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  Doris and Sainte Celeste
  A Transhuman Space Setting
  by Mark Gellis
  Background
  In the wake of the enormous social changes that took place during the 21st century, many
  proponents of traditional faiths became more conservative about social change and more
  committed to their own religious views. A small minority became radicalized and engaged in
  violence against the practitioners of new lifestyles and new faiths. A more common reaction was
  a renewed commitment to traditional forms of living and worship, and a willingness to be open
  about that commitment even when it might lead to ridicule or social ostracism (because there
  will always be some people who see faith as fanaticism), combined in many cases with a
  renewed interest in spreading these traditional faiths either by preaching or by the establishment
  of new communities.
  In 2094, a joint venture between the Vatican and wealthy Europeans dissatisfied with the
  direction society had taken settled the asteroid 48 Doris. The Vatican backed the project because
  the settlers had made them an offer they could not refuse. If the Church helped finance their
  project, the settlers would guarantee that Doris would be a Catholic nation. Catholicism would
  be the official state religion; while the rights of non-Catholics would be protected, the practice of
  other faiths would be discouraged. In addition, they agreed to establish an abbey that would
  serve as an outpost for Rome in the Deep Beyond.
  The settlers refer to themselves as Dorisians (pronounced very much as one would pronounce
  "Parisians.") Most are baseline humans or upgrades who have used one of the common biomods
  available to prevent degeneration in microgravity. It is, in fact, a matter of pride among the
  Dorisians that they do not need to radically alter themselves to survive in the belt. The
  government is a democracy, with an elected city council of seven members elected for five-year
  terms and serving as legislature, executive branch, and judiciary; a separate election selects one
  member of the council as President. The only exception is that the abbot serves as a permanent
  member of the council during his tenure as abbot (so only six members of the council are
  elected); on the other hand, the abbot is never allowed to serve as President. This offers the
  Church a great deal of influence in municipal affairs.
  The current President is Gaston Chevalier (pronounced "Sheh'val'ee'ay"), one of the initial
  backers of the project. Gaston relies heavily on his uncle, Honore Chevalier, as an advisor.
  The initial group consisted of 90 settlers, more than half of them married couples (the initial
  group also included 15 children and three priests). Since then, the population has doubled,
  including six children born on Doris, the first in 2096. The settlement is thriving and a recent
  
  media release by its leaders announced that their goal is to reach a population of 1,000 by 2110.
  The Vatican has been so pleased by the results of their investment that they are currently in
  negotiation with other groups, including one based in South America, to build additional
  settlements.
  Local industry focuses on spacecraft components (they have a good relationship with
  Vosper-Babbage, working with them as a supplier and a partner for outsourcing) and small
  spacecraft. In addition, their vatfacs and minifac workshops give them the capability to carry out
  a wide range of specialty projects for interested clients. The Dorisians are also beginning to
  make a name for themselves with the wine made from grapes grown in the farming units and the
  abbey's garden (the 2098 Merlot is reputed to be especially good).
  48 Doris
  48 Doris is about 130 miles across. It orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.1 A.U. Like most
  asteroids in this part of the belt, it consists primarily of silicate rocks, with small concentrations
  of metal ore, organic chemicals, and hydrated clays. Of course, since the asteroid masses
  something in the neighborhood of one quadrillion tons, the combined mass of these "small
  concentrations" is several trillion tons. The surface is similar to that of most large asteroids; it is
  airless, rocky, shattered, mountainous terrain, in light ranging from dim sunlight to starlit
  darkness, challenging even to those who have lived on Doris for years and dangerous to those
  unfamiliar with it. Loose material on the walls of impact craters, massive cracks in the rock, and
  similar perils await anyone going outside for a stroll. The local gravity is about five miligees.
  (Those interested in the specific position of 48 Doris on a particular date can use the orbital
  simulator at http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/.)
  Habitat Statistics
  The main settlement is a beehive habitat called Sainte Celeste. For the purposes of determining
  its statistics, it is treated as a box hull, 1,000 feet long, 1,000 feet across, and 100 feet deep. The
  total volume is 200,000 spaces and the surface area is 2,400 ksf. 60% of the habitat is hull or
  waste space, leaving 80,000 spaces for the settlers to use. The habitat is buried underneath a
  thick shell of rock and may be treated as having a cDR of 10 and a cPF of 500,000; it is virtually
  immune to any radiation damage short of a direct hit from a thermonuclear weapon. The Chp is
  36,000.
