Technologies

The technological landscape of Solaris represents a unique fusion of advanced science, mysterious Builder artifacts, and Ciedium-based innovations. From personal enhancement to world-shaping devices, these technologies have fundamentally altered the development of civilization across multiple timelines. While some originated in lost futures or ancient pasts, all continue to influence the present reality of Solaris and its inhabitants.

Builder Legacy

The most ancient technologies on Solaris trace back to the enigmatic Builders, primordial entities who seeded life throughout the cosmos. Their technologies operate on principles that blur the line between science and divine power, manipulating fundamental forces of reality in ways modern civilizations still struggle to comprehend. Builder artifacts are characterized by their seemingly impossible capabilities, extreme durability, and tendency to select or test those who would use them.

Builder Gateways

Massive arch-like structures scattered throughout the cosmos by the ancient Builders. These gateways exist across multiple reality layers, including the Afterplane and Void Realm. When activated, they generate dimensional tunnels to new regions, with their true number remaining uncounted despite extensive exploration.

Builder Vessels

Colossal egg-shaped vessels created by the Primordial Gods. The Builders awakened within these ships with an inherent understanding of their purpose: to seed the Nomaverse with life. These remarkable vessels can create planets, stars, and entire solar systems. While their underlying technology remains mysterious, the Builder known as Dakon has shared limited insights about their purpose with the Elyndrians.

The Nanites

Microscopic machines that permeate Solaris and neighboring worlds. Released into the atmosphere by the Builders, these nanites catalyze "Hyper Evolution" in all living creatures. Their continued presence has fundamentally shaped the development of life on Solaris, accelerating adaptation and enabling remarkable biological diversity.

Book of Solaris

A mysterious tome of debated origin, attributed to either Dakon of the Builders or Obel'jon himself. This artifact demonstrates remarkable capabilities, including matter absorption, time dilation within its pocket dimension, and vast stored knowledge. Its selective nature in choosing worthy users and unpredictable behavior have made it one of the most enigmatic artifacts in existence.

Ciedium-Based Technology

Ciedium forms the backbone of modern Solarian technology, a miraculous substance that defies conventional physics. Mined from deep within the planet, this versatile ore can be refined into various forms, each with unique properties. Ciedium technology ranges from everyday conveniences to devastating weapons, with its implementation constantly evolving as scientists discover new ways to harness its reality-altering properties. The substance's rarity and power have made it a driving force behind much of Solaris's technological advancement and political conflict.

Ciedium Tech

The cornerstone of Solarian technological advancement, based on deep-planet Ciedium ore. This versatile material serves as the foundation for everything from defensive gear to power sources. Its applications range from stable energy generation to devastating weapons, with properties that vary based on refinement method and manipulation technique.

Quicksilver Tech

Derived from Liquid Cie, a specialized form of Ciedium. Users employ control modules (worn or implanted) to manipulate Quicksilver, which can instantly transform into armor, shields, or weapons based on mental commands. Once solidified, Quicksilver becomes harder than diamond while maintaining remarkable flexibility and adaptability.

Firearms

While traditional Earth Realm gunpowder fails on Solaris, Ciedium-based firearms function effectively. Many Rifters from Earth Realm have adapted their weapons to use Ciedium-based ammunition systems, maintaining their combat effectiveness in this new environment while benefiting from enhanced power and reliability.

Mini-Nukes (Ciedium Grenades)

Compact but devastating weapons from a future timeline, containing volatile Ciedium ore. These baseball-sized devices pack thermonuclear force, capable of destroying entire strongholds. Their most notable use was in the destruction of a Neolarian mothership by Elyndrian forces during the Third Conflict.

Transportation Systems

The vast and often hazardous landscapes of Solaris have necessitated transportation innovations far beyond conventional vehicles. From personal mobility devices to instantaneous long-distance travel, these technologies have transformed how civilizations interact, trade, and expand. While some transportation methods rely on Ciedium power sources, others leverage dimensional manipulation to bypass physical distance entirely, effectively shrinking the world and enabling the formation of far-flung yet cohesive societies.

Portal Generators

Technology-based (and occasionally magical) gateway devices that generate transportation portals. These typically manifest as doorways filled with swirling blue energy, enabling instant travel between locations. Unlike Builder Gateways, these devices are portable and can be programmed for specific destinations, though they require significant power for operation.

Hoverboards

Popular in a future timeline, these Ciedium-powered devices provided rapid personal transportation. Available in various designs from recreational to military-grade, they were commonplace in future Solaris but are exceedingly rare in the current timeline. Those that remain are highly prized for their speed, maneuverability, and nearly silent operation.

