One element that I’m not entirely certain to include in this universe is the presence of Nemesis or a similar body, far from earth, but still within reach… I’ll include a description here, and I’ll think about what I want to do with it later…
Nemesis is the companion star to our sun. It is a small brown dwarf, 10 times as heavy as Jupiter, but about as big. It orbits the sun on a relatively high eccentricity orbit that brings it in and out of the oort cloud at periodic intervals, disturbing the orbits of comets, and potentially sending them towards the inner solar system. In orbit around this world is a rocky and icy world larger than the Earth, Yggdrasil. In 2654 it is only starting to be colonized, being so distant (about 50 times more distant than Neptune).
It is fast becoming the de facto capital of the Kuiper worlds, even if the seat of the organization is on Neptune. The Kuiperans see Yggdrasil as a true outer world, whereas Neptune is starting to get corrupted by the problems of the inner solar system.
Now, the element that I’m not sure about is the brown dwarf Nemesis. Yggdrasil can exist at the same spot without it, but it adds a solidness about Yggdrasil’s position. Nemesis might not be a true star, but it is the symbol of the Kuiperans’ strive for independence from the inner worlds. Nemesis is the focal point of growing tensions between the outer and inner worlds, and might just be a good plot device for the development of my story.
I’ll see what I do with it…
