version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

while communications were handled over an integrated bio-nomic telecom unit. (PR, PR:MSN,PR:WIW)Ruby Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-812.03. Established in 2068, Ruby Colony would sporta population of 2.3 million by the year 2071. The colony was notable for being the largest starportin the Outer Veil during the latter half of the 21 st century. Ruby Colony also featured a prolificspacecraft manufacturing and maintenance industry, with further sectors dedicated to mining and refining.Key resources were tungsten, molybdenite and water. (PR:WIW)Rule 1492: A law made by the Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body whichspecified the requirements and restrictions of communications technology and software. Among theproducts that were released in compliance with Rule 1492 was the Internet Explorer technology.(PR:WIW)Runner: A variant of a Xenomorph Drone bred from small animals such as dogs and cats. Like itshost, the Runner mainly moves on all fours and features digigrade hind legs. It also lacks the dorsaltubes of its human-bred counterpart. The Xenomorph involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179 wasa Runner. (A3)*** S ***Samhain: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind maintained a colony on this world.(A:OS)Sanchez, Eldridge: A male human. Known as a cosmologist and philanthropist. Sanchez Outposton KOI-1938.01 was named after him. (PR:WIW)Sanchez Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1938.01. Named after famous cosmologist and philanthropistEldridge Sanchez. Established in 2055, it would sport a population of almost 6 million by2071. The colony's industry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were europium, neodymium,copper and chromatite. (PR:WIW)Saturria: A male human working at the botanic space colony Domes Alpha in the mid-80s of the24 th century. (A:OS)Scorpion Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from an scorpion-like creature. Has beensighted on the desert planet Tanaka 5, where the subspecies had established a small hive, consistingof 39 workers and a Queen. Similar in appearance to a human-bred Xenomorph Warrior, the ScorpionAlien sported a spiked body armor and a poisonous tail spik. It was also able to alter its bodychemistry to a point where it would explode, damaging surrounding targets with the blast and andits acid blood. (KAF)Sea of Tranquility Colony: The second human colony on Luna, Earth's moon, which is situated inthe Sea of Tranquility. Founded in 2041. Unlike Luna Colony, its industry was more specialized,taking advantage of the lower gravity for more research-focused installations for light manufacturing,cybernetics, biotech, security, education and mining. The key resources of the colony were titanium,Helium-3, hydrogen, aluminum and silica. (PR:WIW)Sephora: A Conestoga-class starship in service of the USCM in 2179. The USS Sephora was thetransport used to deploy a recon squad aboard the USS Sulaco after the ship had been found shortlyafter the Hadley's Hope incident. During the course of the mission, which would become known asthe Sephora incident, the ship was also present at LV-426 and Phobos, one of Mars' moons.