Sanctuary Technology

Sanctuary Technology is a downstream technological branch of Leviathan Technology used by Tsenlan to produce settlements.¹⁾

By YE 32, a year into the Void Wars, the realization of protecting Norian citizens became very important to the government. Heavy losses and the fall of entire worlds made topics like extinction come up. As a result, the government authorized the use of Leviathan Technology more openly on the civilian level. Research led to the development of Sanctuary Technology, essentially the application of Leviathan Technology to the building of leviathan husks that would serve as the structure of settlements. No actual Sanctuary cities ever got developed, the consecutive outbreak of the Craethel War and continued assault from Asune Dimensionally enemies led to the fall of civilization in their home universe.

The use of developed Sanctuary Technology however re-emerged after the Arrival of the Norians in the Kikyo Sector in YE 44. With the intended building of a permanent settlement in the Akina System, Sanctuary Technology would finally be deployed by Tsenlan in the development of that settlement.

• YE 25 - The discovery of the Yogosha Chonyosa and Umarian Leviathans.
• YE 26 to YE 27 - Mapping of the Umarian Leviathan Genome.
• YE 27 - Growth and production of the first Norian Leviathan ships.
• Late YE 27 to YE 30 - Research of Leviathan Mindhive Technology (Brains, Biological computing), Meshing of Leviathan vessel husks and conventional construction. Hybridized vessel types were first produced. Connection of Vesper Links to Mindhives.
• YE 30 to YE 32 - The manipulation of the Leviathan Genome for other Biotechnologies -Sylph Technology .
• YE 32 - The mapping of similar Leviathan genomes from the Asune Dimension.
• YE 32 to YE 40 - Research and prototypes of Leviathan Technology in the construction of cities, homes, and other structures.
• YE 44 - Planned application of Sanctuary Technology in the Akina System.

Norian architecture is in no way cookie cutter, any building can be designed to the ship and custom own of its owner. In general, though they hold to some unifying design ethos such as smooth advanced organic structures that embody structures taken from the natural environment, and non-chunky structures with a lot of smooth curvatures. Settlements also generally feature hybridized structures that adhere to both Leviathan Husk and conventionally built features.

Sanctuary Technology Structure Levels:

Much like leviathans designed for space, the leviathan husks are the result of biological engineering. The husks are grown in massive tanks filled with biosynthetic fluids laden with organic matter which is infused with several metal alloys. The Mapped Leviathan Genome is modified to express desired traits for the sanctuary being produced. Growth time varies depending on the type of leviathan husk being produced, as well as the dimensions of the intended structure.

Sanctuary leviathan husks vary from those bound for use in living vessels. They are generally thinner and slightly less durable and are less expensive to produce.

Using Mindhive Technology the production of Sanctuary Mindhives provides the dwellings and their inhabitants access to media, communications, control of community services, and utilities, a connection to the Yamatai Star Empire's SYNC and civilian PANTHEON networks²⁾ through hybridized conventionally built systems integrated into them such as quantum communications. ³⁾

These are notable standard systems found in Sanctuary Settlements. Each Sanctuary will also have its own unique systems and features depending on their location and purpose.⁴⁾

At the base level, for the powering of basic structures (those in the Molotha Leviathan Husk category) when the Leviathan Husk is grown, the leviathan genome is manipulated to produce biological systems within the husk that undergo Photosynthesis, which provides energy to the husk for things like bioluminescent lighting and basic household functions.

Enhanded Geothermal Systems provide power on a larger scale, but also provide the mineral-rich water component to the biosynthetic fluid slurry that forms a network between sanctuary structures.

For more power-hungry structures and applications (those in the Cyshabothul Leviathan Husk category), Fusion Power Plants are utilized. Due to stigma and trauma from the Void Wars, Tsenlan has declined the use of dimensionally siphoned energies like Aether in their civilian applications, despite being part of the Yamatai Star Empire.

Each sanctuary building has its own circulation system, however, they are all connected to a circulatory network across the settlement. The biosynthetic slurry is a lot like hemosynth only more biological rather than biomechanical. The slurry serves as an immune system as well as a digestive system for the husks. The small-scale nutrient and mineral extraction happens on the building level in the processing of biological waste such as feces and urine from the Norian inhabitants. The larger-scale introductions of required materials come from the water extracted from the Enhanded Geothermal Systems and dissolved materials from asteroid mining added at pumping stations throughout the settlement. Nanomachines are usually only added for medical applications to assist in times the natural immune system is compromised.

Unusable material and waste products are encapsulated at local pumping stations and fired into space being disposed of by casting them into the system's star.

Much like the life support systems found on starships, the sanctuary buildings are compartmentalized and the internal environment can be modified. This allows Norian inhabitants to enjoy their more familiar, lower oxygen and nitrogen-rich, colder environments regardless of the planet they have settled on. The environment can also be altered should other Yamataian and non-Norian visitors be present.

Isolation systems are used to seal off husks sections to provide security in the event of invasion, but also to seal off areas and through the use of the environmental systems cut the oxygen off to areas affected by the fire to assist firefighting crews. Most sealing systems involve the growth of thick membranes over accessways, or the closing of conventionally built airlocks to different sections, triggered by the Sanctuary Mindhive.

A notable feature in a lot of Sanctuary Settlements is the use of massive sail-like structures, they are often seen on the sides of buildings or strung over city streets and markets. The sails are actually very thinly grown husks that are designed to shade city streets as well as some balconies. They also provide additional surface area for the photosynthetic power systems.

Andrew created this article on 2022/10/31 23:34.

• Building example art by Andrew on Artbreeder.
• More City Examples by Andrew using Midjourney Bot.

This was approved by Wes on 2022/11/07.⁵⁾