  The habitat (including the abbey) was designed to support up to 210 people. The present
  population is 182. The main components are two housing units, two farms, one factory designed
  to produce spacecraft components and spacecraft, one plaza, and one park. These consume
  70,000 spaces at a cost of $14.2M. The actual mass of the components is 67,000 tons.
  The abbey consists of one garden, a chapel equal to eight "halls" in terms of seating space, two
  additional "halls" used as classrooms and meeting rooms, and ten "cells" for the priests and nuns
  (treat as luxury cabins, but only in terms of the space allotted; the rooms are pleasant but quite
  spartan). The requirements here are 1,120 spaces, 222 tons, $550K, and 500 kilowatts of power.
  The abbey has been designed so that additional cells may be built onto it at a later date.
  The other components of St. Celeste include a Command Bridge (Old), one medium PESA, one
  medium radar, two 2.5-Mj lasers, two vatfacs, two minifac workshops, a 10-bed surgery, a
  
  Geology lab, a Shipbuilding (Spacecraft) lab, a fusion power plant capable of producing up to 80
  megawatts, relying on deuterium-tritium reactions for power, and a spaceport consisting of four
  50' × 50' × 50' spacedock hangers. These components mass 700 tons, require 3,100 spaces, and
  cost $54M. The settlers also brought two OTVs at a cost of $24M. Finally, the settlers brought
  about $25M of cyberswarms and cybershells, mostly designed for mining, construction, factory
  work, farming, and repair operations. More than 5,000 spaces remain empty for future
  expansion, cargo storage, and the like.
  One of the major costs involved in building Sainte Celeste was moving the components to Doris.
  This, and the cost of cutting the tunnels, came to about $80M. The total cost of building the city
  was about $200M. It is unknown exactly how much of this was contributed by the Vatican.
  Saint Celeste's factory was designed to build components that could be used to expand the
  habitat itself (it is, after all, simply a very large spacecraft). A recent addition to the city, locally
  produced, is an external cradle large enough to handle vessels up to 25,000 tons. The cradle is a
  separate structure about 2,000 feet from the city's main airlock (just in case an incoming
  spacecraft has a little FUBAR event) but a pressurized underground tunnel -- with airlocks at
  both ends -- allows for easy movement of cargo and personnel.
  The Dorisians are presently planning to expand Sainte Celeste, or possibly build a second habitat
  similar to it and connected to it by a pressurized tunnel.
  Characters
  Most of the population of Sainte Celeste is French, although there are a number of Italians and
  Spaniards living in the city. The official language of the city is French. Virtually all settlers have
  No Degeneration in Zero-G [3], Free Fall at DX [2], First Aid at IQ [1], and Vacc Suit at IQ [2].
  They will also have at least one technical or professional skill at IQ, most often Agronomy [2],
  some specialty of Mechanic [2], some specialty of Electronics Operation [2], some specialty of
  Electronics [4], or some specialty of Engineering [4]. Virtually everyone will also have Duty (to
  Sainte Celeste, 6-) [-2]; in a small, isolated colony in the asteroid belt, there will be a few
  situations every once in a while where surviving means that everyone pitches in whether they
  want to or not.
  The general mood in the settlement is one of pride and satisfaction, although there are some who
  feel that the Chevalier family has too much power. The culture is similar to that of the E.U.,
  except that the population is noticeably more devout than what one normally finds on Earth these
  days. They are not fanatics, though. They like a good glass of wine or a rendezvous with a lover
  as much as their counterparts back on Earth do, but they also go to mass and confession on a
  regular basis because they believe in God and they believe in Catholic doctrine.
  The four most powerful people in the city are Gaston Chevalier, President of Sainte Celeste, his
  uncle and advisor Honore Chevalier, City Councilor Dr. Annette Lachaille, and Father Xavier
  Minnelli, abbot of Sainte Celeste Abbey.
