Paradise Drift is one of the largest and most influential Drifts within the Milky Way Galaxy. It orbits the planet Rigos on a high ecliptic plane, and usually stays in a high orbit. The drift is notable because of its size, but also because of its design. It is a political, economic, and social center in the galactic arm which it is situated, and is supported and maintained by a variety of governments and species.

Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Locations 3.1 Star Chamber 3.2 Main Concourse 3.3 Vedran Reception Deck 3.4 Lift Tubes 3.5 Artistic Installations 3.6 Defensive and Offensive Emplacements 4 Departments 4.1 Engineering 4.2 Environmental 4.2.1 Life Support 4.2.2 Design and Art 4.3 Supply 5 References

HistoryEdit

The drift was formed right before the fall of the Commonwealth. 6 extremely large Perseid cargo vessels formed the long body of the drift, and were fused together top to top to form an enormous, elongated cylinder shape. 20 years after that, the drift had many large changes made to it; including the addition of the topmost spires and the ‘crown’ added by the Than when the drift became one of the All-systems university library locations. The drift then teamed up with the Human settlement on the planet below. The Than then revamped the drift again and added a defense grid as well as fighter and missile emplacements so that it could better guard itself and the Slipstream nexus that is in the system^[1][2] The All-systems university withdrew itself from the Drift at an unknown time during the long night. 30 years before Dylan Hunt and the Andromeda Ascendant were rescued from the Black Hole, the drift reinvented itself as a recreational facility and has prospered since.

In 2 years after the revival of Dylan Hunt and the Andromeda Ascendant, he and his crew stopped at the drift to try and convince them to join the Commonwealth. However, during negotiations one of the Directors turned out to be a traitor, and a Nietzschean fleet of Odin-Thor Pride vessels showed up and started to fight the Andromeda and the drift in an attempt to recover both their long lost son and the traitor^[3].

DesignEdit

From space, the drift is notable because of it’s symmetrical and relatively clean appearance. Most drifts consist of one or two vessels anchored together that are then added onto haphazardly over many years, so the unified design of the drift is unusual. It has extremely thick armor plating,^[4][5] and has heavy weapons emplacements running all along the drift^[6] as well as a constant Than Carapace Class Combat Air Patrol^[7]. At the middle of the drift are the massive docks that can accommodate warships up to the size of a Glorious Heritage class heavy cruiser^[8]. Those docks can shift to fit a ship and have cables for life support essentials and massive walkways that are several decks tall that reach out to join the ship^[9]. There are often microbots flying around making repairs for the upkeep of the station^[10]. Inside the airlocks are large halls^[11] that are decorated with Vedran furnishings and have mandalas set in the floors which are actually AG lifts that move to other levels^[12]. The molding choose for the hatches is made from a combination of materials harvested from asteroids that orbit the 4th planet in the Rigos System^[13]. Throughout the drift are zero-g lift tubes which carry people from paradise to paradise by making them weightless and shooting them through on drafts of air^[14], and winding through the entire ship are art displays created by nanobots who produce everything from water-like substances to moving kenetic trees.

At the very top of the drift are 3 spires and a ring, which resemble a crown. The crown is actually the Star Chamber, and the spires are the residences for the directors; Vandat, Alphyra, and Reflections of the Sun.

The main reason why the drift was not built in a traditional cylinder to create cheap gravity is because the massive Perseid ships on their own can generate their own gravity fields; which create enormous possibilities for environments with different gravities to enhance games and to make them more creative^[15]. It is expensive to maintain such varied fields, but they get unlimited energy from the systems' sun.

The drift smells like food and people because there are so many people onboard that the scrubbers cannot deal with the combined smell and filter it all out^[16]. The scrubbers themselves are massive and are installed on all levels, and are special because they are calibrated by a semi-sentient AI to combat any threat they they encounter and to learn from it. The entire drift, being dedicated to entertainment has about 9,337^[17][18] shops and stores that cater to every taste of almost all the known species.

It has Plazglas windows that are 3 meters thick.^[19]

LocationsEdit

Star ChamberEdit

For the main article, go to: Star Chamber.

Main ConcourseEdit

Vedran Reception DeckEdit

For the main article, go to: Vedran Reception Deck.

Lift TubesEdit

For the main article, go to: Lift Tube.

Lift Tubes are transport tubes that utilize air and zero-g fields to transport people around the drift. They are a quick and efficent method of transportation, especially between environments with different gravity.

Artistic InstallationsEdit

For the main article, go to: Artistic Installations on Paradise Drift.

Defensive and Offensive EmplacementsEdit

For the main article, go to: Weapons and Armor on Paradise Drift.

DepartmentsEdit

The Drift is highly bureaucratic because of it's Perseid history and Perseid presence on the drift. As a result, there are dozens of different departments devoted to the major components.

EngineeringEdit

For the main article, go to: Paradise Drifts' Engineering Department

Environmental Edit

For the main article, go to: Paradise Drifts' Environmental Department

Life SupportEdit

For the main article, go to: Paradise Drifts' Life Support Department

Design and ArtEdit

For the main article, go to: Paradise Drifts' Design and Art Department

SupplyEdit

For the main article, go to: Paradise Drifts' Supply Department

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Paradise Drift (Book)
2. ↑ Supplemented by Rommie
3. ↑ Paradise Drift
4. ↑ Dylans Obervations
5. ↑ Andromeda Ascendant
6. ↑ Dylans Obervations
7. ↑ Dylans Obervations
8. ↑ Andromeda
9. ↑ Dylans Obervations
10. ↑ Dylans Obervations
11. ↑ According to the Crew
12. ↑ Dylan
13. ↑ Tour Guide
14. ↑ Beka
15. ↑ Kalad
16. ↑ According to Beka
17. ↑ According to Rommie
18. ↑ According to the drifts database
19. ↑ Paradise Drift