Characters of Violet

Kowa Konoe is the elected governor for Luna and by convention acts as the President of SAN. President Konoe’s tenure is punctuated by the crisis on Mars whereby the destruction of amino factories destabilizes the links among planets. When the Secretary of State goes missing he enlists Violet to act as the key emissary to the Kimomo militants. An act that sets off a series of world shaking events.

Ascends to the presidency of SAN and

Known for his Luna-centrism and use of technologically augmented ears.

He sits in the shadow of two prior Presidents Konoe.

Of Japanese heritage.

The Governor of Mars who receives Violet and Kibou in Gendai for the summit with the Kimomo delegation. He professes a staunch adherence to traditions and stability. He is flanked by Lysylia diligently serving as his recently hired chief of staff and key advisor.

Served as governor of Mars during a time which saw a general growth of farming and ranching. Although, food supply remained dominated by factories producing amino acids for interplanetary distribution.

A proponent of Confucian thought, governance, and traditions.

Of Japanese heritage.

Jue’s tenure as governor on Mercury endeared him to the non-augmented communities who toil in the hostile world environment, factories, and mines. A brash defender of human labor in these locations and human supremacy over robotic systems, he helped cover the extremes of those peoples. Upon his departure from Mercury he was instrumental in the rise of his successor, Governor Shuiye.

Served an extensive tenure as the governor of Mercury.

Arose to the position of primarch within a year prior to the events of Violet.

A tall and bulky man of an imposing nature.

Operates an intelligence research unit using the authority of the primarch.

Has a perception of opposing terrestrials who end up in SAN.

Of Mongolian heritage.

A key leader of the SAN self-defense forces Yikame is on the front of ensuring human settlements across the solar system have robust protection. However, with SAN’s monopoly on force and arms production the self-defense force that Yikame leads focuses on protecting against asteroids and space junk. Yikame is also a proponent of iterating defenses against perceived threats even if they are not yet to manifest in the eyes of government leaders.

Provides insight and guidance to students in the SAN Academy and governing politicians.

Participates in the matsuri celebrating the dawn’s light on Luna by leading taiko drumming.

An enthusiast of drums, such as the taiko.

An advocate for routine advancement of protective systems and strategies.

Has two sons who also participate in the SAN self-defense forces.

Of Korean heritage.

A local restaurateur on Luna near the SAN Academy specializing in Mongolian cuisine.

Established a traditional homemade food restaurant on Luna after coming from Earth.

Provides a warm homely environment to Violet when she slips out of the SAN Academy.

A grandmother and grounding figure for guests, such as Violet.

A recipient of marbled meats allegedly from Earth.

Hard of sight, but keen in smell.

Of Mongolian heritage and known for Mongolian dishes with SAN ingredients.

A stern and determined professional with direct ties to Kimomo and working as the Chief of Staff for the Governor of Mars. A fierce opponent to Violet’s entry into the fray and determined to stay ahead of Violet’s disruption.

Lysylia aligned with Primarch Jue and the Kimomo faction to elevate her role in the SAN government.

Well read and keen to let others execute her plans.

Resolute and empathetic for those in Kimomo.

A former lowly figure in her youth who navigated the imperial court to ascend to positions of influence and power before gripping the throne in her own name. Although she rules through a universal security state, Empress Wu maintains robust food and mineral reserves to withstand the chaos of Earth’s fractured geopolitics.

Holds an audience with Violet as the emissary of SAN during the interplanetary crisis.

Augmented with cybernetic eyes and metallic hands.

A practitioner of an iron handed approach to ruling her empire.

Her imposing exterior and demeanor betray a frailty inside.

The prime candidate for human settlement across the solar system. The heart of humanity in space with reliable air to breath and soil to cultivate. Life in space will never be identical to that on Earth, but this may be close enough.

Humans conduct extensive geoengineering on Mars to unlock liquid water capacity and attempt to create a substitute to the Earth’s magnetosphere.

SAN corrals the moons of Mars to attempt a novel form of tidal motion within and on Mars.

Settlements on Mars eventually achieve the ability to exist above ground for extended periods of time.

The hub of food and component nutrient production for SAN.

Top soil is modestly managed compared to pre-settlement Mars.

A vibrant place of mixing old cultures and breaking from Luna’s predominant cultural fusion.

The center of SAN’s government and infrastructure. The location where human settlement in space first took root with an influx of those departing and fleeing Earth’s degradation. The necessity of mega engineering domes and underground habitation are an ever present symbol of humanity’s fragility when living in the solar system.

Luna’s centrality to human settlement efforts led to a unique control over culture, language, and social dynamics.

The discovery of how to cultivate eggplant in a modified lunar regolith opened the door to more complex food production on Luna.

The strength of central government control overcame significant coordination issues that would have confronted mega engineering projects, such as the Node King communication system and Earth shell construction.

Utilitarian and efficiency underline the governance of Luna.

Japanese culture permeates many features and traditions on Luna, notably with festivals, architecture, city planning, and the commonality of sumo.

As the seat of SAN’s government it biases decisions towards the predominant lifestyles, wants, and needs of Luna.

A focus on technology motivates the path of progress and decision making. Fixation on technology and human evolution produced a culture of technological augmentation acceleration. This fixation contributed to the Thirty Years Crisis.

Undergoing a negative feedback cycle of environmental degradation, key decision makers mustered the resources to construct a rehabilitative shell around the planet.

States on Earth underwent fragmentation and dissolution as traditional power structures failed to manage the resource constraints imposed by degradation and the construction of the shell.

With metals and minerals extracted from what was on Earth many states revived older construction methods, such as wooden warships.

Divided from the progress of those in SAN.

Slowly restoring regional and global degradation impacts.

The innermost planet oppressed by Sol’s immense radiation on one side and the frigid void of space on the other. This duality presents numerous challenges to resource exploration and mining operations. The humans that need to work in the mines and factories are supplemental to the robotics and automation that can endure and is more ethically replaced.

The orbital timing of Mercury and Earth provide a reliable pattern for extractive industries to accelerate the Earth sphere and SAN activities.

As Governor, Jue spent time leaning into the disaffection and disassociation of certain laborers on the planet.

Dotted by impact craters early resource exploration looked for asteroid remnants in addition to the surface and subsurface abundance.

Resources of interest include, but are not limited to, iron, olivine, carbon, magnesium, and calcium.

Earth’s “sister” planet now provides a costly reservoir of resources relatively near-Earth, when their orbits close in, that exist in both solid and gaseous forms. The race to use Venus prompted iterative engineering challenges and engaging with hostile physics of new planets.

SAN exploration and extraction logistics overcome issues with the gaseous environment, toxicity, and pressure.

Factories and production facilities integrate the natural pressure as a starting point for higher-order processes.

Gases and volcanic activity provide an extant resource supply for breaking down and distilling key gases and minerals.

Resources of interest include, but are not limited to, hydrogen, iron, nickel, titanium, and oxygen.