A Colony Torn Between Two Futures

Ever since the First Transmission, Vune Intrepid has dreamed of becoming a Hunter in the verdant Arkqunots and tasting meat for the first time. If the colony were to relocate, she and her fellow Apprentices would never again have to risk life and limb searching the arsenic-riddled caverns for new sources of water. Vune is willing to sacrifice it all for a brighter future in the Arkqunots.

As a proud Apprentice to the Irrigation Engineers, Alq loves the deep rumble of the terra augers drilling for fresh pools of water. He and the rest of the Thankful boast they've managed to terraform the hyper-arid Flatlands into agricultural prosperity, allowing their nascent space colony to thrive. But now the colonists are being asked to abandon it all and relocate to the Arkqunots, a toxic and dangerous land.

Wosq spends all of her free time creating new holocaptures to rant about the Council, the failures of the Arkqunots Exploratory Commission, and how toxic the verdant valley actually is. However, despite Wosq being demerited, her following continues to grow, as well as her influence upon the colony. Many see her as a prophet and a truth-seeker, while others say she is a pernicious mythmaker.