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belter [2010/08/16 21:53] – abiribelter [2011/05/05 03:53] – added [[history_introduction#the_apocalypse war|Apocalypse War]] to link to History page hagalaz
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 With belters it was different. They lived indoors, in a controlled environment, and didn't need fur to protect them from the elements -- shed fur was simply a nuisance in asteroid colonies. The belters were all stuck on distant asteroids, far from human population centers, and their unusual body forms made it impossible to mistake them for humans anyhow. Therefore, they were never given the fur, muzzles and other typical traits of furry recoms. They have a human-like appearance overall. With belters it was different. They lived indoors, in a controlled environment, and didn't need fur to protect them from the elements -- shed fur was simply a nuisance in asteroid colonies. The belters were all stuck on distant asteroids, far from human population centers, and their unusual body forms made it impossible to mistake them for humans anyhow. Therefore, they were never given the fur, muzzles and other typical traits of furry recoms. They have a human-like appearance overall.
  
-When [[Earth]] was devastated by the [[Apocalypse War]], civilization survived only in space colonies scattered around the solar system. [[Luna]] and [[Mars]] were the largest colonies, but many more were small asteroid colonies. Some of these colonies were too small to remain self-sufficient after the war and were abandoned, but many other survived. As decades passed and recom civilization recovered from the aftermath of the war, asteroid mining and colonization has begun to grow again: some abandoned colonies have been re-inhabited and new ones have been established.+When [[Earth]] was devastated by the [[history_introduction#the_apocalypse war|Apocalypse War]], civilization survived only in space colonies scattered around the solar system. [[Luna]] and [[Mars]] were the largest colonies, but many more were small asteroid colonies. Some of these colonies were too small to remain self-sufficient after the war and were abandoned, but many other survived. As decades passed and recom civilization recovered from the aftermath of the war, asteroid mining and colonization has begun to grow again: some abandoned colonies have been re-inhabited and new ones have been established.
  
 {{:gemini.jpeg |gemini belter, illustration by Zobeid}} {{:gemini.jpeg |gemini belter, illustration by Zobeid}}
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 However.... They also can be cliquish, conformist, and have a strong sense of who's part of their group and who isn't. Rocking the boat is frowned upon, and the true misfit or eccentric can have a hard time getting along on a belter colony. Their society has little tolerance for crime. Although usually friendly toward outsiders, belters rarely confide in them or allow them easy entry into their organizations. They are skilled engineers, but are not known for deep thinking or inventiveness in fields of science and art. Their society on the whole is insular, and does not interact with furry society much: they trade freely with furries in raw materials, manufactured goods and food, but rarely in entertainment, fashions, or items of popular culture. However.... They also can be cliquish, conformist, and have a strong sense of who's part of their group and who isn't. Rocking the boat is frowned upon, and the true misfit or eccentric can have a hard time getting along on a belter colony. Their society has little tolerance for crime. Although usually friendly toward outsiders, belters rarely confide in them or allow them easy entry into their organizations. They are skilled engineers, but are not known for deep thinking or inventiveness in fields of science and art. Their society on the whole is insular, and does not interact with furry society much: they trade freely with furries in raw materials, manufactured goods and food, but rarely in entertainment, fashions, or items of popular culture.
  
-The largest belter colony -- and the third largest colony in the Solar System, after Luna and Mars -- is New Philadelphia. Its tunnels are dug into the loose gravel and sand of asteroid 253 [[Mathilde]]: an irregular, carbonaceous, main-belt asteroid about 60 kilometers long. This colony is known not only as the largest asteroid colony, but also has the largest and best equipped spaceship construction yard in known space. It can build and modify ships up to the largest class 5, including ships that are unable to enter atmosphere or land on any planetary surface. Skilled belter workers, with free-floating access to all parts of the ship, are able to make ship repairs more quickly than at any other shipyard. However..... They do not sell weapons or ammunition, as this is against the colony's policies.+The largest belter colony -- and the third largest colony in the Solar System, after Luna and Mars -- is New Philadelphia. Its tunnels are dug into the loose gravel and sand of asteroid 253 [[Mathilde]]: an irregular, carbonaceous, main-belt asteroid about 60 kilometers long. This colony is known not only as the largest asteroid colony, but also has the largest and best equipped spaceship construction yard in known space. It can build and modify ships up to the largest class 5, including ships that are unable to enter atmosphere or land on any planetary surface. Skilled belter workers, with free-floating access to all parts of the ship, are able to make ship repairs more quickly than at any other shipyard. However..... They do not sell weapons or ammunition, nor will they service ships matching known configurations of ships reported missing/stolen, as this is against the colony's policies.
  
belter.txt · Last modified: 2011/08/12 06:53 by hagalaz