The First Soporatus



The First Soporatus is one of the origin stories passed down through the generations of Nidus. It tells of how Nidus, Ignis, and Cede became intertwined.

Before Ignis and Nidus existed in perpindicular orbits and shared a moon, Nidus orbited Via by itself. During that time period, Nidus was largely a culture based upon the genetic technologies that exist on Ignis in the modern era. Behemoth creatures lived symbiotically with the people, granting them safe and fast transportation across the planet, an abundance of sustenance, shelter, and offspring.

The planet Ignis, carrying the moon Sayde, was first seen in this era plummeting toward Nidus' planetary body. Foreseeing the impending doom of their planet as Ignis quickly came closer and closer to contact, the inhabitants of Nidus went into chaos - some panicked and prayed to the gods, few sought shelter, and fewer still searched for a solution through genetically engineered creatures. These new creatures would eventually lead to the colonization of Ignis.

Then, Ignis came. It crashed into the atmosphere of Nidus, shattering its tectonic plates, creating massive electrical storms, conflagration, and destruction. Nidus was torn asunder and set back to the dark ages. Despite the calamities of this event, Cede saved the planets from complete destruction. The moon switched from Ignis to Nidus, absorbing the brunt of the kinetic energies that would have otherwise cast each planet out of orbit and into oblivion.

From that moment on, The Soporatus (the moon switch) has been an inevitable and vital aspect of life for both Nidus and Ignis who now share one sun and one moon.