Posted by Ensign Mwezi (Sec) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)

Posted by Captain Stovik (CO) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)

Posted by Ensign Mwezi (Sec) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)
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They walked through the door, and before them was a magnificent space. They were at the edge of a vast vertical cavern, all of the walls lined with books upon books, with a massive vertical column in the middle, blocking the view of the other side. There were walkways carved out of the natural wood, windows that let in the faint light from the green under-canopy, and thousands of glowing spots which must be some sort of light source, although what was causing the light wasn’t clear.

Looking over at Mwezi. “Mwezi. Is this library that we are in just something programmed or is it an actual building somewhere on your planet?”

Commander Chris Taggart XO

“It does exist. The Library of Ba’slu.”

Mwezi

“That is remarkable!” Chris explained. “Are there any other buildings on this level of caliber or higher?”

Commander Chris Taggart XO

“If you are referring to the size of the library, yes. The architecture is unique to Ba’slu city, but there are similarly incredible places all over the planet. Similar to the incredible constructions of Earth. The towers of Dubai, the pyramids of Egypt, the Notre Dam, the many waterfalls, the wall of China…” Mwezi listed.

He began to lead them across the small bridge over to the inner column of the library. Once they had passed through that, they were in a much more conservative room, with a floor all the way across except for the very middle, where there was a railing before a hole that seemed to go all the way down. There was also a spiraling staircase on the wall, making its way all the way around the room as it ascended. Also decorating the walls were painted artworks. The styles varied, ranging from something similar to grecian art, to medieval-style art, to hyper realistic and abstract. Mwezi smiled as he watched his companions explore and examine the room. The diameter of this smaller chamber was probably about eight meters, while the larger chamber of the tree was about twenty meters in diameter.

Mwezi

Stovik moved over to where the artwork was displayed and studied it curiously. Art usually reflected the society it was created in so might tell him something about its evolution.

Captain Stovik

Seemingly pushing away the earlier occurrence, T’Aria found herself to be observing the art with a sense of articulation. She wondered if there would be visible dates to when these pieces were forged, or if it would be a matter of estimation as to which was older than the next.

Dr. T’Aria
CMO

Most of the older art pieces were paintings of the Galdori mythology, historical events, and ancient figures. Most were labeled with artist, medium, and approximate date of creation, if known. The oldest pieces, what seemed to be photographs of cave paintings, claimed to be from a time more than ten thousand years ago, which the label named ~4000 B.U. - Before Unification. This was the equivalent of about 7000 years of earth time B.U., since the base system was different on Galdor.

Early artwork portrayed only one species at a time, but as the artwork progressed in time painted, up to The Day of Unification, about six-thousand earth years ago, multiple races being portrayed got more and more common to see. After that, it was rare to see less than two in a piece of historical or mythological art. Parallels like the Greek and Roman Pantheons could be seen in the mythological art.

Something strange was that even in art that was seemingly before the four terrestrial races had met, there was evidence of a shared mythology. Although the exact names and depictions varied, the depicted stories were rather similar…

Mwezi

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Stovik studied the art work and found it fascinating that it was similar in theme to both Vulcan’s and Earth’s unification history, just a much longer timeline. “Fascinating parallel of mythology. Any theories for that among your people?” He asked curiously.

Captain Stovik

“Ah, you noticed that,” Mwezi stepped over to the captain with a small nod. “Many people from other planets disagree, but the majority of Galdori who have studied the subject agree that the gods that we worship are real entities. Some of our more liberal thinkers have conceded that they are not deities, but rather, must be entities similar to the Bajoran Prophets, some kind of extradimensional beings that shaped our societal development. Whatever they are or aren’t, we still worship them,” he said with a smile.

“Understandable, as a people always requires something to place their otherworldly faith into. Whether that be a science, a deity or some kind of extra-dimensional force.” T’Aria observed, recognizing their will to worship these creatures, regardless of their stance or what they actually were.

He gestured to two different ancient artworks, both depicting a brightly drawn male figure beside a female figure and another male figure who seemed to be in shadow. One labeled them as Sol, Lupé, and Mordu, the other labeled them as Ett, Hasi, and Phius. “Our primary gods. As we know them now, and you might recognize these as the names of our sun and moons, they are Enris, Luné, and Va’al.”

Mwezi

“Do they represent anything in particular; perhaps an essence of your culture, or are they moreso guardians that hail from the sun and moons?” T’Aria curiously questioned. Perhaps mythology would have been described as an illogical placement of faith, for her people, but it was undeniably fascinating.

Doctor T’Aria