25
[OC] Alazir Station (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by Whey_Isolate to c/worldbuilding@lemmy.ml
3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

An illustration for my work-in-progress novel Sailor for the Second Dusk.
Depicted is the interior of Alazir Station, a space habitat built into the tail of a comet in the Deltauri system, and the last free nation of the Hyades Cluster. Due to the overwhelming presence of water ice in the rock surrounding Alazir's primary centrifuge drum, excess moisture has seeped inside and given the station a distinctly rainy and miserable climate. Nonetheless, Alazir is a city famed for its lively streets steeped in bright neon, casting gaudy rays to mingle with the colourful fabrics of merchant tents, dappled and wavering in a wet and heavy mist which carries every manner of culinary scent high into the cold air.
Source
Personal Website

top 3 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] HenryWong327@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Wait, built into a comet tail? But the tail of a comet is just gas and dust, it isn't solid. Is this an oversight, did you mean inside the comet itself or do comets in your world have solid tails?

The art is gorgeous, I like how you've got the lights of the distant regions curving up and just barely visible through the fog.

[-] Whey_Isolate 2 points 1 year ago

The habitation section of the station is mostly buried inside the comet, while the rest of it extends into the tail. This way its inhabitants are shielded by rock and ice while its auxiliary sections (solar panels, radiators, docks, etc.) have easy access to open space (but are also hidden from radio telescopes by the comet tail that forms during solar approaches)

[-] HenryWong327@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah ok I see, that's pretty cool.

this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
25 points (100.0% liked)

Worldbuilding

1142 readers
1 users here now

A community for sharing your worlds, exploring others' worlds, and discussing anything relating to the art of worldbuilding.

Resources

Related Communities:

Battlemaps

Dungeons & Dragons

TTRPGs

Rules:

  1. Follow Lemmy's Code of Conduct.
  2. Remain on-topic. Worldbuilding contains many areas of interest, so, when in doubt, explain how your contribution fits within worldbuilding.
  3. Give context in the comments of your post. This will help your audience engage with your creation and encourage interaction.
  4. Tag posts as NSFW if they contain images or discussion of extreme violence or explicit sexuality.
  5. Advertising should not disrupt the community. Self-promotion of projects related to worldbuilding are fine. However, you must be willing to engage with your audience.
  6. Love each other. There's a human on the other side of your screen, so treat them with respect.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
DudePluto@lemmy.world
metaltoilet@beehaw.org
HenryWong327@lemmy.ml
golden_zealot@lemmy.ml