[X] Plan: let us meet again as Shimmering Stars
-[X] Name (What will the places you will lay your honored dead, those who died in combat and service to the Star Child? Be it with their bodies or without.)
--[X] Void structures are Angylariums
--[X] Planetary structures are Candle Crypts
--[X] (personally I like Shimmering Sanctuaries for some reason)
-[X] Location/s (Will it be one central location or
multiple?)
--[X] Angylarium's will circle around the system's star. Should a system have two or more, they will instead either circle the primary star or be stationed within its center of gravity.
--[X] Candle crypts will be built on a one per planet basis, Provided that planet has a large enough population to sustain one, if not, their dead will be routed to a crypt within the same system
-[X] Appearance (How do these location/s look like from the
outside?)
--[X] Angylariums take the appearance of a winged humanoid whose legs have been embalmed and who does not possess arms. Instead,
two (
5 is our holy number, not 2) massive wings extend from the station and circle around itself as if to embrace those who come to visit.
Example1.
Example2.
--[X] Candle crypts take the form of massive Crystal spires, Colors reflecting the Light of that planets sun to illuminate series of Stained glass style art pieces, with the angle of the sun changing the illuminated pieces. from a distance, it poses 5 sides coming together similarly to a pyramid, Presenting 5 large Stain glass-esque murals when viewed from far away, but as one moves closer to the towering pyramid like structure, A person can see as hundreds of smaller facades, depicting acts of sacrifice and tales of heroism, Making up those larger art pieces to help demonstrate how the even the smallest of the honored dead's action help create the whole. Every year, The section of art are rotating, replacing the smaller art pieces were they will go into storage until it is their time to rotate back to being part of the larger image, so as to make rom for new art and new depictions of the honored dead held inside.
-[X] Inner Workings (How do they look from the
inside?)
--[X] The Angylarium's inner appearance harkens to ancient mausoleums, with steps taken to dampen the noises of visitors at every moment. Candles can be lit in shrines throughout the station, and small churches offer places for solace and for mourners to pray within.
--[X] Inside the Candle crypt massive beacons are used to illuminate the Candle crypts outer crystal shell during the night.
Deeper in the inner workings under ground, the bodies of the honored dead are cremated, with the carbon ash then being used to help form the very crystal that forms the Candle crypts art, Being used to help form a depiction of what they had been fighting for, whether that be a heroic last stand, or a more melancholy piece of art. In this way, the candle crypt is both able to intern the honoured dead, and maintains a Vast capacity, such that it would take untold trillions of dead heroes before the candle crypt begins to worry about over crowding. In addition sit massive catacombs, Meticulously stored and organized pieces of art, waiting for the next time they will be rotated back unto the sides of the candle crypt to once more remind the people of the glimmering federation who they were, and what they fought for.
-[X] The Forgotten (How will those who cannot be given a grave be remembered?)
--[X] At the entrance of each Angylarium, there will be massive monoliths that visitors must pass to enter, and each one's surface is adorned by handprints painted onto their surface by the very same. Prayers of protection and gratitude are etched onto their surfaces, and the monoliths are removed only once they have been filled. Once that happens, these monoliths replace one of the blank feathers of the Angylarium's wings and, thanks to radiation-resistant paint, will be able to show the painted marks of life for generations.
--[X] Those who cannot be interned within the candle crypt are remembered through the art that the crypt demonstrates, Remembering the battles that they fought, the homes they gave their lives for, and the Star child who held their soul even as they pass indistinguishable from their mortal coil.
-[X] The Martyrs (How will you pay homage to your Martyrs?)
--[X] In the Angylariums, A name and a mask, one fashioned after their face, hang over a tablet underneath an urn filled with the ashes of their body. These tablets contain their life and the prayers of all who visited and wished to enter them into their memory. Blessed incense slowly burns within each shrine dedicated to fifty-five Martyrs.
--[X] in the Crypts, The bodies are used to form Diamonds which then form the outer panels of the very same beacons that light the candle crypt at night, Their pure light forever illuminating not only the sacrifice of the honored, but the glimmerling federation as a whole even under the darkest night. To ensure their action are not forgotten, The candle crypt will typically place exhibits of similar crystal art to the outer walls formed from normal crystals near these beacons, Telling the tales of the matyrs who form the Lanterns within the candle crypt.
-[X] (Other) (Something you wish to add.)
--[X] The faithful are encouraged to aid in the cleaning and upkeep of an Angylarium.
--[X] machine spirits are installed to both void and planetary structures to help manage them
--[X] both void and planetary structures with be lined with shields, have fortified & multilayered structures, guns and weapons line the walls (can't have our enemies shoot our Dead)
---[X] Angylariums will have drone swarms lined with solar panels to harvest sunlight for energy, which can then be used to power the structure
---[X] Angylariums will have engines to help maneuver around the system (typically on standby as it should remain in orbit) and Gellar fields in case they need to travel to another system
--[X] The monks who care for the candle crypts are expert crystal smiths and glass makers who work together with after action reports, the honored dead's family and both clergy and historians to form the piece of art that will depict the honored dead, presenting a short form tale of their life and their honorable deeds that will be illuminated and forever more presented to the people who visit the Candle crypt, ensuring that they will never be forgotten.
--[X] During times of war and siege, The art is removed from the candle crypt's massive walls, and the beacon turned off and disassembled so as not to provide an easy target. The Stained crystals panels and Diamond Beacons panels are taken deep into the crypt, sealed off and protected to keep them save from defilers even as massive metal irises close on the wall of the crypt and large stone foundations lift, transforming the Candle crypt from a place of remembrance and light into a stout, heavily armored structure designed to weather an orbital siege with its powerful walls and deep winding catacombs that render invaders lost, confused and easy targets for those taking shelter within.
--[X] there the option of bodies being returned to the planetary biosphere or be launched into the solar body(ies) of the individuals home system.
"lets met again as stars"
[X] With Gentle Wings Embrace'
[X] Light the way oh honored ones
[X] From Many, One; From One, Many
[X] Plan: The 5 last steps of the departed