Biological and Enhancement Technologies

The dynamic relationship between Solarians and their own biology reflects a society where self-transformation is both cultural norm and practical necessity. Enhancement technologies range from consumable substances to complex procedures that fundamentally alter an individual's capabilities or even their species. These advancements have profoundly impacted social structures, with identity becoming increasingly fluid and adaptable. The most sophisticated biological technologies can literally transform a person's physical form to match their internal self-image or desired capabilities.

Neural Remapping

Revolutionary technology enabling rapid skill acquisition and modification. Users can completely alter their skill sets within minutes, allowing for immediate trade and profession changes. This breakthrough has transformed how individuals approach career and capability development, creating unprecedented social mobility and adaptation.

Genetic Remapping

An advanced form of Neural Remapping that enables complete physical transformation. This technology allows beings to change their entire race, offering unprecedented biological flexibility and the opportunity to literally become who they wish to be. The process requires specialized facilities and significant resources, making it available primarily to the wealthy or politically connected.

Niyoka Cola

A legendary beverage from a future timeline that permanently enhanced both mental and physical capabilities. The recipe was lost during the temporal displacement of the Elyndrians, though its effects on power levels were well-documented. The secret of its creation remains one of the many casualties of The Undoing, though rumors persist of surviving caches hidden throughout Solaris.

Dimensional and Matter Technologies

Understanding and manipulation of spatial dimensions represents one of Solaris's most practical technological achievements. These innovations fundamentally alter how space and matter interact, enabling impossible compression ratios, pocket dimensions, and stable dimensional interfaces. Originally derived from studies of Builder artifacts, these technologies have evolved into reliable systems used throughout Solarian society for everything from personal storage to military logistics, effectively conquering the limitations of physical space.

Matter Compression Tech

An ancient technology, likely of Builder origin, enabling the compression of large objects into minimal space. Can reduce entire structures to tiny cubes for storage and transport, with near-instant reconstitution capabilities. This technology revolutionized logistics and exploration, allowing expeditions to carry entire outposts in portable containers.

Void Storage

A modern enhancement of Matter Compression Tech that incorporates pocket dimension storage. This innovation better protects living beings and delicate items during the compression process by placing them in stasis within microportals rather than physically compressing their structure, eliminating the risk of damage during long-term storage.

Artificial Intelligence and Constructs

The creation of synthetic life and intelligence represents a controversial yet vital aspect of Solarian technology. From simple automatons designed for specific tasks to fully sentient entities with their own desires and ambitions, these constructs blur the line between tool and citizen. While most societies maintain strict regulations on AI development, the historical records of future timelines suggest an eventual convergence between organic and synthetic life forms. The diversity of artificial constructs ranges from microscopic to mountainous, each fulfilling specific niches in the complex ecosystem of Solarian civilization.

Androids

Highly advanced humanoid machines originating from an alternate future timeline of Solaris. Androids represent the pinnacle of artificial intelligence development, possessing sophisticated sentience, emotional capabilities, and nearly indistinguishable integration with organic society. Unlike more primitive constructs, androids feature synthetic neural networks capable of true learning, adaptation, and even emotional development over time. While most androids were lost during the temporal displacement events, rare specimens like Vincent occasionally emerge from the cosmic void, offering glimpses of a technological future that might have been.

Automatons

Ancient machine entities created by the Builders, automatons represent some of the oldest artificial intelligences still functioning in the cosmos. These remarkable constructs feature crystalline cores containing vast repositories of Builder knowledge, often partially encrypted or dormant until specific conditions are met. While superficially similar to modern mechanoids, automatons operate on fundamentally different principles, incorporating dimensional technologies and consciousness matrices that modern science still struggles to comprehend. Zetta of Arc Station exemplifies the childlike curiosity yet ancient wisdom typical of these rare Builder creations.

Mechanoids

Artificially intelligent robotic constructs developed by modern Solarian scientists, most notably Krauser Killener of Andorum Laboratories in the Dormuzahn Isles. Inspired by recovered android technology but significantly less advanced, mechanoids nonetheless represent impressive achievements in synthetic life creation. These versatile machines range from microscopic to enormous in size, serving purposes from companionship to transportation and heavy labor. Their adaptable nature and specialized programming make them invaluable assets in Solarian society, though most possess limited self-awareness compared to their android predecessors. Notable examples include Rusty, caretaker of the Pathfinder Encampment; Sleepwire, guardian of Andorum Laboratory; and Wingnut, the taciturn bartender of Moonfire Tavern on Lunaris.

Orkavian Giants

Mountain-sized sentient constructs discovered in a future timeline of Solaris. Originally believed to be creations of the Ancients, these colossal machines vanished following The Undoing, which sent civilization back 30,000 years. Their true origins remain unknown, leading to speculation about their future construction or discovery elsewhere in the cosmos.