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Theris Prime was a large gas giant, about five times the size of earth, saturated in Methane gases (CH4). It was colonized in 2645 A.D by the Republic, as well as each of it's two moons, Theris 1 and Theris 2 in 2650.

-Theris Prime: Originally colonized with the hopes of being able to dig up some sort a valuable material from the planet's surface. Extra care had to be taken during the building of the colony less the colonists cause an accident. The mining colony was completely finished in 2651, housing a decent 300 colonists/workers. The Early stages of the colony were very basic at best, but would soon be improved over time. By 2660, the colony was much larger, housing around 1,000 people. There had been expansions to the colony and eventually there were two colonies connected by three different access tunnels on the surface. In just 5 more years the Theris Prime had multiplied it's population to 6,500, and having a total of four colony-cities on the surface. Unfortunately, tragedy struck in 2669, when it's 5th and newest colony-city had a mining accident. It hadn't properly vented out the mine shaft resulting in methane leaking into the mines. A spark from one of the mining vehicles caused the chemical mixture in the air to explode, destroying the entire city. By the time cities 3 and 4 had known what was going on, the fireball had already made it's way through the access tunnels and destroyed them. The two remaining cities avoided destruction by closing their access tunnels, and locking down the city. By the end, the total loss of life was 4,246 people. In the end, the Republic recalled the remaining colonists from Theris Prime, thinking it was too costly to risk another accident. The colony was abandoned, and the survivors were relocated.
-The mining of Theris Prime: Early mining of the colony turned up empty handed. However, one year after the mining began, the colonists pulled up platinum deposites. Pure unaltered platinum ore. The Republic quickly took interest. Platinum was used inside it's ship making and mining had gone south in most other colonies. Quickly dispatching more ships and more colonists the mining was to continue. Theris Prime was looking to become the Platinum capital of the Republic for a time. However, the accident forced the republic's hand into abandoning the project.

-Theris 1: When the colony on Theris Prime had begun to grow exponentially, landing a ship on the planets surface had become a problem. The colonies had grown too fast, and no ship that could actually land on a methane planet was large enough to supply the planet continuously. So the Republic decided to use the first moon (Almost the same size as Earth) as it's waypoint. The colony established, and it was supplied with numerous specialty landing crafts to be able to land planetside without causing a major incident. As the colonies on Theris Prime grew, so did the one on Theris 1. By the time of the disaster Theris 1 had a total of 1,300 colonists. But when the colonies on Theris Prime were abandoned, there was no reason for those on Theris 1. The waypoint colony would also be abandoned as there was no longer a need for it.

-Theris 2: Theris 2 was surprisingly habitable. It was much smaller than the size of Earth, and had very few pockets of water, yet the air of the planet's surface was good enough to support human life without the need of a mask. The moon's surface was mountainous and was that of a tundra, with very few natural plants. It would be colonized the same time as Theris 1. The Republic had high hopes for a self-sustaining Theris System. They had hopes that Theris 2 could be converted into a farming colony, after a little bit of Terraformation. in that sense they were correct. After 2655, with just some slight alterations to the moon's surface, the Republic deemed it ready for farming. The colony of 456 had begun operations to turn the moon into a farm planet, to supply Theris Prime. After the accident in 2669, the colonies were abandoned. All of them except the one on Theris 2. It was habitable, and it had the ability to sustain it's own environment, aside from a yearly drop-off of supplies or two. Theris 2 would strive on. 104 years later, in 2773, Theris 2 was completely covered. It had it's own cities, towns, and it was covered in farmlands. It was fully sustainable as it's own colony. Unfortunately, it was never allowed to recolonize Theris Prime, because the Republic wanted to avoid another tragedy.

Theris Prime remains the biggest pocket of untapped natural platinum in the Republic. Forever a ghost town.

I wanted to upload more of my "The Colonists" concept. Planets, ships, colonies, armies, etc. Why not start my day off with a colony?

Everything was made in photoshop by hand.