  Gaston Chevalier
  ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 13 [30]; HT 11 [10]
  Advantages: Ally (Gigi, 15-) [30], Ally (Uncle Honore, 15-) [30], Charisma +1 [5], Filthy Rich
  [50], Handsome [15], No Degeneration in Zero-G [3], Status +3 [10]*
  
  * includes a free level of Status for being Filthy Rich
  Disadvantages: Dependent NPC (Marie, 0 points or less [toddler], loved one, 15-) [-96], Duty
  (to Sainte Celeste, 6-) [-2], Sense of Duty (to Sainte Celeste) [-10]
  Quirks: Devoted to his wife and daughter [-1], Devoutly Catholic [-1], Easily bored and not
  afraid to tell people they are boring him [-1]
  Skills: Accounting-11 [1], Administration-14 [4], Agronomy-12 [1], Area Knowledge
  (Doris)-14 [2], Area Knowledge (Paris)-14 [2], Computer Operation-14 [1], Diplomacy-13 [4],
  Driving (Automobile)-11 [2], Economics-14 [6], First Aid-13 [1], Free Fall-11 [2], Law-11 [1],
  Leadership-14 [2]*, Merchant-15 [6], Piloting (High Performance Spacecraft)-11 [2], Politics-13
  [2], Powerboat-11 [2], Savior-Faire-14 [2], Shipbuilding (Spacecraft)-14 [4], Vacc Suit-13 [2]
  * includes bonus for Charisma
  Languages: English-13 [2], French-14 [1], German-12 [1], Italian-13 [2], Spanish-12 [1]
  Total Points: 148
  Gaston Chevalier is 6'0", 180 lbs., in his early forties, with black hair and striking blue eyes. He
  made a fortune investing in aerospace companies and then sold most of his holdings to help
  finance the Sainte Celeste project.
  The idea of leaving Paris to live in the asteroid belt was shocking enough to fashionable Paris,
  but shortly before leaving Earth, Gaston gave the city a second shock by marrying a woman
  much younger than himself and from an obscure family. His wife, Gigi, is now Chief
  Administrator of one of city's two farms. They are utterly devoted to one another and have one
  daughter, Marie, aged two.
  Honore Chevalier
  ST 10 [0]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 13 [30]; HT 10 [0]
  Advantages: Ally (Gaston, 15-) [30], Charisma +2 [10], Filthy Rich [50], No Degeneration in
  Zero-G [3], Status +3 [10]*
  * includes a free level of Status for being Filthy Rich
  Disadvantages: Age: 60 [-30], Duty (to Sainte Celeste, 6-) [-2], Lechery [-15], Overweight [-5],
  Sense of Duty (to Sainte Celeste) [-10]
  Quirks: Devoutly Catholic [-1], Devoted to Gaston and his family [-1], Likes humming old
  show tunes [-1]
  Skills: Acting-13 [2], Administration-13 [2], Accounting-13 [4], Agronomy-13 [2], Area
  Knowledge (Doris)-14 [2], Area Knowledge (Paris)-14 [2], Bard-15 [2]*, Carousing-13 [8],
  Computer Operation-14 [1], Diplomacy-15 [8], Distilling-13 [2], Driving (Automobile)-10 [2],
  Fast-Talk-14 [4], Fencing 13- [2], Free Fall-10 [2], Guns (Pistol)-13 [2]**, Law-12 [2],
  Literature-12 [2], Merchant-14 [4], Politics-14 [4], Sex Appeal-15 [12], Singing 11-[2], Vacc
  Suit-13 [2]
  * includes bonus for Charisma
  ** includes bonus for IQ
  
  Languages: English-13 [2], French 14- [1], Italian-12 [1], Russian-12 [1], Spanish-12 [1]
  Total Points: 149
  Honore is 5'11", 190 lbs., with blue eyes and a shock of white hair. He is usually impeccably
  dressed in a fashionable suit. He radiates aristocratic charm. He supervises much of the farming
  and winemaking activities in Sainte Celeste. He generally comes across as being an easy-going,
  fun-loving fellow, but he is capable of being deadly serious if the situation demands it.
