Eotiensians today mark their most important date in the standard calendar, Planetfall. It is 989 standard years since the first colonists set foot on Eotienses A 3. Independent colonists first arrived in 2288, setting up Parkinson Dock for lucrative mining operations and Adams Market to oversee the terraforming project and serve as a trading hub. The first small settlement was founded by Isabelle Patreus, the expedition’s specialist botanist, on 21st December 2312. Two years later the system voted by majority referendum to become part of the nascent Empire.
To commemorate the date, native Eotiensians prepare a feast with family, friends, and the local community. This is a traditional celebration of Eotienses’ advanced agricultural technology, driven by the demands of a planet with minimal axial tilt, a 39 day ‘year’, and a week-long rotation. In addition, the annual Planetfall Games kick off with the festival, a competitive sporting event in which hang-gliding and paragliding are considered the height of the spectacle, flight being easier to achieve in Eotienses’ 77% gravity.
The historic Water Palace, seat of noted Senator and 22nd Duke, Denton Patreus, is open to visitors for one day only, and hosts an extravagant open buffet for all who wish to attend.
Cmdr Stateira 'Starcloak' Eleshenar
The Eotienses Chronicle
Published in Eotienses as an independent story.
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