Description
Theris Prime was a large gas giant, about five times the size of earth, saturated in Methane gases (CH4). It was colonized in 2645 A.D by the Republic, as well as each of it's two moons, Theris 1 and Theris 2 in 2650.

-Theris Prime: Originally colonized with the hopes of being able to dig up some sort a valuable material from the planet's surface. Extra care had to be taken during the building of the colony less the colonists cause an accident. The mining colony was completely finished in 2651, housing a decent 300 colonists/workers. The Early stages of the colony were very basic at best, but would soon be improved over time. By 2660, the colony was much larger, housing around 1,000 people. There had been expansions to the colony and eventually there were two colonies connected by three different access tunnels on the surface. In just 5 more years the Theris Prime had multiplied it's population to 6,500, and having a total of four colony-cities on the surface. Unfortunately, tragedy struck in 2669, when it's 5th and newest colony-city had a mining accident. It hadn't properly vented out the mine shaft resulting in methane leaking into the mines. A spark from one of the mining vehicles caused the chemical mixture in the air to explode, destroying the entire city. By the time cities 3 and 4 had known what was going on, the fireball had already made it's way through the access tunnels and destroyed them. The two remaining cities avoided destruction by closing their access tunnels, and locking down the city. By the end, the total loss of life was 4,246 people. In the end, the Republic recalled the remaining colonists from Theris Prime, thinking it was too costly to risk another accident. The colony was abandoned, and the survivors were relocated.
-The mining of Theris Prime: Early mining of the colony turned up empty handed. However, one year after the mining began, the colonists pulled up platinum deposites. Pure unaltered platinum ore. The Republic quickly took interest. Platinum was used inside it's ship making and mining had gone south in most other colonies. Quickly dispatching more ships and more colonists the mining was to continue. Theris Prime was looking to become the Platinum capital of the Republic for a time. However, the accident forced the republic's hand into abandoning the project.

-Theris 1: When the colony on Theris Prime had begun to grow exponentially, landing a ship on the planets surface had become a problem. The colonies had grown too fast, and no ship that could actually land on a methane planet was large enough to supply the planet continuously. So the Republic decided to use the first moon (Almost the same size as Earth) as it's waypoint. The colony established, and it was supplied with numerous specialty landing crafts to be able to land planetside without causing a major incident. As the colonies on Theris Prime grew, so did the one on Theris 1. By the time of the disaster Theris 1 had a total of 1,300 colonists. But when the colonies on Theris Prime were abandoned, there was no reason for those on Theris 1. The waypoint colony would also be abandoned as there was no longer a need for it.

-Theris 2: Theris 2 was surprisingly habitable. It was much smaller than the size of Earth, and had very few pockets of water, yet the air of the planet's surface was good enough to support human life without the need of a mask. The moon's surface was mountainous and was that of a tundra, with very few natural plants. It would be colonized the same time as Theris 1. The Republic had high hopes for a self-sustaining Theris System. They had hopes that Theris 2 could be converted into a farming colony, after a little bit of Terraformation. in that sense they were correct. After 2655, with just some slight alterations to the moon's surface, the Republic deemed it ready for farming. The colony of 456 had begun operations to turn the moon into a farm planet, to supply Theris Prime. After the accident in 2669, the colonies were abandoned. All of them except the one on Theris 2. It was habitable, and it had the ability to sustain it's own environment, aside from a yearly drop-off of supplies or two. Theris 2 would strive on. 104 years later, in 2773, Theris 2 was completely covered. It had it's own cities, towns, and it was covered in farmlands. It was fully sustainable as it's own colony. Unfortunately, it was never allowed to recolonize Theris Prime, because the Republic wanted to avoid another tragedy.

Theris Prime remains the biggest pocket of untapped natural platinum in the Republic. Forever a ghost town.

I wanted to upload more of my "The Colonists" concept. Planets, ships, colonies, armies, etc. Why not start my day off with a colony?

Everything was made in photoshop by hand.