  Dr. Annette Lachaille
  ST 9 [-10]; DX 12 [20]; IQ 14 [45]; HT 11 [10]
  Advantages: No Degeneration in Zero-G [3], Attractive [5], Status +2 [5]*, Very Wealthy [30]
  * includes a free level of Status for Very Wealthy
  Disadvantages: Duty (to Sainte Celeste, 6-) [-2], Selfish [-5], Sense of Duty (to Sainte Celeste)
  [-10]
  Quirks: Arrogant [-1], Devoutly Catholic [-1], Wants to end the dominance of the Chevalier
  family in Sainte Celeste [-1], Thinks she would do a better job as President than any of the
  Chevaliers [-1]
  Skills: Acting-12 [1/2], Administration-13 [1], Area Knowledge (Doris)-14 [1], Area Knowledge
  (Paris)-14 [1], Computer Operation-15 [2], Diagnosis-14 [4], Diplomacy-14 [4], Driving
  (Automobile)-12 [2], First Aid-15 [2], Genetics (Genetic Engineering)-14 [8], Genetics (Tissue
  Engineering)-13 [4], Law-11 [1/2], Physician-15 [6], Politics-15 [4], Research-14 [2], Sex
  Appeal-12 [4], Surgery-15 [12]
  Languages: English-13 [1], French-14 [0], Italian-13 [1], Spanish-13 [1]
  Total Points: 148
  5'6", 140 lbs., with red hair and green eyes. Dr. Lachaille is a brilliant physician and genetic
  engineer. She is attractive, but may come across as cold and calculating. She is the chief
  administrator for one of the city's two vatfacs. She is highly skilled at what she does, and
  devoted to the success of Sainte Celeste, but arrogant and convinced that the city would do better
  under her leadership than that of the Chevalier family.
  Father Xavier Minnelli
  ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 13 [30]; HT 11 [10]
  Advantages: Voice [10], Charisma +1 [5], Clerical Investment +3 [15]
  Disadvantages: Duty (to Sainte Celeste, 6-) [-2], Sense of Duty (to the Vatican) [-10]
  Quirks: Devoutly Catholic [-1], Stern [-1]
  Skills: Acting-15 [6], Administration-14 [4], Agronomy-13 [2], Area Knowledge (Vatican
  City)-14 [2], Area Knowledge (Doris)-14 [2], Bard-16 [2]* **, Diplomacy-16 [6]*, Driving
  (Automobile)-11 [2], Free Fall-11 [2], Law-13 [4], Leadership-14 [2]**, Performance/Ritual-14
  
  [4], Politics-16 [6]*, Research-14 [4], Theology (Christian)-16 [10], Writing-14 [4], Vacc
  Suit-12 [1]
  * includes bonus for Voice
  ** includes bonus for Charisma
  Languages: English-12 [1], French-13 [2], Italian-13 [0], Latin-13 [2], Spanish-12 [1]
  Total Points: 145
  Father Xavier is a tall, thin man of striking appearance, 6'0" and 170 lbs., with brown eyes and
  brown hair. He is a very serious man, but capable of warmth; he genuinely likes the people he
  lives and works with here in Sainte Celeste. Even so, his ultimate loyalty is to Rome and its
  objectives in the Deep Beyond.
  Adventure Seeds
  So, what does one do with small, newly settled city of devout Catholics in the middle of the
  asteroid belt? Here are a few ideas.
  One can simply set the campaign on Doris, making the heroes members of the community. The
  opportunities here involve the simple day-to-day struggle for survival, not unlike those faced by
  any small, isolated community, exploring the asteroid (which has a surface area of about 40,000
  square miles), intrigue among the leadership of the city (including the machinations of an abbot
  who may be receiving instructions from the Vatican to further some secret agenda), business
  dealings with other nations and groups in the belt, and surviving attacks by pirates, terrorists, etc.
  Outsiders might be lured to Doris by rumors that the settlers have purchased plans for a model of
  AKV and are building their own secret navy. Their factory would be ideally suited for this
  purpose. If these rumors are true, a considerable number of these mechanical monsters might
  now be hidden somewhere on the asteroid. Even worse, if the programmers made errors creating
  the infomorphs for the AKVs, some of them may have gone rogue. Or perhaps a small cadre of
  fanatics is planning to use the AKVs to seize power or to wage a covert religious war against
  other communities in the asteroid belt.
  Finally, on Earth, the establishment of Sainte Celeste is controversial. The Vatican has not
  attempted to expand its territory for hundreds of years, but now it is seeking formal recognition
  of this new nation, which some people are calling a "Papal State." Rumors of dark conspiracies
  are racing around the global web. A war of memes is at hand, and it a war that might escalate
  into real violence if the people involved feel that the only way to win is to eliminate members of
  the opposition.
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