>. In particular, this is thought the resting place of the [[Master Ship]s] and [[Mercury Ship]]s used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td></tr> </table>

Siddharth1 http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=4762&oldid=prev CourseDirector: /* Speculations */ 2013-05-12T06:16:49Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Speculations</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:16, 12 May 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun(though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun(though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun(which by now is several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [{Gudersnipe Army. In particular, this is thought to be the resting place of the [[Master <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ships</del>]] and whatever [[Mercury <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ships</del>]] were used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, it is thought there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun(which by now is several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [{Gudersnipe Army. In particular, this is thought to be the resting place of the [[Master <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ship</ins>]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s</ins>] and whatever [[Mercury <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ship</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s </ins>were used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, it is thought there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</div></td></tr> </table>

CourseDirector http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=4761&oldid=prev CourseDirector at 06:16, 12 May 2013 2013-05-12T06:16:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:16, 12 May 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is Gudersnipe's boneyard. It<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s </del>a graveyard of old ships located in orbit around a main-sequence star which has no planetary bodies, making the colony the only thing there.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colony Lun is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Gudersnipe Foundation|</ins>Gudersnipe's<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>boneyard. It <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>a graveyard of old ships located in orbit around a main-sequence star which has no planetary bodies, making the colony the only thing there.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decomissioned </del>[[Mercury Ship]]s that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decommissioned </ins>[[Mercury Ship]]s<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">extremly </del>thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">neccessary </del>to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All tolled, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">extremely </ins>thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is layered, making it <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">necessary </ins>to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All tolled, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ireperably </del>crippled. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be useable again.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">irreparably </ins>crippled. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be useable again.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Though never formally stated as a goal, it has been insinuated by some known members of the [[Blind Counsul]] that Colony Lun does, indeed, have a purpose and an eventual goal. [[Mourik Black]] stated publicly(though unnoficially) that "We are trying to build a Ring World. But... we aren't trying very hard, so it's taking a while."</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Speculations==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Colony Lun is part of a stellar cluster designated a one thousand light-year [[Utops Cluster|"No-Go" zone]], into which non-Foundation ships are not permitted. Even the [[Alliance]] is not allowed to send starships there for any reason. As a result, no civilian has ever seen Colony Lun(though the stellar cluster does include [[Utopia Gregaria]] and numerous other important Foundation worlds). The full-time population of the Colony is only a few tens of thousands.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">However, the estimated bulk of Colony Lun(which by now is several times the mass of a typical rocky planet) is still considerably more than the published masses of all the spaceships which have been scuttled there. This has led to speculation that the colony is also the site where the Foundation scrapped the superships belonging to the old [{Gudersnipe Army. In particular, this is thought to be the resting place of the [[Master Ships]] and whatever [[Mercury Ships]] were used during the [[Mage Wars]]. Based on conservative estimates, it is thought there may be as many as twenty-five continent-sized spacecraft in the debris that make up Lun.</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

CourseDirector http://thecoursebooks.com/index.php?title=Colony_Lun&diff=1312&oldid=prev CourseDirector at 21:55, 22 September 2010 2010-09-22T21:55:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:55, 22 September 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several decomissioned [[Mercury Ship]]s that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The bulk of Colony Lun's mass is made up of several decomissioned [[Mercury Ship]]s that, over the ages, were deemed too difficult to scrap. The remains of [[G.S.S. Mercury]] can be found there, and dozens of others.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremly thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">layers</del>, making it neccessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All tolled, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Whenever possible, the school recycles ships, typically into new ships. Mercury ships pose a challenge, however, as their incredible mass and extremly thick armor are difficult to pull apart. Further, the armor is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">layered</ins>, making it neccessary to either reprocess the material or seperate the layers. All tolled, it is often easier to mine new material.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or ireperably crippled. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be useable again.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before a ship can be added to Colony Lun, it must be deemed 0% combat-ready, meaning all weapon systems must be removed or ireperably crippled. Some non-weapon systems may be left functional, but most ships dumped at Colong Lun will never be useable again.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As of late in the [[Ages#The Sixth Age|Sixth Age]], Colony Lun forms a circle 1/3rd of the way around the sun.</div></td></tr> </table>

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