Modaora

Built by: Hay - Arbiter

In the chilly early morning hours of a January day, a flash streaked across the Shire skies and ended with a smoldering crater on the edge of the world.

This flash carried the survivors of a universal time-traveling mission launched by the Modaoran Intergalactic Exploration Agency. The MIEA ship, the Luce Futura, had a course set for a newly discovered star cluster visible just past the Vela constellation of the 54th century. The MIEA ship was only 9 days (17 Earth years) into the voyage when it was caught in a deadly electrical storm that wreaked havoc on her communication and navigation systems, shocking her 38 centuries and an untold number of universes into her past.

When the Luce Futura found stillness after the electrical storm, all systems were in surprisingly good order, save for her navigation which was hopelessly beyond repair. Over time, the crew of 92 had accepted that the day they boarded their ship was the last time they would ever see their home planet of Modaora. With renewable energy technology, the First 92 would never have to worry about system failure. They fell into a new routine of daily life aboard the the Luce Futura that turned from weeks and months to decades and generations. Luce's 12 biome labs were converted into farms, successfully bringing renewable crops to feed the growing race of 960 Modaorans who now called the endless skies their home. The Modaorans created a tiny world within the Luce's walls filled with generations of brilliant minds that all came from the First 92 brave souls who began this journey. New technologies were created to fill their unique needs and old technologies were rediscovered as the children learned history among the stars. Life on Luce Futura was good and though she had no course, no mission, Luce had a new purpose; to help life find a way.

It was the last days of the last member of the First 92. Captain Absolon Demarais was there when their beloved ship was christened the Luce Futura. He was there when news broke all over the world that they would brave this ambitious mission. He was there when the crew spotted the electrical storm in the distance. And he was there the day Luce Futura sputtered for the first time in decades.

Luce's life was leaving her. Her engineers could find nothing wrong with her. She passed every systems check and every systems recheck. Her power sources were strong and she seemed, in every way, to be in pristine condition. The last of her First 92 knew that his ship, his home, was dying with him. A sense of urgency flooded Luce's corridors that hadn't been there in decades. If the Modaorans were going to survive, they'd have to not only find a world on which to land but that world had to have the perfect conditions to support life. The task seemed impossible and time was running low. The top star navigators worked tirelessly to find a suitable planet that could be reached within days. All hope seemed lost until Luce, decided for them. She would veer off any course the engineers set for her, seem to make sudden course changes and change her speed all on her own.

The last of the First 92 was dying. Luce Futura was dying. The hope of the Modaorans was dying. With his last breath, surrounded by everyone he loved, Absolon said simply, "Trust her. She will take you home."

Shirelings across the world were awaken by the thunderous roar of the Luce Futura ripping through the Shire's atmosphere and then landing on the Shire's northern border. She didn't crash, She didn't suffer a scratch. Luce spent the very last moments of her "life" bringing the Modaorans to their new home; The Shire.

Once again, the Modaorans thrived. The Luce Futura went from being their intergalactic ship to their thriving city sitting on the edge of a great waterfall surrounded by the icy mountains and canyons caused by her landing. The Modaorans face the new challenges of their new home on the Shire with the same bravery and resilience passed down to them by their great First 92.

Visit them and their Interstellar Lighthouse at /warp Modaora.

Update: Find out what caused the Modaorans to move their great city from her landing position to the middle of the ocean and how The Laurelian Nation's heritage can be directly linked to Modaora by visiting Laurelian.